South China AA

South China AA
	South China AA
Basic data
Surname	South China Athletic Association
Seat	Hong Kong
founding	1904 ; (as Chinese Football Team)
president	Albert Hung (洪祖杭)
Website	www.southchinafc.com
First soccer team
Venue	Hong Kong Stadium
Places	40,000
league	First Division League
2018/19	8th place
home	Away

The South China AA (SCAA) is a football club from Hong Kong . SCAA currently plays in the country's highest league, the Hong Kong First Division League . The team plays its home games in the Hong Kong Stadium. SCAA is the national record holder in championships and national cup competitions. SCAA alone was champion 41 times, most recently in 2012/13.

Club history

SCAA administration building in Hong Kong

In 1904 the Chinese Football Team was founded by students . Six years later, in 1910, the name was changed to South China Football Club. At the beginning of the 1920s, the current name South China AA was adopted. Collecting titles began early on. The first was the championship in 1923/24. Until the beginning of the 1980s, only local players were allowed to play for the association team. But after professional football was introduced in Hong Kong and many other clubs employed foreign players, this internal association rule was dropped. On November 2, 1981, the 60-year-old rule was dropped by vote. In the same season 1981/82, the team managed to narrowly escape relegation. After an important game against the later relegated Caroline Hill , violent riots broke out outside the stadium. These riots are considered to be the second most violent in Hong Kong's history.

At the end of the 2005/06 season, South China was again on a relegation zone. Only the increase in the league to ten clubs prevented relegation. Then the team struck back and was able to become champions twice in a row.

The greatest continental success was achieved in 1993/94, when they made it to the final of the AFC Cup Winners' Cup . There they lost to al-Qadisiya al-Chubar from Saudi Arabia in the final 6-2.

Squad

team

goal

Defense

midfield

attack

01	Yapp Hung Fai	Hong Kong
23	Zhang Chunhui	Hong Kong
32	Fan Chun Yip	Hong Kong

02	Lee Chi Ho	Hong Kong
06th	Wong Chin Hung	Hong Kong
12	Man Pei Tak	Hong Kong
15th	Chan Wai Ho	Hong Kong
30th	Joel	Brazil
33	Ng Wai Chiu	Hong Kong
35	Cheung Chun Hei	Hong Kong

05	Bai He	Hong Kong
08th	Xu Deshuai	Hong Kong
09	Lee Wai Lim	Hong Kong
10	Au Yeung Yiu Chung	Hong Kong
11	Li Haiqiang	Hong Kong
16	Leung Chun Pong	Hong Kong
18th	Kwok Kin Pong	Hong Kong
20th	Feces Cho Wai	Hong Kong
25th	Wellingsson de Souza	Brazil
26th	Chan Pak Hang	Hong Kong

07th	Chan Siu Ki	Hong Kong
17th	Leonel Alva Noto	Brazil
19th	Li Yim Lam	Hong Kong
22nd	Giovane	Brazil
31	Cheng Lai Hin	Hong Kong

Club successes

National

Championships

Hong Kong First Division League
Meister (41) 1923/24, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1940/41, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1950 / 51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1996/97, 1999 / 2000, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13
Runner-up (16): 1928/29, 1946/47, 1953/54, 1955/56, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1972/73, 1980/81, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1992/93, 1994 / 95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2010/11

Hong Kong Second Division (5): 1917/18, 1925/26, 1933/34, 1951/52, 1952/53

National cups

Hong Kong Senior Shield (31)

Cup winners: 1928/29, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1940/41, 1948/49, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1964/65, 1971/72, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998 / 99, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2009/10, 2013/14