Hong Kong national football team

Hong Kong
Association	Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Kim Pan-Gon
Captain	Chan Wai Ho
Most caps	Lee Wai Man (68)
Top scorer	Chan Siu Ki (36)
Home stadium	Hong Kong Stadium; Mong Kok Stadium; Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
FIFA code	HKG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	137 8 (3 December 2015)
Highest	90 (February 1996)
Lowest	172 (November 2012)
First international
	non-FIFA International; Macau 0–2 Hong Kong ; (Macau; 16 April 1939); FIFA International; South Korea 3–3 Hong Kong ; (Manila, Philippines; 2 May 1954)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1956)
Best result	Third place, 1956
EAFF Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1995)
Best result	Third place, 1995

The Hong Kong football team (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊), represents Hong Kong in international association football competitions such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body for football in Hong Kong.

The team had been representing Hong Kong in international football events before 1997 when Hong Kong was a colony of the United Kingdom. It continues to represent Hong Kong even after Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China by the United Kingdom and became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China in 1997. This team is a separate team from the national team of the People's Republic of China, as the Basic Law and the principle of "One country, two systems" allows Hong Kong to maintain its own representative teams in international sports competitions.

History

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.

Hong Kong qualified for three of the first four editions of the Asian Cup, including a third-place finish in 1956 as hosts.

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.

On 9 February 2005, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of both the Association and the Brazilian Football Confederation, Hong Kong hosted 2002 World Cup champions Brazil in a friendly match, with Lee Sze Ming scoring the only goal for Hong Kong, although Brazil won 7–1.

The year 2009 could be a turning point in the diminishing football standards of Hong Kong. On 12 December, Hong Kong defeated Japan and took their first East Asian Games football gold medal in the first major competition Hong Kong football team have won. This unexpected and surprising result, raised the belief that the Hong Kong football team could perform for football lovers in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong football team also won the 2010 Long Teng Cup and 2011 Long Teng Cup

Stadium

For a long time, Hong Kong played their home major matches at the Hong Kong Stadium, as well as its predecessor Government Stadium, where they are also hosting an annual international tournament known as the Carlsberg Cup as part of the festivities to usher in the Chinese New Year.

For some of the friendly matches and the minor qualification matches, the Hong Kong team most often play at Mong Kok Stadium in Mong Kok and occasionally play at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in Siu Sai Wan.

In recent years, Hong Kong plays most of home matches at Mong Kok Stadium, including FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.

Competition history

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

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals record									qualifications record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1970	Did Not enter								-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not Qualify								4	3	0	1	4	3
1978									12	2	2	8	14	31
1982									4	0	3	1	3	4
1986									8	5	1	2	20	7
1990									6	0	3	3	5	10
1994									8	2	1	5	9	19
1998									4	1	0	3	3	10
2002									6	1	1	4	3	10
2006									6	2	0	4	5	15
2010									4	2	1	1	11	6
2014									2	0	0	2	0	8
2018	^{[to be determined]}	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	2	1	13	3
Total	-	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	21	14	35	89	126

FIFA Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1992 to 2017	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	^{[to be determined]}	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	Did not qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup finals record									qualifications record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Third place	3	3	0	2	1	6	7	Qualify as host
1960	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	11	7
1964	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	1	5	3	2	1	0	11	7
1968	Fifth place	5	4	0	1	3	2	11	4	4	0	0	9	1
1972	Did not Qualify								2	0	0	2	2	4
1976									5	1	2	2	6	5
1980									6	3	1	2	10	6
1984									4	0	2	2	1	4
1988									4	0	1	3	0	5
1992									3	0	3	0	2	2
1996									3	2	0	1	12	3
2000									4	2	1	1	7	5
2004									8	2	2	4	10	14
2007									6	2	2	2	5	7
2011									6	0	1	5	1	18
2015									6	1	1	4	1	13
2019	^{[to be determined]}	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	2	1	13	3
Total	1 Third place		10	0	3	7	9	23	72	23	19	30	101	104

