Hong Kong national football team explained

Hong Kong
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Nickname:The Dragons (Chinese: 蛟龍)
The Strength (Chinese: 勁揪)
Association:Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA)
Chinese: 中國香港足球總會
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Sub-Confederation:EAFF (East Asia)
Coach:Wolfgang Luisser (interim)
Captain:Yapp Hung Fai
Most Caps:Yapp Hung Fai (94)
Top Scorer:Chan Siu Ki (40)
Home Stadium:Hong Kong Stadium
Fifa Trigramme:HKG
Fifa Max:90
Fifa Max Date:February 1996
Fifa Min:169
Fifa Min Date:November 2012
Elo Max:58
Elo Max Date:February 1948
Elo Min:169
Elo Min Date:August 2018
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First Game: 3–2
(Mong Kok, Hong Kong; 20 April 1947)[1]
Largest Win: 15–0
(Taipei, Taiwan; 7 March 2005)
Regional Name:Asian Cup
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:1956
Regional Cup Best:Third place (1956)
2Ndregional Name:EAFF Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:4
2Ndregional Cup First:2003
2Ndregional Cup Best:Fourth place (2003, 2010, 2019, 2022)

The Hong Kong national football team (; recognised as Hong Kong, China by FIFA) represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, the governing body for football in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong hosted the first AFC Asian Cup in 1956 and won third place, also reaching the semifinals in 1964. Hong Kong did not qualify for another AFC tournament until 2023. They had never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and their biggest celebrated victory was the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) where Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win against China which resulted in Hong Kong qualifying for the second rounds of qualification. Hong Kong has qualified for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship six times, in 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2019 and 2022.

History

Establishment and pre-WWII era

Before Hong Kong became a member of FIFA in 1954, Hong Kong began playing in the Hong Kong–Macau Interport tournament in 1937,[2] which was one of the oldest competitions co-held by Hong Kong as well as continuously played. There were other interport tournaments in the past, such as the Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport which was first held in 1908.[3] At that time the team was composed of ethnic Chinese as well as western expatriates, as in the 1935 and 1937 edition of Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport.[4] [5] There was another Interport tournament against Saigon.[6] The aforementioned Macau, Shanghai and Saigon were not a member of FIFA nor a sovereign nation at that time, with Hong Kong and Macau only having joined FIFA in 1954 and 1978 respectively. The China national team that participated in 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics, were mainly composed of ethnic Chinese players from Hong Kong, most famously Lee Wai Tong.[7] [8]

After WWII, a number of Shanghai-based players began representing Hong Kong, such as Chang King Hai and Hsu King Shing. Hong Kong played its first international match after World War II in 1949, against South Korea. Its first victory came in 1953, a 4–0 win against South Korea.

FIFA member (1954–present)

The Hong Kong FA became a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation in 1954. Since then Hong Kong played their first FIFA-recognised international match against other countries. HKFA also sent a scratch team for 1957 Merdeka Tournament, which was composed of players from Eastern due to their proximity, plus few players from other clubs. The club was having a pre-season tour in South Asia, thus the HKFA invited the club to represent Hong Kong. However, some of the players were in fact ineligible to play for Hong Kong, as they were ROC (Taiwan) international players.[9] [10]

Hong Kong qualified for three of the first four editions of the Asian Cup, including a third-place finish in the 1956 edition as host. At that time, most Hong Kong players represented Republic of China (Taiwan); they finished third in the Asian Cup in the 1960 edition, leaving more inferior players to the proper Hong Kong team.[11]

Hong Kong has never qualified for the World Cup. However, its most celebrated victory happened during 1986 World Cup qualifying. On 19 May 1985, in Beijing, Hong Kong faced China in the final match of the first qualifying round, where Hong Kong needed a win to advance while China needed only a draw. Hong Kong, led by coach Kwok Ka Ming, produced a 2–1 upset win, with goals from Cheung Chi Tak and Ku Kam Fai, thereby winning the group and advancing to the knockout stage where it subsequently lost to Japan.

