2006-07 in Hong Kong football

The 2006-07 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2006 and ending June 2007:

Overview

The number of teams in the First Division will increase from eight to ten as the HKFA has decided to keep the two bottom teams last season, South China and Hong Kong 08, in the First Division, while HKFC and Wofoo Tai Po are promoted.
Wofoo Tai Po, who earned promotion to the First Division by finishing second in the Second Division, will play their first ever season in the top division of Hong Kong football.

Events

*July 21 2006 - Tim Bredbury takes over as head coach of Rangers, replacing Qiu Jingwei.
*August 1 2006 - Portuguese Jorge Amaral takes over as head coach of South China
*August 13 2006 - Kitchee play Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua in a pre-season exhibition match, Canon Cup, at the Hong Kong Stadium. After a 1-1 draw in regulation time with the home team, Shenhua request to cancel to take the penalty shootout, the title is shared.
*September 2 2006 - The First Division League season begins with Happy Valley and Xiangxue Sun Hei drawing 1-1. [ [http://www.the-afc.com/english/national/default_NA.asp?action=newsDetail&nationalID=32&newsID=6876 Sun Hei held by Happy Valley as HK League kicks off] "the-AFC.com", September 5 2006]
*September 19 2006 - Xiangxue Sun Hei are beaten by Jordanian Al-Faisaly 2-2 (4-5 on penalties), in the AFC Cup quarter-final. [ [http://www.the-afc.com/english/national/default_NA.asp?action=newsDetail&nationalID=32&newsID=7018 Al Faisaly squeeze into semifinals after shootout victory: AFC Cup] "the-AFC.com", September 19 2006]
*September 25 2006 - Rangers sack head coach Tim Bredbury after a 1-1 draw at Happy Valley, Cheung Wai Hong takes over as caretaker coach.
*October 11 2006 - Brazilian-born defender Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro makes his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Qatar.
*November 4 2006 - Kitchee, the last unbeaten team in the First Division League up to now, lose 2-0 to South China at Mong Kok.
*November 15 2006 - Hong Kong played the last game in their 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round group F against Bangladesh. After 2 wins and 2 draws in six games, Hong Kong ended 3rd in the group.
*November 30 2006 - Brazilian Casemiro Mior is appointed new head coach of South China, replacing Jorge Amaral.
*December 10 2006 - The Senior Shield kicks off, with HKFC beating Hong Kong 08 2-1 in the first round.
*December 12 2006 - Former England international midfielder Steve McManaman visits Hong Kong at the invitation of Rangers chairman Carson Yeung Ka Shing. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6171473.stm McManaman rules out making return] "BBC", December 12 2006]

Representative team

Hong Kong team

"For all-time list, see List of Hong Kong national football team results"

Hong Kong have gone through their Asian Cup 2007 qualifying campaign, where they ended 3rd in group F.|
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Transfer deals

Transfers

"As of May 21, 2007"

July 1 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Xiao Guoji from Kitchee to Rangers
*flagicon|Hong Kong Chiu Chun Kit from Rangers to Wofoo Tai Po

July 3 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong So Loi Keung from Rangers to Wofoo Tai Po

July 4 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Poon Man Tik from Xiangxue Sun Hei to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Marcio Gabriel Anacleto from Rangers to Xiangxue Sun Hei
*flagicon|Hong Kong Li Hon Ho from Xiangxue Sun Hei to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Ghana Christian Kwesi Annan from Eastern to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|India flagicon|Hong Kong Manprit Singh from HKFC to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Hong Kong Lo Chun Kit from Citizen to Hong Kong 08

July 11 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Li Chun Yip from Happy Valley to Citizen, loan
*flagicon|Hong Kong Fung Chun Ting from Happy Valley to Citizen, loan

July 13 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Man Pei Tak from Rangers to South China

July 14 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Leung Chi Wing from Xiangxue Sun Hei to Kitchee
*flagicon|Hong Kong Luk Koon Pong from South China to Kitchee

July 15 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Li Hang Wui from Citizen to Kitchee
*flagicon|Hong Kong Ha Shing Chi from South China to HKFC
*flagicon|China Zhang Chunghui from Rangers to South China

July 16 2006
*flagicon|China Wei Zhao from South China to Rangers
*flagicon|Hong Kong Tse Man Wing from South China to Xiangxue Sun Hei

July 22 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Leung Tsz Chun from South China to Rangers

July 23 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Fung Ka Ki from Kitchee to Rangers

July 27 2006
*flagicon|Ghana Stephen Joseph Musah from Lanwa Redbull to Citizen
*flagicon|Congo Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu from Lanwa Redbull to Citizen
*flagicon|Cameroon Julius Akosah from Xiangxue Sun Hei to Kitchee

July 31 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Vitor Hugo Manique de Jesus to Happy Valley

August 1 2006
*flagicon|Portugal Marco Almeida to South China
*flagicon|Portugal Carlos Oliveira to South China
*flagicon|Portugal Hugo Coelho to South China
*flagicon|Portugal Andre Costa to South China
*flagicon|Brazil Detinho to South China
*flagicon|Macau Rineo Sousa to South China, trial
*flagicon|China Li Haiqiang from Chengdu Wuniu to South China, loan
*flagicon|China Tang Jinkai from Chengdu Wuniu to South China, loan

August 2 2006
*flagicon|China Ju Yingzhi from Dalian Shide to Citizen, loan

August 4 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Alex Xavier to Rangers

August 14 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Tales Schutz to South China, loan
*flagicon|Hong Kong flagicon|Nigeria Lawrence Akandu from Tung Po to HKFC
*flagicon|Hong Kong Leung Kam Fai from Happy Valley to Wofoo Tai Po

