South China AA will seek to win the Hong Kong First Division League championship after they failed to win it last year as Kitchee won. South China are competing in the First Division League, Senior Shield, FA Cup, and League Cup.
Key events
- 17 June 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that Chiu Chun Kit and Poon Yiu Cheuk have transferred to Citizen and Sham Shui Po respectively.[1]
- 28 June 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China appointed Ján Kocian as their new Head Coach. Ex-caretaker Chan Ho Yin has switched to be assistant coach.[2]
- 30 June 2011: South China announced that 4 youth team players, Kot Cho Wai, Li Yim Lam, Cheung Chun Hei and Chan Pak Hang, are promoted to the first team.
- 21 July 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has sealed the deal of Brazilian forward Leonel Alvim Neto.[3]
- 26 July 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has signed Canadian left back Paris Nakajima-Farran, who is also a Japanese descent.[4]
- 21 August 2011: Leonel Alvim Neto leaves the club due to the uselessness for the team.[5]
- 26 August 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has signed Curacaoan forward Dyron Daal.[6]
- 25 November 2011: South China and English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced the renewal of their Club Partnership at a press conference held on 25 November 2011 at Jumbo Kingdom, Hong Kong.[7]
- 29 December 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that 3 new players would join the club, including 2 Brazilian, Dhiego de Souza Martins and João Emir Porto Pereira, who were suggested by Brazilian club Internacional. The third one is Yeo Jeehoon, a South Korean.[8]
- 7 January 2012: Chairman Steven Lo announced that Dyron Daal and Paris Nakajima-Farran, who joined the club at the beginning of the season, are released by the club.[9]
- 23 January 2012: Serbian forward Mateja Kežman played for South China in 2012 Asian Challenge Cup after he announced to end his footballer career on 26 January in Hong Kong.[10][11]
Player
First Team squad
- As of 26 August 2011.[12][13][14][15][6][8][9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Stats
Squad stats
Last updated: 4 February 2012
Source:[citation needed]
Ordered by Position
0 shown as blank
Top scorers
Disciplinary record
| Number |
Nation |
Position |
Name |
First Division League |
Senior Challenge Shield |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Total |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
 |
DF |
Lee Chi Ho |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Yeo Jeehoon |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Bai He |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Chan Siu Ki |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Xu Deshuai |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Au Yeung Yiu Chung |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Li Haiqiang |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Man Pei Tak |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Leung Chun Pong |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Man Pei Tak |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
 |
FW |
Giovane |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 25 |
|
MF |
Souza |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 30 |
|
DF |
Joel Bertoti Padilha |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
DF |
Ng Wai Chiu |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
21 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
|} Last updated: 10 February 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Staff
Last updated: 12 July 2011
Source: [1]
Competitions
Overall
Last updated: 20 May 2012
Source: Competitions
First Division League
Classification
2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League Table
Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
| Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 18 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
47 |
17 |
+30 |
36 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
5 |
+15 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
12 |
+15 |
Last updated: 19 May 2012.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by round
| Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
| Ground |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
| Result |
L |
W |
D |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
D |
W |
D |
D |
W |
W |
D |
| Position |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Last updated: 20 May 2012.
Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Fixtures and results
Friendly
2012 Asian Challenge Cup
First Division League
Senior Challenge Shield
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
References
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zh:南華足球隊2011/12賽季
