South China AA

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South China

Full name

South China Athletic Association

Nickname(s)

Shaolin Temple

Founded

1910

Manager

Casemiro Mior

League

Hong Kong First Division League

2005/06

Hong Kong First Division League, 7th





Home colours





Away colours

South China Athletic Association (SCAA, Traditional Chinese: 南華) is a Hong Kong football team under the football division of local sports club South China Athletic Association. It is the football club with most honours in Hong Kong by winning a record 27 First Division titles. They have also won a record twenty Senior Shields, a record eight FA Cups and one League Cup.

Nicknamed "Shaolin Temple" or the "Caroliner", SCAA produced many great Hong Kong footballers over the years. It is one the few football clubs in Hong Kong that has its own private training pitch.

[edit] History

SCAA was developed from the Chinese Football Team which was formed in 1904. In 1908, it named as the South China Football Club with about forty promising players. In 1916, it became a member of the Hong Kong Football Association under the name South China Recreation Club. It first competed in League match (Division 2) in season 1917-18. The club sent two separate teams to compete in Division 1 and Division 2 respectively in the following year. In 1920, it formally adopted its present name South China Athletic Association.^[1]

[edit] All-Chinese Policy

In 2003, the club decided to hold a "All-Chinese policy". All foreign players were released or sold, and the team was solely formed by local Hong Kong and players from mainland China. However, this was proved to be unsuccessful. The team, originally a strong contender for the champion, continued to struggle against relegation at the bottom of the league.

As they failed to beat Citizen in the last game of the 2005-06 season, South China was to be relegated for the first time since 1983. However, on 14 June 2006, Hong Kong Football Association has approved a request from South China to remain in the first division with the promise of strengthening the quality of the club.

[edit] 06/07 season

After much speculations, the club finally announced on 1 August 2006 that experienced Portuguese coach Jorge Amaral would take over the helm from Ku Kam Fai as head coach. 8 new players joined the club, including 5 players from Portugal, 2 from the mainland China and Man Pei Tak from Hong Kong Rangers. More signings were expected.

On 24 November 2006, Jorge Amaral was fired due to the unsatisfactory performance of the team, especially the 2-3 loss to the semi-professional team Hong Kong FC. South China signed Casemiro Mior as the new coach. ^[2] ^[3] Casemiro Mior was the head coach of the club during 1999-2003 when he brought lots of glory to the club, including a 3-2 win over J. League giant Shimizu S-Pulse in 2001 AFC Champions League. ^[4] In the first match under the leading of Casemiro Mior, SCAA won 8-0 against Hong Kong 08 and broke the records of highest scoring game and biggest goal difference match in the season.

On 18 December 2006, it was announced that Portugal national football team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who led Brazil to their 5th World Cup title in 2002, had accepted to come to Hong Kong in February 2007 as a guest to provide a training section to SCAA. ^[5] However, the plan has been prosponed to a time around Easter.

On 10 January 2007, it was officially announced on SCAA Fans Club official site that South China was going to play a friendly match with J. League Division 1 team Yokohama F. Marinos on 23 February at the Hong Kong Stadium. As the match date was too close to the Lunar New Year Cup, South China had negotiated with Hong Kong Football Association that the match would not have open ticket sales in order to maximize the ticket revenue of Lunar New Year Cup. Tickets would be distributed to members of South China AA Official Fans Club, BMA Club Fans Group and the first 10000 ticket buyers of the Lunar New Year Cup at no charge. ^[6] ^[7]

On 21 January 2007, the club beat Xiangxue Sun Hei by 2-1 in the final of Hong Kong Senior Shield 2006-07 final at the Hong Kong Stadium.^[8] This is the first champion for the team after winning the Shield in 2003. In addition to the HK$80,000 money prize, convenor Steven Lo Kit Shing gave out an extra HK$330,000 as bonuses for the players. ^[9] By winning the Shield, the team won a place to represent Hong Kong to compete in AFC Cup 2008.

On 23 February 2007, SCAA won the guest team Yokohama F. Marinos of J. League in an exhibition competition called the BMA Cup. There was a pre-match of SCAA 92/93 Invitation Team vs SCAA Elite Youth (U-20 team) before the main exhibition match. SCAA 92/93 Invitation Team won 2-0 and both goals were scored by Anto Grabo. For the main exhibition match, SCAA won the Japanese side by an aggregate 6-5 after penalty shootout. See here for details of the match.

On 11 March 2007, SCAA were beaten 1-2 by Kitchee at extra time in the semi-final of the League Cup. The team did not reach their target this season of capturing all 4 major football trophies (League championship, Senior Shield, FA Cup, League Cup) in Hong Kong .

