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The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA) is the governing body for football in the city. Established in 1909, it is one of the game’s oldest governing bodies in Asia and organises various competitions from youth level to professional leagues. It also oversees the Hong Kong representative team.
Martin Merquelanz made the last of his 18 appearances for two-time La Liga champions Real Sociedad in May 2021. His last club was FC Andorra in the Spanish second tier. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong’s Kitchee sign ex-La Liga forward Martin Merquelanz in show of intent

The 30-year-old becomes fifth Spaniard on league leaders’ books as Inigo Calderon seeks to heap more pressure on title rivals.

Lunar New Year Cup

Hong Kong football chief set for head coach hunt, Man City tipped to visit

Eric Fok Kai-shan

GBA officials revive prospect of World Cup bid after Fok’s Asian Cup proposal

Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong club Eastern stage coup to re-sign star from mainland China

Jesse Yu Joy-yin returning to district club after a year with China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu, North District add two more players.

Jesse Yu in action for Hong Kong against Cambodia last November. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong giants Kitchee christen new home in style as champions Tai Po flounder

Inigo Calderon’s team sprint into 4-0 half-time lead but are given scare as visitors belatedly come to life to score twice.

Hong Kong Premier League

Football star in Hong Kong loving pressure after ‘making it out’ of Brazil favela

Samuel Granada flourishing for North District on loan from illustrious Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense, eyeing big-time return.

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Hong Kong Premier League

Rodri and Gerard Pique congratulate Hong Kong’s newest boss

Manu Torres reveals positive messages from superstar friends and former colleagues, aims to grow local talent following winning start.

Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder Rodri was among the well wishers when Manu Torres accepted the Eastern head coach post. Photo: AFP
India

Indian Super League starts next month – will they be ready for Hong Kong in March?

Football season delayed because league was left without a sponsor as national team gets set to face Hong Kong in ‘dead’ Asian Cup qualifier.

Roberto Losada

Hong Kong pay penalty despite rousing second-half recovery against Guangdong

City’s men fight back from 2-0 down only to lose shoot-out after Dudu and Wong Wai fail spot test.

Hong Kong coach deletes social media posts that criticised city’s football bosses

Women’s head coach Ricardo Rambo has scrubbed accounts of posts railing against ‘disgusting’ treatment of his players.

Hong Kong women’s football team head coach Ricardo Rambo has not been afraid to speak his mind in the past. Photo: Sun Yeung
Everton Camargo

Camargo penalty saves Hong Kong in ill-tempered clash with 9-man Guangdong

Everton Camargo’s second-half spot kick earns new interim head coach Roberto Losada a draw in first game in charge.

Hong Kong’s Sun Ming-him (right) fires his side ahead at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong coach blasts ‘disgusting’ treatment, women told to change in men’s toilet

Women’s football head coach Ricardo Rambo lets rip ahead of Hong Kong’s clash with Guangdong in the 7th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup.

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Hong Kong’s footballers could play China, Chinese Taipei regularly in new league

Asian chiefs planning new Nations League similar to the one in Europe, aimed at raising standards and revenue.

Roberto Losada

Roberto Losada to quit Eastern days after being named interim Hong Kong boss

Head coach says 2-1 win over Tai Po on Sunday ‘could be my last game’ in charge of Hong Kong Premier League side after 4½ years.

Roberto Losada has been named coach of the year for the past three seasons. Photo: HKFA
Eastern District SA

Civil war to refugee camp to career in Hong Kong for South Sudanese footballer

Valentino Yuel fled a war to settle in Australia, before football took him to Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Libya and finally Hong Kong.

Eastern District footballer Valentino Yuel during training at Go Park. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Roberto Losada

Losada named Hong Kong’s interim coach as FA hunts for boss with ‘global vision’

Football association says search continues after Eastern boss takes temporary charge ‘to ensure stability during the transition period’.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Tai Po win hot-tempered AFC Champions League 2 clash but Eastern humiliated 9-0

Deserved victory for Hong Kong champions Tai Po, while Eastern’s goal difference reaches a staggering -28.

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Lee Chi-kin

AFC Champions League 2: Tai Po boss aiming for grand finale, but ‘lots to learn’

Lee Chi-kin aiming for performance to repay loyal fans as local champions wrap up campaign against Cong An Hanoi at Mong Kok Stadium.

Lee Chi-kin and striker Lucas Silva previewing Tai Po’s ACL2 clash with Cong An Hanoi. Photo: Tai Po FC
Hong Kong Premier League

Tai Po players ‘here to help’ as they play first match in Hong Kong since fire

All ticket proceeds donated to Wang Fuk Court support group, while Kitchee raise over HK$700,000 for Tai Po relief efforts.

Kitchee SC

As Hong Kong end Westwood era, student who ‘has everything’ is tipped for debut

The 21-year-old was peripheral at Kitchee until arrival of coach Inigo Calderon, who says player can be ‘a top, top, top centre-back’.

South China FC

Sham Shui Po edge South China in Division 1 as players, fans back call to play on

With Premier League matches among elite sport fixtures cancelled out of respect for Tai Po fire, football seemed to be a source of solace.

Sham Shui Po’s players observe a minute’s silence before their Division 1 match against South China at Po Kong Village Road Sports Centre. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Inigo Calderon

Not a typical footballer: how Inigo Calderon stands out from Hong Kong crowd

Kitchee’s new Spanish boss likes to ‘ink and think’ and prefers a camper van to a Porsche, but he has found fast lane in city’s Premier League.

Inigo Calderon watches on as his Kitchee team beat BC Rangers in a League Cup quarter-final last month. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Football bosses postpone top-flight matches, clubs help in fire relief effort

Game’s local governing body follows example set by Oxfam Trailwalker, Cyclothon and Hong Kong China Rugby.

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Singapore

Singapore names Gavin Lee permanent head football coach after Hong Kong win

Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month.

Roberto Losada

Eastern boss and Tai Po resident Losada praying for victims of deadly fire

Head coach says ACL2 defeat trivial in context of people losing their lives, expects weekend fixtures to be cancelled.

Roberto Losada says he is praying for the victims of the deadly fire in Tai Po. Photo: Sun Yeung
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Tai Po footballers pay tribute to Hong Kong fire victims during match in Sydney

Match in Australia a day after the tragedy sees Tai Po players observe a minute’s silence and wear black armbands.

Igor Sartori (right) and his Tai Po teammates decline to celebrate his goal in Sydney. Photo: Tai Po FC
Roberto Losada

As Hong Kong seeks new football coach, Roberto Losada says he is ‘super-ready’

Eastern boss reveals he is keen to replace Ashley Westwood as he urges his team to overcome fear in Thursday’s AFC Champions League Two tie.

Ashley Westwood

Opinion | What Hong Kong’s next football coach must do differently from Westwood

Ashley Westwood was liked by his players, but less by fans and bosses in a working relationship that was never built to last.

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