AFC Asian Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1956	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 3 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 2 South Korea	Draw
	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 2 South Vietnam	Draw
1964	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 India	Loss
1968	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Iran	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 6 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 1 Republic of China	Draw
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Burma	Loss

Asian Games record

Since 2002, see Hong Kong national under-23 football team

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	First round	5	2	1	1	0	7	5
1958	Quarter-finals	7	3	2	0	1	8	6
1962 to 1986	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	First round	9	3	1	0	2	3	4
1994	First round	12	4	1	0	3	6	8
1998	First round	22	2	0	0	2	0	11
Total†	-	1 Quarter-finals	14	5	1	8	24	33

† Excluding 1998 onwards

Asian Games history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1954	First round	Hong Kong 3 – 3 South Korea	Draw
1954	First round	Hong Kong 4 – 2 Afghanistan	Win
1958	First round	Hong Kong 4 – 1 Philippines	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 0 Japan	Win
	Quarter-final	Hong Kong 2 – 5 India	Loss
1990	First round	Hong Kong 1 – 2 Kuwait	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Thailand	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 0 Yemen	Win
1994	First round	Hong Kong 3 – 4 Malaysia	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 1 Thailand	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Uzbekistan	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1998	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 6 Oman	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 5 Thailand	Loss

East Asian Football Championship record

East Asian Football Championship finals record									qualifications record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	2	7	4	4	0	0	26	0
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	0	1	26	2
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	1	1	16	3
2010	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	0	10	3	2	1	0	16	0
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	0	2	4	6
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	1	1	2	2
2017	^{[to be determined]}	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	1 Third place	6	0	0	6	2	17	21	13	3	5	90	13

East Asian Football Championship history
Year	Round	Score	Result
2003	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 China PR	Loss
2010	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 5 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 3 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 China PR	Loss

Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957 Merdeka Tournament	Winner	1	4	3	1	0	14	7
1958 Merdeka Tournament	Runners-up	2	4	3	0	1	9	7
1959 Merdeka Tournament	Fourth place	4	5	1	1	3	7	11
1960 Merdeka Tournament	First Round	5	4	2	0	2	8	9
1961 Merdeka Tournament	First Round	8	4	1	2	1	8	8
1965 Merdeka Tournament	Seventh place	7	6	2	2	2	11	9
1966 Merdeka Tournament	First Round	9	5	0	1	4	2	8
1967 Merdeka Tournament	Sixth place	6	6	2	0	4	6	18
1970 Merdeka Tournament	Fourth place	4	7	3	1	3	10	14
1971 Merdeka Tournament	Eighth place	8	6	2	0	4	6	14
1972 Merdeka Tournament	Sixth place	6	6	2	2	2	8	8
1974 Merdeka Tournament	Third place	3	4	1	3	1	5	5
1975 Merdeka Tournament	Fifth place	5	7	3	0	4	17	13
1977 Beijing Invited Tournament	Runners-up	2	3	2	0	1	8	2
1983 Great Wall Cup	Eighth place	8	4	1	2	1	4	4
2006 Carlsberg Cup	Fourth place	4	2	0	0	2	0	7
2010 Long Teng Cup	Winner	1	3	2	1	0	9	3
2011 Long Teng Cup	Winner	1	3	2	1	0	14	4
Total	-	3 Title	83	32	17	35	146	151

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Kim Pan-Gon
Technical Director	Steve O'Connor
Administration Manager	Szeto Man Chun
Assistant Coach	Liu Chun Fai
Assistant Coach	Yeung Ching Kwong
Assistant Coach	Poon Man Tik
Assistant Coach	Kwok Kar Lok Kenneth
Assistant Coach	Anílton da Conceição
Goalkeeping Coach	Fan Chun Yip
Specialist Conditioning Coach	Mathew Pears
Academy Head Coach	Xavier Bravo Giménez
Elite Development Coach	Yusuke Adachi
Physiotherapist	Wong Wai Lung

