Lee Man Football Club (Chinese: 理文足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical.
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| Full name | Branded name: Lee Man Football Club Legal registration name: Lee Man Football Limited | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| President | Norman Lee | ||
| Head coach | Tsang Chiu Tat | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | HKPL, 2nd of 10 | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 理文足球會 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 理文 | ||||||
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| Lee Man Football Limited | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 理文足球有限公司 | ||||||
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HistoryEdit
Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors and operators of Rangers during the 2016–17 season. The club played that season using the team name Lee Man Rangers (Chinese: 理文流浪).
The following season, Lee & Man decided to invest their money in building their own football club. They paid a HK$1 million entrance fee to the Hong Kong Football Association for the right to enter a club directly into the Hong Kong Premier League.[1] The club hired former Hong Kong international Fung Ka Ki as their first manager on 3 July 2017.[2] Fung would only last one season as manager as the club finished a disappointing 8th place.
On 21 May 2018, Lee Man hired former Hong Kong and Macau manager Chan Hiu Ming as its head coach.[3] Under Chan, the club won its first trophy, capturing the 2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup on 27 April 2019 in a 3–2 victory over Yuen Long.[4]
Team staffEdit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Tsang Chiu Tat
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| Assistant coach | Jordi Tarrés
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| Goalkeeping coach | Cheng Ho Man
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| Fitness coach | Lee Kin Wai
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| Analytical coach | Kwok Chun Lam
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Source:[citation needed]
Current squadEdit
First teamEdit
- As of 20 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanEdit
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 considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Season-to-season recordEdit
| Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Sapling Cup |
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| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 8 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 509 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 9 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 627 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Champions |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | 10 | 4 | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 877 | First Round | Runner-up | Group Stage |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | 8 | 3 | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 852 | Semi-finals |
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Continental recordEdit
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group J | Eastern
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1–0 | 1st | |
 Tainan City
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4–1 | |||||
 Athletic 220
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5–1 | |||||
| Inter-zone play-off final |  Nasaf Qarshi
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2–3 (a.e.t.) | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Play-off round | Athletic 220
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2–1 | ||
| Group J | Eastern
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1–3 | 2nd | |||
| Tainan City
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3–1 | |||||
HonoursEdit
Cup competitionsEdit
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Champions (1): 2018–19
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20
Head coachesEdit
Fung Ka Ki (2017–2018)- Lam Hing Lun (2018)
- Fung Hoi Man (2018)[5]
- Chan Hiu Ming (2018–2023)[6]
- Tsang Chiu Tat (2023–present)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "上廣州鬥富力來回六粒鐘 港超兵被玩殘". Apple Daily. Retrieved 23 June 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文密密簽唔想再靠借？". on.cc. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文雨戰加時3：2挫元朗 稱霸菁英盃成球隊首冠". Ming Pao. Retrieved 27 April 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文來季大搞 挖角飛馬3將 陳曉明或領軍". Ming Pao. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)