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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Resources Capital
| image = RCFC_crest_2021.png
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Resources Capital Football Club Limited
| nickname =
| founded = {{start date and age|1982}} as ''Tai Chung Publisher''<br>{{Start date and age|df=y|2016}} as Resources Capital Football Club
| ground =
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| owner = Hanson Wong
| owntitle = President
| chairman = Henry Tang
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Tai Sze Chung
| league = [[Hong Kong First Division League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Hong Kong First Division League|2024–25]]
| position = First Division, 7th of 13
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'''Resources Capital Football Club''' ({{zh|t=晉峰足球會}}) is a [[Hong Kong]] [[Association football|football]] club which currently competes in the [[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]]. It was known as '''Tai Chung Football Club''' ({{zh|t=大中足球會}}) for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RCFootballClub/photos/a.1801431893408937.1073741825.1797514953800631/1831016913783768/?type=3|title=晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture.|website=Facebook|publisher=Resources Capital FC|access-date=5 September 2016|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623145511/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRCFootballClub%2Fphotos%2Fa.1801431893408937.1073741825.1797514953800631%2F1831016913783768%2F%3Ftype%3D3|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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 [[Hong Kong First Division League|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 Hong Kong First Division League|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hseun |first1=Ka Man |title=半職業式組軍班費600萬晉峰會長：不為升班而升班 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20190824/ZLKDKZBRY3PNAQ4YAPTUCN4WLE/ |website=Apple Daily |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623145531/https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20190824/ZLKDKZBRY3PNAQ4YAPTUCN4WLE/ |url-status=live }} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref> 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 [[Hong Kong Football Association|HKFA]] board of directors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Kin Wa |title=HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3090422/hkfa-newly-signed-premier-league-players-given-green-light-restart |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625074255/https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3090422/hkfa-newly-signed-premier-league-players-given-green-light-restart |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 June 2024, the club announced that they would self-relegate into the First Division.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=港超聯晉峰棄戰頂級聯賽 |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20240621/bkn-20240621193347038-0621_00882_001.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=on.cc東網 |language=zh-hk}}</ref>

==Supporter groups==
Resources Capital has a small supporters group active at all home and away games. The group was formed at the start of the [[2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League]] season after the club grew in popularity among HKPL supporters. The fan group is known as "The Pink Army". At home games at [[Tsing Yi Sports Ground]], "The Pink Army" was based at Zone H.

== 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)

==Season-to-season record==
{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Tier
! Division
! Teams
! Position
! Home Stadium
! Attendance/G
![[Hong Kong FA Cup|FA Cup]]
![[Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield|Senior Shield]]
![[Hong Kong League Cup|League Cup]]
![[Hong Kong Sapling Cup|Sapling Cup]]
|-
|align=center|[[2005–06 Hong Kong Third Division League|2005–06]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|3
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Third Division League|Third A Division]]
|align=center|
|align=center bgcolor=#cfaa88|'''3'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="4" align="center" |''Did not enter''
| rowspan="4" align="center" |''Did not enter''
| rowspan="4" align="center" |''Did not enter''
| rowspan="10" align="center" style="background:gray;" |Not held
|-
|align=center|[[2006–07 Hong Kong Third Division League|2006–07]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|3
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Third Division League|Third A Division]]
|align=center|20
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|'''2'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2007–08 Hong Kong Second Division League|2007–08]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|align=center|10
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2008–09 Hong Kong Second Division League|2008–09]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|'''2'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League|2009–10]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|[[Kowloon Bay Sports Ground]]
|align=center|353
|align=center|First Round
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center style="background:gray;"|Not held
|-
|align=center|[[2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League|2010–11]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|'''9'''
|align=center|[[Kowloon Bay Sports Ground]]
|align=center|268
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|-
|align=center|[[2011–12 Hong Kong Second Division League|2011–12]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="9" align="center" |''Did not enter''
| rowspan="9" align="center" |''Did not enter''
|align=center|''Did not enter''
|-
|align=center|[[2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League|2012–13]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:gray;" |Not held
|-
|align=center|[[2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division League|2013–14]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Second Division]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League|2014–15]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="2" align="center" |''Did not enter''
|-
|align=center|[[2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League|2015–16]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="5" align="center" |''Did not enter''
|-
|align=center|[[2016–17 Hong Kong First Division League|2016–17]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
| rowspan="8" align="center" style="background:gray;" |Defunct
|-
|align=center|[[2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League|2017–18]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2018–19 Hong Kong First Division League|2018–19]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2019–20 Hong Kong First Division League|2019–20]]
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|2
|align=center bgcolor=#ffc0a0|[[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division]]
|align=center|14
|align=center style="background:gray;"|'''Cancelled'''
|align=center style="background:gray;"|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League|2020–21]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong Premier League|Premier League]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center|[[Tsing Yi Sports Ground]]
|align=center|575
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:gray;" |Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
|align=center|Group Stage
|-
|align=center|[[2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League|2021–22]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong Premier League|Premier League]]
|align=center|8
|align=center style="background:gray;"|'''Cancelled'''
|align=center|[[Tsing Yi Sports Ground]]
|align=center|469
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:gray;" |Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
| align="center" style="background:gray;" |Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
|-
|align=center|[[2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League|2022–23]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong Premier League|Premier League]]
|align=center|10
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|[[Tsing Yi Sports Ground]]
|align=center|524
|align=center|First Round
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center|Group Stage
|-
|align=center|[[2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League|2023–24]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[Hong Kong Premier League|Premier League]]
|align=center|11
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|'''11'''
|align=center|[[Tsing Yi Sports Ground]]
|align=center|350
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center|Quarter-finals
|align=center|Group Stage
|}

''Note'':

{{legend2|Gold|1st or Champions|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|Silver|2nd or Runners-up|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#cfaa88|3rd place|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Promotion|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Relegation|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

==Honours==
===League===
* '''[[Hong Kong Second Division League|Hong Kong Second Division]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2008–09 Hong Kong Second Division League|2008–09]]
* '''[[Hong Kong Third A Division League|Hong Kong Third A Division]]'''
**'''Champions (1)''': 2006–07

===Cup competitions===
* '''[[Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2018–19

==Head coaches==
*{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chan Ho Yin]] (2009–2010)
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dejan Antonić]] (2010–2011)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Tim Bredbury]] (2012–2013)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Yu Siu Chee (2013–2015)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Shun Yin (2015–2019)
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joan Esteva]] (2019–2022)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Tang Kwun Yin (2022)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Shun Yin (2022)
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joan Esteva]] (2022–2023)
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Hyeok-jun]] (2023–2024)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Shun Yin (2024)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} Tai Sze Chung (2024–)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hkfa.com/en/club/38/detail/ Resources Capital] at HKFA
* [https://www.facebook.com/RCFootballClub/posts/ Resources Capital] on Facebook

{{Hong Kong First Division League}}
{{Resources Capital FC squad}}
{{Hong Kong Premier League}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Hong Kong First Division League]]
[[Category:Hong Kong Premier League]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1982]]

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