The 1998 World Cup Asian qualifiers was considered one of Hong Kong's darkest moments as it was hit by a match-fixing scandal that involved former Sing Tao striker Chan Tsz-Kong who was found guilty and jailed for a year after he bribed players to throw and lose a match against Thailand. Others who were involved include goalkeeper Kevin Lok Kar-Win, defenders Chan Chi-Keung and Lau Chi Yuen and striker Wai Kwan-Lung.[12]

Football Fever in 2015

A short football fever appeared during 2018 World Cup qualifying in Hong Kong under the guidance of Kim Pan Gon, as Hong Kong had drawn into the same group with their fierce rival, China. Due to the tensions built up from Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict, many local citizens became interested in this year's campaign; all four home matches were recorded as a sellout. Hong Kong ended the campaign with 4 victories against Bhutan and Maldives, 2 scoreless draws against China, and 2 losses against Qatar.

In late 2018, after the sudden departure of Kim Pan Gon, English-born coach Gary White was hired as the new head coach in which under his guidance, he helped Hong Kong secure qualification for their third appearance at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship finals after a narrow win against Chinese Taipei, a draw against North Korea and a heavy win against Mongolia. Shortly afterwards, White departed from the role.

In April 2019, Hong Kong FA appointed Finnish-born Mixu Paatelainen as the new head coach of the national football team in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship tournament. His first game in charge ended in a disappointing and surprising loss at home during friendly international against Chinese Taipei. [13] However, after a run of poor performances throughout the World Cup qualifiers and the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Mixu Paatelainen's contract was not renewed.

Return to AFC Asian Cup finals

On 13 December 2021, Norwegian Jørn Andersen who formerly guided North Korea was named as the new head coach succeeding Mixu Paatelainen in preparation for the third round of qualification of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14] He guided Hong Kong to qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup by beating Afghanistan 2–1 and Cambodia 3–0, reaching the final tournament after a 55-year absence.[15] In preparation for the tournament itself, on 2 January 2024, Hong Kong pulled a shocking 2–1 victory over arch-enemy China beating them for the first time in 29 years during the friendly match held in Abu Dhabi.[16]

On 15 January 2024, Hong Kong then kicked off their 2023 Asian Cup campaign against UAE in which they lost 3–1 in the opening match where Chan Siu Kwan scored the 1,000th goal in the AFC Asian Cup history.[17]

On 29 May 2024, Jorn Andersen announced his resignation as head coach of the Hong Kong national football team after almost over 2 years in charge. [18]

Team image

Kits and crest

The national team's home kit has always been a red shirt, red shorts, and red or white socks. The away colours are white shirts, white shorts and red or white socks.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period
Puma1970s–2000
Diadora2000–2005
Adidas2005–2011
Nike2011–present

Kit deals

Kit supplierPeriodContract
announcement
Contract
duration
Nike2011–present 1 July 2011July 2011 – July 2016 (5 years)
24 August 2016August 2016 – 2025 (10 years)[19]

Crest

The crest of the Hong Kong national football team has a Chinese dragon from the crest of the HKFA, which were logo has been always used as the team emblem.

Nevertheless, the HKFA emblem was not used on jerseys until 31 May 2011, HKFA debuted current emblem for the national team.

Home Stadium

The team's primary stadium is Hong Kong Stadium.For some friendly matches and minor qualification matches, the Hong Kong team plays most often at the Mong Kok Stadium in Kowloon, which was re-opened in 2011 after a renovation. Moreover, the 2018 edition of the Lunar New Year Cup was held in Mong Kok.[20] The cup was a local tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year, which was held in Government Stadium in the past.

The Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre is currently the main training ground for the Hong Kong national and youth teams.

Rivalries

China

See also: China–Hong Kong football rivalry.

