Hong Kong Pegasus FC

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Full name	Hong Kong Pegasus FC Limited
Founded	2008 (2008), as TSW Pegasus FC
Ground	Hong Kong Stadium
Ground Capacity	40,000
Chairman	Canny Leung
Head coach	Man Pei Tak/Lee Chi Kin
League	Hong Kong Premier League
2014–15	Premier League, 3rd (as Sun Pegasus)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Hong Kong Pegasus FC (Chinese: 香港飛馬足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club founded in 2008. The club currently plays in Hong Kong Premier League. Their manager is Lee Chi Kin.

The club was named TSW Pegasus FC (Chinese: 天水圍飛馬足球會) until 2011–12 season.

History

TSW Pegasus was established on June 2008, and they had their first season in Hong Kong First Division League 2008–09 with a budget of about HKD$10,000,000.

In July 2012, the club renamed the team name Sun Pegasus.

In July 2015, the club was renamed as Hong Kong Pegasus FC after Sun International pulled their sponsorship from the club.

Colours and badge

TSW Pegasus's home colours are an all yellow strip. Their away colours are a purple strip with yellow socks. The current kits are designed by adidas. The team have a third kit in white with a blue triangle on the top of the shirt which was used as a home kit prior to the use of their yellow home kit.

The current TSW Pegasus badge is a pegasus inside a shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in Greek mythology. Since the team has been renamed, the club made some changes on the badge. The Sun is added inside the shield, placing in the left hand side, while the pegasus is placed in the right hand side.

Club equipment

TSW Pegasus has acquired a bus for team transportation which is sponsored by Fuso.

The team also rented an entire 48th floor of a block of Central Park Towers in Tin Shui Wai as accommodation for team members. Renovation work is already completed.

Stadium

TSW Pegasus applied to the Hong Kong Football Association for the use of Yuen Long Stadium and Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground for its home matches. HKFA replied that it will grant the application provided the grass turf at the stadium is up to standard after its examination. Later, the HKFA accepted the application of having the Yuen Long Stadium as TSW Pegasus's home ground for the game against South China on 5 October 2008. The team's directors promised to make a fanfare at the stadium on the day.

HKFA Chairman Leung Hung Tak later claimed that a total of three home games for TSW Pegasus will be played at Yuen Long Stadium in the 2008–09 season.

For the 2013–14 season, TSW Pegasus has moved its home ground from Yuen Long Stadium to Mong Kok Stadium.

For the 2015–16 season, Pegasus FC were granted use of Hong Kong Stadium as their home ground for the season.

Supporters

TSW Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai as they are TSW Pegasus's hometown. The club has an official fanclub "Pegasus Base" too. The club's slogan is "Pegasus, our team".

Community contribution

TSW Pegasus held a big recruitment event at Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground to recruit U-15 and U-19 team players on 3 August 2008. At the same time, the team also recruited a few team assistants in order to provide job opportunity for the local residents. It played a friendly game against South China in the afternoon and the teams drew 1–1, TSW Pegasus lost (3–5) on penalties.

Recent seasons

Current squad

First Team Squad

As of 30 July 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Kristijan Naumovski 30 GK Wong Tsz Chung 88 GK Yuen Ho Chun 3 DF Eduardo Praes 5 DF Leung Kwun Chung 12 DF Leung Nok Hang 13 DF Wong Chun Ho 14 DF Fong Pak Lun 15 DF Fung Hing Wa 18 DF Kwok Kin Pong 26 DF Lee Ka Ho 28 DF Lo Chun Kit 34 DF Chan Kong Pan

No. Position Player 8 MF Lee Ka Yiu 9 MF Lo Kong Wai 11 MF João Emir 16 MF Tan Chun Lok 17 MF Chan Pak Hang 27 MF Leonidas 32 MF Dane Milovanović 7 FW Wong Wai 10 FW Admir Adrović 23 FW Jaimes McKee (Captain) 31 FW Cheng Lai Hin FW Dhiego Martins

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

Reserves

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Au Ching Lok — GK Lee Pui Kwan — GK Woo Kwan Ho Alex — DF Chan Kong Pan — DF Fung Tsz Long — DF Hon Lung — DF Lam Tsun — DF Siu Pak Lam — DF Siu Yat To — DF Wong Chun Yin — MF Cheung Man Lok Roy — MF Fung Hok Lam

No. Position Player — MF Kwok Ka Ming — MF Remi Dujardin — MF Sin Ming Leong — MF Wu Chun Ming — MF Yau Chun Him Henry — MF Yeung Yat Wing — FW Cheng Ming Fung — FW Chan Chun Nok — FW Cheung Yan Ming — FW Lai Kak Yi — FW Wong Lok

Out on Loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 18 DF Wong Yim Kwan (at Tai Po until the end of the 2014–15 season)

No. Position Player 37 MF Chow Kwok Wai (at Tai Po until the end of the 2014–15 season)

Honours

Domestic

Leagues

• Hong Kong First Division League
  • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2011–12

Cups

• Hong Kong Senior Shield
  • Winners (1): 2008–09

• Hong Kong FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 2009–10
  • Finalists (2): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13

• Hong Kong League Cup
  • Finalists (3): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12

Managers

• José Ricardo Rambo (July 1, 2008 – June 09)
• Dejan Antonić (Aug 2009 – Dec 09)
• José Ricardo Rambo (Dec 2009 – June 30, 2010)
• Chan Hiu Ming (July 1, 2010 – June 14, 2012)
• Chan Ho Yin (July 10, 2012 – Oct 9, 2012)
• Chan Chi Hong (Oct 9, 2012–?)
• Cow Sir (Feb 2015 – May 2015)
• Man Pei Tak (Jul 2015–)

External links

• Official webpage (Chinese)
• Official Facebook Page
• Fans Facebook Page