Lee Man FC
Football club
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| Full name | Branded name: Lee Man Football Club Legal registration name: Lee Man Football Limited | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Golden Dragon | ||
| Founded | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) | ||
| Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| President | Norman Lee | ||
| Head coach | Tsang Chiu Tat | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | HKPL, 1st of 11 | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 理文足球會 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 理文 | ||||||
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| Lee Man Football Limited | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 理文足球有限公司 | ||||||
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Lee Man Football Club (Chinese: 理文足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical.
History
Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors and operators of Rangers during the 2016–17 season. The club played that season using the team name Lee Man Rangers (Chinese: 理文流浪).
The following season, Lee & Man decided to invest their money in building their own football club. They paid a HK$1 million entrance fee to the Hong Kong Football Association for the right to enter a club directly into the Hong Kong Premier League.[1] The club hired former Hong Kong international Fung Ka Ki as their first manager on 3 July 2017.[2] Fung would only last one season as manager as the club finished a disappointing 8th place.
On 21 May 2018, Lee Man hired former Hong Kong and Macau manager Chan Hiu Ming as its head coach.[3] Under Chan, the club won its first trophy, capturing the 2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup on 27 April 2019 in a 3–2 victory over Yuen Long.[4]
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Tsang Chiu Tat |
| Assistant coach | Jordi Tarrés |
| Assistant coach | Chu Siu Kei |
| Goalkeeping coach | Cheng Ho Man |
| Fitness coach | Lee Kin Wai |
| Analytical coach | Kwok Chun Lam |
Source:[citation needed]
Current squad
First team
- As of 22 March 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Season-to-season record
| Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Sapling Cup | HKPLC Cup |
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| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 8 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 509 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Not held |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 9 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 627 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Champions | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 4 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 877 | First Round | Runners-up | Group Stage | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | 3 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 852 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Semi-finals | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | Cancelled | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 943 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 2 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 817 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Runners-up | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | Semi-finals | Group stage | Runners-up | |||
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group J | Eastern | 1–0 | 1st | |
 Tainan City | 4–1 | |||||
 Athletic 220 | 5–1 | |||||
| Inter-zone play-off final |  Nasaf Qarshi | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Play-off round | Athletic 220 | 2–1 | ||
| Group J | Eastern | 1–3 | 2nd | |||
| Tainan City | 3–1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary stage |  Bali United | 5–1 | ||
| Play-off stage |  Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–3 | ||||
Honours
Cup competitions
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20
- Hong Kong Premier League Committee Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Head coaches
Fung Ka Ki (2017–2018)- Lam Hing Lun, Fung Hoi Man (2018)[6]
- Chan Hiu Ming (2018–2023)[7]
- Tsang Chiu Tat (2023–present)
References
- ^ "上廣州鬥富力來回六粒鐘 港超兵被玩殘". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文密密簽唔想再靠借？". on.cc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文雨戰加時3：2挫元朗 稱霸菁英盃成球隊首冠". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "球隊資料-理文足球會官方網頁". www.leemanfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "理文來季大搞 挖角飛馬3將 陳曉明或領軍". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)
External links
- Official Site
- Lee Man FC on Facebook
- Lee Man FC on Instagram
- Lee Man FC's channel on YouTube
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Lee Man FC – current squad
- 1 Ko Chun
- 2 Recio (c)
- 3 Tsui Wang Kit
- 4 Tachibana
- 5 Yu Wai Lim
- 6 Wu Chun Ming
- 7 Paulissen
- 8 Everton
- 9 Anier
- 10 Acosta
- 11 Cheng Siu Kwan
- 13 Li Ngai Hoi
- 14 Ángel
- 15 Fung Hing Wa
- 16 Ngan Lok Fung
- 17 Chang Hei Yin
- 18 Hui
- 19 Yu Pui Hong
- 20 Paulinho
- 21 Wong Long Kaa
- 22 Jim Ho Chun
- 23 Wong Wai
- 25 Poon Sheung Hei
- 26 Wong Chun Ho
- 28 Chan Ka Ho
- 30 Hon Shing Wing
- 32 Dudu
- 33 Diego
- 39 Yeung Long Yat
- 88 Yuen Ho Chun
- 91 Gil
- Head Coach: Tsang Chiu Tat