[edit] Honours

Traditionally the most popular club in the city, SCAA is also the most successful football club in Hong Kong, winning the Hong Kong League 27 times (All-time ranking 1st), the Senior Shield 20 times (All-time ranking 1st), the now-defunct Viceroy Cup 8 times, the FA Cup 8 times (All-time ranking 1st) and the League Cup once. The team had captured all the 4 main trophies in seasons 87-88 and 90-91. In 2001/2002, the team was awarded the AFC Team of the Month (Nov.) by the Asian Football Confederation.

[edit] Asian Cup Winners Cup

Runners-up (1994)

[edit] AFC Team of the Month

Nov 2001

[edit] Hong Kong First Division League Champions

Before WWII (not recognized by The Hong Kong Football Association): 10

1924, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941

After WWII: 27

1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000

[edit] Hong Kong Senior Shield Champions

Before WWII (not recognized by The Hong Kong Football Association): 9

1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941

After WWII: 20

1949, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007

[edit] Hong Kong FA Cup Champions

1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002

[edit] Hong Kong League Cup Champions

2002

[edit] Recent seasons

[edit] 2006-07 Season

Hong Kong First Division League:
Hong Kong Senior Shield: Champion (Details)
Hong Kong FA Cup:
Hong Kong League Cup: Semi-final (Details)

[edit] 2005-06 Season

Hong Kong First Division League : 7th (Details) (To be relegated, but stay in the league in the 2006-07 season, see #All-Chinese_Policy for reasons.)
Hong Kong Senior Shield : First Round (Details)
Hong Kong FA Cup : Semi-final
Hong Kong League Cup : First Round (Details)

[edit] Current first team squad

As of 17 March 2007

Number	Nationality	Player
Goalkeepers
1		Chung Ho Yin (鍾皓賢)
16		Zhang Jianzhong (張健忠)
23		Zhang Chunhui (張春暉)
31		Chan Chun Yu (陳振宇)
Defenders
2		Edemar Antonio Picoli (比高)
4		Deng Jinghuang (鄧景煌)
6		Cristiano Alves Pereira (基斯)
21		Man Pei Tak (文彼得)
22		Lee Chi Ho (李志豪)
Midfielders
3		Yaw Anane(友友)
8		Yeung Ching Kwong (楊正光)
11		Li Haiqiang (李海強)
13		Chan Chi Hong (陳志康)
18		Kwok Kin Pong (郭建邦)
20		Mihailo Jovanović (祖雲奴域)
26		Bai He (白鶴)
27		Wong Chun Yue (黃鎮宇)
Forwards
7		Au Wai Lun (歐偉倫)
9		Liang Zicheng (梁子成)
19		Cheng Siu Wai (鄭少偉)
28		Tales Schutz (泰利史高斯)
30		Jose Wellington Bento Dos Santos (Detinho) (迪天奴)

[edit] Transfer

Transfer In

Li Haiqiang from Chengdu Blades (Chinese Football Association Jia League) (loan)
Tang Jinkai from Chengdu Blades (Chinese Football Association Jia League) (loan)
Jose Wellington Bento Dos Santos(Detinho) from Imortal DC (Portuguese Second Division Serie D)
Zhang Chunhui from Rangers
Man Pei Tak from Rangers
Marco Almeida from SL Nelas (Portuguese Second Division Serie C)
Carlos Oliveira
Hugo Nunes Coelho from União Micaelense (Portuguese Second Division Serie D)
Tales Schutz from Grêmio (Brazilian Série A) (loan)
Andre Costa
Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita from Grêmio (Brazilian Série A) (loan)
Bai He from Chengdu Blades (Chinese Football Association Jia League)
Zhang Jianzhong from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (Chinese Football Association Jia League)
Mihailo Jovanović from Rangers
Cristiano Alves Pereira
Jalava Petri from RoPS (Ykkönen of Finland)
Picoli Edemar Antonio from América (Brazilian Série A)
Liang Zicheng from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (Chinese Football Association Jia League)
Waldir Antonio do Nascimento Silva Junior
Yaw Anane from Citizen

Transfer Out

Leung Tsz Chun to Rangers
Wei Chao to Rangers
Chan Qian to Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (China)
Wan Liyu to Dalian Shide (Chinese Super League)
Zhang Enhua (retired)
Luk Koon Pong to Kitchee FC
Marco Almeida (contract terminated)
Andre Costa (contract terminated)
Carlos Oliveira (contract terminated)
Hugo Nunes Coelho (contract terminated)
Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita (contract terminated)
Tang Jinkai to Chengdu Blades (loan contract terminated)
Jalava Petri (unsuccessful trial)
Waldir Antonio do Nascimento Silva Junior

