2024–25 Eastern SC season

Eastern 2024–25 season
President	Lam Kin Ming
Head Coach	Roberto Losada
Stadium	Mong Kok Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Eastern's 70th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Eastern has competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Champions League Two this season.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Squad

First team

^[4]

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Yapp Hung Fai	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)	South China AA	2014	2025
26	Liu Fu Yuen	(1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)	Wong Tai Sin DRSC	2018	2025
Defenders
2	Calum Hall ^FP	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)	Gala Fairydean Rovers (S5)	2023	2025
3	Tamirlan Kozubayev ^FP	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)	FC Turan (K1)	2022	2025
15	Wong Ho Yin	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26)	HK U23 Football Team	2023	2025
19	Alexander Jojo	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)	IK Oddevold (N2)	2024	2025
21	Daniel Almazan ^FP	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)	Bayamón Fútbol Club (P1)	2023	2025
22	Leung Kwun Chung	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)	Tai Po	2019	2025
30	Wong Tsz Ho	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)	Youth	2014	2025
72	Nii Noye Narh ^FP	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 29)	Sham Shui Po	2024	2025
Midfielders
11	Wong Ho Chun	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	Lee Man	2022	2025
14	Yu Joy Yin	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23)	Hong Kong Rangers	2023	2025
16	Leung Chun Pong	(1986-10-01) 1 October 1986 (age 38)	South China AA	2016	2025
23	Ma Hei Wai	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20)	Youth	2020	2025
27	Marcos Gondra ^FP	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)	CF Lorca Deportiva (S5)	2021	2025
32	Lam Hin Ting	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	Hong Kong Rangers	2024	2025
Strikers
7	Noah Baffoe ^FP	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	CE Manresa (S5)	2023	2025
9	Víctor Bertomeu ^FP	(1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32)	Gresik United (I2)	2024	2025
10	Felipe Sá ^FP	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29)	Fujairah FC (U2)	2024	2025
17	Ng Yu Hei	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)	Youth	2023	2025
Players out on loan
Players left during mid-season

Remarks:
^FP These players are registered as foreign players.

U22

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
40	Chung Hoi Man	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	Youth	2021	2025
	Mak Ka-Lun	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	Youth Team	2023	2025
	Tam Chi-To	(2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17)	Yuen Long Youth	2023	2025
Defenders
24	Siu Chung Nam	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)	Youth Team	2023	2025
35	Lam Chin Yu	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	Youth	2023	2025
43	Uriel Contiero	(2009-11-07) 7 November 2009 (age 14)	Youth Team	2023	2025
88	Cheung Man Ho	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18)	Youth	2023	2025
	Tsang Cheuk-Yin	(2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 18)	Youth Team	2023	2025
	Takumi Ng	(2007-11-20) 20 November 2007 (age 16)	Youth Team	2023	2025
	Tsang Tak-Hin	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17)	Youth Team	2023	2025
	Cheung Cheuk-Nam	(2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 (age 17)	Hong Kong Rangers Youth	2024	2025
Midfielders
28	Siu Ching	(2008-04-28) 28 April 2008 (age 16)	Youth	2023	2025
42	Yeung Tung Ki	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18)	Youth	2022	2025
44	Prabhat Gurung	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)	Youth	2022	2025
77	Lee Chun Ting	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19)	Youth	2022	2025
	Leung Tsz-Yin	(2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 15)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Lin Long-Tik	(2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 16)	Youth Team	2024	2025
Forwards
29	Liu Hing Yau	(2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 18)	Youth Team	2024	2025
33	Gao Ming Ho	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Chui Wai-Lok	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Jeremy Lui Tsz-Kiu	(2007-05-08) 8 May 2007 (age 17)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Gao Ming Ngai	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Kwan Cheuk-Yin	(2009-01-06) 6 January 2009 (age 15)	Youth Team	2024	2025
	Josh Yiu Ho-Chit	(2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 (age 17)	Hong Kong Rangers Youth	2024	2025
Players who have played but left the team mid-season

Transfers

Transfers in

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Nii Noye Narh	Sham Shui Po	Free
MF	Lam Hin Ting	Hong Kong Rangers	Free^[5]
FW	Víctor Bertomeu	Gresik United	Free^[6]
FW	Felipe Sá	Fujairah FC	Free^[7]^[8]

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Loans In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Alexander Jojo	IK Oddevold	Season loan^[9]