Records

Most Caps
#	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Lee Wai Man	1993–2006	68	2
2	Lee Chi Ho	2000–	65	0
3	Chan Wai Ho	2000–	64	6
4	Chan Siu Ki	2004–	62	36
4	Poon Yiu Cheuk	1998–2010	62	4
6	Cheung Sai Ho	1995–2007	56	8
7	Wu Kwok Hung	1971–1986	52	10
8	Au Wai Lun	1989–2005	50	26
9	Lee Kin Wo	1987–2003	48	11
10	Kwok Ka Ming	1968–1979	47	12
10	Lo Kwan Yee	2007–	47	8

Top Goalscorers
#	Player	Career	Goals^	Caps
1	Chan Siu Ki	2004–	36	62
2	Au Wai Lun	1989–2005	26	50
3	Lau Wing Yip	1971–1986	24	39
4	Wan Chi Keung	1976–1986	18	32
5	Tim Bredbury	1986–1999	14	34
6	Kwok Ka Ming	1968–1979	12	47
7	Lee Kin Wo	1987–2003	11	48
8	Wu Kwok Hung	1971–1986	10	52
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^ = Minimum 10 Goals

Recent results & fixtures

Only record the result that affect the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Matches in the past 4 years)
The FIFA Ranking Points showing below is just show as the reference for the points that Hong Kong gain at that time, does not show the affecting of weight.

2012

29 February 2012 Friendly	Hong Kong	5–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 129)	Chinese Taipei	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Chan Siu Ki 2', 5', 82' Lee Hong Lim 16' Chan Man Fai 47'	Report	Kuo Yin-hung 45+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 5,187

1 June 2012 Friendly	Hong Kong	1–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 129)	Singapore	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Lam Ka Wai 36'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 4,285

10 June 2012 Friendly	Hong Kong	1–2 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Vietnam	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8	Au Yeung Yiu Chung 40'	Report	Nguyen Van Quyet 71' Nguyen Trong Hoang 74'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,983

15 August 2012 Friendly	Singapore	2–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Duric 7', 21'	Report		Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Attendance: 837

16 October 2012 Friendly	Hong Kong	0–3 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Malaysia	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Safee 60', 90' Safiq 82'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,267

14 November 2012 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 43)	Hong Kong	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Safee 58'	Report	Lam Hok Hei 88'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

1 December 2012 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Hong Kong	2–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 129)	Guam	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8	Chan Siu Ki 2', 17'	Report	Merfalen 55'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,040 Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)

3 December 2012 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Hong Kong	0–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Australia	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:30 UTC+8		Report	Emerton 85'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

7 December 2012 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Hong Kong	2–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 129)	Chinese Taipei	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:30 UTC+8	Chan Wai Ho 24' Lee Hong Lim 25'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

9 December 2012 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Hong Kong	0–4 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	North Korea	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
14:20 UTC+8		Report	Pak Nam-chol II 27' Ryang Yong-gi 33' Pak Nam-chol I 36' Pak Song-chol II 85'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

2013

6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	Uzbekistan	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 309.6)	Hong Kong	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 16,287 Referee: Ali Hasan Ebrahim Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

22 March 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	Hong Kong	1–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 457.95)	Vietnam	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Chan Wai Ho 87'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,639 (Full House) Referee: Abulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

4 June 2013 Friendly	Hong Kong	0–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Philippines	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report	J. Younghusband 33'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,578

10 September 2013 Friendly	Hong Kong	1–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 129)	Singapore	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Bai He 60'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,990

15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	Hong Kong	0–4 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	United Arab Emirates	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Ali 30', 55', 90+1' Abbas 90+5'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

15 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	United Arab Emirates	4–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4	Salem 27' Abbas 40' Abdulrahman 80' Ismail 88'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,871 Referee: Faghani Alireza (Iran)

19 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	Hong Kong	0–2 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Uzbekistan	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Shodiev 85' Odil Ahmedov 90'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 5,679 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2014

5 March 2014 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round	Vietnam	3–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, Vietnam
21:00 UTC+7	Huỳnh Quốc Anh 24' Nguyễn Anh Đức 68' Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 83'	Report	Lo Kwan Yee 81'	Stadium: My Dinh National Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Mohammed Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

6 September 2014 Friendly	Vietnam	3–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Hai Phong, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Hải Anh 3' 51' Lê Công Vinh 66'		Lam Ka Wai 58'	Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