Hong Kong maintains a specific rivalry with China. The rivalry began in 1978 and for the first decades before the return of Hong Kong to China, Hong Kong produced a shock 2–1 upset in Beijing, and this led to unrest by Chinese supporters.[21] Since then, China never lost to Hong Kong, and has achieved more successes, but the rivalry continues to have some influence on Hong Kong society.[22] [23] [24]

On 1 January 2024, Hong Kong defeated China in a closed door international friendly, marking their first victory in 29 years.[25]

Macau

The Hong Kong–Macau rivalry has been contested by Hong Kong Football Association and Macau Football Association since 1937.

Results and fixtures

See main article: Hong Kong national football team results (2020s).

See also: 2023–24 in Hong Kong football. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

Coaching staff

PositionName
Interim Head Coach Wolfgang Luisser
Interim Assistant Coach Roberto Losada
Szeto Man Chun
Technical Director John Morling
Executive Manager Graeme Chan
Goalkeeping Coach Fan Chun Yip
U23 Head Coach Szeto Man Chun
Head of Sports Science Mathew Pears
Head of Performance Analysis Christopher Jenkins
Team Doctor Wan Hay Man Keith
Equipment Team Cheung Tim Ho Andrew
Samuel Chow
Physiotherapist Lo Ho Cheung
Kwong Hoi Hang Karen
Leung Hok Hin Frankie

Coaching history

Last updated: Turkmenistan 0–0 Hong Kong, 11 June 2024. Statistics include international "A" matches only.

Players

Current squad

The following 46 players have been called up for the preliminary squad for Friendlies against and on 5 and 8 September 2024 respectively.

Caps and goals as of 11 June 2024 after the match against .

Recent call–ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the previous 12 months.PREPRE

PRERET

RETRET

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Player withdrawn from the squad.
RET Player retired from international football

History of naturalised players

During the 1950s, Arthur Santos who is of British-Portuguese nationality (whose son Leslie was a former Hong Kong international footballer) became the first naturalised player to represent the Hong Kong national football team who was then followed by another fellow Portuguese-born player named JH Toleido.[27]

In the 1960's, there were a couple more foreign players who had represented the Hong Kong national football team whilst some were working within the national service at the time. These include British players from T. Watson, Evans, Ken Wallis who went on to represent Hong Kong during the lawn bowls event during the 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth Games as well as Australian-born Pete McClaren and Scottish-born Charlie Wright.

In the late 1970's, Scottish-born players Derek Currie, Dave Anderson and Hugh McCrory all became eligible to represent the Hong Kong national football team in which Currie and Anderson took part during the 1979 Asian Cup qualifiers whilst McCrory took part during the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.

There were at least a couple more naturalised players who went on to represent Hong Kong throughout the 90's which include Bosnian-born Anto Grabo along with fellow English-born players Mark Grainger, John Moore and most notably Dale Tempest. Sung Lin Yung became the first mainland born player to represent Hong Kong during the 1998 World Cup Asian qualifiers having resided for more than two years under FIFA eligibility rules unlike foreign born players that would usually require at least seven years.

In the 2000's, a couple of African and Brazilian-born players were introduced went through the naturalisation process having met the residential criteria. Nigerian-born Lawrence Akandu obtained his Hong Kong citizenship in which he played for the national team during the 2003 East Asia Cup finals where he scored a goal in a loss against South Korea. He was soon followed by Cameroon-born Guy Gerard Ambassa who obtained his permanent residential status in 2005 along with another fellow Nigerian-born player named Colly Ezeh and Brazilian-born Cristiano Cordeiro in which both of whom earned international caps during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Cordeiro was also the first non-Chinese captain in the history of the Hong Kong team during the 2008 East Asia Cup preliminary stages. Despite having played for the national team during the 2009 edition of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, Cameroonian-born Julius Akosah attempted to apply for a HKSAR passport, however his application was unsuccessful.

