Happy Valley AA
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| Full name | Happy Valley Athletic Association | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fishball(魚丸) | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Ground | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Tai Po Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 11,981 and 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Pui Kwan Kay | ||
| Head Coach | Paul Foster | ||
| League | First Division | ||
| 2012–13 | Second Division, 2nd | ||
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Happy Valley Athletic Association (Chinese: 愉園體育會) is a Hong Kong football club. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley (or HVAA). It is historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, having won the first division league six 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]
Contents
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
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
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Coaches
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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
External links
- Happy Valley at HKFA.com
- Happy Valley at the-AFC.com
