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History

Football is one of the most popular sections in the KCC with 150 juniors and approximately 100 adults taking part in football training, matches and other events over the course of a season. Social football started at KCC in the early 1970s and the section was formally established in 1994, when the KCC entered a team in the Yau Yee League, Hong Kong's leading amateur football competition. The team quickly worked its way up the divisions and in 2000 did the "treble", winning the Yau Yee League First Division Championship, YY Cup and YY 6s. A second team, the Dragons entered the League in 2000, securing promotion to the First Division in 2005. In September 2009 the two teams were re-organised into a '1st team', the KCC Dragons and a development team, the KCC Knights.

In 2000 a Junior Football programme was established. Teams of children aged from 8 to 14 play in regular competitions of the Hong Kong Junior Football League. Children from 3 years upwards participate in weekly training sessions and in 2008 over 20 girls joined the junior programme.

Adult Teams

The KCC Football section caters for players of all levels. There are two teams in the Yau Yee League - the KCC Dragons (1st Division) and KCC Knights (2nd Division). In the 2009/10 season, the KCC Dragons came 5th while the KCC Knights unfortunately were relegated to the 2nd Division. Both teams have dedicated Managers and Coaches responsible for training, selection and general administration. Weekly training takes place on Thursday evenings at King's Park.

KCC also runs a social football team - the Royals, which has a full programme of over 20 friendly games throughout the year. In the summer there are social games on the KCC grass normally scheduled on Sunday afternoons, whilst for the remainder of the year matches switch to Kings Park on Monday nights. KCC members from other sporting sections, including cricket, squash, hockey, snooker and lawn bowls are also regular Royals players

The KCC has participated in the HKFC International Soccer 7s since it was first played in Y2000. Over the last few years, KCC has participated in the Masters side of the tournament, playing against teams of ex-pros from Chelsea, Charlton Athletic and Glasgow Rangers to name a few. In recent years ex-professionals John Barnes, Garry Nelson and Lawrie Sanchez have represented the club in this tournament. KCC players have also played for the Yau Yee League Select in the main tournament. In 2009, the KCC won the Masters Plate - a significant achievement for both the Club as a whole and for the Football section in particular.

KCC Football teams are organised for the benefit of Club members, however there are opportunities for non-members to participate. The intention is for KCC and non-members to have an opportunity to 'assess each other'. If all goes well it this leads to the non-members taking up one of the KCC membership options, with Sporting Subscriber being a popular choice.

Playing Season

The Yau Yee League and Junior Football competitions begin in September and run through to May. The KCC Knights and KCC Dragons teams play Yau Yee League matches on Sundays, whilst Junior Football tournaments are held on Saturday mornings. The Royals play mainly mid-week evening matches.

Venues

The Yau Yee League teams play most of their fixtures at the Kings Park Sports Ground in Ho Man Tin, though they play occasional fixtures 'away' at the Hong Kong Football Club and King George V School. Venues for Junior Football tournaments vary and include King's Park, the Hong Kong Football Club, Tai Tam and, for younger age groups, the KCC itself. The social team plays most of its games at Kings Park.

Social Events and Tours

The Football Section organises regular social events, including summer 7-a-side tournaments, quiz nights and dinners. In May 2007, the Section hosted an 'Evening with John Barnes', and in May 2008, an 'Evening with Lawrie Sanchez and Garry Nelson'. Both events raised substantial sums for charity. In recent years, KCC teams have participated in tours to Bangkok and China. The club also regularly plays host to overseas teams.

A special relationship has been established with the Royal Bangkok Sports Club ('RBSC'). Each year there is an Interport match that alternates between Hong Kong and Bangkok. The KCC also sends teams to Bangkok in January each year to play in RBSC's annual 7-a-side competition. In 2010, the Football Section sent three teams and 31 tourists in all, including some past members flown in from the UK, to the RBSC 7s - all teams acquitted themselves well in what is a great tournament.

Contacting the Football Section

The Football Section welcomes players of all ages and levels of ability to join us for training, matches and social events. Players wishing to try out for the KCC Knights and KCC Dragons should contact the respective team managers, whilst potential Junior or Social players may contact the relevant Football Committee members.

