Hong Kong national football team

Hong Kong
Nickname(s)	The Strength (勁揪)
Association	Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA); 香港足球總會
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Mixu Paatelainen
Captain	Huang Yang
Most caps	Yapp Hung Fai (79)
Top scorer	Chan Siu Ki (40)
Home stadium	Hong Kong Stadium
FIFA code	HKG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	148 1 (16 September 2021)
Highest	39 (February 1982)
Lowest	172 (November 2012)
First international
	Hong Kong 3–2 South Vietnam ; (Mong Kok, Hong Kong; 20 April 1947)
Biggest win
	Hong Kong 15–0 Guam ; (Taipei, Taiwan; 7 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
	China PR 7–0 Hong Kong ; (Guangzhou, China; 14 June 1980) ; China PR 7–0 Hong Kong ; (Guangzhou, China; 17 November 2004) ; Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay ; (So Kon Po, Hong Kong; 17 November 2010); Hong Kong 0–7 Argentina ; (So Kon Po, Hong Kong; 14 October 2014)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1956)
Best result	Third place, 1956

The Hong Kong national football team (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊; pinyin: Xiānggǎng zúqiú dàibiǎo duì; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng jūkkàuh doihbíu deuih) represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body for football in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was the first in Asia to hold the AFC Asian Cup in 1956 and won third place, and was also semi-finalist in 1964. Hong Kong has not qualified for another AFC tournament since 1968. Hong Kong had never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its biggest celebrated victory was the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) where Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win against China which resulted in Hong Kong qualifying for the second rounds of qualification. Hong Kong has qualified for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship five times in 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010 and 2019.

History[]

Establishment and pre-WWII era[]

Before Hong Kong became a member of FIFA in 1954, Hong Kong began playing in the Hong Kong–Macau Interport tournament in 1937,^[4] which was one of the oldest competitions co-held by Hong Kong as well as continuously played. There were other interport tournaments in the past, such as the Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport which was first held in 1908.^[5] At that time the team was composed of ethnic Chinese as well as western expatriates, as in the 1935 and 1937 edition of Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport.^[6]^[7] There was another Interport tournament against Saigon.^[8] The aforementioned Macau, Shanghai and Saigon were not a member of FIFA nor a sovereign nation at that time, with Hong Kong and Macau only having joined FIFA in 1954 and 1978 respectively. The China national football team that participated in 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics, were mainly composed of ethnic Chinese players from Hong Kong, most famously Lee Wai Tong.^[9]^[10]

After WWII, a number of Shanghai-based players began representing Hong Kong, such as Chang King Hai and Hsu King Shing. Hong Kong played its first international match after World War II in 1949,^{[citation needed]} against South Korea. Its first victory came in 1953, a 4–0 win against South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

FIFA member (1954–present)[]

Hong Kong FA became a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954. Since then Hong Kong played their first FIFA-recognized international match against other countries. HKFA also sent a scratch team for 1957 Merdeka Tournament, which was composed of players from Eastern due to their proximity, plus few players from other clubs. The club was having a pre-season tour in South Asia, thus the HKFA invited the club to represent Hong Kong. However, some of the players were in fact ineligible to play for Hong Kong, as they were ROC (Taiwan) international players.^[11]^[12]

Hong Kong qualified for three of the first four editions of the Asian Cup, including a third-place finish in the 1956 edition as host. At that time, most Hong Kong players represented Republic of China (Taiwan); they finished third in the Asian Cup in the 1960 edition, leaving more inferior players to the proper Hong Kong team.^[13]

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.

Success at the 2009 East Asia Games and beyond[]

The year 2009 was 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, the first major competition Hong Kong have won. This result raised the belief that the Hong Kong football team could perform in major competition. The Hong Kong football team also won the 2010 Long Teng Cup and 2011 Long Teng Cup.

A short football fever appeared during 2018 World Cup qualifying in Hong Kong, as Hong Kong had drawn into the same group with their fierce rival, China. Due to the tensions built up from Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict, many local citizens became interested in this year's campaign; all four home matches were recorded as a sellout. Hong Kong ended the campaign with 4 victories against Bhutan and Maldives, 2 scoreless draws against China, and 2 losses against Qatar.

Stadium[]

For some of the friendly matches and the minor qualification matches, the Hong Kong team plays most often at the Mong Kok Stadium in Kowloon, which was re-opened in 2011 after a renovation. Moreover, the 2018 edition of the Lunar New Year Cup was held in Mong Kok.^[14] The cup was a local tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year, which was held in Government Stadium in the past.

The Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre is currently the main training ground for the Hong Kong national and youth teams.

