Happy Valley Athletic Association (traditional Chinese: 愉園體育會) is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong First Division League. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley (or HVAA).
In the 2005-06 season, Happy Valley won the Hong Kong First Division League, losing just one match. The League title was Happy Valley's fourth in eight seasons. However, the team did not win any title after that season.
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
Performance in AFC competitions
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- 2000: First Round
- 2002: Second Round
-
- 2004: Group Stage
- 2005: Group Stage
- 2006: Group Stage
- 2007: Group Stage
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- 1998/99: Quarter-Final
- 2000/01: Second Round
Kit sponsors and manufacturers
| Period |
Kit Manufacturer |
Kit Sponsor |
| 1998–1999 |
ASICS |
Peninsula Knitters |
| 1999–2000 |
Super X |
| 2000–2001 |
Lotto |
Tsingtao Beer |
| 2001–2002 |
Puma |
| 2002–2003 |
A-line |
Easyknit Group and Alliance Engineering |
| 2003–2008 |
Puma |
| 2008– |
Nike |
Alliance Engineering |
Players
Current squad
- As of 20 December 2009.[1]
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Yu Yang |
| 6 |
 |
DF |
Fung Chung Ting |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Ling Cong |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Tsang Chi Hau |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Yu Ho Pong |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Li Chun Yip (captain) |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Chan Ming Kong |
| 14 |
|
FW |
Yan Pak Long |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Tai Sze Chung |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Wong Chun Ho |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Chan Kai Hong |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Cui Lin |
| 20 |
|
DF |
Lee Siu Cheung |
| 22 |
|
GK |
Fan Chun Kit |
| 23 |
|
GK |
Chu Hin Fung |
| 25 |
 |
FW |
Godfred |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Ma Siu Kwan |
| 27 |
|
DF |
Tam Ho Pong |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Wu Haopeng |
| 29 |
|
MF |
Yaw Anane |
| 31 |
|
DF |
Ha Shing Chi |
| 33 |
|
GK |
Cheung Wai Hong |
|
Notable former players
Players in BOLD have international caps.
- Hong Kong
|
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
 Dimitre Kalkanov
- Cameroon
 Batoum Urbain Roger
|
- England
- Indonesia
- Italy
 Alfredo Devoto
- Nigeria
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Slovakia
 Martin Jančula
- St Kitts and Nevis
- Wales
|
Coaches
- Chan Hung Ping (–2005)
- Wong Yiu Shun (2005–2006)
José Ricardo Rambo (2006)- Lo Kai Wah (2006–2007)
- Chan Hung Ping (2007–2008)
- Wong Yiu Shun (2008–2009)
- He Jianbo & Cheng Qiang (2009–present)
Club's Mascot
In the beginning of 2009/2010 season, Happy Valley introduced the club's mascot, a panda, as the fan club's captain wearing the number 12 jersey on the squad list.
2008-09 Season
2007-08 Season
2006-07 Season
2005-06 Season
References
External links
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