https://www.scmp.com/rss/523487/feed The latest news and top stories on Hong Kong Football Club. A prominent Hong Kong-based private members’ sports club, established in 1886, the Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) is dedicated to facilitating the development of sporting activities in Hong Kong. Located in Happy Valley, its main areas of focus include promoting sports in the community supporting elite sports and hosting major international events. HKFC offers facilities for 11 sports including football rugby squash and hockey. It is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong rugby has reached a “pinnacle” as the city celebrates the 50th anniversary of its annual Sevens tournament, the man who coached the local team at the first edition of the event in 1976 has said. Peter Duncan, who stepped down as president of Hong Kong China Rugby in March after a decade in the post, described the annual three-day tournament as an “iconic” sporting event that helped to cement the city’s status in the international community. “If you were sitting in the stadium in 1976... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3350582/hong-kong-sevens-pinnacle-50th-anniversary-pioneering-coach-peter-duncan-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3350582/hong-kong-sevens-pinnacle-50th-anniversary-pioneering-coach-peter-duncan-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:57:44 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong’s pursuit of top international sports events has gathered pace in recent years. But it is difficult to beat the excitement generated by the Hong Kong Sevens, the iconic rugby tournament born in the city and celebrating its 50th anniversary. Last year, the event became the first major sports competition staged at the newly opened Kai Tak Stadium. It was hailed as a success. This weekend, the Sevens will again bring its unique blend of sporting excellence, top-class entertainment and a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3350307/50-years-sevens-hong-kongs-festival-fun-awaits-worlds-rugby-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3350307/50-years-sevens-hong-kongs-festival-fun-awaits-worlds-rugby-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I was born in Plympton, Devon (southwest England), in 1943. My family moved to London because of my father’s work and then to Glasgow, where I was in a preparatory school, Belmont House School, in Newton Mearns. That’s where I learned to play rugby. I went with the school team to Murrayfield (Stadium in Edinburgh) to watch Scotland play. My father was in the packaging business and he was the managing director of the Scotland part of the organisation. My mother was a physiotherapist. We had a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3349401/former-hong-kong-rugby-team-captain-reflects-first-sevens-tournament-1976?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Shah Sahari Shah Sahari The Tradition HKFC 10s celebrates its 40th anniversary this week and it’s fair to say a lot has changed since that inaugural tournament in 1986. Shah Sahari looks back at that first event ahead of Tuesday’s opening matches. Ah, 10-a-side rugby: the version for those who fancy themselves as sevens players but without quite having the speed, mobility and physique for it. Back in the dawn of time – 40 years ago, actually – the Hong Kong Football Club, having already launched what was to become the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3349859/hong-kong-10s-was-my-first-proper-rugby-tour-40-years-later-i-still-remember-it-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3349859/hong-kong-10s-was-my-first-proper-rugby-tour-40-years-later-i-still-remember-it-all?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Inigo Calderon is urging Kitchee to wash away the bitter taste of cup final defeat and wrap up the Premier League on Sunday to prove they are “the best team in Hong Kong”. Victory over BC Rangers at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground would see head coach Calderon’s side crowned champions with four games to spare. They could even have their coronation confirmed earlier in the day should Lee Man, who beat Kitchee in Tuesday’s League Cup final, lose their game at North District. “We have a great chance to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3349621/champions-elect-kitchee-out-show-they-are-best-team-hong-kong-despite-cup-final-flop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3349621/champions-elect-kitchee-out-show-they-are-best-team-hong-kong-despite-cup-final-flop?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The Fifa World Cup trophy will be on display in Hong Kong for the first time when the Fifa Museum opens in the city in two months. Located on the fourth floor of Times Square in Causeway Bay and taking up 6,000 sq ft, the Fifa Museum will run for six months from its May 28 grand opening, which is expected to be attended by several football legends, including former world champions from Brazil, France and Spain. Asia Partners IFBD Corporation, the global sports investment company that owns the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348526/world-cup-trophies-take-pride-place-when-fifa-museum-opens-hong-kong-6-months?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348526/world-cup-trophies-take-pride-place-when-fifa-museum-opens-hong-kong-6-months?