9 September 2014 Friendly	Singapore	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 42.5)	Hong Kong	Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

10 October 2014 Friendly	Hong Kong	2–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 130.05)	Singapore	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Xu Deshuai 7' Ju Yingzhi 52'	Report	Shahril 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Kao Jung Fang (Chinese Taipei)

14 October 2014 Friendly	Hong Kong	0–7 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Argentina	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Banega 19' Higuain 42', 54' Gaitan 44', 73' Messi 66', 85'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 20,230 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

13 November 2014 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	North Korea	2–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Taipei, Taiwan
16:00 UTC+8	Ri Chol-Myong 59' O Hyok-Chol 80'	Report	McKee 84'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

16 November 2014 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Chinese Taipei	0–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 127.5)	Hong Kong	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Lam Ka Wai 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 8,860 Referee: Kim Song-ho (North Korea)

19 November 2014 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2	Hong Kong	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 42.5)	Guam	Taipei, Taiwan
16:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 167 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

2015

28 March 2015 Friendly	Hong Kong	1–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 127.5)	Guam	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
16:00 UTC+8	McKee 10'			Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,604

6 June 2015 Friendly	Malaysia	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 42.5)	Hong Kong	Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

11 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Hong Kong	7–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 319)	Bhutan	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	McKee 19' 57' Chris 23' Lo Kwan Yee 30' Ju Yingzhi 42' Lam Ka Wai 49' (pen.) Godfred 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,326 (Full House) Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)

16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Hong Kong	2–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 319)	Maldives	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Xu Deshuai 63' Lam Ka Wai 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,370 (Full House) Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

3 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	China PR	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 247)	Hong Kong	Shenzhen, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bao'an Stadium Attendance: 26,173 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

8 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Hong Kong	2–3 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Qatar	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Bai He 87' Godfred 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	K. Boudiaf 22' A. Hassan 62' M. Musa 84'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,396 (Full House) Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

8 October 2015 Friendly	Thailand	1–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Hong Kong	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Bunmathan 90+5' (pen.)			Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

13 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Bhutan	0–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 319)	Hong Kong	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 UTC+6		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chan Siu Ki 89'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

7 November 2015 Friendly	Hong Kong	5–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 127.5)	Myanmar	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8	McKee 3', 45' Chan Siu Ki 33' Sandro 66' Alex 75'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 5,253

12 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Maldives	0–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 319)	Hong Kong	Malé, Maldives
15:50 UTC+5		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Paulinho 13' (pen.)	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Hong Kong	0–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 247)	China PR	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,071 (Full House) Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2016

24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Qatar	– (FIFA Ranking Points: )	Hong Kong	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Win Draw Loss

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players have been selected to the final squad for the 2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup^[1]

Caps and goals as of 17 November 2015, after the match against China.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Tsang Man Fai	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 32)	0	0	GS Wong Tai Sin
1GK	Chiu Yu Ming	(1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 32)	0	0	Yuen Long
1GK	Yuen Ho Chun	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Hong Kong Pegasus

2DF	Tsang Kam To	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 34)	1	0	Eastern
2DF	Fong Pak Lun	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
2DF	Chan Hin Kwong	(1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Yuen Long
2DF	Cheung Chi Yung	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 34)	0	0	South China
2DF	Wong Chun Ho	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
2DF	Leung Kwun Chung	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
2DF	Leung Nok Hang	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
2DF	Lau Hok Ming	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Dreams Metro Gallery

3MF	Lee Ka Yiu	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
3MF	Tam Lok Hin	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)	3	1	Yuen Long
3MF	Tan Chun Lok	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
3MF	Itaparica	(1980-07-08) 8 July 1980 (age 43)	0	0	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
3MF	Chan Siu Kwan	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 31)	0	0	South China
3MF	Lau Ho Lam	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Dreams Metro Gallery

4FW	Lam Hok Hei	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 32)	11	3	South China
4FW	Lo Kong Wai	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 31)	1	0	Hong Kong Pegasus
4FW	Hui Ka Lok	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)	0	0	BC Rangers
4FW	Hui Wang Fung	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)	0	0	BC Rangers

