Hong Kong Sapling

Hong Kong Sapling

Full name	Hong Kong Sapling
Nickname(s)	雜牌軍
Founded	2011
Dissolved	2012
Ground	Kowloon Bay Park
Ground Capacity	1,200
President	Brian Leung
General Manager	Lee Lap Fai
Head Coach	Paul Foster^[1]
League	Hong Kong First Division
2011–12	9th (relegated)

Hong Kong Sapling (Chinese: 港菁) is a former Hong Kong professional football club which competes in the Hong Kong First Division League. The team was formed for training youngsters for the 2013 East Asian Games.

Reason to form

On 11 August 2011, Mutual withdrew from the Hong Kong First Division League due to financial problems. The Hong Kong Football Association then decided to form a team for training youngsters for the 2013 East Asian Games, as well as to replace Mutual.

About Club Badge

Old club badge

The Hong Kong Football Association asked a professional designer to design a badge for the team. After the badge was published, because the badge looked like the badge of Wigan Athletic, people laughed at the badge and called the team "Fake Wigan".

The Hong Kong Football Association then published a new badge for the team.

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2012

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

No.	Position	Player
2	FW	Li Yim Lam
4	DF	Andreu Ramos (1st vice captain)
5	DF	Cheung Chun Hei
6	DF	Xie Silida
7	MF	Yuen Tsun Nam
8	MF	Alex Tayo Akande
9	MF	Su Yang
10	MF	Luk Pak Hei
12	DF	Tsang Chi Hau (Captain)
13	DF	Li Ngai Hoi
14	MF	Choi Kwok Wai

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Cheung Kwon Ming
17	DF	Wong Yim Kwan
18	MF	Chan Cham Hei
19	FW	Tsang Kin Fong
21	DF	Li Shu Yeung
23	GK	Wong Tsz Him
25	GK	Chiu Yu Ming
27	DF	Ma Siu Kwan
28	FW	Yan Pak Long
38	MF	Kot Cho Wai
—	MF	Yuen Tsun Tung

References

↑ 科士打執教東亞運13 Paul Foster joined Hong Kong Sapling as head coach.

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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