Rivalries[]

Hong Kong maintains a specific rivalry with China. The rivalry began in 1978 and for the first decades before the return of Hong Kong to China, Hong Kong produced a shock 2–1 upset in Beijing, and this led to unrest by Chinese supporters.^[15] Since then, China never lost to Hong Kong, and has achieved more successes, but the rivalry continues to have some influence on Hong Kong society.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Recent results and fixtures[]

Hong Kong national football team results

unofficial matches

Win Draw Lose

2021[]

3 June 2022 WCQ R2	Iran	3–1	Hong Kong	showArad, Bahrain
17:30? UTC+3	Gholizadeh 23' Amiri 61' Ansarifard 84'	Report	Orr 85'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

11 June 2022 WCQ R2	Hong Kong	0–1	Iraq	showArad, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3		Report	Fung Hing Wa 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

15 June 2022 WCQ R2	Bahrain	4–0	Hong Kong	showRiffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Dhiya Saeed 49' Hashim 54' (pen.), 70' Abdullatif 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

11 Nov EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Hong Kong	v	Mongolia	showMong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

13 Nov EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Hong Kong	v	Guam	showMong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

16 Nov EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Hong Kong	v	Chinese Taipei	showCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

2022[]

1 Feb 2022 ACQ R3

TBD

v

Hong Kong

24 Mar 2022 ACQ R3	Hong Kong	v	TBD	showCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

29 Mar 2022 ACQ R3

TBD

v

Hong Kong

14 Jun 2022 ACQ R3	Hong Kong	v		showCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

22 Sep 2022 ACQ R3	Hong Kong	v	TBD	showCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

27 Sep 2022 ACQ R3

TBD

v

Hong Kong

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head Coach	TBC
Technical Director	Carlos Antón
Executive Manager	Liu Chun Fai
Assistant Coach	Anílton da Conceição
Assistant Coach	Chu Chi Kwong
Assistant Coach	Cheung Kin Fung
Goalkeeping Coach	Fan Chun Yip
Physical coach	Mathew Pears
Specialist Conditioning Coach	Stephen Lee
Academy Head Coach
Physiotherapist	Lo Ho Cheong
Physiotherapist	Yau Kai Ching

Coaching history[]

showName	Coaching career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Points per game^[19]
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^[20]	1964	5	0	1	4	0.0	0.20
Chu Wing Keung	1967	2	0	0	2	0.0	0.00
Tang Sum	1968	5	0	1	4	0.0	0.20
Lau Tim	1968	5	0	3	2	0.0	0.60
Hsu King Shing	1969–1970	3	0	1	2	0.0	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
Wong Man Wai	1991–1992	3	0	3	0	0.0	1.00
Chan Hung Ping	1993	10	2	2	6	20.0	0.80
Koo Luam Khen	1994–1995	8	2	1	5	25.0	0.88
Tsang Wai Chung	1996 2010–2011	38	11	8	19	28.9	1.08
Sebastian Araujo	1998–2000	6	0	1	5	0.0	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 Chan Hiu Ming	2007	5	2	1	2	40.0	1.20
Dejan Antonić Goran Paulić^[21]	2008–2009	4	2	0	2	50.0	1.50
Liu Chun Fai	2011–2012 2018	8	4	2	2	50.0	1.75
Ernie Merrick	2012	5	2	0	3	40.0	1.20
Kim Pan-Gon	2009–2010 2012–2017	58	21	13	24	36.2	1.31
Gary White	2018	5	2	2	1	40.0	1.60
Mixu Paatelainen	2019–	12	1	2	9	12.5	0.63
Totals		417	130	87	200	31.2	1.14

Last updated: Hong Kong 0-4 Bahrain, 15 June 2021. Statistics include international "A" matches only.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players have been selected for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers held in Bahrain from June 3rd to June 15th.

Caps and goals as of 15 June 2021, after the match against Bahrain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yapp Hung Fai	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 31)	79	0	Eastern
18	1GK	Yuen Ho Chun	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 26)	0	0	Lee Man
19	1GK	Leung Hing Kit	(1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 31)	1	0	Pegasus

2	2DF	Tsui Wang Kit	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 24)	13	0	Lee Man
3	2DF	Law Tsz Chun	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 24)	8	0	Kitchee
4	2DF	Fung Hing Wa	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 28)	4	0	Eastern
5	2DF	Hélio	(1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 35)	26	0	Kitchee
20	2DF	Yu Wai Lim	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 22)	2	0	Lee Man
21	2DF	Tong Kin Man	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 36)	11	0	Kitchee
22	2DF	Tsang Kam To	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 32)	6	0	Lee Man
23	2DF	Clayton	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 33)	1	0	Eastern