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Wang Zhenpeng	(1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 39)	0	0	Kitchee	Training squad in December 2015
GK	Yapp Hung Fai	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)	46	0	Eastern	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
GK	Tse Tak Him	(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39)	9	0	KC Southern	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
GK	Leung Hing Kit	(1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34)	1	0	South China	v. China PR, 3 September 2015

DF	Cheng King Ho	(1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 34)	5	0	Eastern	2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup ^INJ
DF	Wong Tsz Ho	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Dreams Metro Gallery	Training squad in December 2015
DF	Tse Long Hin	(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Dreams Metro Gallery	Training squad in December 2015
DF	Lee Chi Ho	(1982-11-16) 16 November 1982 (age 41)	65	0	Meizhou Wuhua	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Lo Kwan Yee	(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 39)	47	8	Kitchee	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Cheung Kin Fung	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)	39	0	South China	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Kwok Kin Pong	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)	37	1	Hong Kong Pegasus	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Jack Sealy	(1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 36)	12	0	Changchun Yatai	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Festus Baise	(1980-04-11) 11 April 1980 (age 44)	10	0	Guizhou Zhicheng	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Jean-Jacques Kilama	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)	8	0	Tianjin Quanjian	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
DF	Che Runqiu	(1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 33)	0	0	South China	v. Macau, 14 November 2015
DF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Kitchee	v. Macau, 14 November 2015 ^INJ
DF	Hélio	(1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 38)	0	0	Kitchee	v. Myanmar, 7 November 2015 ^INJ
DF	Tsang Chi Hau	(1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)	3	0	Eastern	v. Qatar, 8 September 2015
DF	Chan Wai Ho	(1982-04-24) 24 April 1982 (age 41)	64	6	South China	v. China PR, 3 September 2015 ^INJ
DF	Andy Nägelein	(1981-10-05) 5 October 1981 (age 42)	8	0	Eastern	v. China PR, 3 September 2015 ^INJ
DF	Wisdom Fofo Agbo	(1979-06-25) 25 June 1979 (age 44)	11	0	South China	Training squad in May 2015

MF	Michael Luk	(1986-08-22) 22 August 1986 (age 37)	4	0	KC Southern	Training squad in December 2015
MF	Ip Chung Long	(1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 (age 34)	1	0	Yuen Long	Training squad in December 2015
MF	Wan Chun	(1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32)	0	0	KC Southern	Training squad in December 2015
MF	Leung Chun Pong	(1986-10-01) 1 October 1986 (age 37)	46	1	South China	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
MF	Lam Ka Wai	(1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 38)	40	8	Kitchee	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
MF	Bai He	(1983-11-19) 19 November 1983 (age 40)	34	3	Eastern	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
MF	Ju Yingzhi	(1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36)	22	4	Eastern	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
MF	Lai Yiu Cheong	(1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 35)	2	0	South China	v. Macau, 14 November 2015
MF	Huang Yang	(1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 40)	29	0	Kitchee	v. Myanmar, 7 November 2015 ^INJ
MF	Chow Cheuk Fung	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34)	0	0	BC Rangers	Training squad in May 2015

FW	Liu Pui Fung	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 32)	0	0	GS Wong Tai Sin	Training squad in December 2015
FW	Chan Siu Ki	(1985-07-14) 14 July 1985 (age 38)	62	36	South China	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	Jaimes McKee	(1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37)	27	6	Hong Kong Pegasus	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	Xu Deshuai	(1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 (age 36)	25	4	Eastern	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	Paulinho Piracicaba	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 41)	3	1	Shenzhen FC	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	Alex Akande	(1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35)	3	1	Kitchee	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	Sandro	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 37)	3	1	Kitchee	v. China PR, 17 November 2015
FW	James Ha	(1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 31)	0	0	KC Southern	v. Macau, 14 November 2015
FW	Godfred Karikari	(1985-03-11) 11 March 1985 (age 39)	14	2	Qingdao Huanghai	v. Myanmar, 7 November 2015 ^INJ
FW	Christian Kwesi Annan	(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 45)	12	1	Kitchee	v. Myanmar, 7 November 2015
FW	Lee Hong Lim	(1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 40)	27	4	Eastern	v. Thailand, 8 October 2015
FW	Chan Man Fai	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 35)	17	2	South China	v. Bhutan, 11 June 2015 ^INJ
FW	Liang Zicheng	(1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42)	0	0	South China	Training squad in May 2015 ^INJ

