South China AA
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| Full name | South China Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Shaolin Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1904 as Chinese Football Team 1910 as South China FC |
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| Ground | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |   Steven Lo(Football Management Committee) |
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| Head Coach | vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Hong Kong First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | First Division, 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South China Athletic Association (SCAA, traditional Chinese: 南華體育會) is a Hong Kong sports club, best known for its football team.
The football team plays in the top-level league of Hong Kong, Hong Kong First Division League. It is the football club with most honours in Hong Kong having won a record 38 First Division titles. They have also won a record 20 Senior Shields, a record 9 FA Cups and 2 League Cups.
Nicknamed "Shaolin Temple", SCAA produced many great Hong Kong footballers over the years. It is one the few football clubs in Hong Kong that has its own private training pitch.
In November 2007 the club entered into a charity partnership with Hong Kong Red Cross. The partnership is a pioneer between a sports association and a humanitarian organization in Hong Kong.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early Age
The Chinese Football Team was founded in 1904 by a group of Chinese students in Hong Kong[1][2], including Mok Hing (Chinese: 莫慶, studied in Diocesan Boys' School[3]) and Tong Fuk Cheung (Chinese: 唐福祥, the captain of China national football team in 1910s[4]). In 1910, the team was renamed as South China Football Club.[1][2][3]
On 1920, South China which began as a club called the South China Athletic Association founded by Mok Hing[5].
In the 1917 Far Eastern Games and 1919 Far Eastern Games (also known as the Far East Olympics Tournament), the club represented the Republic of China and won the football championship[5]. It is the only team in Hong Kong sports history to have accomplished this feat[5]. China lost in the final to the Philippines in the first to be held, in 1913, but in the next nine it won every time, right through until the last FECG to be held in 1934. On that occasion China was a joint winner with Japan. Throughout these tournaments, the majority of the China team was composed of SCAA players.
Around 1920-1922, the club formally adopted the present name of South China Athletic Association and diversified into other sports[5][6].
[edit] 2000s
As they failed to beat Citizen in the last game of the 2005-06 season, South China was to be relegated for the first time since 1983.[7] However, on 14 June 2006, the Hong Kong Football Association approved a request from South China to remain in the first division with the promise of strengthening the quality of the club.
[edit] Honours
Traditionally the most popular club in the city, SCAA is also the most successful football club in Hong Kong, winning the Hong Kong League 38 times (All-time ranking 1st), the Senior Shield 28 times (All-time ranking 1st), the now-defunct Viceroy Cup 8 times, the FA Cup 9 times (All-time ranking 1st) and the League Cup twice. The team had captured all the 4 main trophies in seasons 87-88 and 90-91. In November 2001, the team was awarded the AFC Team of the Month by the Asian Football Confederation.
[edit] Domestic
- Winners (38): 1923–24, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Runners-up (?):
- Winners (28): 1928–29, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62,1964–65, 1971–72, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07
- Runners-up (?):
- Winners (8): 1971–72, 1979–80, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98
- Runners-up (7): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96
- Winners (9): 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07
- Runners-up (4): 1975–76, 1985–86, 1997–98, 2000–01
[edit] Asian
- Runners-up (1): 1993–94
[edit] Recent Seasons
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For more details on this topic, see South China AA seasons.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
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For recent transfers, see South China AA 2008-09 transfers.
[edit] Reserves and Academy
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Source: [1]
[edit] Notable players
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[edit] Former coaches
- Peter Wong (1982)
Alex Miller (1982–1983)
Casemiro Mior (1998–2002)- Ku Kam Fai (2002–2006)
Jorge Amaral (2006)- Casemiro Mior (2006–2007)
- Jose Luis (2007–2008)
[edit] South China's Songs
- 1) 南華歌
A new official cheering song for SCAA. It was introduced in the first home match in 06-07 season against HKFC. The demo version of the song can be accessed on www.bma.com.hk.
- 2) 南華之歌 [8]
This is not the official song of South China, and neither was the original official fans' song. It was sung by Albert Cheung 張武孝(also known as: 大Al/Big Al), and became very well-known after being released in 1977, especially during late 70's and the 80's; during that period South China was a perennial challenger for the top spots in the league, and the song describes how strong and famous the team was.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 原名為華人足球隊 (GIF) (Traditional Chinese). 南華八十年回憶錄. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b 第一個華人足球會和「足球王國」 (Traditional Chinese). Wenweipao. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b 莫家後人「點將錄」 (Traditional Chinese). Sina (2008-01-26). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ 1919中国足球队 (Simplified Chinese). China Archives Information (2007-08-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b c d Lam, S. F. Chang W, Julian (2006). The Quest for Gold: Fifty Years of Amateur Sports in Hong Kong, 1947-1997. Hong Kong University Publishing. ISBN 9622097669.
- ^ History of the sport club. South China Athletic Association.
- ^ 傳媒報導 - 2006-08-01 羅傑承主政班費千萬增兵 南華搵摩連奴師兄執教, SCAA Fans Club official site, Accessed on October 20, 2007.
- ^ 南 華 會 會 歌 - Song of South China
[edit] External links
- South China Athletic Association
- South China AA Football Team official site
- SCAA Official Blog
- SCAA Old Timer Football Team Blog
- 南華歌 South China's Song MV
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