Clubname: | Ravia Orion |
Fullname: | TSW Pegasus FC Limited |
Nickname: | The Flying Horsemen |
Ground: | Yuen Long Stadium |
Owntitle: | President |
Owner: | Steven Lo |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Yan Chi Kan |
League: | Hong Kong Third Division |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Position: | Third Division, 13th of 15 |
Website: | https://www.pegasusfc.com.hk/cht/index.php |
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Hong Kong Pegasus FC, currently known as Ravia Orion FC due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club based in Yuen Long. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division.
TSW Pegasus was established in June 2008, and they had their first season in 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League with a budget of about HKD$10,000,000.[1]
On 21 December 2008, Pegasus won their first trophy, defeating Sun Hei in the 2008 Senior Shield Final.
In July 2012, the club was renamed as Sun Pegasus following introduction of a new sponsor.[2]
After the 2014–15 season, Sun International Resources Limited withdrew their sponsorship. Their club was renamed Hong Kong Pegasus following a takeover by Canny Leung.
In October 2020, the club was renamed back to TSW Pegasus and returned to Yuen Long Stadium.[3]
After spending 13 years in top flight, Pegasus confirmed their withdrawal from the 2021–22 HKPL season and decided to self-relegate to the Hong Kong Third Division.[4]
In the 2023–24 season, the club was renamed to Ravia Orion FC.
Pegasus's home colours are a red shirt with white shorts. Their away colours are a white shirt with black shorts. The current kits are designed by adidas. The team historically has played with an all yellow kit as their home colours, but after their name change to Hong Kong Pegasus, the club owners decided to make a change. It proved to be a largely unpopular decision with the club's fans.
The current Pegasus badge is a pegasus inside a yellow and red shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in Greek mythology.
TSW Pegasus has a bus for team transportation which is sponsored by Fuso.
The team also rented an entire 48th floor of a block of Central Park Towers in Tin Shui Wai as accommodation for team members. Renovation work is already completed.
TSW Pegasus applied to the Hong Kong Football Association for the use of Yuen Long Stadium and Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground for its home matches. HKFA replied that it will grant the application provided the grass turf at the stadium is up to standard after its examination.[5] Later, the HKFA accepted the application of having the Yuen Long Stadium as TSW Pegasus's home ground for the game against South China on 5 October 2008. The team's directors promised to make a fanfare at the stadium on the day.
HKFA chairman Leung Hung Tak later claimed that a total of three home games for TSW Pegasus will be played at Yuen Long Stadium in the 2008–09 season.[6]
For the 2013–14 season, TSW Pegasus has moved its home ground from Yuen Long Stadium to Mong Kok Stadium.
From 2015 to 2018, the club used Hong Kong Stadium as their home ground.
By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2017–18 season, Pegasus exercised their right to use the Mong Kok Stadium for 2018–19.
In October 2020, Pegasus returned to Yuen Long Stadium.
As of right now, they do not have a home stadium.
Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai as they are Pegasus' original home districts. The club has an official fanclub known as "Pegasus Base". The club's slogan is "Pegasus, our team".
TSW Pegasus held a big recruitment event at Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground to recruit U-15 and U-19 team players on 3 August 2008. At the same time, the team also recruited a few team assistants in order to provide job opportunity for the local residents.[7] It played a friendly game against South China in the afternoon and the teams drew 1–1, TSW Pegasus lost (3–5) on penalties.[8]
from:01/07/2008 till:30/06/2014 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: "Hong Kong First Division" from:01/07/2014 till:30/06/2021 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: "Hong Kong Premier League" from:01/07/2021 till:30/06/2022 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: "Hong Kong Third Division"
Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | League Cup | Sapling Cup | ||||
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2008–09 | 1 | First Division | 13 | 7 | align=center style="background:gray;" | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | align=center bgcolor=gold | Champions | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | Not held | ||
2009–10 | 1 | First Division | 11 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 | Yuen Long Stadium | 1,027 | align=center bgcolor=gold | Champions | Semi-finals | align=center style="background:gray;" | Not held | ||
2010–11 | 1 | First Division | 10 | align=center bgcolor=#cfaa88 | 3 | Yuen Long Stadium | 705 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | |||
2011–12 | 1 | First Division | 10 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 | Yuen Long Stadium | 1,252 | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | Semi-finals | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | ||
2012–13 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 5 | Yuen Long Stadium | 722 | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | Quarter-finals | Not held | ||||
2013–14 | 1 | First Division | 12 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 | Mong Kok Stadium | 1,589 | First Round | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | ||||
2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | align=center bgcolor=#cfaa88 | 3 | Mong Kok Stadium | 1,617 | First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||
2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | 5 | Hong Kong Stadium | 981 | align=center bgcolor=gold | Champions | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | align=center bgcolor=gold | Champions | ||
2016–17 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | 8 | Hong Kong Stadium | 724 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Defunct | align=center bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | |||
2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | align=center bgcolor=#cfaa88 | 3 | Hong Kong Stadium | 830 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||
2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 6 | Mong Kok Stadium | 966 | Quarter-finals | First Round | Semi-finals | |||||
2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | Withdrew | Hong Kong Stadium | 551 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |||||
2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | align=center bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 4 | Yuen Long Stadium | 1,410 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Group Stage |
Note:
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2011 | AFC Cup | Group E | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3rd |
Sriwijaya | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||||
VB | 3–5 | 3–0 |
See main article: List of Hong Kong Pegasus FC managers.