 

 

RBSC tour January 2010

 

Junior Football Clinic with Garry Nelson 11-13 May 2010

 

KCC Girls at Tai Tam on 14 March 2010

 
99's Plate Runners Up January 2010
 
KCC 1996 Team March 2010

 

Football Section Sub-Committee

The Football Section Committee elected for the 2010-2011 Season is as follows -

Captain of Football & GC Representative Jon McKinley
KCC Knights Manager Jim Down
KCC Dragons Manager Shyam Nainani
KCC Royals Manager Ravi Sujanani
Junior Football Manager Jim Down
Treasurer Tony Smith
Secretary James Gough

Permanent trophies and recent recipients

The James Down Trophy for Junior Footballer of the Year
06/07 Toby Down
07/08 Toby Down
08/09 Ross White
09/10 Barton Leung

The Mike Kennedy Trophy for The Most Improved Player
94/95 Michael Tung
95/96 Dominick Siddle
96/97 Justin Sandford
97/98 Jeremy Gill
98/99 Mike Shakespeare
99/00 Andrew Barnes
00/01 Dharam Mirpuri
01/02 Dwight Yang
02/03 Richard Goulden
03/04 Alan Mait
04/05 Boris Kam
05/06 Mathew Brectel
06/07 Humphrey Flowerdew
07/08 Richard Edge
08/09 Noah Ward
09/10 Antonio Castano

The Mike Trayford Trophy for Young Player of the Year
03/04 Amro Abbas
04/05 David Tang
05/06 Matthew Nuttal
06/07 Mark Szeliga
07/08 Mark Szeliga
08/09 Ben Goodridge
09/10 Toby Down

KCC Knights Leading Goal Scorer
09/10 Vivien Kangah Kangah

The Matthew Wake Trophy - KCC Dragons Leading Goal Scorer
09/10 Paul Crompton

The Tony Smith Shield for KCC Royals Player of the Year
07/08 Malcolm Leigh
08/09 Ravi Sujanani
09/10 Matthew Wake

The Mike Kennedy Trophy for KCC Knights Player of the Year
09/10 Noah Ward

The Shyam Nainani Trophy for KCC Dragons Player of the Year
00/01 Tony Slack
01/02 Vijay Sharma
02/03 David Townshend
03/04 Steve Baldock
04/05 Frankie Ferreira & Dharam Mirpuri
05/06 Ashgar Ali
06/07 Frankie Ferreira
07/08 Kevin Toong
08/09 Chris Pickles
09/10 Paul Crompton

The Nigel Sandford Chairman's Award
98/99 Mike Trayford
99/00 David Hadcroft
00/01 John DeBono
01/02 Jim Down
02/03 Shyam Nainani
03/04 Jim Down
04/05 Shyam Nainani
05/06 Antony Smith
06/07 Antony Smith
07/08 Malcolm Leigh
08/09 Jonathan McKinley
09/10 James Gough

Following the September 2009 re-organisation of the Yau Yee teams, the following trophies have been retired (they are shown on the web-site as an historical record):

The Ken Wallis Trophy for KCC Leading Goal Scorer
94/95 John DeBono
95/96 Matthew Wake
96/97 Damon Giles
97/98 Stephen Pomfret
99/00 Stephen Pomfret
00/99 Matthew Wake
01/02 Matthew Wake
02/03 Matthew Wake
03/04 Amro Abbas
04/05 Matthew Wake
05/06 Matthew Wake
06/07 Marcel Sossnowski
07/08 James Stroud
08/09 James Stroud

The KCC Player of the Year Trophy - Presented by Mike Kennedy
94/95 Tony Slack
95/96 Matthew Wake
96/97 Andrew Laxton
97/98 Stephen Pomfret
98/99 Haytham Abbas
99/00 Philip Millward
00/01 Tony Smith
01/02 Philip Millward
02/03 Anton Xavier
03/04 Jonathan McKinley
04/05 Iain Clark
05/06 Jonathan McKinley
06/07 Marcel Sossnowski
07/08 James Stroud
08/09 Steve Rigby

The Dragon's Trophy for Leading Goal Scorer
00/01 Vijay Sharma
01/02 Sean Wilkins
02/03 Hassan Del
03/04 Deepak Bellani
04/05 Faizul Hassan
05/06 Ali Mohammad
06/07 Deepak Bellani
07/08 Hassan Del
08/09 Chris Pickles


 


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