North District FC
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| Full name | North District Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | North District Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Chu Ho Yin | ||
| Head coach | Pau Ka Yiu | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | 8th | ||
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North District Football Club (Chinese: 北區足球會), currently known as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top tier of Hong Kong football.
History
[edit]North District began fielding a football team in the Hong Kong football league system in 2002 as part of a Hong Kong Football Association initiative to involve district representative teams.[1] North District were part of a group of 11 districts who participated in the inaugural season of this project.
During the 2008–09 season, North District finished second bottom from the table and came close to being eliminated from the football league. However, the club was able to finish second in the Elimination Playoff and was allowed to remain.
As part of the HKFA's decision to unify the Third Division A League and the Third Division District League, North District were placed in the Hong Kong Fourth Division during the 2012–13 season based on their prior season's results.
Starting from the 2016–17 season, North District has been branded as Golik North District due to sponsorship reasons.
On 29 April 2018, North District defeated KCDRSC 4–1 to clinch the Hong Kong Third Division title for the first time. They gained promotion to the Hong Kong Second Division.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, North District won the Hong Kong Second Division title and was promoted to the Hong Kong First Division.
On 22 June 2023, after finishing third in the First Division, North District was granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.[3]
Starting from the 2023–24 season, North District has been rebranded as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons.[4]
Name history
[edit]- 2002–2012: North District (北區)
- 2012–2015: Rainbow Legend North District (彩俊北區)
- 2015–2016: REX Global North District (御濠北區)
- 2016–2023: Golik North District (高力北區)
- 2023–: Crownity North District (均業北區)
Team staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Pau Ka Yiu
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| Assistant coach | Sin Ka Yu
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| Goalkeeping coach | Ho Kwok Chuen
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| Fitness coach | Law Man Chung
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Source: [citation needed]
Current squad
[edit]First team
[edit]- As of 3 October 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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.
Season-to-season record
[edit]Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- Champions (1): 2018–19
- Champions (1): 2017–18
Head coaches
[edit]- Lam Hiu Fung (2016–2017)
- Choi Chung Yin (2019–2023)
- Leung Chi Wing (2023–2024)
- Pau Ka Yiu (2024–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "丙組「地區聯賽」開幕". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Golik North District 4:1 KCDRSC". HKFA. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ 港超聯 霍啟山確認北區升班 on.cc 22 June 2023
- ^ "獲冠名贊助班費約港幣700萬 北區足球會盼不做「升降機」". 香港文匯網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
External links
[edit]- North District at HKFA