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:55:08 +0000 SCMP SCMP This article was first published on March 29, 1976. By Jack Beattie World ‘sevens’ for HK? A seven-a-side rugby union world cup competition – and possibly staged in Hongkong! That’s the exciting prospect that emerged after yesterday’s first International “Sevens” Championships held at the Hongkong Football Club. Last night Rothmans and Cathay Pacific, the joint-sponsors of this unique event, which had 12 countries competing, were playing it a bit coy – but both agreed that a similar promotion... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3348128/first-hong-kong-sevens-rugby-tourney-held-1976-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3348128/first-hong-kong-sevens-rugby-tourney-held-1976-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:30:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Wales boss Craig Bellamy has backed England to win the World Cup, saying the only thing that could stop Thomas Tuchel’s side is the summer heat in the United States. Despite that prediction, Bellamy still hopes to persuade Tottenham’s English defender Ashley Phillips to switch sides, even if he admitted on Friday to being “very disappointed” that talks around the move had been leaked to the media. The clearly annoyed Welshman, in Hong Kong to attend the draw for May’s HKFC Standard Chartered... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3346473/wales-boss-craig-bellamy-really-disappointed-phillips-switch-talks-made-public?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3346473/wales-boss-craig-bellamy-really-disappointed-phillips-switch-talks-made-public?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:51:19 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Rarely can a momentous decision have paid off so handsomely as the one Daniel Bennie’s parents made to turn their lives upside down for their eldest son’s football dream. Currently enjoying a breakthrough period with Queens Park Rangers and targeting the English Premier League, Bennie, who was born in the city, was 12 when his mum and dad relocated the family from Hong Kong to Australia “to give me the best chance possible”. “Football in Hong Kong is unbelievable, but we wanted to see what could... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3343988/hong-kong-born-daniel-bennie-chasing-premier-league-dream-championship-club-qpr?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3343988/hong-kong-born-daniel-bennie-chasing-premier-league-dream-championship-club-qpr?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:00:08 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport An expanded Hong Kong 10s tournament and midweek racing at Happy Valley are among the changes being made to this year’s sevens week in the city, as the landmark tournament celebrates its 50th birthday in April. For the first time, a partnership between Hong Kong China Rugby, the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Hong Kong Football Club will bring an element of cohesion to what is traditionally the biggest week in the city’s sporting calendar. Rugby and racing will work in tandem through the week, with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3340029/rugby-and-racing-join-forces-make-hong-kongs-sevens-week-bigger-and-better?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/3340029/rugby-and-racing-join-forces-make-hong-kongs-sevens-week-bigger-and-better?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:20:45 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Ryan Choi Chun-yin added team gold to his individual silver at the Foil World Cup stop in Paris, as Hong Kong got their 2026 off to a flying start on Sunday. A 45-38 victory over the United States, ranked second in the world, in the final completed a day when the city’s men swept aside all before them. “I’m extremely happy to have won this gold medal with the team; we have such a strong team to begin the season with,” said Choi, who remained at the top of the latest world rankings, which were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3339533/hong-kong-claim-foil-team-gold-paris-world-cup-young-guns-leading-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3339533/hong-kong-claim-foil-team-gold-paris-world-cup-young-guns-leading-way?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 03:11:35 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The United States’ women are already preparing to defend their Olympic foil team gold in Los Angeles in 2028, head coach Ralf Bissdorf said on Sunday, after his young side finished third in the World Cup event in Hong Kong. Defeat to France in the semi-finals kept the Americans outside the top two for the first time this season. In contrast, Italy, silver medallists in Paris last summer, claimed their third consecutive team title in as many months, thrashing their European neighbours 45-22 to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339514/us-women-sacrifice-hong-kong-fencing-title-bid-olympic-gold-already-their-sights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339514/us-women-sacrifice-hong-kong-fencing-title-bid-olympic-gold-already-their-sights?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:00:22 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Roberto Losada has left Eastern with immediate effect, days after saying he would be quitting the Hong Kong Premier League club to focus on managing the city’s senior men’s team. Losada was named interim Hong Kong head coach last week, replacing Ashley Westwood, and will take charge of the side for the Guangdong Cup games over the new year. In a statement posted on social media on Thursday, Eastern said they would look to Europe for a replacement, with assistant coach Cristiano Cordeiro taking... