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Kowloon City District SA

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Kowloon City
Full nameKowloon City District SA
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
GroundSham Shui Po Sports Ground
Capacity2,200
ChairmanWong Siu Kei
ManagerChan Ming Kong
LeagueHong Kong Premier League
2023–24First Division, 1st of 12 (promoted)

Kowloon City District Sports Association (Chinese: 九龍城區體育會) is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.

History

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Kowloon City began fielding a football team in the Hong Kong football league system in 2002 as part of a Hong Kong Football Association initiative to involve district representative teams.[1] Kowloon City were part of a group of 11 districts who participated in the inaugural season of this project.

Starting from the 2021–22 season, Kowloon City has been branded as EnGenius Kowloon City due to sponsorship reasons. In this season, Kowloon City ranked first in the Hong Kong Second Division before the cancellation of the season due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong.[2]

In the 2022–23 season, the HKFA accepted Kowloon City's application to be promoted to the Hong Kong First Division.[3][4]

On 25 June 2024, Kowloon City have been confirmed their promotion to the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League after being crowned champions of the 2023–24 Hong Kong First Division League.[5]

Name history

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  • 2002–2021: Kowloon City (九龍城)
  • 2021–2024: EnGenius Kowloon City (駿英九龍城)
  • 2024–: Kowloon City (九龍城)

Team staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Hong Kong Chan Ming Kong
Assistant coach Hong Kong Wong Tsz Fung
Assistant coach Hong Kong Hui Ka Lok
Goalkeeping coach Hong Kong Tong Ka Ming
Technical analyst Hong Kong Ng Tsz Wai

Source: [citation needed]

Current squad

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First team

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As of 28 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Hong Kong HKG Yu Pui Hong
3 DF Brazil BRA Willian Gaúcho FP
5 MF Hong Kong HKG Diego Eli
6 MF Hong Kong HKG Cheng Chun Wang
7 FW Nepal   NEP Aryan Rai FP
8 MF Hong Kong HKG Chiu Wan Chun
9 MF Hong Kong HKG Chan Man Fai (captain)
10 FW Hong Kong HKG Lam Hok Hei
11 FW Hong Kong HKG Yuen Sai Kit
18 FW South Korea KOR Lee Keun-ho FP
19 GK Hong Kong HKG Felix Luk
20 DF Hong Kong HKG Yim Kai Cheuk (on loan from Kitchee)
21 DF Hong Kong HKG Tsang Kam To
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Hong Kong HKG Ho Lung Ho
24 DF Hong Kong HKG Tsang Ka Chun
25 FW Hong Kong HKG Hui Ka Lok
26 DF Hong Kong HKG Ma Chin Ho
27 FW Brazil BRA Kayron FP
28 MF Hong Kong HKG Tse Ka Chun
30 MF Brazil BRA Niltinho FP
33 DF Brazil BRA Victtor Chaves FP
37 MF Hong Kong HKG Tsui King Yau
55 DF South Korea KOR Seong Min-gyu FP
63 GK Hong Kong HKG Li Hon Ho
77 MF Hong Kong HKG Au Yeung Ho Ming
88 GK Hong Kong HKG Yuen Ho Chun

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Season-to-season record

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Season Tier Division Teams Position Home Stadium Attendance/G FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup
2024–25 1 Premier League 9 Sham Shui Po Sports Ground First-round

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  1st or Champions   2nd or Runners-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Honours

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League

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Head coaches

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  • Hong Kong Lau Tung Ping (2019–2022)
  • Hong Kong Yan Lik Kin (2022–2023)
  • Hong Kong Tai Sze Chung (2023–2024)
  • Hong Kong Chan Ming Kong (2024–present)

References

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  1. ^ "丙組「地區聯賽」開幕". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 九龍城區隊續申區會錢踢乙組 拒交代球員出場費金額 inmediahk.net 26 August 2021
  3. ^ 九龍城出戰甲組 尹揚明撐升超:冀發掘更多年輕球員 inmediahk.net 2 October 2022
  4. ^ 港甲|駿英九龍城開操 矢志三年衝港超 Sing Tao Daily 2 October 2022
  5. ^ "港超聯 九龍城落實升班 來季9隊征戰". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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