Transfers out

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Enson Kwok		Free^[10]
DF	Ryu Ji-seong		Free
DF	Leon Jones	Kitchee SC	Free^[11]
MF	Barak Braunshtain	Hong Kong Rangers	Free^[10]
FW	Manolo Bleda	Lee Man	End of loan^[12]
FW	Bosley Yu		Free^[10]

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Loans Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	HKPL		FA Cup		Sapling Cup		Challenge Shield		AFC Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Yapp Hung Fai	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
2	DF	Calum Hall	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2+1	0	9	0
3	DF	Tamirlan Kozubayev	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
7	FW	Noah Baffoe	7	4	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	2	11	6
9	FW	Víctor Bertomeu	3+1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3
10	FW	Felipe Sá	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	0
11	MF	Wong Ho Chun	1+4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0	9	1
14	MF	Yu Joy Yin	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
15	DF	Wong Ho Yin	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Leung Chun Pong	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
17	MF	Ng Yu Hei	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	8	1
19	DF	Alexander Jojo	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	9	0
21	DF	Daniel Almazan	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	11	2
22	DF	Leung Kwun Chung	5+1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1+2	0	10	2
23	MF	Ma Hei Wai	5+2	2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	11	2
26	DF	Liu Fu Yuen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Marcos Gondra	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	11	5
28	MF	Siu Ching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Liu Hing Yau	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	Wong Tsz Ho	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
32	MF	Lam Hin Ting	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
33	MF	Gao Ming Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	Lam Chin Yu	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	Chung Hoi Man	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	MF	Yeung Tung Ki	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+2	0	3	0
44	MF	Prabhat Gurung	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
72	DF	Nii Noye Narh	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
77	MF	Lee Chun Ting	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
88	DF	Cheung Man Ho	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Competition

Hong Kong Premier League

30 August 2024 1	Eastern	2–0	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00	Ma Hei Wai 5' Bertomeu 35' Lam Hin Ting 19' Tamirlan Kozubayev 72' Yapp Hung Fai 85'	Report	Ryota Hayashi 62'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,010 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

22 September 2024 2	Kowloon City	1–1	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
16:00	Jojo 6' (o.g.) Yim Kai Cheuk Anson 62' Chan Man Fai 69' Diego Eli 76' Nilton Soares Rodrigues 90+2' Lam Hok Hei 90+2'	Report	Bertomeu 90+13' 71' Yu Joy Yin 40' Daniel Almazan Vera 61' Alexander Jojo 90+6'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 449 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

2 February 2025 3 (Rescheduled))	Kitchee	–	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

6 October 2024 4	Lee Man	1–2	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00	Mitchel Paulissen 58' (pen.) 54' Henri Anier 44' Li Ngai Hoi 71' Timothy Chow 90+3'	Report	Ma Hei Wai 21' Marcos Gondra 64' 50' Yu Joy Yin 90+3'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

19 October 2024 5	Eastern	4–0	HKFC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00	Leung Kwun Chung 40' Gondra 51', 90+3' Noah Baffoe 78'	Report	Andrew Russell 22' Habib Bah 68' Tsang Chun Hin 90'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 484 Referee: Luk Kin-sun

2 November 2024 6	Tai Po	1–1	Eastern	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00	Renner 56' Gabriel Cividini 73' 90+1' Lee Ka Ho 86'	Report	Baffoe 9' Daniel Almazan Vera 68'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

10 November 2024 7	Eastern	–	North District	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

23 November 2024 8	Eastern	–	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

12 September 2024 9 (Rescheduled)	Eastern	5–1	North District	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00	Bertomeu 9' Almazan 13' Baffoe 29' Wong Ho Chun 48' Ng Yu Hei 52'	Report	Gudula 64' Guilherme Kayron 59'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 768 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

28 September 2024 10 (Rescheduled)	Southern	0–2	Eastern	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
16:00	Kessi 39' Lee Ka Yiu 81' Gregory Rocha 90+3'	Report	Gondra 49' 90+5' Baffoe 76' 90+5' Leung Chun Pong 61' Yu Joy Yin 90+3'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 540 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

12 January 2025 11	HKFC	–	Eastern	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30				Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium

18 January 2025 12	Eastern	-	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

8 February 2025 13	Eastern	–	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

16 February 2025 14	Eastern	–	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

23 February 2025 15	Kowloon City	–	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00				Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground