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3336983/eastern-look-west-losada-replacement-after-coach-leaves-immediate-effect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3336983/eastern-look-west-losada-replacement-after-coach-leaves-immediate-effect?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:29:56 +0000 Sue Ng Sue Ng Squash players in comical outfits swung their rackets nonstop with enthusiasm at an annual fundraising tournament last week to support vulnerable communities in Hong Kong. Held at the Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) squash centre, the 27th Wing Ding Squash Charity Tournament has raised HK$390,000 so far, with a goal of reaching HK$500,000 for Operation Santa Claus (OSC), an annual citywide fundraising initiative run by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK since 1988. Stephen... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3334276/hong-kong-fancy-dress-squash-event-serves-hk390000-operation-santa-claus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3334276/hong-kong-fancy-dress-squash-event-serves-hk390000-operation-santa-claus?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 02:15:10 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The Hong Kong International Lacrosse Sixes will boast its biggest turnout yet for its third edition late next month, with the sport’s Olympic debut a little less than three years away. A total of 14 teams – seven each for the men’s and women’s sections – from eight countries and regions have signed up, including Hong Kong’s own contenders. The first two tournaments, held in 2023 and 2024, attracted 13 and 10 teams respectively. There will also be a new home for the event, with Hong Kong Football... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334110/hong-kong-international-lacrosse-super-sixes-returns-more-teams-new-venue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334110/hong-kong-international-lacrosse-super-sixes-returns-more-teams-new-venue?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:35:21 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel Chinese airlines have recorded about 491,000 cancellations of tickets to Japan since Saturday – roughly 32 per cent of their total bookings to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3333616/singapore-ministers-apology-chinas-tourists-cancel-japan-trips-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3333616/singapore-ministers-apology-chinas-tourists-cancel-japan-trips-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:12:08 +0000 Jean Iau Jean Iau Singapore’s acting sports minister has conceded he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong football fans and players “idiots” in a locker room pep talk to his side, following the city state’s historic win on Tuesday night in Hong Kong. Singapore came back from a goal down to beat Hong Kong 2-1 in the Asian Cup qualifier match in front of a record 47,762-strong crowd in Kai Tak Stadium, sealing their qualification for a major football tournament on merit for the first time. The... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333416/singapore-minister-sorry-derogatory-remarks-hong-kong-football-team-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333416/singapore-minister-sorry-derogatory-remarks-hong-kong-football-team-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:49:09 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Lawyers for a footballer implicated in Hong Kong’s largest match-fixing case in recent years have argued that one of his former teammates made false accusations against him due to a conflict among the players. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok appeared at Eastern Court on Monday accused of offering bribes of HK$50,000 (US$6,430) to two teammates in 2021 and conspiring with three others to rig 32 local matches during the 2022-23 season. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born defender pleaded not... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332222/footballer-blames-team-rift-false-claims-hong-kong-match-fixing-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332222/footballer-blames-team-rift-false-claims-hong-kong-match-fixing-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:49:02 +0000 Cindy Sui Cindy Sui Hong Kong’s annual fundraiser, Operation Santa Claus (OSC), was officially launched on Tuesday with an aim of raising HK$11 million (US$1.41 million) this year to support 13 local charities’ projects benefiting children and youth, the elderly and individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges. Under this year’s theme, “Building Bridges”, which calls for using the power of compassion to connect people and inspire collective action for a better community, the campaign will address... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331526/hong-kongs-operation-santa-claus-eyes-hk11-million-13-charitable-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331526/hong-kongs-operation-santa-claus-eyes-hk11-million-13-charitable-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:28:50 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I am sharing a room here in Perth with three of my teammates and when we get back after training, we rarely talk about cycling. The main topics of conversation are the latest key opinion leaders on YouTube and Instagram, and what we are going to eat. A lot of athletes are very enthusiastic about food. Firstly, what we put in our bodies is so closely aligned to our performance and recovery, but eating is one of our biggest pleasures too. My diet does not change too much during a training block... