Lee Man FC
Lee Man Football Club (Chinese: 理文足球會) are a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical.
Full name | Branded name: Lee Man Football Club Legal registration name: Lee Man Football Limited | ||
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Founded | 2017 | ||
Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
President | Norman Lee | ||
Manager | Chan Hiu Ming | ||
League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League, 4th of 10 | ||
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Traditional Chinese | 理文足球會 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 理文 | ||||||
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Lee Man Football Limited | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 理文足球有限公司 | ||||||
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History
Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors and operators of Hong Kong Rangers during the 2016–17 season. The club played that season using the team name Lee Man Rangers (Chinese: 理文流浪).
The following season, Lee & Man decided to invest their money in building their own football club. They paid a HK$1 million entrance fee to the Hong Kong Football Association for the right to enter a club directly into the Hong Kong Premier League.[1] The club hired former Hong Kong international Fung Ka Ki as their first manager on 3 July 2017.[2] Fung would only last one season as manager as the club finished a disappointing 8th place.
On 21 May 2018, Lee Man hired former Hong Kong and Macau manager Chan Hiu Ming as head coach.[3] Under Chan, the club won its first trophy, capturing the 2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup on 27 April 2019 in a 3–2 victory over Yuen Long.[4]
Team staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Chan Hiu Ming |
Assistant coach | Tsang Chiu Tat |
Assistant coach | Jordi Tarrés |
Goalkeeping coach | Cheng Ho Man |
Fitness coach | Choi Chan In |
Analytical coach | Kwok Chun Lam |
Technical analyst | Yeung Lok Man |
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Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Season-to-season record
Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Sapling Cup |
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2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 8 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 509 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage |
2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 9 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 627 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Champions |
2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 4 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 877 | First Round | Runner-up | Group Stage |
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Managers
- Fung Ka Ki (2017–2018)
- Lam Hing Lun (2018)
- Fung Hoi Man (2018)
- Chan Hiu Ming (2018– )
References
- "上廣州鬥富力來回六粒鐘 港超兵被玩殘". Apple Daily. Retrieved 23 June 2017. (in Chinese)
- "理文密密簽唔想再靠借?". on.cc. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "理文雨戰加時3:2挫元朗 稱霸菁英盃成球隊首冠". Ming Pao. Retrieved 27 April 2019. (in Chinese)