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The BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League is the top professional football competition in Hong Kong, with 10 teams taking part in the 2022-23 season.
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9 September, 2024
Dominic Johns is now walking without the crutches that accompanied him for more than six months. Photo: HKFC
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Hong Kong footballer eyes 2025 return after ‘life-changing’ surgery in Australia

Dominic Johns is walking without crutches and training every day after successful procedure on snapped tibia and fibula bones in right leg.

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Holland poised to remain Hong Kong No 2 despite taking over at champions Lee Man

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Cooke leading HKFC’s ‘culture change’ after shadowing a former Man United coach

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Lee Man appoint Hong Kong boss Westwood’s assistant as head coach: sources

Lee Man identify successor to Tsang Chiu-tat, who left the club following an Asian Champions League 2 defeat last month.

Lee Man supporters celebrate their team’s 2023-24 title triumph. Photo: Elson Li
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Hong Kong footballer’s ‘anguish’ over horror leg-break injury, vows to battle back

Dominic Johns is set for his third operation on the tibia and fibula bones he shattered following a reckless challenge from an opponent.

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Top Hong Kong boss says he’s ‘not good enough’ to coach city team

Tai Po coach Lee Chi-kin decided not to apply to replace Jorn Andersen, and instead is making his team Premier League title contenders.

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Hong Kong debutant Benavides hungry for success after overcoming career stumble

The left-sided player with a South American background came off the bench for his Hong Kong debut in this week’s 3-0 victory over Cambodia.

Nicholas Benavides made his debut for Hong Kong against Cambodia earlier this week. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Hong Kong football team’s beach bar night out a ‘bonding experience’, coach says

Bosses call occasion in Fiji ‘light-hearted fun with minimal drinking’ but videos of event’s aftermath paint different picture.

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Hong Kong football set for boost as Kitchee star Haddow mulls nationality switch

The dual British-Japanese national making a bright start with Kitchee after leaving Blackburn Rovers at the end of last season.

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Hong Kong seal tri-nations as late Matt Orr goal earns draw against hosts Fiji

Hong Kong win mini-tournament on goal difference, giving boss Westwood unbeaten start ahead of October clashes with Liechtenstein, Cambodia.

Matt Orr scored for the second straight game to earn Hong Kong a draw in Fiji. Photo: HKFA
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Chan excited about Hong Kong ‘building new image’, keen to lead improvement bid

Hong Kong face ‘physical’ Fiji in Lautoka aiming for second straight victory and tri-nations tournament success.

Philip Chan insists youngsters being added to the team are helping Hong Kong ‘build a new image’.
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Hong Kong defender Jojo questions European clubs’ ‘level of trust’ in city’s stars

Right-back, who could make his representative team debut against Fiji on Sunday, explains why first appearance would ‘mean a hell of a lot’.

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Hong Kong’s footballers finally win – despite state of Fiji pitch

Newly appointed head coach Ashley Westwood watches on as representative team set up tournament decider against hosts.

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Hong Kong’s new football boss Westwood has 3 aims and warning for players, staff

Westwood begins tenure with ‘back-seat’ role as team tackle Solomon Islands and Fiji, hoping to begin a climb up the rankings.

Ashley Westwood said he was taking over the Hong Kong team at an opportune time. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Assistant football coach wants Hong Kong stay despite top job ‘disappointment’

Hong Kong set for games against Solomon Islands and Fiji, as new boss settles for watching brief on first assignment.

Wolfgang Luisser is disappointed to miss out on the Hong Kong job but wants to remain part of the set-up. Photo: Edmond So.

Ex-Hong Kong footballer reveals drastic salary cuts, slams lack of FA support

Clayton Afonso played for the city’s representative team in a 2021 World Cup qualifier, but achieving his dream came at a heavy cost.

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Which clubs are tipped for Hong Kong Premier League glory as season kicks off?

Local league under way this weekend, with champions Lee Man going to Southern and Tai Po hosting new boys Kowloon City.

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Englishman Westwood named Hong Kong’s new football coach, and vows to entertain

Former Afghanistan coach and Manchester United youth player seeks front-foot style and rise in the Fifa rankings.

FA chairman Eric Fok with new head coach Ashley Westwood on Wednesday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Who keeps the floodlights on in Hong Kong football’s financial black hole?

Burning cash and sharing pitches with the public, city’s teams are ill-equipped to play in mainland China and resistant to forcing change.

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The Hong Kong family behind city’s multimillion-dollar football money pit

Hong Kong football has received hundreds of millions of dollars from the taxpayer over the past decade, despite being on a steady decline. The Fok family have been there every step of the way.

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Hong Kong FA chiefs sought help quashing match-fixing from ex-coach Andersen

Former Hong Kong boss urges old employers to get on with hiring his replacement, around 20 coaches tell Andersen they are keen to succeed him.

Jorn Andersen (left) has told Hong Kong football bosses to get on with appointing his successor as head coach. Photo: Reuters.
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Public cash means Hong Kong football lacks motivation to improve, says ex-coach

Hong Kong government gave city’s football chiefs HK$24.2 million for the 2023-24 season, and former head coach Jorn Andersen says it has stopped the game growing in the city.

Jorn Andersen believes the local FA lack motivation to generate interest in Hong Kong football. Photo: Getty Images
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No Messi repeat? Star names, ticket price revealed for Atletico’s Hong Kong game

Euro 2024 and Copa America stars will appear, host club Kitchee say, raising prospect of seeing likes of World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann.

Crime in Hong Kong

Coach, player among 3 charged in connection with Hong Kong match-fixing case

Trio among 12 players and coaches arrested last month for allegedly fixing matches and placing illegal bets on football games.

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Premier League footballer urges Hong Kong to legalise betting after clubs quit

Hong Kong football career ‘difficult way to live’, says under-23 international Jerry Lam, who argues allowing gambling could raise interest.

Under-23 international Jerry Lam’s dream is to represent Hong Kong at senior level. Photo: Instagram/@llyjerry_19
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2 clubs quit Hong Kong Premier League, as local football plunges into crisis

First Division champions Kowloon City are poised to accept promotion invite and play in likely nine-team league in 2024-25.

Sham Shui Po opted to self-relegate after the withdrawal of two potential sponsors. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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Atletico Madrid match in Hong Kong ‘confirmed’, mainland China visit in doubt

Local fans starved of elite visitors since Manchester City played at Hong Kong Stadium in 2019 but could now get to see World Cup winners in action.

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Sham Shui Po need HK$1.5 million in week to save Premier League future

The FA Cup finalists say they need to raise the money by June 13 or will have to drop out of the city’s top division.

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