During the mid 2010s, there had been an increase of naturalised players being used to represent the national team in which former head coach Kim Pan-gon stated that he needed to pick his best players regardless of their origin in preparation during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.[28]

These include the likes of European-born players Dani Cancela, Jaimes McKee, Fernando Recio, Andy Russell, Jack Sealy, Jordi Tarrés and Sean Tse, Brazilian-born Everton Camargo, Paulo César, Clayton, Diego Eli, Fernando, Giovane, Helio, Itaparica, Juninho, Roberto Júnior, Tomas Maronesi, Paulinho, Stefan Pereira, and Sandro, Asian-born players Jahangir Khan and Yuto Nakamura, and African born players from Wisdom Fofo Agbo, Alex Akande, Christian Annan, Mahama Awal, Festus Baise, Godfred Karikari, Jean-Jacques Kilama, and Paul Ngue.

In addition to Sung Lin Yung, several other mainland born players went on to represent Hong Kong from past to present which include Bai He, Chao Pengfei, Deng Jinghuang, Feng Jizhi, Gao Wen, Li Haiqiang, Liu Quankun, Huang Yang, Ju Yingzhi, Wang Zhenpeng, Wei Zhao, Xiao Guoji, Xu Deshuai, Ye Jia, and Zhang Chunhui.[29]

Records

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Players in bold are still active with Hong Kong.

Most appearances

width=30pxRankPlayerwidth=50pxCapswidth=50pxGoalswidth=50pxPositionCareer
1 Yapp Hung Fai 940 GK 2010–present
2 711 MF 2012–2023
3 70 40 FW 2004–2017
70 0 DF 2000–2017
5 68 2 DF 1993–2006
6 65 6 DF 2000–2017
7 62 4 DF 1998–2010
8 57 0 DF 1972–1980
9 56 8 MF 1995–2007
10 54 1 MF 2006–2018

Top goalscorers

width=30pxRankPlayerwidth=50pxGoalswidth=50pxCapswidth=50pxRatioCareer
1 40 70 2004–2017
2 26 50 1989–2005
3 24 39 1971–1986
4 23 41 1956–1964
5 18 32 1976–1986
6 16 45 1971–1979
7 14 34 1956–1968
14 34 1986–1999
9 13 34 1964–1972
10 12 13 1973–1977
12 47 1968–1979
12 53 2012–2019

Captains

This list only records the players who were named as Hong Kong captain in official international competitions. First-choice captains always go first.

YearTournamentCaptain(s)
1954 1954 Asian GamesKo Po Keung
1956
1958 1958 Asian GamesHo Cheung Yau
1959 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1963 1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1964Cheung Wing Ching
1967 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualificationKung Wah Kit
1968
1971 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualificationFok Pak Ling
1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualificationKwok Ka Ming
1975 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualificationCheng Yun Yue
1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualificationWu Kwok Hung, Kwok Ka Ming
1979 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualificationWu Kwok Hung
1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualificationLeung Sui Wing
1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
1987 1988 Summer Olympics qualification
1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1989 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
1990 1990 Asian GamesCheung Chi Tak
1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualificationKu Kam Fai, Chan Ping On
1993 1994 FIFA World Cup qualificationLee Kin Wo
1994 1994 Asian Games
1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualificationKu Kam Fai, Cheung Chi Tak
1998 1998 Asian GamesCheung Sai Ho
1999 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualificationLee Kin Wo
2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationCheung Sai Ho
2003 2003 East Asian Football Championship PreliminaryYau Kin Wai
2003 2003 East Asian Football ChampionshipLee Wai Man
2003 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualificationYau Kin Wai, Cheung Sai Ho, Lee Wai Man
2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualificationLee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho
2005 2005 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary
2006 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationLee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007 2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationCheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007 2008 East Asian Football Championship PreliminaryCristiano Cordeiro
2009 2010 East Asian Football Championship PreliminaryLi Haiqiang,[31] [32] Man Pei Tak[33]
2009–2010 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualificationCristiano Cordeiro, Poon Yiu Cheuk, Man Pei Tak, Chan Wai Ho
2010 2010 East Asian Football ChampionshipPoon Yiu Cheuk, Chan Wai Ho, Au Yeung Yiu Chung, Li Haiqiang
2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualificationChan Wai Ho, Li Haiqiang
2012 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup PreliminaryChan Wai Ho
2013–2014 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualificationChan Wai Ho, Chan Siu Ki, Yapp Hung Fai
2014 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup PreliminaryYapp Hung Fai
2015–2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationChan Wai Ho, Yapp Hung Fai
2016 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PreliminaryYapp Hung Fai
2017–2018 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2018 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship PreliminaryHuang Yang
2019 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2019–2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2022 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2022 2022 EAFF E-1 Football ChampionshipSean Tse
2023–2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationYapp Hung Fai, Hélio, Vas Nuñez
2024 2023 AFC Asian CupYapp Hung Fai, Vas Nuñez

