Resources Capital FC
Resources Capital Football Club (Chinese: 晉峰足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. [1]
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| Full name | Resources Capital Football Club Limited | ||
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| Founded | 1982 as Tai Chung Publisher | ||
| Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Hanson Wong | ||
| Chairman | Henry Tang | ||
| Head Coach | Joan Esteva | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2021–22 | HKPL, 8th of 8 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club plays its home matches at Tsing Yi Sports Ground.
History
Tai Chung has competed in the Hong Kong football league system league since 2001. Between 2009 and 2011, Tai Chung once competed in the First Division, the top-flight league in Hong Kong at that time. Since their relegation in 2011, the club has competed in the second-tier amateur league.
In 2016, the club was acquired by Tang Wai Ho, and was renamed as Resources Capital.
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, club ownership increased the budget to $6 million and turned the club into a professional outfit, aiming to gain promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in the following season.[2] Despite the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Resources Capital were granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.[3]
Name history
- 1982–2005: Tai Chung (大中)
- 2005–2008: EU Tai Chung (東盟大中)
- 2008–2009: Advance Tai Chung (駿昇大中)
- 2009–2016: Tai Chung (大中)
- 2016–: Resources Capital (晉峰)
Team staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Director of Football |  Ho Shun Yin |
| Head coach |  Joan Esteva |
| Assistant coach | Cheung Wai Chung |
| Assistant coach | Yeung Hin Fai |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ho Kwok Chuen |
| Fitness coach | Cheng Chun Hin |
| Fitness coach | Ho Ho Yee |
Source: Resources Capital FC
Current squad
First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Recent seasons
| Season | Team name | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | HKFA Cup Junior Division | Notes |
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| 2015–16 | Tai Chung | First Division | 10 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 63 | 23 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2016–17 | Resources Capital | First Division | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 30 | Third Round | |
| 2017–18 | Resources Capital | First Division | 9 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 59 | 41 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2018–19 | Resources Capital | First Division | 7 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 32 | Runner-up |
Honours
League
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
- Hong Kong Third A Division
- Champions (1): 2006–07
Cup
- Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Head coaches
- Chan Ho Yin (2009–2010)
Dejan Antonić (2010–2011)- Tim Bredbury (2012–2013)
- Yu Siu Chee (2013–2015)
- Ho Shun Yin (2015–2019)
- Joan Esteva (2019–2022)
- Tang Kwun Yin (2022)
- Joan Esteva (2022–)
References
- "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍 班費600萬 晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)
- Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
- Resources Capital at HKFA
- Resources Capital on Facebook