8 March 2025 16	Rangers	–	Eastern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

16 March 2025 17	Tai Po	–	Eastern	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00				Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground

29 March 2025 18	Eastern	–	HKFC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

13 April 2025 19	Eastern	–	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

26 April 2025 20	Lee Man	–	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

5 May 2025 21	Eastern	–	Kowloon City	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

11 May 2025 22	North District	–	Eastern	Sheung Shui, New Territories
15:00				Stadium: North District Sports Ground

18 May 2025 23	Rangers	–	Eastern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

25 May 2025 24	Eastern	–	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastern	7	5	2	0	17	4	+13	17	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Tai Po	6	4	2	0	13	4	+9	14
3	Lee Man	7	4	1	2	14	9	+5	13
4	Kowloon City	7	4	1	2	12	15	−3	13
5	Kitchee	7	3	3	1	22	6	+16	12

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13) Group Match 1	Tai Po	2–1	Eastern	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00	Sartori 12' Cividini 82'	Report	Leung Kwun Chung 54'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 586 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) Group Match 2	Eastern	–	HKFC	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) Group Match 3	North District	–	Eastern	Sheung Shui, New Territories
15:00				Stadium: North District Sports Ground

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Group Match 4	Eastern	–	Kitchee	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
18:00				Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground

Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

23 November 2024 (2024-11-23) Quarter Final	Eastern	–	Southern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:30				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SFR	SYD	EAS	KAY
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	3	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	5 Dec	3–0
2	Sydney FC	3	2	1	10	3	+7	6	Advance to round of 16	7 Nov	—	5–0	5 Dec
3	Eastern	3	1	2	4	9	−5	3		2–3	28 Nov	—	7 Nov
4	Kaya–Iloilo	3	0	3	2	9	−7	0		28 Nov	1–4	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

19 September 2024 1	Sydney FC	5–0	Eastern	Sydney, Australia
	Ouahim 32', 55' 32' Grant 44' Almazan 64' (o.g.) Leung Chun Pong 71' (o.g.)	Report	Lam Hin Ting 30' Leung Chun Pong 61'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval, Sydney^[13] Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

3 October 2024 2	Eastern	2–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
	Almazan 7' Baffoe 46' Jesse Yu Joy Yin 40'	Report	Matsumoto 40' Nakajima 41' Araki 90+5' Pieros Sotiriou 24' Shuto Nakano 90+2'	Attendance: 4,365 Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

24 October 2024 3	Kaya–Iloilo	1–2	Eastern	Manila, Philippines
	Yamazaki 45+2' (pen.) Jesus Melliza 41' Audie Menzi 90+6'	Report	Gondra 28' Baffoe 78' Daniel Almazan 20' Wong Tsz Ho 45+2'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 138 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

7 November 2024 4	Eastern	v	Kaya–Iloilo	Hong Kong
		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

28 November 2024 5	Eastern	v	Sydney FC	Hong Kong
		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

5 December 2024 6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Eastern	Hiroshima, Japan
		Report		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Remarks

References

^ "最受歡迎的香港足球會排名". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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^ 港超聯東方簽入前鋒費利浦薩 on.cc 27 September 2024
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[1] "最受歡迎的香港足球會排名". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.

[2] "亞冠盃2 理文東方分途撼日泰勁旅". on.cc東網. August 16, 2024.

[3] "港超｜盧比度與東方續約留效至2027年". std.stheadline.com. June 19, 2024.

[4] "一隊球員 – 東方體育會" (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.

[5] "港超｜Fat Gor 转会东方补选入港队踢世杯外". std.stheadline.com. June 6, 2024.

[6] 港超聯巴杜姆重返東方 on.cc 19 August 2024

[7] 港超聯東方開操！盧比度預料費利浦薩加盟 on.cc 26 August 2024

[8] 港超聯東方簽入前鋒費利浦薩 on.cc 27 September 2024

[9] 港超聯亞歷斯祖借將身分回歸東方 on.cc 8 August 2024

[auto-10] "Instagram". www.instagram.com.

[11] "傑志連環增兵鐘樂安林樂勤相繼來投". 2 July 2024.

[12] "理文簽胡晉銘外借洛迪古斯至東方". Now Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2023. (in Chinese)

[13] Sydney FC played their home matches at Jubilee Oval, Sydney, instead of their regular home stadium Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney.

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