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Hong Kong XI

Association	HKFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Home stadium	Hong Kong Stadium
First colours Second colours

The Hong Kong League XI, also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.

The team is selected from the top players in the Hong Kong First Division League. Both Hong Kong and foreign players, including those from mainland China, can be included in the team.

In recent years, to order to enable local footballers to gain more international experience, the Hong Kong Football Association has fielded the Hong Kong national football team in matches which were previously played by the Hong Kong League XI. Therefore, the League XI has not formed a squad for a few years. However, the team returned and competed in the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup.

Historical matches

1957

31 August 1957 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round

Hong Kong League XI

6–2

Cambodia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

2 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

Indonesia

1–2

Hong Kong League XI

Shah Alam, Malaya

4 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

Malaya

3–3

Hong Kong League XI

Shah Alam, Malaya

7 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

South Vietnam

1–3

Hong Kong League XI

Shah Alam, Malaya

1958

31 August 1958 Merdeka Tournament

South Vietnam

3–5

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

1 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament

Malaya

3–0

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

3 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament

Singapore

0–2

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

4 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament

Indonesia

1–2

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

1959

31 August 1959 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round

Japan

1–1

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

2 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round Replay

Japan

2–4

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

3 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

India

2–0

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

5 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

South Vietnam

4–1

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

6 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round

Malaya

2–1

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

1960

6 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A

South Vietnam

1–3

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A

South Korea

3–1

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

11 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A

Indonesia

3–1

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

13 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A

Singapore

2–3

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

1961

4 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B

Indonesia

2–2

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

6 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B

Thailand

1–2

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

10 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B

Singapore

4–3

Hong Kong League XI

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

Recent Matches

Date	Type of match	Location	Head coach	Opponent	Result
20 May 2002	HKSAR Reunification Cup	Hong Kong		Turkey	0–2
23 May 2002	HKSAR Reunification Cup	Hong Kong		Scotland	0–4
22 January 2004	2004 Carlsberg Cup	Hong Kong	Lai Sun Cheung	Hong Kong	0–1
25 January 2004	2004 Carlsberg Cup	Hong Kong	Lai Sun Cheung	Sweden	0–3
18 February 2007	2007 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	Casemiro Mior	Jamaica U-23	1–1 (3–5 PSO)
21 February 2007	2007 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	Casemiro Mior	Australia U-23	2–2 (3–5 PSO)
30 December 2007	2008 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup	Hong Kong	José Luís	Guangdong	3–0
6 January 2008	2008 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup	Foshan, China	José Luís	Guangdong	1–0
7 February 2008	2008 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	José Luís	Peñarol	2–1
10 February 2008	2008 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	José Luís	Hajduk Split	2–1
26 January 2009	2009 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	Julio César Moreno, Chan Ho Yin	South China Pegasus Team	1–1 (4–5 PSO)
29 January 2009	2009 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	Julio César Moreno, Chan Ho Yin	Suwon Bluewings	0–0 (4–5 PSO)
18 July 2010	Xtep Cup	Hong Kong	Tsang Wai Chung	Birmingham City F.C.	2–3
9 February 2016	2016 Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong	José Ricardo Rambo	Hong Kong	4–0
4 February 2024	Tatler XFEST	Hong Kong	Jørn Andersen	Inter Miami CF	1–4

Players

Most recent squad

The final 25-man squad against Inter Miami CF on 4 February 2024.