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:30:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Liam Herbert was once “booted out” of Hong Kong’s youth rugby programme. Courted by football clubs in England following a series of trials, he ran for the hills. “I’d been homesick and was calling my parents, telling them I wanted to get out,” Herbert said. “I came back and they were fuming, they told me, ‘You idiot, get on with it’.” Showing an aptitude for understatement to match the talent and physicality that have made him one of Hong Kong’s outstanding rugby sevens players, Herbert added:... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3329778/how-liam-herbert-went-wasteman-hong-kong-key-man-national-games-rugby-7s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3329778/how-liam-herbert-went-wasteman-hong-kong-key-man-national-games-rugby-7s?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:12 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Football Club head coach Chancy Cooke has said that motivating his players is becoming an increasingly tough task amid an ongoing losing run. Cooke’s young team have gone down in all four matches this season, despite being level in three of them until the 75th, 81st and 82nd minutes, respectively. On Sunday, Football Club host a North District side that beat them 2-1 on the opening day of the campaign. Although he questioned a “strange” fixture schedule that has put the teams on a collision... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3327735/hong-kong-football-club-boss-battle-motivate-players-amid-losing-streak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3327735/hong-kong-football-club-boss-battle-motivate-players-amid-losing-streak?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:30:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Twelve months after he hit rock bottom, Leo Montesinos has regained the self-belief and hunger that once convinced him to abandon a university degree and move to Costa Rica for his football dream. Montesinos, who holds both Mexican and American passports, joined Football Club last month and has already been ruffling feathers in Hong Kong. After a combative display in his team’s 3-0 Senior Shield loss to Eastern on Saturday, opponents Calum Hall and Dani Almazan took it in turns to tell the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3327175/americans-football-dream-brings-him-hong-kong-after-hitting-rock-bottom-romania?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3327175/americans-football-dream-brings-him-hong-kong-after-hitting-rock-bottom-romania?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:49:42 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Three months ago, the closest Han-Mi had come to throwing a rugby ball in anger was passing it to her young son while helping coach the under-8s at Hong Kong Football Club. A tackle bag, cones and other training items were just something to be put away afterwards – not any more. On Saturday, she threw herself into a full-contact game for the first time, running out on the wing in a pre-season friendly against Bangkok Belles. It was an experience she admitted beforehand to “not feeling ready for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/3325498/meet-hong-kong-womens-rugby-rookie-who-already-veteran-and-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/3325498/meet-hong-kong-womens-rugby-rookie-who-already-veteran-and-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:17 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars The dust is settling on a big opening week of the 2025-26 Hong Kong racing season and it seemed like as good a time as any to run through a few things to look out for this term. The return of the Warrior It’s now been over five months since Romantic Warrior raced and the clock is ticking if trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing wants to get the world’s highest-earning racehorse ready for a tilt at a fourth straight Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) victory in December. Last seen running a brave second in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325176/five-things-watch-during-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325176/five-things-watch-during-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:07:37 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A Pakistan-born footballer has set himself the unusual twin target of playing for Hong Kong while maintaining a parallel career in civic life. Naveed Khan scored 22 goals for Central & Western District last season, after stepping down to play in Division One while he concentrated on his job with Kowloon City District Council. The 25-year-old, who rejected a Pakistan call-up in 2019, has been snapped up by Hong Kong Football Club for the forthcoming Premier League campaign. “I knew a Premier... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320725/pakistan-born-footballer-aims-play-hong-kong-while-serving-community?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3320725/pakistan-born-footballer-aims-play-hong-kong-while-serving-community?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:30:11 +0000