Founded | 12 February 1886 |
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Founder | Sir James Haldane Lockhart |
Headquarters | 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Services | Facilitate the development and participation of recognized sporting activities |
Website | www |
Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; Chinese: 香港足球會), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby.[1]
The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitches being inside the Happy Valley Racecourse. The 2,750-capacity Hong Kong Football Club Stadium is where all the club's rugby and soccer matches are played and it is also the home pitch for most of the Hong Kong Rugby Union's international matches. It is also the venue for the HKFC International Rugby Tens and HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournaments. The club is committed to facilitating the development and participation of numerous sports in Hong Kong through close collaboration with National Sports Associations and organising sports activities for members and non-members.