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Captains in official international tournaments

Year	Tournament	Captain(s)
1954	The 2nd Asian Games	Ko Po Keung
1956	The 1st Asian Cup (Final)	Ko Po Keung
1958	The 3rd Asian Games	Ho Cheung Yau
1959	The 2nd Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Ho Cheung Yau
1963	The 3rd Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Ho Cheung Yau
1964	The 3rd Asian Cup (Final)	Cheung Wing Ching
1967	The 4th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Kung Wah Kit
1968	The 4th Asian Cup (Final)	Kung Wah Kit
1971	The 5th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Fok Pak Ling
1973	The 10th World Cup (Qualifying)	Kwok Ka Ming
1975	The 6th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Cheng Yun Yue
1977	The 11th World Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung, Kwok Ka Ming
1979	The 7th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung
1980	The 12th World Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung
1984	The 8th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1985	The 13th World Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1987	The 24th Olympic Games (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1988	The 9th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1989	The 14th World Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1990	The 11th Asian Games	Cheung Chi Tak
1992	The 10th Asian Cup	Chan Ping On, Ku Kam Fai
1993	The 15th World Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
1994	The 12th Asian Games	Lee Kin Wo
1996	The 11th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
1997	The 16th World Cup (Qualifying)	Ku Kam Fai, Cheung Chi Tak
1998	The 13th Asian Games	Cheung Sai Ho
1999	The 12th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
2001	The 17th World Cup (Qualifying)	Cheung Sai Ho
2003	The 1st East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Yau Kin Wai
2003	The 1st East Asian Football Championship (Final)	Lee Wai Man
2003	The 13th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yau Kin Wai, Cheung Sai Ho, Lee Wai Man
2004	The 18th World Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho
2005	The 2nd East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho
2006	The 14th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007	The 19th World Cup (Qualifying)	Cheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007	The 3rd East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Cristiano Cordeiro
2009	The 4th East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Li Haiqiang, Man Pei Tak
2009–2010	The 15th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Cristiano Cordeiro, Poon Yiu Cheuk, Man Pei Tak, Chan Wai Ho
2010	The 4th East Asian Football Championship (Final)	Poon Yiu Cheuk, Chan Wai Ho, Au Yeung Yiu Chung
2011	The 20th World Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho
2012	The 5th EAFF East Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho
2013–2014	The 16th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho, Chan Siu Ki, Yapp Hung Fai
2014	The 6th EAFF East Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2015–	The 21st World Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho, Yapp Hung Fai
2017–	The 17th Asian Cup (Qualifying)

Coaches records

Name	Coaching career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Points per game^[2]
Tom Sneddon	1954–1956	6	1	4	1	16.7	1.17
Lai Shiu Wing	1958–1967	43	16	6	21	37.2	1.26
Fei Chun Wah^[3]	1964	5	0	1	4	00.0	0.20
Chu Wing Keung	1967	2	0	0	2	0.00	0.00
Tang Sum	1968	5	0	1	4	00.0	0.20
Lau Tim	1968	5	0	3	2	00.0	0.60
Hui King Shing	1969–1970	3	0	1	2	00.0	0.33
Chan Fai Hung	1970–1972	23	7	3	13	30.4	1.04
Ho Ying Fun	1973–1975	23	9	6	8	39.1	1.43
Frans van Balkom	1976–1977	21	7	2	12	33.3	1.10
Chan Yong Chong	1978–1979	7	4	1	2	57.1	1.86
Peter McParland	1980	4	1	0	3	25.0	0.75
George Knobel	1980–1981	7	2	2	3	28.6	1.14
Kwok Ka Ming	1982–1990 1997	47	16	11	20	34.0	1.26
Tsang Wai Chung	1991–1997 2010–2011	38	11	8	19	28.9	1.08
Sebastian Araujo	1998–2000	6	0	1	5	00.0	0.17
Arie van der Zouwen	2000–2002	13	3	2	8	23.1	0.85
Lai Sun Cheung	2003–2006 2007	45	15	9	21	33.3	1.20
Lee Kin Wo	2007	5	2	1	2	40.0	1.20
Dejan Antonić Goran Paulić^[4]	2008–2009	4	2	0	2	50.0	1.50
Liu Chun Fai (caretaker)	2011–2012	7	4	2	1	57.1	2.00
Ernie Merrick	2012	5	2	0	3	40.0	1.20
Kim Pan-Gon	2009–2010 2012–	39	14	8	17	35.9	1.28
Totals		363	116	72	175	32.0	1.16

