Hong Kong Rangers FC
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| Full name | Hong Kong Rangers Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Mongkok Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 8500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Mok Yiu Keung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Fai Lap, Philip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Hong Kong First Division League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 3rd place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong Rangers Football Club ( Chinese: 流浪足球會), simply known as Rangers , is a Hong Kong football club and plays in Hong Kong First Division League. It won the Hong Kong League once, the Senior Challenge Shield 4 times, the FA Cup twice.
The club was founded in 1958, its home field is at Mongkok Stadium in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Since October 12, 2001, the club had been named after its sponsor, Buler, giving it the name Buler Rangers F.C. until 2006 Summer.
Over the last decade, Rangers’s policy in youth investment has paid off , gaining the club a reputation for an excellent school for young footballers. The Rangers youth academy has produced many of Hong Kong’s finest youngsters, though many have been signed to bigger clubs since, some have chosen to stay with their club who nurtured them. Ranger's youth system has been so successful it is common to see Rangers providing the bulk of Hong Kong’s age-grade international youth teams spanning all U-15, U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels.
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[edit] Honours
Major trophies are listed below.
- Hong Kong First Division League: 1
- 1970-71
- Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League: 1
- 1991-92
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2
- 1965-66, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1994-95
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2
- 1976-77, 1994-95
[edit] Current first team squad
As of November, 2006
The squad below has not yet been confirmed by the official.
[edit] Squad changes during 2006-07 season
In:
- Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Dragutin Stevic-Rankovic - Signed From Kitchee
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Xiao Guoji - Signed From Kitchee
- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Zhao - Signed From South China
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Wai Tik - Signed From South China
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leung Tsz Chun - Signed From South China
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Fung Ka Ki - Signed From Kitchee
- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Su Xiaoming - Signed
Out:
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chiu Chun Kit - Transferred To Wofoo Tai Po
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg So Loi Keung - Transferred To Wofoo Tai Po
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcio Gabriel Anacleto - Transferred To Xiangxue Sun Hei
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Man Pei Tak - Transferred To South China
- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Chunghui - Transferred To South China
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Wai Tik - Transferred To HKFC
- Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Man Pei Tak - Transferred To South China
[edit] Famous players
[edit] 2005/06 Season
- Coolpoint Ventilation First Division Football League: 3rd Place
- Hong Kong League Cup: First Round
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: First Round
- LANWA International FA Cup: First Round (3rd in Group A)
[edit] External links
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