Sham Shui Po Sports Association (Chinese: 深水埗體育會) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Sham Shui Po District which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division.
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| Full name | Sham Shui Po Sports Association | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 2,194 | ||
| Chairman | Lo Wing Man | ||
| League | Hong Kong First Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League, 9th of 11 (relegated) | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/hksspfc | ||
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History
editSham Shui Po began fielding a football team in the Hong Kong football league system in 2002 as part of a Hong Kong Football Association initiative to involve district representative teams.[1] Sham Shui Po were part of a group of 11 districts which participated in the inaugural season of this project.
In the 2010–11 season, Sham Shui Po achieved promotion to the Hong Kong Second Division.
In the 2011–12 season, the club was promoted to the top-tier Hong Kong First Division for the first time in the club's history after winning the Second Division league title, but was relegated after finishing bottom out of 10 teams.
In July 2022, Sham Shui Po accepted HKFA's invitation to be promoted to the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League.[2]
In the 2023–24 season, Sham Shui Po advanced to the final of the Hong Kong FA Cup for the first time in their club history, but was beaten by Eastern in the final and finished runners up eventually.[3]
On 21 June 2024, the club announced that they would self-relegate into the First Division.[4]
Team staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Director of Football |  Ko Chun Kay
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| Head coach | Chan Ho Yin
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| Assistant coach | Chan Kwok Chi
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| Assistant coach | Chan Tsz Sum
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| Assistant coach | Wong Tsz Fung
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| Fitness coach | Paul Ngue
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| Goalkeeping coach | Poon Kwong Tak
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Source: [citation needed]
Current squad
editFirst team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
Retired numbers
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season-to-season record
edit| Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | League Cup | Sapling Cup |
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| 2002–03 | 3 | Third District Division | 13 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Not held | |||
| 2003–04 | 3 | Third District Division | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 3 | Third District Division | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | Third District Division | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 3 | Third District Division | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 3 | Third District Division | 16 | 7 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 3 | Third District Division | 15 | 3 | First Round | |||||
| 2009–10 | 3 | Third District Division | 14 | 1 | Did not enter | Not held | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 10 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 1,006 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Second Division | 11 | 11 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Not held | |||
| 2013–14 | 3 | Third Division | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | Second Division | 12 | 7 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | Second Division | 12 | 4 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | Second Division | 12 | 7 | Defunct | |||||
| 2017–18 | 3 | Second Division | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 3 | Second Division | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | First Division | 14 | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 3 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | First Division | 14 | Cancelled | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 9 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 751 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | 9 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 629 | Runners-up | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Honours
editLeague
edit- Hong Kong Second Division
- Hong Kong Third Division
- Champions (1): 2009–10
- Hong Kong Third District Division
- Champions (1): 2009–10
Cup competitions
edit- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Head coaches
edit- Fung Hoi Man (2002–2003)
- Lee Chi Kin (2008–2012)
- Ko Chun Kay (2015–2022)
- Poon Man Tik (2022)
- Kwok Kar Lok (2022–2023)
- Tang Kwun Yin (2023)
- Chan Ho Yin (2023–2024)
References
edit- ^ "丙組「地區聯賽」開幕". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23. (in Chinese)
- ^ Mak, Marco; Chow, Zhong Him. "深水埗聯賽盃輸波照升班 教練：一定要準時出糧". inmediahk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Double delight for Losada, Eastern win FA Cup and Hong Kong hand him coaching role". South China Morning Post. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "2 clubs quit Hong Kong Premier League, as local football plunges into crisis". South China Morning Post. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
External links
edit- Sham Shui Po at HKFA