6	3MF	Huang Yang (captain)	(1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 37)	60	1	Kitchee
8	3MF	Ngan Lok Fung	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 28)	3	0	Lee Man
10	3MF	Wong Wai	(1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 28)	28	1	Eastern
11	3MF	Chung Wai Keung	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 25)	9	1	Eastern
12	3MF	Diego Eli	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 33)	3	0	Lee Man
13	3MF	Cheng Siu Kwan	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 23)	8	0	Lee Man
15	3MF	Roberto	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 38)	24	1	Kitchee
16	3MF	Leung Kwun Chung	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 29)	2	0	Eastern
17	3MF	Shinichi Chan	(2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 19)	4	0	Kitchee

7	4FW	Sun Ming Him	(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Pegasus
9	4FW	Matt Orr	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 24)	3	1	Kitchee
14	4FW	James Ha	(1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 28)	11	1	Southern

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the team within the previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up



FW	Fernando	(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 34)	0	0	Eastern	v. May Training Camp, 25 May 2021 ^INJ
FW	Sandro	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 34)	29	7	Free Agent	v. May Training Camp, 25 May 2021 ^WD
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad. ^RET Player retired from international football

Records[]

As of 2 June 2021^[22]

Players in bold are still active with Hong Kong.

Most appearances[]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Yapp Hung Fai	79	0	GK	2010–
2	Chan Siu Ki	70	40	FW	2004–2017
2	Lee Chi Ho	70	0	DF	2000–2017
4	Chan Wai Ho	67	6	DF	2000–2017
4	Lee Wai Man	67	2	DF	1993–2006
6	Poon Yiu Cheuk	62	4	DF	1998–2010
7	Huang Yang	60	1	MF	2012–
8	Tsang Ting Fai	57	0	DF	1972–1980
9	Cheung Sai Ho	56	8	MF	1995–2007
10	Leung Chun Pong	55	2	MF	2006–2018

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Chan Siu Ki	40	70	0.57	2004–2017
2	Au Wai Lun	26	50	0.52	1989–2005
3	Lau Wing Yip	24	39	0.62	1971–1986
4	Lau Chi Lam	23	41	0.56	1956–1964
5	Wan Chi Keung	18	32	0.56	1976–1986
6	Chung Chor Wai	16	45	0.36	1971–1979
7	Ho Cheng Yau	14	34	0.41	1956–1968
7	Tim Bredbury	14	34	0.41	1986–1999
9	Li Kwok Keung	13	34	0.38	1964–1972
10	Yu Kwok Kit	12	13	0.92	1973–1977
	Kwok Ka Ming	12	47	0.26	1968–1979
	Jaimes McKee	12	53	0.23	2012–2019

Chan Siu Ki is the top goalscorer in the history of Hong Kong, with 40 goals.

Captains records[]

Only record the players who were named as captains for the international official competitions.

Huang Yang is named as captain under the appointment of the new head coach Gary White.^[23]

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)	Man Pei Tak,^[24] Li Haiqiang^[25]^[26]
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
2015–2016	The 21st World Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho, Yapp Hung Fai
2016	The 7th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2017–2018	The 17th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2018	The 8th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Qualifying)	Huang Yang^[23]
2019	The 8th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Final)	Huang Yang
2019–2021	The 22nd World Cup (Qualifying)	Huang Yang

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[]

FIFA World Cup finals									FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter								Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	4	3
1978									13	3	2	8	15	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									8	4	2	2	13	5
2022									8	1	2	5	4	13
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	81	24	16	41	95	141

AFC Asian Cup[]

AFC Asian Cup finals									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Third place	3	3	0	2	1	6	7	Qualified as hosts
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								3	0	0	3	3	6
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									14	5	4	5	17	12
2023	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Third place		10	0	3	7	9	23	79	24	21	34	106	113

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[]

Asian Games
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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†	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

Dynasty Cup and East Asian Football Championship[]

East Asian Football Championship Finals									East Asian Football Championship qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1990 to 1992	Did not enter								N/A
1995	Third place	3	4	1	1	2	3	2
1998	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	1	7
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									3	1	1	1	2	2
2017									3	2	0	1	7	5
2019	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	0	9	3	2	1	0	7	2
Total	Third place		16	1	1	14	6	35	27	17	4	6	104	20

East Asian Football Championship history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1995	Group stage	Hong Kong 0–3 Japan	Loss
	Group stage	Hong Kong 0–0 China PR	Draw
	Group stage	Hong Kong 2–3 South Korea	Loss
	Third place match	Hong Kong 4–2 China PR	Win
1998	Finals	Hong Kong 0–1 China PR	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1–5 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0–1 South Korea	Loss
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
2019	Finals	Hong Kong 0–2 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0–5 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0–2 China PR	Loss

Minor tournaments[]

Minor tournaments
Competition	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
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
2016 AYA Bank Cup	Fourth place	4	2	0	1	1	2	5
Total	2 Titles

