Resources Capital FC

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Resources Capital
Full nameResources Capital Football Club Limited
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982) as Tai Chung Publisher
2016; 8 years ago (2016) as Resources Capital Football Club
PresidentHanson Wong
ChairmanHenry Tang
Head coachTai Sze Chung
LeagueHong Kong First Division League
2023–24Premier League, 11th of 11 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/RCFootballClub

Resources Capital Football Club (Chinese: 晉峰足球會) is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club (Chinese: 大中足球會) for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. [1]

History

Tai Chung has competed in the Hong Kong football league system league since 2001. Between 2009 and 2011, Tai Chung once competed in the First Division, the top-flight league in Hong Kong at that time. Since their relegation in 2011, the club has competed in the second-tier amateur league.

In 2016, the club was acquired by Tang Wai Ho, and was renamed as Resources Capital.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, club ownership increased the budget to $6 million and turned the club into a professional outfit, aiming to gain promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in the following season.[2] Despite the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Resources Capital were granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.[3]

On 21 June 2024, the club announced that they would self-relegate into the First Division.[4]

Supporter groups

Resources Capital has a small supporters group active at all home and away games. The group was formed at the start of the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League season after the club grew in popularity among HKPL supporters. The fan group is known as "The Pink Army". At home games at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, "The Pink Army" was based at Zone H.

Name history

  • 1982–2005: Tai Chung (大中)
  • 2005–2008: EU Tai Chung (東盟大中)
  • 2008–2009: Advance Tai Chung (駿昇大中)
  • 2009–2016: Tai Chung (大中)
  • 2016–: Resources Capital (晉峰)

Season-to-season record

Season Tier Division Teams Position Home Stadium Attendance/G FA Cup Senior Shield League Cup Sapling Cup
2005–06 3 Third A Division 3 Did not enter Did not enter Did not enter Not held
2006–07 3 Third A Division 20 2
2007–08 2 Second Division 10 7
2008–09 2 Second Division 10 2
2009–10 1 First Division 11 8 Kowloon Bay Sports Ground 353 First Round Quarter-finals Not held
2010–11 1 First Division 10 9 Kowloon Bay Sports Ground 268 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2011–12 2 Second Division 12 8 Did not enter Did not enter Did not enter
2012–13 2 Second Division 11 4 Not held
2013–14 2 Second Division 12 6
2014–15 2 First Division 15 13 Did not enter
2015–16 2 First Division 14 10 Did not enter
2016–17 2 First Division 14 9 Defunct
2017–18 2 First Division 16 9
2018–19 2 First Division 14 7
2019–20 2 First Division 14 Cancelled
2020–21 1 Premier League 8 7 Tsing Yi Sports Ground 575 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Group Stage
2021–22 1 Premier League 8 Cancelled Tsing Yi Sports Ground 469 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23 1 Premier League 10 8 Tsing Yi Sports Ground 524 First Round Quarter-finals Group Stage
2023–24 1 Premier League 11 11 Tsing Yi Sports Ground 350 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Group Stage

Note:

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runners-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Honours

League

Cup competitions

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍 班費600萬 晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "港超聯 晉峰棄戰頂級聯賽". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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