[edit] South China Star of the Month

Winners are given a prize of HKD$8,000

August 2006: Hugo Nunes Coelho
September 2006: Detinho
October 2006: Zhang Chunhui
November 2006: Tales Schutz
December 2006: Man Pei Tak
January 2007:
February 2007: Li Haiqiang
March 2007: Zhang Chunhui

[edit] Notable players

Hong Kong

Ho Cheung Yau, MBE (何祥友)
Yiu Cheuk Yin (姚卓然)
Lee Wei Tong (李惠堂)
Wong Chi Keung (黃志強)
Wan Chi Keung(尹志強)
Sung Linyung (宋連勇)
Lee Kin Wo (李健和)
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (高尼路)
Au Wai Lun (歐偉倫)
Santos, Leslie George (山度士)
Ku Kam Fai (顧錦輝)
Dale Tempest (譚拔士)
Tim Bredbury (巴貝利)
Cheng Siu Chung Ricky (鄭兆聰)
Shum Kwok Pui (岑國培)
Yau Kin Wai (丘建威)
Wu Kwok Hung (胡國雄)
Sze Kin Hei (施建熙)
Fung Chi Ming (馮志明)
Chan Sai Kau (陳世九)
Chan Kwok Hung (陳國雄)
Kwok Kam Hung (郭錦洪)
Anto Grabo (基保)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alen Bajkusa (巴古沙)

Brazil

Ailton Grigorio de Araujo (阿拉烏蘇)
José Rodrigues Neto
Da Silva Aurelio (奧拿里奧)
Aderbal Pericles Farias Filho (仙奴)

China

Zhang Enhua (張恩華)
Chang Weikang (張惠康)
Wu Qunli (吳群立)

England

Ian Hesford (希福特)
Mike Leonard (李安納)

Holland

Werner Kooistra (威拿) [2]

Indonesia

Rochy Putiray (佩迪里)

Scoland

Lee Bullen (李布倫)
Alex Miller (米勒)

Malaysia

Sau Chi Keung (仇志強)

Singapore

Edmund Wee (黃文財) [3]

Slovakia

Martin Jancula (甄馬田)

Venezuela

Fernando de Ornelas (奧尼拉斯)

Former Yugoslavia

Ignjic Radislav (拉迪斯拉夫)

[edit] Famous coaches

Casemiro Mior (米路)
Wong Man Wai (黃文偉)
Peter Wong (黃興桂)

[edit] South China's Songs

1) 南華歌

A new official cheering song for SCAA. It was introduced in the first home match in 06-07 season against HKFC. The demo version of the song can be accessed on www.bma.com.hk .

主唱:V

球迷至愛　技術精彩
要再上再傳再攻衝出障礙
球員拍擋　實力相當
歡呼聲沖天震嚮

＊凌厲進攻　十一個都英勇
像猛虎般衝鋒攻撃中無漏洞
全沒放鬆　在穩守中推進
隊友間心照一切　交接得最緊最狠最準

南華 ~ 球場上心跳與脈動
南華 ~ 將開心感染擴充
南華 ~ 球迷是支柱最受用
盡顯身手參與比賽
要一撃即中光輝必到來

球迷至愛　幕幕精彩
有信心打倒對手　得到喝采

Repeat ＊

＊＊南華 ~ 球場上心跳與脈動
南華 ~ 將開心感染擴充
南華 ~ 球迷是支柱最受用
跟我去衝鋒　衝鋒
用力做到繼續舞動(盡力去做漂亮進攻)

Repeat ＊＊

2) 南華之歌 ^[10]

This is not the official song of South China, and neither was the original official fans' song. It was sung by 張武孝(大L/Big L), and became very well-known after being released in 1977, especially during late 70's and the 80's; during that period South China was a perennial challenger for the top spots in the league, and the song describes how strong and famous the team was.

主唱:大L

南華，球場皇霸，
南華，球壇名家，
全靠經驗，
緊湊合作早已做到威震全天下，
球迷愛護佢好聲價！

＊南華，腳法如神又鬼馬，
　皆因球技卓絕瀟洒，
　所向無敵，起腳到家，
　球技係佢最稱霸！

南華，人如龍馬，
南華，球員唔差，
雄壯聲望，
總會達到聲價十倍歐美傳佳話，
球王讚頌最好聲價！

（重唱＊）