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "Hong Kong matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "maan6 taam4 gong2 ou3 fau6 zai3 coi3" 漫談港澳埠際賽 (in Chinese). HKFA. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
^ "wu6 gong2 bui1 wui4 gu3 (jat1)" 滬港盃回顧 (一) (in Chinese). HKFA. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "gong2 wu6 fau6 zai3 zuk1 kau4 coi3" 港滬埠際足球賽. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 28 January 1935 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
^ "Colony soccer team favoured, but Shanghai are dangerous. Fung King Cheong must succeed, will Wilson find form?". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 10 February 1937 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
^ "san1 ceon1 gaai1 zit3 zuk1 kau4 daai6 coi3 hoeng1 gong2 deoi3 kong3 sai1 gung3" 新春佳節足球大賽香港對抗西貢. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 29 January 1949 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^ 我國參加世運足球隊遴選前後內幕六月上旬經星將作戰兩場. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 12 April 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^ 世運足球隊一行十九人昨日下午殺抵本土容領隊發表出國戰况及出席世運日期並謂馮景祥張金海日內動程來星集隊. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 18 May 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^ Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.
^ 足總首次執委會議渣甸東華均獲陞甲組足聯抗議另開會研討參加馬來亞獨立賽擬請東方代表. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). 14 August 1957. p. 8.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 旺角場今午雙喜臨門港隊港聯同球迷賀歲. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "The 'May 19 Incident': When Hong Kong football sparked a riot in Beijing". 26 August 2020.
^ "Hong Kong and China to meet in one group". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
^ "Against all odds, Hong Kong hold China to 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "EAFF: China beat Hong Kong as fans boo Chinese anthem amid protest flags in South Korea". South China Morning Post. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.
^ 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.
^ "Hong Kong Representative Team Training Squad". Hkfa.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Hongkong - Record International Players". RSSSF.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "mou4 geoi6 ciu4 sin1 paai4 ming4 gou1 zyu2 gaau3 lin6 wai4 dak6: jau5 seon3 sam1 ceoi2 sing3" 毋懼朝鮮排名高主教練韋特：有信心取勝 (in Chinese). HKFA Facebook. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902153817/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_2.pdf
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902221429/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_3.pdf
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902214228/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_5.pdf

External links[]

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[2] "Hong Kong matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[4] "maan6 taam4 gong2 ou3 fau6 zai3 coi3" 漫談港澳埠際賽 (in Chinese). HKFA. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2008.

[5] "wu6 gong2 bui1 wui4 gu3 (jat1)" 滬港盃回顧 (一) (in Chinese). HKFA. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[6] "gong2 wu6 fau6 zai3 zuk1 kau4 coi3" 港滬埠際足球賽. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 28 January 1935 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.

[7] "Colony soccer team favoured, but Shanghai are dangerous. Fung King Cheong must succeed, will Wilson find form?". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 10 February 1937 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.

[8] "san1 ceon1 gaai1 zit3 zuk1 kau4 daai6 coi3 hoeng1 gong2 deoi3 kong3 sai1 gung3" 新春佳節足球大賽香港對抗西貢. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 29 January 1949 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.

[9] 我國參加世運足球隊遴選前後內幕六月上旬經星將作戰兩場. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 12 April 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.

[10] 世運足球隊一行十九人昨日下午殺抵本土容領隊發表出國戰况及出席世運日期並謂馮景祥張金海日內動程來星集隊. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 18 May 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.

[11] Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.

[12] 足總首次執委會議渣甸東華均獲陞甲組足聯抗議另開會研討參加馬來亞獨立賽擬請東方代表. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). 14 August 1957. p. 8.

[13] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] 旺角場今午雙喜臨門港隊港聯同球迷賀歲. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[15] "The 'May 19 Incident': When Hong Kong football sparked a riot in Beijing". 26 August 2020.

[16] "Hong Kong and China to meet in one group". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.

[17] "Against all odds, Hong Kong hold China to 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[18] "EAFF: China beat Hong Kong as fans boo Chinese anthem amid protest flags in South Korea". South China Morning Post. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[19] Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.

[20] 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.

[21] "Hong Kong Representative Team Training Squad". Hkfa.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[22] Mamrud, Roberto. "Hongkong - Record International Players". RSSSF.

[facebook-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b "mou4 geoi6 ciu4 sin1 paai4 ming4 gou1 zyu2 gaau3 lin6 wai4 dak6: jau5 seon3 sam1 ceoi2 sing3" 毋懼朝鮮排名高主教練韋特：有信心取勝 (in Chinese). HKFA Facebook. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[24] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902153817/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_2.pdf

[25] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902221429/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_3.pdf

[26] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902214228/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_5.pdf

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