The Hong Kong national football team represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Hong Kong,China,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 did not qualify for another AFC tournament until 2023. They 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 six times in 1995,1998,2003,2010,2019 and 2022.
The football section of Hong Kong Football Club fields a range of teams at various age divisions in the Hong Kong leagues. The first team currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
Chan Siu Ki is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national team with 40 goals.
Chan Wai Ho is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and best current player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District.
The Hong Kong League XI,also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection,is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches,mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.
Xu Deshuai is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He was born in Dalian,China but represents Hong Kong in international competition. He was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal.
The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya. It was won by Hong Kong League XI. Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round.
South China AA will seek to win the Hong Kong First Division League championship after they failed to win it last year as Kitchee won. South China are competing in the First Division League,Senior Shield,FA Cup,and League Cup.
The 2011 Long Teng Cup was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup,an international football competition held in Kaohsiung,Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011.
Yiu Ho Ming is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
Lee Ka Ho is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.
Yiu Cheuk Yin was a former Hong Kong footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games,AFC Asian Cup and in the Olympics,but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong,a colony of the British Empire.
Ho Cheng Yau (1933–2016) was a Hong Kong former professional footballer. He represented Hong Kong in 1950s to 1960s. Ho represented Hong Kong in 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.
Ho Ying Fun was a professional footballer and football manager. Born in Hong Kong,he represented Republic of China in 1948 Olympics and Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1954,1958 Asian Games,as well as 1956 and 1960 AFC Asian Cup. Ho also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament,a friendly tournament in 1957.
Joseph Hsu King-shing also transliterated as Hsu King-Seng was a Chinese professional footballer and football manager. Born in Shanghai,Hsu moved to Hong Kong to continue his professional career and never returned to the mainland China to play nor coach. He coached both Hong Kong and Republic of China (Taiwan),as well as managed Singtao for more than a decade.
Fung King Cheong was a Chinese professional footballer who played at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics. Fung spent his career in Guangzhou,China and Hong Kong. After the Chinese civil war,Fung remained in Hong Kong and never returned to mainland China to play or coach.
Law Kwok-tai was a football coach and a Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer,but born and spent his entire playing and coaching career in the British Hong Kong,a colony that geographically located in the southern China. Law retired as a professional footballer in 1976,aged 47. That season he was a player-manager. He coached until the 1990s,at aged 60s. At international level he played for Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Olympics as well as Asian Games and AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Hong Kong League XI in non-official match in Merdeka Tournament,as well as "Hong Kong Chinese" team in another friendly tournament,Ho Ho Cup.
Hong Kong Chinese official football team was a football team held by the Chinese Football Association of Hong Kong,a sub-association of the Hong Kong Football Association,the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation of Hong Kong and China National Football Association of Taiwan. It was a feeder team of China national football team (1947–1949) and later Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1949 to 1971. Some players of Hong Kong Chinese also chose to represent Hong Kong national football team instead;none of the player represented China PR national football team.
Law Pak is a former football coach and former Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer. However,he spent his entire playing career in the British Hong Kong. As a coach,he coached teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan;he also resided in Taiwan temporary but in recent year followed his daughter to migrate to the United States.
The Hong Kong men's national volleyball team represents Hong Kong in international competitions and friendly matches,governed by Volleyball Association of Hong Kong (VBAHK).
