Lee Man
Full nameBranded name:
Lee Man Football Club
Legal registration name:
Lee Man Football Limited
Nickname(s)Golden Dragon
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundTseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Capacity3,500
PresidentNorman Lee
Head coachTsang Chiu Tat
LeagueHong Kong Premier League
2022–23HKPL, 2nd of 10
Lee Man Football Club
Traditional Chinese理文足球會
Lee Man
Traditional Chinese理文
Lee Man Football Limited
Traditional Chinese理文足球有限公司

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.

History

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 staff

Position Staff
Head coachHong Kong Tsang Chiu Tat
Assistant coachHong Kong Jordi Tarrés
Assistant coachHong Kong Chu Siu Kei
Goalkeeping coachHong Kong Cheng Ho Man
Fitness coachHong Kong Lee Kin Wai
Analytical coachHong Kong Kwok Chun Lam

Source:

Current squad

First team

As of 29 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hong Kong HKG Ko Chun
2 DF Hong Kong HKG Fernando Recio (captain)
3 DF Hong Kong HKG Tsui Wang Kit
4 DF Japan JPN Ryoya Tachibana FP
5 DF Hong Kong HKG Yu Wai Lim
6 MF Hong Kong HKG Wu Chun Ming
7 MF Netherlands NED Mitchel Paulissen FP
8 FW Hong Kong HKG Everton Camargo
9 FW Estonia EST Henri Anier FP
10 MF Argentina ARG Jonatan Acosta FP
11 FW Hong Kong HKG Cheng Siu Kwan
12 MF Hong Kong HKG Law Cheuk Hei
14 DF Spain ESP José Ángel FP
15 DF Hong Kong HKG Fung Hing Wa
16 MF Hong Kong HKG Ngan Lok Fung
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Hong Kong HKG Chang Hei Yin
18 MF Hong Kong HKG Zachary Hui
19 DF Hong Kong HKG Yu Pui Hong
20 FW Brazil BRA Paulinho Simionato FP
21 MF Hong Kong HKG Wong Long Kaa
22 DF Hong Kong HKG Jim Ho Chun
23 MF Hong Kong HKG Wong Wai
25 GK Hong Kong HKG Poon Sheung Hei
26 DF Hong Kong HKG Wong Chun Ho
28 GK Hong Kong HKG Chan Ka Ho
32 DF Brazil BRA Dudu FP
33 MF Hong Kong HKG Diego Eli
88 GK Hong Kong HKG Yuen Ho Chun
91 FW Brazil BRA Gil FP

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Hong Kong HKG Yung Hui To (on loan at Tai Po)
FW Spain ESP Manuel Bleda (on loan at Eastern)

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 record

Season Tier Division Teams Position Home Stadium Attendance/G FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup
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
2021–22 1 Premier League 8 Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground 943
2022–23 1 Premier League 10 2 Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground 817 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Runner-up

Note:

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

Continental record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Cup Group J Hong Kong Eastern 1–0 1st
Chinese Taipei Tainan City 4–1
Mongolia Athletic 220 5–1
Inter-zone play-off final Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 2–3 (a.e.t.)
2022 AFC Cup Play-off round Mongolia Athletic 220 2–1
Group J Hong Kong Eastern 1–3 2nd
Chinese Taipei Tainan City 3–1
2023–24 AFC Champions League Preliminary stage Indonesia Bali United 5–1
Play-off stage Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3

Honours

Cup competitions

Head coaches

References

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  2. "理文密密簽唔想再靠借?". on.cc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
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  4. "理文雨戰加時3:2挫元朗 稱霸菁英盃成球隊首冠". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019. (in Chinese)
  5. "理文來季大搞 挖角飛馬3將 陳曉明或領軍". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (in Chinese)
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