Hong Kong football season
The 2006–07 season in Hong Kong football , starting July 2006 and ending June 2007:
Overview
The number of teams in the First Division increased from eight to ten, as the HKFA decided to keep the two bottom teams from the last season, South China and Hong Kong 08 , in the First Division, while HKFC and Wofoo Tai Po were promoted.
Wofoo Tai Po , who earned promotion to the First Division by finishing second in the Second Division , played their first ever season in the top division of Hong Kong football.
Events
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(June 2008 )
21 July 2006 – Tim Bredbury took over as head coach of Rangers , replacing Qiu Jingwei .
1 August 2006 – Portuguese Jorge Amaral took over as head coach of South China .
13 August 2006 – Kitchee played Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua in a pre-season exhibition match, Canon Cup, at the Hong Kong Stadium . After a 1–1 draw in regulation time with the home team, Shenhua requested to cancel to take the penalty shootout . The title was shared.
2 September 2006 – The First Division League season began with Happy Valley and Xiangxue Sun Hei drawing 1–1.[ 1]
19 September 2006 – Xiangxue Sun Hei were beaten by Jordanian Al-Faisaly 2–2 (4–5 on penalties ), in the AFC Cup quarter-final.[ 2]
25 September 2006 – Rangers sacked head coach Tim Bredbury after a 1–1 draw at Happy Valley . Cheung Wai Hong took over as caretaker coach.
11 October 2006 – Brazilian -born defender Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Qatar .
4 November 2006 – Kitchee , the last unbeaten team in the First Division League up that time, lost 2–0 to South China at Mong Kok .
15 November 2006 – Hong Kong played the last game in their 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round group F against Bangladesh . After two wins and two draws in six games, Hong Kong ended third in the group.
30 November 2006 – Brazilian Casemiro Mior was appointed new head coach of South China , replacing Jorge Amaral .
10 December 2006 – The Senior Shield kicked off, with HKFC beating Hong Kong 08 2–1 in the first round.
12 December 2006 – Former England international midfielder Steve McManaman visited Hong Kong at the invitation of Rangers chairman Carson Yeung Ka Shing .[ 3]
Representative team
Hong Kong team
For all-time list, see Hong Kong national football team results
Hong Kong have gone through their Asian Cup 2007 qualifying campaign , where they ended 3rd in group F.
Hong Kong futsal team
2007 AFC Futsal Championship
Hong Kong U-23
2006 Asian Games Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 30 December 2006 – Guangdong 1–0 Hong Kong
7 January 2007 – Hong Kong Extra Time ) Guangdong Hong Kong captured the championship of 29th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup
2008 Olympic Games Qualifying Preliminary Round
Second Round (Group B)
Hong Kong U-19
AFC U19 Youth Championship Qualification Competition 2007 [ 8]
Hong Kong U-16
AFC U16 Youth Championship Qualification Competition 2007 [ 8]
Hong Kong U-14
EAFF U-14 Youth Festival 2006[ 9] China
Hong Kong U-13
2007 AFC (U13) Festival of Football [ 10] Beijing , China
Honours
Asian clubs competitions
AFC Cup 2006
AFC Cup 2007
Local competitions
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(July 2010 )
Exhibition Matches
Canon Cup
Transfer deals
Transfers
Updated 21 May 2007
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Retirements
Deaths
References
External links
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National teams League system
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