Citizen Athletic Association
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The Citizen Athletic Association , simply known as Citizen or TCAA, is a Hong Kong
athletic club
. Its football
team plays in Hong Kong First Division League
and is the holder of the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2007-08 and then Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield champions.
's renovation, Citizen used the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
in the 2009-10 Hong Kong First Division League season for its home games. Former South China striker Detinho
joined the club.
. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an iphone 4
for every player and an end-of-season vacation for the whole team.
to the renovated Mong Kok Stadium
for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season. In order to compete in both local football and AFC Cup, Citizen has expanded its squad to include 27 players, adding Michael Campion
, So Loi Keung
, Chiu Chun Kit, Amaury Nunes
and Yuto Nakamura
to the club, while promoting two young players Chan Si-Chun and Yeung Ho Wan. Citizen is spending an unprecedented HK$400,000 on the team's 12 days pre-season training camp in Vancouver
, Canada
, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games. The club announced on 7 September that Rasonic
has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.
Kit sponsors and manufacturers
Marlon Stephane Alain Ndem Ambassa Yan Shipeng Ma Shuai
Wang Xuanhong
Li Xuepeng
Chen Zhizhao
Ronan
Anane Yaw Leung Chun Pong
Xu Deshuai
Li Hang Wui
Ho Kwok Chuen
Chao Pengfei
So Yiu Man
Hisanori Takada
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
athletic club
Athletic club
An athletic club may be*A private club which provides sports facilities to members.*A sports club dedicated to athletics, often professional and fielding competitive teams...
. Its football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team plays in Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
and is the holder of the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2007-08 and then Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield champions.
2007-08 season
Citizen won the 2007-08 Hong Kong FA Cup. The club beat Tai Po FC in the final by 2:0.2009-10 season
Due to Mong Kok StadiumMong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Hong Kong First Division League matches, a football league in Hong Kong...
's renovation, Citizen used the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 meter square and its construction costed over $230 million...
in the 2009-10 Hong Kong First Division League season for its home games. Former South China striker Detinho
Detinho
José Wellington Bento dos Santos, commonly known as Detinho , is a Brazilian football player who is playing for the Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen.-Football career:...
joined the club.
2010-11 season
Citizen won the 2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield by beating South China AA in the final after penalty kicks, thus earning the club the right to represent Hong Kong in the 2012 AFC Cup2012 AFC Cup
The 2012 AFC Cup will be the 9th edition of the AFC Cup, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Allocation of entries per association:...
. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an iphone 4
IPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail...
for every player and an end-of-season vacation for the whole team.
2011-12 season
The club will move from the remote Siu Sai Wan Sports GroundSiu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 meter square and its construction costed over $230 million...
to the renovated Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Hong Kong First Division League matches, a football league in Hong Kong...
for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season. In order to compete in both local football and AFC Cup, Citizen has expanded its squad to include 27 players, adding Michael Campion
Michael Campion
Michael Xavier Campion is a Hong Kong professional football defender. Michael has played for the youth academy of Hong Kong. He can play centre back, left back or right back. He currently plays for Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen....
, So Loi Keung
So Loi Keung
So Loi Keung is a football player currently playing for Kitchee SC. He plays either left midfielder or left back...
, Chiu Chun Kit, Amaury Nunes
Amaury Nunes
Amaury Nunes is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Citizen AA in the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League.-College and Amateur:...
and Yuto Nakamura
Yuto Nakamura
is a Japanese football player playing for Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen.-Club career: Urawa Red Diamonds Junior Youth Urawa Red Diamonds Youth Seibudai High School Aoyama Gakuin University TSW Pegasus Portimonense Citizen-Career statistics:...
to the club, while promoting two young players Chan Si-Chun and Yeung Ho Wan. Citizen is spending an unprecedented HK$400,000 on the team's 12 days pre-season training camp in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games. The club announced on 7 September that Rasonic
Rasonic
Rasonic is a brand name of Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Co. Ltd, a company that produces a variety of electronic products.-Description:...
has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.
Honours
- Hong Kong First Division LeagueHong Kong First Division LeagueHong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Winners (1): 2010–112010–11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield2010–11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, officially named as HKFA Canbo Senior Shield due to the competition's sponsorship by Guangdong Canbo Electrical, is the 109th season of one of the Asian oldest football knockout competition, Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield...
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Hong Kong FA CupHong Kong FA CupHong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
- Hong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division LeagueHong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
- Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2003–04
Kit evolution
Kit sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lotto Lotto Sport Italia Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut... |
bma |
| 2006–07 | HO Ho Ho, HO, or variations, may refer to:* Ho, Denmark, a town* Ho, Ghana, a town* Ho , Japanese kana* Ho language, spoken primarily in India* Ho people, primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand... |
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| 2007– | Jako Jako Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen... |
Current squad
- As of 16 June 2011.
Notable former players
Players in BOLD have international caps.Marlon Stephane Alain Ndem Ambassa Yan Shipeng Ma Shuai
Ma Shuai
Ma Shuai is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:Ma Shuai was loaned out to Citizen at the beginning of the 2004/05 Hong Kong First Division League season. He scored 14 league goals in 21 appearances for Citizen in this season, which made him to be a member of...
Wang Xuanhong
Wang Xuanhong
Wang Xuanhong is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Dalian Shide.-Club career:Wang Xuanhong was loaned out to Citizen at the beginning of the 2007/08 Hong Kong First Division League season. His loan period at Citizen was to prove extremely productive when he scored ten league goals for...
