Yuen Long FC
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| Full name | Yuen Long Football Club 元朗足球隊 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Squire team (鄉紳班), Tai Pei Tau (大披頭), The Tangerines | ||
| Founded | 1959 (as Yuen Long District Sport Association) 2013 (as Yuen Long Football Club) | ||
| Ground | Yuen Long Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,932 | ||
| President | Wilson Wong | ||
| Head coach | Tsang Chiu Tat | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2016–17 | 5th | ||
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Yuen Long Football Club (Chinese: 元朗足球隊), currently known as Sun Bus Yuen Long for sponsorship reasons, are a Hong Kong professional football club currently competing in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The football teams of the club were originally organised by Yuen Long District Sports Association (Chinese: 元朗區體育會). In 2013, Yuen Long Football Club was established as a private entity, separating from the district sports association.
History
Yuen Long District Sport Association was established by former chairmen of Hong Kong Football Association, Fu Lee Sha and Tsang Sam Chiu in 1959.
The team entered the former Hong Kong Third Division League in 1959–60 season. The team carried a three-year plan to get promotion to First Division. In 1961–62, the team became the first district team to compete in First Division. In 1962–63, the team gained their first top Division League title. In 1967–68, the team captured their first Senior Shield by beating Tung Sing. In 1968–69, the team turned professional until 1972–73 when it focused on a youth squad. In 1978–79, the team beat the league giant Seiko in FA Cup final, which avoided Seiko from capturing all the 6 major tropies in the season. In 1979–80, the team quit the league due to financial problem.
With the promotion of the district football league, Yuen Long team was formed again in 2003 and entered the Hong Kong Third District Division League.
They were promoted to the First Division in the 2013–14 season, as champions of the Hong Kong Second Division, seven points ahead the runner-up Happy Valley.
Yuen Long were branded as "KMB Yuen Long" between 2015-2017 due to a sponsorship agreement with Kowloon Motor Bus. The agreement was terminated in June of 2017.[1]
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Yuen Long announced a sponsorship agreemtn with Sun Bus and rebranded as "Sun Bus Yuen Long."[2]
Honours
League
- Hong Kong First Division
- Champions (1): 1962–63
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Champions (1): 2012–13
Cup Completions
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Champions (1): 1967–68
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Champions (1): 1978–79
- Hong Kong Junior Shield
- Champions (1): 2012–13
Current 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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Notable players
- Chan Fat Chi (陳發枝)
- Cheung Chi Doy (張子岱)
- Cheung Yiu Tung (張耀東)
- Leung Nang Yan (梁能仁)
See also
References
- ^ "元朗新兵亮相 望再簽新援". on.cc. Retrieved 15 July 2017. Template:Zh-hk icon
- ^ "陽光元朗重獲「水喉」 開咧戰鬥富力主守迎般連奴". HK01. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Template:Zh-hk icon