Happy Valley AA
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| Full name | Happy Valley Athletic Association Limited | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 快活谷 (Happy Valley) | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Chairman | Pui Kwan Kay | ||
| Head Coach | Shum Kwok Pui | ||
| League | Hong Kong Third Division | ||
| 2015–16 | 12th (relegated) | ||
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Happy Valley Athletic Association (Chinese: 愉園體育會), simply known as Happy Valley (HVAA) is a Hong Kong football club currently playing in the Hong Kong Third Division League. It is historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, having won the first division league 6 times (after South China and Seiko) and had consistently been in the top division, until they relegated to the second division after the season 2009–10. After spending three seasons in the Second Division League, Happy Valley returned to the First Division League in the 2013–2014 season.
Happy Valley last won the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2005–06 season, losing just one match. The League title was Happy Valley's fourth in eight seasons.
On 5 January 2014, seven coaching staff and players from Happy Valley were arrested by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for allegations with match-fixing.[1][2] On 12 February 2014, the Hong Kong Football Association announced that Happy Valley will be suspended from all First Division League and FA Cup fixtures for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[3]
Honours
Major trophies are listed below.
- Hong Kong First Division League
- Winners (6): 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
- Runners-up (16): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–70, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05
- Hong Kong League Cup
- Winners (1): 2000–01
- Finalists (5): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Winners (6): 1969–70, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2003–04
- Finalists (9): 1966–67, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (2): 1999–00, 2003–04
- Finalists (4): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-finalists (1): 1998–99
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 4 appearances
- AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
Player
Current squad
As of 1 December 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
- Chan Hung Ping (????–05)
- Wong Yiu Shun (2005–06)
- José Ricardo Rambo (2006)
- Lo Kai Wah (2006–07)
- Chan Hung Ping (2007–08)
- Wong Yiu Shun (2008–09)
- He Jianbo & Cheng Qiang (2009–??)
- Sergio Timoner (5 Jul 2013 – 8 Oct 13)
- Paul Foster (8 Oct 2013–??)
- Shum Kwok Pui (2016-)
Club's mascot
The mascot of Happy Valley is a panda, as the fan club's captain wearing the number 12 jersey on the squad list.
References
- ↑ "Happy Valley in match-fixing probe". The Standard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "As ICAC probes alleged match-fixing, HKFA vows to step up checks on club backers". South China Morning Post. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Happy Valley and Tuen Mun football clubs suspended from league amid match-fixing probe". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External links
- Happy Valley at HKFA.com
- Happy Valley at the-AFC.com