Resources Capital FC
Football club
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| Full name | Resources Capital Football Club Limited | ||
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| Founded | 1982; 42 years ago (1982) as Tai Chung Publisher 2016; 8 years ago (2016) as Resources Capital Football Club | ||
| Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Hanson Wong | ||
| Chairman | Henry Tang | ||
| Head coach | Ho Shun Yin (Interim) | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Resources Capital Football Club (Chinese: 晉峰足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club (Chinese: 大中足球會) for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. [1]
The club plays its home matches at Tsing Yi Sports Ground.
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 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 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.[2] 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 HKFA board of directors.[3]
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)
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Director of football |  Ho Shun Yin |
| Interim head coach | Ho Shun Yin |
| Assistant coach | Yau Tsz Yeung |
| Assistant coach | Yeung Hin Fai |
| Assistant coach | Chu Hin Fung |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | Cheng Chun Hin |
| Fitness coach | Ho Ho Yee |
Source: Resources Capital
Current squad
First team
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 registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
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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Season-to-season record
| Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | League Cup | Sapling Cup |
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| 2005–06 | 3 | Third A Division | 3 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Not held | |||
| 2006–07 | 3 | Third A Division | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 2 | Second Division | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 1 | First Division | 11 | 8 | Kowloon Bay Sports Ground | 353 | First Round | Quarter-finals | Not held | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | First Division | 10 | 9 | Kowloon Bay Sports Ground | 268 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Second Division | 12 | 8 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||
| 2012–13 | 2 | Second Division | 11 | 4 | Not held | |||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | Second Division | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 2 | First Division | 15 | 13 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 10 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 9 | Defunct | |||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | First Division | 16 | 9 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 7 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | First Division | 14 | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | 7 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 575 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Group Stage | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | Cancelled | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 469 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 8 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 524 | First Round | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | |||
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Honours
League
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
- Hong Kong Third A Division
- Champions (1): 2006–07
Cup Competitions
- Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Head coaches
Chan Ho Yin (2009–2010)
Dejan Antonić (2010–2011)- Tim Bredbury (2012–2013)
- Yu Siu Chee (2013–2015)
- Ho Shun Yin (2015–2019)
Joan Esteva (2019–2022)- Tang Kwun Yin (2022)
- Ho Shun Yin (2022)
- Joan Esteva (2022–2023)
Ha Hyeok-jun (2023–2024)- Ho Shun Yin (2024–present)
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 2020-2021 Hong Kong Premier League season after the club grew in popularity among Hong Kong Premier League supporters. The fan group is known as "The Pink Army". At home games at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, "The Pink Army" is based at Zone H. https://www.instagram.com/rcfc_pinkarmy/
References
- ^ "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍 班費600萬 晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
- Resources Capital at HKFA
- Resources Capital on Facebook
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Resources Capital FC – current squad
- 1 Pong Cheuk Hei
- 4 Lee Ching
- 5 Yeung Hin Lok
- 7 Wong Ching Tak
- 8 Chiu Wan Chun
- 9 Yuen Sai Kit
- 10 Umeda
- 11 Ki Sze Ho
- 13 Hui Chak Wai
- 14 Tsang Chung Nam
- 15 Shibata
- 16 Cheung Ching Wan
- 17 Ho Sze Chit
- 18 Tsang Chun Hin
- 19 Lam Lok Yin
- 20 Cheng King Ho (c)
- 21 Chau Yui Wang
- 24 Lam Ho Hin
- 25 Ikondu
- 29 Lui Cheuk Kan
- 30 Wong To Lam
- 33 Lee Yoon-gwon
- 37 Tsui King Yau
- 42 Chan Ka Ho
- 66 Kim Hyun-ho
- 72 Yoong Ka Hei
- 77 Kim Sang-woo
- 80 Ortega
- 86 Mak Tsz Hin
- 88 Au Yeung Ho Ming
- 99 Moon Ji-seong
- Head Coach: Ha Hyeok-jun