• Head coach: Jørn Andersen

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Yapp Hung Fai	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)	Eastern
18	1GK	Pong Cheuk Hei	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	Resources Capital
19	1GK	Tse Ka Wing	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	Tai Po
2	2DF	Calum Hall	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)	Eastern
3	2DF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30)	Lee Man
5	2DF	Daniel Almazan	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)	Eastern
15	2DF	José Ángel	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)	Lee Man
22	2DF	Timothy Chow	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18)	HKFC
26	2DF	Oliver Gerbig	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26)	Kitchee
4	3MF	Charlie Scott	(1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27)	Kitchee
11	3MF	Cleiton	(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 38)	Kitchee
12	3MF	Mitchell Paulissen	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31)	Lee Man
14	3MF	Jakob Jantscher	(1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35)	Kitchee
16	3MF	Chan Siu Kwan	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32)	Tai Po
17	3MF	Mikael	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)	Kitchee
24	3MF	Ngan Cheuk Pan	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	Sham Shui Po
27	3MF	Marcos Gondra	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)	Eastern
7	4FW	Ruslan Mingazow	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 33)	Kitchee
8	4FW	Everton Camargo	(1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33)	Lee Man
9	4FW	Henri Anier	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 34)	Lee Man
10	4FW	Lam Hok Hei	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33)	HK U23
13	4FW	Gil	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)	Lee Man
20	4FW	Nassam Ibrahim	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)	Rangers
21	4FW	Jordan Lam	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)	North District
23	4FW	Mahama Awal	(1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33)	Southern

Competition history

Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957 Merdeka Tournament	Winner	1	4	3	1	0	14	7
1958 Merdeka Tournament	Runners-up	2	4	3	0	1	9	7
1959 Merdeka Tournament	Fourth place	4	5	1	1	3	7	11
1960 Merdeka Tournament	First Round	5	4	2	0	2	8	9
1961 Merdeka Tournament	First Round	8	4	1	2	1	8	8

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Footnotes

1. ^ Hong Kong Football Association sent a team that consisted of players who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) and Hong Kong, as well as Western expatiates from 1957 to 1961; they did not participate in 1962; in the 1963 to 1967 editions, Republic of China (Taiwan) formally joined the tournament, despite all Republic of China international footballers being based in Hong Kong; the Hong Kong national team also joined from the 1965 edition in parallel with Republic of China national team
2. Mostly Eastern AA players; all ethnic Chinese, most of them capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) (9 out of 14), with the exception of Ko Po Keung [zh] and Szeto Yiu (司徒堯) who capped for Hong Kong, as well as uncapped Kwok Yau (郭有) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan); overlapped with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team
3. Mostly KMB players, most of them capped for Republic of China (Taiwan)
4. ethnic Chinese and Western expatriates (Watson [zh]; half of the member of Hong Kong Chinese official football team that toured in Asia in August 1959 were selected; most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Tak Wai (李德煒) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) and Lee Kwok Wah (李國華), participant of 1958 Asian Games
5. Mostly Kitchee SC player; most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Kwok Wah and Lee Tak Wai; most Republic of China (Taiwan) internationals were drafted to 1960 Summer Olympics
6. Consist of Republic of China (such as Mok Chun Wah) and Hong Kong internationals (such as Ho Cheng Yau),. overlap with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team

References

1. "中國香港足球總會". 中國香港足球總會. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
2. 華協會長沈瑞慶赴台接洽昨返港 中華民國決定參加默迪卡賽. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 24 July 1963. p. 16 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
3. 中國决定參加默迪卡足球賽. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 7 August 1964. p. 3 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
4. Written at Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong. 默迪卡國際足球賽結束 聯合邦元首嚴端 以總理杯贈港球隊. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). content from Agence France-Presse was incorporated. Hong Kong. 9 September 1957. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Books preview.
6. 默迪卡足球賽香港大爆冷門馬來勝三比零. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 2 September 1958. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
7. 香港默賽代表隊廿二嘉山戰華聯. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 19 August 1959. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
8. 香港足球代表隊今午飛馬來亞參加默迪卡賽參戰七國實力均強港隊應努力爭勝. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 26 August 1959. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
9. 華聯在星慘敗詳情. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 15 August 1959. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
10. "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions" 參加默迪卡杯足球賽 香港以傑志爲班底 七名救兵日內抵步助陣 新加坡隊定本週四北上. Nanyang Siang Pau (in Traditional Chinese). Singapore. 2 August 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
11. "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions" 參加默杯賽九國球員名單號碼. Nanyang Siang Pau (in Traditional Chinese). Singapore. 12 August 1960. p. 11. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
12. 足總補選兩將赴默迪卡作賽. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 15 July 1961. p. 12 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.

External links

• HK League XI, squad for the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup

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