August 18 2006
*flagicon|Croatia Ivan Cop to Xiangxue Sun Hei, trial

August 22 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Lee Wai Tik from South China to HKFC
*flagicon|Hong Kong Pau Ka Yiu from Xiangxue Sun Hei to HKFC

August 28 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Chan Hon Hing from Hong Kong 08 to HKFC
*flagicon|Brazil Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita from Grêmio to South China, loan

August 31 2006
*flagicon|Hong Kong Tung Ho Yin from Rangers to Xiangxue Sun Hei

September 10 2006
*flagicon|China Yu Yang to Rangers

September 16 2006
*flagicon|Cameroon Ayock Louis Berty to Rangers
*flagicon|Hong Kong Cheng Lai Hin from Kitchee to HKFC, loan

September 27 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Edgar Aldrighi Junior to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Brazil Joel Bertoti Padilha to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Brazil Silvano Pessoa Monteiro to Wofoo Tai Po

September 29 2006
*flagicon|India flagicon|Hong Kong Manprit Singh from Wofoo Tai Po to HKFC

October 6 2006
*flagicon|England Kyle Jordan from Sheffield Wednesday to Xiangxue Sun Hei, loan
October 20 2006
*flagicon|Serbia Mihailo Jovanović to Rangers
*flagicon|Australia Engelo Rumora to Wofoo Tai Po

November 3 2006
*flagicon|China Bai He from Chengdu Wuniu to South China, loan
*flagicon|China Zhang Jianzhong from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical to South China
*flagicon|Brazil Vitor Hugo Manique de Jesus from Happy Valley to Xiangxue Sun Hei

November 9 2006
*flagicon|Russia Torin William Didenko to HKFC
*flagicon|Serbia Mihailo Jovanović from Rangers to South China
*flagicon|Botswana Destiny O Ugo from Fukien AA to HKFC
*flagicon|Hong Kong Li Hang Wui from Kitchee to HKFC, loan

November 17 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Ícaro to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Vandré to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Joao Miguel Pinto da Silva to Xiangxue Sun Hei
*flagicon|India flagicon|Hong Kong Manprit Singh from HKFC to Rangers

November 24 2006
*flagicon|Cameroon Ghislain Bell Bell to Rangers
*flagicon|Brazil Cristiano Alves Pereira to South China
*flagicon|Hong Kong flagicon|Nigeria Colly Barnes Ezeh from Happy Valley to Xiangxue Sun Hei

December 6 2006
*flagicon|Brazil Antonio Picoli to South China
*flagicon|Finland Petri Jalava to South China, trial

December 9 2006
*flagicon|China Li Ming to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Cameroon Engelbert Romaric Asse-Etoga to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Chad Blaise Ndolar to Happy Valley

December 15 2006
*flagicon|Nigeria Victor Inegbenoise to Xiangxue Sun Hei
*flagicon|Ireland Colin Baker to Rangers, trial

January 15 2007
*flagicon|Brazil Jorginho to Citizen
*flagicon|Brazil Waldir Antonio do Nascimento Silva Junior to South China, trial
*flagicon|China Liang Zicheng to South China
*flagicon|China Wang Gang to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|China Duan Gaoyuan to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|China Luo Jing to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|Cameroon Francis Yonga to Kitchee
*flagicon|Nigeria Cornelius Udebuluzor to Rangers

January 23 2007
*flagicon|Wales Richard Jeffries to HKFC

March 2 2007
*flagicon|China Liu Lei to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|China Wang Fengqing to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|China Zhang Sheng to Lanwa Redbull
*flagicon|Hong Kong Chan Chun Yu to South China
*flagicon|Brazil Anderson da Silva to Kitchee
*flagicon|China Ye Jia to Rangers
*flagicon|Brazil Alexandre de Moraes to Rangers

March 15 2007
*flagicon|Congo Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu to Citizen
*flagicon|Ghana Yaw Anane from Citizen to South China

March 16 2007
*flagicon|Hong Kong Cheung Tsz Kin from Kitchee to HKFC, loan
*flagicon|Hong Kong Lo Chi Hin from Kitchee to HKFC, loan
*flagicon|Ghana Wisdom Fofo Agbo to Rangers
*flagicon|Hong Kong Hon Kwok Chun to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Hong Kong Li Shu San to Wofoo Tai Po

March 17 2007
*flagicon|Ireland Colin Baker from Rangers to HKFC
*flagicon|Hong Kong Tam Kwok Fu to Wofoo Tai Po
*flagicon|Peru Antonio Serrano to Xiangxue Sun Hei

March 17 2007
*flagicon|Hong Kong flagicon|England Jaimes McKee from HKFC to Kitchee
*flagicon|Hong Kong Lai Kai Cheuk from Shek Kip Mei to Xiangxue Sun Hei
*flagicon|Brazil Juninho Petrolina to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Marcão to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Denisson to Happy Valley
*flagicon|Brazil Cleiton Mendes dos Santos to South China
*flagicon|Hong Kong Chan Wai Ho from Rangers to South China, HKD$40k

Retirements

Deaths

*Yuen Kuen Tao, 63, former Hong Kong international.
*Henry Fok, 83, former member of FIFA's executive committee HKFA's Life Honorary President. [ [http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/index/0,1521,124570,00.html?articleid=124570 FIFA mourns former EXCO member Fok] "FIFA.com", October 31 2006]

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/hkgfootball/2006-07/index2.htm HONG KONG FOOTBALL: Season 2006-07]
*zh icon [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4445 總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(一)] at "HKFA.com"
*zh icon [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4446 總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(二)] at "HKFA.com"
*zh icon [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4446 總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(三)] at "HKFA.com"