Hong Kong Rangers FC
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Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (Template:Zh), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Kong First Division once, the Senior Shield four times, the Hong Kong FA Cup twice and the Sapling Cup once.
History
Formation to 2000
The club was founded in 1958 by a Scottish expatriate from Glasgow named Ian Petrie. He named his club after Rangers. It was the first Asian football club with a modern football club managing system. In the early days, the club could not compete with the bigger clubs financially so Petrie relied on young players and the team was known as a breeding ground for young players. Kwok Ka Ming was the best known players discovered by Petrie in the 1960s. In 1970, the club brought three Scottish professional players to Hong Kong. They were the first European professional players to play in the Hong Kong league, opening a new chapter in Hong Kong's football history. Great players such as Ian Taylor, Joe Brennan, Jimmy Liddell, and Derek Currie were a few to name. More were to follow in the 1980s such as Steve Paterson, Jimmy Bone and Tommy Nolan. Winner of the Ballon d’Or at 22, European champion and dubbed “El Beatle” - George Best came just a year before he finally retired from the game and played once for Hong Kong Rangers in 1982.
2000–2018
Since 12 October 2001, the club had been named after its sponsor, Buler, resulting in the name Buler Rangers up until summer 2006. On 15 September 2007, the club announced that it has secured a large sponsorship from Bulova, a watch brand which used to fund a famous Hong Kong football team decades ago, and used Bulova Rangers as the team name.
In 2011, the team changed their name as Kam Fung. They were the champions of the 2011–12 Hong Kong Second Division and were promoted to the Hong Kong First Division. The club has since renamed itself as Biu Chun Rangers due to being sponsorship by Biu Chun Watch Hands (except for the 2016–17 season when the club was renamed as Lee Man Rangers due to sponsorship reasons).
In the early part of the 2000s, Rangers' investment in youth player produced various Hong Kong internationals including Chan Wai Ho, Man Pei Tak, Lam Ka Wai and Lo Kwan Yee. However, this investment dried up in the later part of the 2010s resulting in lower budgets and declining performances of the club.[1]
2018–present
Following a last place finish in the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League, Rangers were relegated back the First Division after a six-year stay in the top flight.[2] Former Hong Kong international Wong Chin Hung was hired as the club's head coach.
Despite a third-place finish in the 2018–19 season, Rangers were promoted back into the Hong Kong Premier League on 15 July 2019 following Dreams FC's decision to self-relegate.[3]
In 2019–20, Rangers were one of four teams that withdrew from the Premier League season due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.
In the 2022–23 season, Rangers finished 3rd within the Hong Kong Premier League in which they secured one of the two qualification play-off spots where they will make their AFC Champions League debut.[4]
In the 2023–24 season, Rangers became the champions of the Hong Kong Sapling Cup for the first time, which was also their first title in 29 years.
Name history
- 1958–1995: Rangers (香港流浪)
- 1995–1997: UHLSPORT Rangers (UHLSPORT流浪)
- 1997–1999: Rangers (香港流浪)
- 1999: Rangers (奇利寶流浪)
- 1999–2001: Rangers (香港流浪)
- 2001–2006: Buler Rangers (澎馬流浪)
- 2006–2007: Rangers (香港流浪)
- 2007–2008: Bulova Rangers (寶路華流浪)
- 2008–2009: Rangers (香港流浪)
- 2009–2010: Ongood (安華)
- 2010–2011: Biu Chun (標準錶針)
- 2011–2012: Kam Fung (金鋒科技)
- 2012–2016: Biu Chun Rangers (標準流浪)
- 2016–2017: Lee Man Rangers (理文流浪)
- 2017–: Biu Chun Rangers (標準流浪)
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| General Secretary | Template:Flagicon Philip Lee |
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Wong Chin Hung |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Lam Ka Wai |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Lo Kwan Yee |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Fernando Lopes |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Cheung Wai Hong |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Kevin Leung |
| Technical and Administrative director | Template:Flagicon Fung Wing Shing |
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Current squad
First team
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FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Out on loan
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Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995–96 | Asian Cup Winners Cup | First round | bye | |||
| Second round | Template:Flagicon Yokohama Flügels | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–7 | ||
| 2023–24 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary stage | Template:Flagicon Haiphong | 1–4 (aet) | ||
Honours
League
- Hong Kong First Division
- Champions (1): 1970–71
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Champions (2): 1964–65, 2011–12
- Hong Kong Third 'A' Division
- Champions (1): 1991–92
Cup competitions
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Champions (4): 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1994–95
- Runners-up (2): 1975–76, 1981–82
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Champions (1): 2023–24
- Hong Kong League Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001–02
- Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
- Champions (2): 1973–74, 1974–75
Season-to-season record
| Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Sapling Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 1 | First Division | 8 | 6 | Quarter-finals | Not held | Group Stage | |||
| 2001–02 | 1 | First Division | 7 | 4 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | ||||
| 2002–03 | 1 | First Division | 8 | 3 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | ||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 4 | First Round | Semi-finals | ||||
| 2004–05 | 1 | First Division | 9 | 4 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||
| 2005–06 | 1 | First Division | 8 | 3 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |||
| 2006–07 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 4 | Semi-finals | First Round | Group Stage | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 10 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Second Division | 10 | 6 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||
| 2009–10 | 2 | Second Division | 9 | 4 | Not held | |||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | Second Division | 12 | 7 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 6 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 868 | Quarter-finals | First Round | Not held | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | First Division | 12 | 5 | 472 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | 7 | Kowloon Bay Park | 485 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Knock-out Stage | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | 8 | 477 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | 7 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 519 | Quarter-finals | First Round | Quarter-finals | Defunct |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 10 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 485 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 3 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | Withdrew | Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground | 375 | First Round | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | 6 | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | 613 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Group Stage | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | Cancelled | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 1,076 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 3 | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | 466 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | 6 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground Mong Kok Stadium |
498 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Champions | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | 7 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 429 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Group stage | |
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Head coaches
- Template:Flagicon Li Ping Hung (2001–2002)
- Template:Flagicon Kim Pan-gon (2002–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Anílton (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Qiu Jing-wei (2004–2006)
- Template:Flagicon Tim Bredbury (2006)
- Template:Flagicon Lim Fung Kee (2006–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Tim Bredbury (2007–2008)
- Template:Flagicon Goran Paulić (2012)
- Template:Flagicon Chan Hung Ping (2012–2013)
- Template:Flagicon José Ricardo Rambo (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Cheung Po Chun (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Yan Lik Kin (2015)
- Template:Flagicon José Ricardo Rambo (2015–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Yan Lik Kin (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Fung Hoi Man (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Lam Hing Lun (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Dejan Antonić (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Gerard Ambassa Guy (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Fung Wing Sing, Template:Flagicon Su Yang (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Wong Chin Hung (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Chiu Chung Man, Template:Flagicon Wong Chin Hung, Template:Flagicon Lai Ka Fai (2019–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Chiu Chung Man, Template:Flagicon Wong Chin Hung, Template:Flagicon Lai Ka Fai, Template:Flagicon Poon Man Chun (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Vom Ca-nhum (2023–2024)
- Template:Flagicon Tim Bredbury (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Wong Chin Hung (2024–)
See also
References
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External links
- Hong Kong Rangers F.C. official website (archived 21 February 2013)
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