Resources Capital FC
Resources Capital Football Club (Chinese: 晉峰足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. [1]
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| Full name | Resources Capital Football Club Limited | ||
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| Founded | 1982 as Tai Chung Publisher | ||
| Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Wong Chun Hung | ||
| Chairman | Tang Wai Ho | ||
| Head Coach | Joan Esteva | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2019–20 | First Division, 1st (before cancellation, promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club plays its home matches at Tsing Yi Sports Ground.
History
Tai Chung has competed in the Hong Kong football league system league since 2001. Between 2009 and 2011, Tai Chung once competed in the First Division, the top-flight league in Hong Kong at that time. Since their relegation in 2011, the club has competed in the second-tier amateur league.
In 2016, the club was acquired by Tang Wai Ho, and was renamed as Resources Capital.
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, club ownership increased the budget to $6 million and turned the club into a professional outfit, aiming to gain promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in the following season.[2] Despite the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Resources Capital were granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.[3]
Name history
- 1982–2005: Tai Chung (大中)
- 2005–2008: EU Tai Chung (東盟大中)
- 2008–2009: Advance Tai Chung (駿昇大中)
- 2009–2016: Tai Chung (大中)
- 2016–: Resources Capital (晉峰)
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Joan Esteva |
| Coach | Ho Shun Yin |
| Assistant coach | Chung Chun Ho |
| Assistant coach | Cheung Wai Chung |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ho Kwok Chuen |
Source: Resources Capital FC
Current squad
First Team
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 registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Recent seasons
| Season | Team name | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | HKFA Cup Junior Division | Notes |
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| 2015–16 | Tai Chung | First Division | 10 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 63 | 23 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2016–17 | Resources Capital | First Division | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 30 | Third Round | |
| 2017–18 | Resources Capital | First Division | 9 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 59 | 41 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2018–19 | Resources Capital | First Division | 7 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 32 | Runner-up |
Honours
References
- "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍 班費600萬 晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)
- Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
- Resources Capital at HKFA
- Resources Capital on Facebook