Happy Valley AA

Happy Valley

Full name

Happy Valley Athletic Association

Nickname(s)

Fishball(魚丸)

Founded

1950

Ground

Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Tai Po Sports Ground

Capacity

11,981 and 3,000

Chairman

Pui Kwan Kay

League

Second Division

Home colours

Away colours

Happy Valley Athletic Association (Chinese: 愉園體育會) is a Hong Kong football club. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley (or HVAA). It is historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, having won the first division league six times (after South China and Seiko) and had consistently been in the top division, until they relegated to the second division after the season 2009–10. After spending three seasons in the Second Division League, Happy Valley returned to the First Division League in the 2013–2014 season.

Happy Valley last won the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2005–06 season, losing just one match. The League title was Happy Valley's fourth in eight seasons.

On 5 January 2014, seven coaching staff and players from Happy Valley were arrested by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for allegations with match-fixing.^[1]^[2] On 12 February 2014, the Hong Kong Football Association announced that Happy Valley will be suspended from all First Division League and FA Cup fixtures for the rest of the 2013–14 season.^[3]

Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

Hong Kong First Division League
- Winners (6): 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
- Runners-up (16): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–70, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05
Hong Kong League Cup
- Winners (1): 2000–01
- Finalists (5): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Winners (6): 1969–70, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2003–04
- Finalists (9): 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2003–04
- Finalists (4): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-finalists (1): 1998–99

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2000: First Round

2002: Second Round

AFC Cup: 4 appearances

2004: Group stage

2005: Group stage

2006: Group stage

2007: Group stage

AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

1998/99: quarter-final

2000/01: Second Round

Player

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Darko Božović
2	DF	Wong Yi Ching
3	DF	Ma Siu Kwan
4	DF	Ho Bong Tam
5	DF	Saša Mus
6	DF	Pablo Leguizamón Arce
9	FW	Tino Lagator
10	FW	Daniel Moorehead
11	MF	Li Chun Yip
13	DF	Tai Sze Chung
15	FW	Chow Man Ho
18	MF	Fan Weijun

No.	Position	Player
19	GK	Leung Man Lai
20	DF	Wong Yim Kwan
22	FW	Julius Akosah
23	MF	Darran Yan
24	MF	Yaw Anane
25	FW	Lau Ka Shing
27	FW	Lam Wing Chung
28	MF	Wilfred Bamnjo
37	DF	Yeung Chi Lun
?	DF	Muana Muenyi Lukalu
	GK	Ramon Algaba

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
8		MF	Cheung Sai Ho (posthumous)

Coaches

Chan Hung Ping (????–05)
Wong Yiu Shun (2005–06)
José Ricardo Rambo (2006)
Lo Kai Wah (2006–07)
Chan Hung Ping (2007–08)
Wong Yiu Shun (2008–09)
He Jianbo & Cheng Qiang (2009–??)
Sergio Timoner (5 Jul 2013 – 8 Oct 13)
Paul Foster (8 Oct 2013–)

Club's mascot

The mascot of Happy Valley is a panda, as the fan club's captain wearing the number 12 jersey on the squad list.

References

↑ "Happy Valley in match-fixing probe". The Standard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "As ICAC probes alleged match-fixing, HKFA vows to step up checks on club backers". South China Morning Post. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
↑ "Happy Valley and Tuen Mun football clubs suspended from league amid match-fixing probe". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

External links

Happy Valley at HKFA.com
Happy Valley at the-AFC.com

Hong Kong First Division League

2015–16 teams	Citizen Double Flower Hong Kong FC Kwai Tsing Kwun Tong Lucky Mile Metro Gallery Sun Source Shatin Sun Hei Tai Chung Tai Po Wanchai Wing Yee Yau Tsim Mong

Former teams (after WWII)	25th Coy. S.D., R.A. 42 Commando 44 Commando Army (British Forces) Aux. Fire Service Biu Chun Rangers Blake Garden Buffs Bulova Caroline Hill Chinese Athletic Civilian A B C.M.B. Custom Lai Sun Double Flower Instant-Dict Eastern Fire Services Five-One-Seven Frankwell Fukien Harps Hong Kong 08 Hong Kong Sapling Jardine Kitchee K.M.B. Kui Tan Kwong Wah Lanwa Lanwa Redbull Sheffield United Little Sai Wan Mackinnons Mansion Martini May Ching Morning Star Mutual Nancheng Po Chai Golden Lai Sun Michelotti Pegasus Police R.A.F. R.G.A. Royal Engineers Royal Innisks Royal Navy A B Ryoden Sai Kung Friends (Sai Kung) Sea Bee (Ernest Borel Voicelink) Seiko Sham Shui Po Shatin Shek Kip Mei South China Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Tuen Mun Tuen Mun Progoal Workable Sing Tao Royal Southern St. Joseph's Sunray Cave Telephone Tin Tin Tsuen Wan Tung Sing Tung Wah Urban Services Wong Tai Sin Xiangxue Xiangxue Eisiti Yee Hope (Orient & Yee Hope Union) Yokohama FC Hong Kong Yuen Long

Competition	Champions Foreign players

Hong Kong First Division League seasons and Hong Kong Premier League seasons since 2014–15 (Top Level)

1900s	1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42^† 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

^†Suspended season

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