Last updated: Hong Kong 0–0 China, 17 November 2015. Statistics include international matches only.

FIFA world ranking history

YR\|M	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
1993	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	103º	106º	110º	112º	112º
1994	112º	97º	99º	97º	107º	109º	107º	107º	110º	95º	98º	98º
1995	98º	108º	108º	98º	100º	103º	106º	107º	110º	108º	109º	111º
1996	110º	90º	90º	104º	103º	103º	116º	119º	122º	121º	123º	124º
1997	124º	135º	135º	126º	126º	127º	127º	129º	130º	130º	129º	129º
1998	129º	133º	129º	139º	139º	139º	138º	139º	137º	139º	139º	136º
1999	131º	131º	133º	134º	136º	137º	137º	139º	140º	140º	125º	122º
2000	119º	119º	119º	121º	123º	120º	121º	125º	125º	126º	128º	123º
2001	123º	123º	125º	123º	128º	136º	134º	134º	135º	136º	137º	137º
2002	140º	140º	140º	141º	143º	143º	143º	143º	146º	149º	149º	150º
2003	153º	154º	141º	134º	134º	136º	136º	135º	134º	136º	136º	142º
2004	142º	142º	139º	141º	141º	145º	145º	145º	144º	144º	139º	133º
2005	134º	134º	124º	126º	125º	123º	120º	119º	120º	120º	117º	117º
2006	117º	117º	115º	116º	116º	116º	117º	120º	109º	120º	117º	117º
2007	117º	111º	108º	109º	109º	115º	128º	126º	134º	135º	129º	125º
2008	125º	126º	125º	124º	125º	117º	120º	121º	122º	130º	156º	151º
2009	152º	143º	141º	142º	143º	143º	137º	134º	128º	127º	141º	143º
2010	143º	137º	140º	139º	140º	140º	135º	133º	136º	138º	145º	146º
2011	146º (128)	143º (139)	140º (139)	147º (139)	146º (139)	145º (142)	154º (134)	154º (131)	156º (124)	156º (128)	168º (105)	169º (105)
2012	168º (109)	163º (126)	158º (132)	161º (132)	161º (132)	158º (142)	160º (132)	154º (147)	159º (133)	160º (133)	172º (108)	163º (112)
2013	163º (111)	156º (143)	159º (141)	150º (176)	151º (176)	147º (178)	148º (173)	144º (180)	148º (174)	148º (171)	144º (158)	140º (184)
2014	137º (185)	144º (170)	145º (156)	158º (111)	158º (111)	163º (112)	162º (114)	161º (118)	164º (102)	163º (109)	159º (120)	156º (134)
2015	156º (127)	159º (127)	157º (127)	167º (116)	169º (116)	164º (118)	154º (163)	151º (168)	151º (169)	153º (180)	145º (199)	137º (252)
2016

References

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↑ Fei Chun Wah was appointed as the coach of Hong Kong team during the team's Asian Cup Final journey and the journey in Europe and Singapore afterwards as the official coach Lai Shiu Wing was not allowed to leave from his working place.
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External links

Team news on the HKFA website
Hong Kong Football – (English version)
RSSSF Archive
Results and list of matches on FIFA.com
[1] Information about Asia Soccer matches

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Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
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