Competitive record

See comprehensive article: Hong Kong national football team – record in qualifying and major tournaments

Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All time results

See main article: Hong Kong national football team results.

AFC Asian Cup

See main article: Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup.

AFC Asian Cup history
YearRoundScoreResult
1956Finals 2–3 Loss
Finals 2–2 Draw
Finals 2–2 Draw
1964Finals 0–1 Loss
Finals 0–1 Loss
Finals 1–3 Loss
1968Finals 0–2 Loss
Finals 1–6 Loss
Finals 1–1 Draw
Finals 0–2 Loss
2023Group Stage 1–3 Loss
Group Stage 0–1 Loss
Group Stage 0–3 Loss

Dynasty Cup and East Asian Football Championship

East Asian Football Championship history
YearRoundScoreResult
1995Group stage 0–3 Loss
Group stage 0–0 Draw
Group stage 2–3 Loss
Third place match 4–2 Win
1998Finals 0–1 Loss
Finals 1–5 Loss
Finals 0–1 Loss
2003Finals 1–3 Loss
Finals 0–1 Loss
Finals 1–3 Loss
2010Finals 0–5 Loss
Finals 0–3 Loss
Finals 0–2 Loss
2019Finals 0–2 Loss
Finals 0–5 Loss
Finals 0–2 Loss
2022Finals 0–6 Loss
Finals 0–3 Loss
Finals 0–1 Loss

Asian Games

See also: Hong Kong national under-23 football team.

Asian Games record
YearResultPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
1951Did not enter
1954First round5211075
1958Quarter-finals7320186
1962 to 1986Did not enter
1990First round9310234
1994First round12410368
1998First round222002011
2002 to presentSee Hong Kong national U-23 team
Total†Quarter-finals145182433
† Excluding 1998 onwards
Asian Games history
YearRoundScoreResult
1954First round 3–3 Draw
First round 4–2 Win
1958First round 4–1 Win
First round 2–0 Win
Quarter-finals 2–5 Loss
1990First round 1–2 Loss
First round 0–2 Loss
First round 2–0 Win
1994First round 3–4 Loss
First round 2–1 Win
First round 0–1 Loss
First round 1–2 Loss
1998First round 0–6 Loss
First round 0–5 Loss

Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments
CompetitionResultPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
1965 Merdeka TournamentSeventh place76222119
1966 Merdeka TournamentFirst round9501428
1967 Merdeka TournamentSixth place66204618
1970 Merdeka TournamentFourth place473131014
1971 Merdeka TournamentEighth place86204614
1972 Merdeka TournamentSixth place6622288
1974 Merdeka TournamentThird place3413155
1975 Merdeka TournamentFifth place573041713
1977 Beijing Invited TournamentRunners-up2320182
1983 Great Wall CupEighth place8412144
2006 Carlsberg CupFourth place4200207
2010 Long Teng CupWinners1321093
2011 Long Teng CupWinners13210144
2016 AYA Bank CupFourth place4201125
Total2 Titles

Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

The competition is played every year. It is a two-leg competition where each team plays a home match once. The champion is decided by combining the results of both games. Hong Kong team won the competition 17 times.

Honours

Continental

Third place (1): 1956

Regional

Third place (1): 1995

Exhibition Game

Champions: 17 times

Champions: 8 times

Third place (1): 1974

Runner-up: (1) 1977

Champions (1): 2011

See also

References

Citations

External links

Notes and References

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