R&F (Hong Kong)
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| Full name | R&F (Hong Kong) Soccer Limited 富力（香港）足球有限公司 | ||
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| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Yanzigang Stadium, Guangzhou | ||
| Chairman | Huang Shenghua (黄盛华) | ||
| Manager | Yeung Ching Kwong | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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R&F (Hong Kong) Soccer Limited (Chinese: 富力（香港）足球有限公司), commonly known as R&F (Chinese: 富力R&F), is an association football team based in Guangzhou, China, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. It is owned by Chinese property developers R&F Properties as a satellite team of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.
The club's name "R&F" is short for "Rich" (富) and "Force" (力).
History
R&F FC was founded and registered at Hong Kong Football Association in the summer of 2016. As a satellite team of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, most of its players are from the Guangzhou R&F Reserves. On 1 August 2016, they were accepted to play in the Hong Kong Premier League with following conditions: (1) Signing at least eight Hong Kong players. (2) Using at least three Hong Kong players in a match. (3) Sponsoring a cup competition with a fee of $1 million.[1] The club finished their inaugural season in 10th place with 3 wins, 1 draw and 16 defeats in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League, which secured their position in the top flight for the next season. In June 2017, R&F was allowed to move their home matches to Yanzigang Stadium in Guangzhou. They were permitted to register three foreigners for the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League season.[2] R&F signed Brazilian Giovane from Eastern as well as four naturalized Hong Kong players Vas Núñez, Roberto, Itaparica and Godfred Karikari in their squad, hoping to be a more competitive team.[3] After another disappointing season, R&F abandoned the initial goal of training Guangzhou R&F's reserve players in the 2018–19 season, and Hong Kong players mainly comprised the team squad. Huang Shenghua, chairman of R&F, claimed that the club's goal was to win at least one trophy in the season and applied for the full member of Hong Kong FA to attend the AFC clubs' competition two years later.[4]
First team squad
As of 5 October 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Reserve team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Yeung Ching Kwong
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| Team leader |  Wu Weian
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| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach |  Mirko Renic
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Andy McNeil
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| Team physician | Liu Yihao
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| Physiotherapist | Liu Zhixing
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Source: Guangzhou R&F F.C.
Results
All-time league rankings
- As of 13 May 2018[5]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Senior Challenge Shield | Sapling Cup | Att./G | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 53 | -40 | 10 | 10 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 207 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 22 | 7 | R1 | R1 | Group stage | 797 | Yanzigang Stadium |
Managerial history
- As of 2 September 2018
| # | Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Honours |
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| 1 | Li Zhihai
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July 2016 – May 2017 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 62 | −48 | 13.04 | |
| 2 |  Marek Zając
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June 2017 – 12 March 2018 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 33.33 | |
| 3 |  Bito Wu
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12 March 2018 – 3 June 2018 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 33.33 | |
| 4 | Yeung Ching Kwong
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14 June 2018 – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Past and present internationals
Names in bold indicate players who had international appearances for their countries while playing for R&F.[6]
- Wu Wei'an (2017–present)
- Roberto (2017–present)
- Bai He (2018–present)
- Chuck Yiu Kwok (2016–2017)
- Giovane (2017–present)
- Godfred Karikari (2018–present)
- Leung Nok Hang (2018–present)
- Lo Kong Wai (2018–present)
- Lo Kwan Yee (2018–present)
- Paulinho (2018–present)
- Itaparica (2017–present)
- Tan Chun Lok (2018–present)
References
- ^ "港超聯 足總董事會拍板 東方無緣亞洲賽". hk.on.cc. Oriental Press Group Limited. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "富力将战港超预备队联赛". Netease. Guangzhou News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "R&F富力 重装出征港超". Netease. Nanfang News. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "富力R&F:"争取两年后参加亚冠"". Information Times. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "R&F FC (HONG KONG) Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "R&F FC". national-football-teams.com.
External links
- Club profile at HKFA