Li Xuepeng
Li Xuepeng
Li Xuepeng is a versatile Chinese footballer who plays as either a midfielder or defender for Dalian Shide F.C. in the Chinese Super League.- Biography :...
Chen Zhizhao
Chen Zhizhao
Chen Zhizhao , is a Cantonese footballer, who plays as either a midfielder or striker for Nanchang Hengyuan.-Club career:Chen Zhizhao originally began his football career playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team, however he was unable to break into their senior team...
RonanRonan Carolino Falcão
Ronan Carolino Falcão , simply known as Ronan, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Mes Rafsanjan in the Azadegan League .-Early career:...
Anane Yaw Leung Chun Pong
Leung Chun Pong
Leung Chun Pong is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for South China in the Hong Kong First Division League, after completing a move from Happy Valley in the summer of 2009.-Childhood:...
Xu DeshuaiXu Deshuai
Xu Deshuai is a Chinese and Hong Kong footballer, who currently plays for South China in Hong Kong. He was born in Dalian 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.He wears...
Li Hang Wui
Li Hang Wui
Li Hang Wui is a Hong Kong footballer who plays as a defender for Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. He was the captain of Hong Kong Olympic football team in 2007.-Under 23:As of 21 November 2009-Senior:-External links:* at HKFA.com...
Ho Kwok Chuen
Ho Kwok Chuen
Ho Kwok Chuen is a Hong Kong football goalkeeper currently playing for Sun Hei.-Honours:Best Goalkeeper of 2010 East Asian Championship Preliminary Competition-Career statistics:As of 20 September 2008-International career:-External links:*...
Chao PengfeiChao Pengfei
Chao Pengfei is a Chinese and Hong Kong footballer, who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division League side Rangers FC.-South China:On 25 May 2010, Chao Pengfei scored a hat-trick against Happy Valley AA in the season closing match...
So Yiu Man
So Yiu Man
So Yiu Man is a professional football player who plays for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong First Division League as a midfielder. His nickname is "Siu-Cheun".-Honours:With South China* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2001–02, 2002–03...
Hisanori Takada
Hisanori Takada
is a Japanese football player. He played for Persitara in the Indonesia Super League before returning to Japan.-External links:*...
Recent seasons
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition... |
League Cup Hong Kong League Cup The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:... |
FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event... |
Top Soccer | Notes | |
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| 2003–04 | D2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 49 | |promoted | |||||
| 2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League 2004-05 -Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9:-Round 10:-Round 11:- Round 12 :- Round 13 :- Round 14 :- Round 15 :- Round 16 :- Round 17 :... |
D1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 22 | first round | semi-final | first round | Ma Shuai Ma Shuai Ma Shuai is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:Ma Shuai was loaned out to Citizen at the beginning of the 2004/05 Hong Kong First Division League season. He scored 14 league goals in 21 appearances for Citizen in this season, which made him to be a member of... |
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| 2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06 Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06 has 8 teams competing in the league. Each team played twice with all other teams. The final champion is Happy Valley, which is their 6th champion. According to the rule, the bottom 2 teams, Hong Kong 08 and South China, should relegate to the Second Division.... |
D1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 15 | first round | semi-final | semi-final | Leung Leung Chun Pong Leung Chun Pong is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for South China in the Hong Kong First Division League, after completing a move from Happy Valley in the summer of 2009.-Childhood:... /Chao |
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| 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07 Hong Kong First Division League 2006–07 started on September 2, 2006 with Happy Valley and Xiangxue Sun Hei drawing 1-1.In this season, the First Division was composed by 10 teams. HKFC and Wofoo Tai Po have been promoted from the Second Division... |
D1 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 19 | quarter-final | group stage | first round | Leung Leung Chun Pong Leung Chun Pong is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for South China in the Hong Kong First Division League, after completing a move from Happy Valley in the summer of 2009.-Childhood:... /Chao /Delphin |
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| 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season is the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2.In this season, the First Division League was composed by 10 teams... |
D1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 34 | quarter-final | group stage | winner | Wang Xuanhong Wang Xuanhong Wang Xuanhong is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Dalian Shide.-Club career:Wang Xuanhong was loaned out to Citizen at the beginning of the 2007/08 Hong Kong First Division League season. His loan period at Citizen was to prove extremely productive when he scored ten league goals for... |
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| 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League 2008-09 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League season is the ninety-seventh since its establishment in 1908. It began on 6 September 2008, and is scheulded to end on 10 May 2009. The unveiling match was contested by the defending champions South China, and the runners-up of last season Citizen... |
D1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 56 | quarter-final | quarter-final | quarter-final | Sandro Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo Sandro, full name Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Hong Kong First Division club Biu Chun Rangers.-Citizen:... |
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| 2009–10 | D1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 26 | quarter-final | N/A | semi-final | Sandro Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo Sandro, full name Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Hong Kong First Division club Biu Chun Rangers.-Citizen:... |
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| 2010–11 | D1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 26 | winner | quarter-final | first round | Paulinho Paulinho Piracicaba Paulo Robspierry Carreiro , also known as Paulinho Piracicaba, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Citizen in Hong Kong First Division League.-Club: Citizen AA*Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield**Winner2010-11-External links:... |
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External links
- Citizen AA at HKFA.com
- Hong Kong Football Citizenfc.com Official website