HAPPY VALLEY AA

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'Happy Valley Athletic Association' (Chinese: '愉園體育會') is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong First Division League. The club is also known simply as 'Happy Valley' (or 'HVAA').
In the 2005-06 season, Happy Valley won the Hong Kong First Division League, losing just one match. The League title is Happy Valley's fourth in eight seasons.

Contents

Honours

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Current first team squad

Captains

Players out on loan

Squad changes during 2007-08 season

Notable former players

Coaches

2006-07 Season

2005-06 Season

External links

Honours

''Major trophies are listed below.''

★ 'Hong Kong First Division League'

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★ 'Winners (6):' 1964-65, 1988-89, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06

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★ 'Runners-up (16):' 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-70, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2004-05

★ 'Hong Kong League Cup'

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★ 'Winners (1):' 2000-01

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★ 'Finalists (5):' 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07

★ 'Hong Kong Senior Shield'

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★ 'Winners (6):' 1969-70, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1997-98, 2003-04

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★ 'Finalists (9):' 1966-67, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06

★ 'Hong Kong FA Cup'

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★ 'Winners (2):' 1999-00, 2003-04

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★ 'Finalists (4):' 1986-87, 1993-94, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07

★ 'Cité de Louvre Cup'

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★ 'Winners (1):' 2005-06

★ 'Asian Cup Winners' Cup'

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★ 'Quarter-finalists (1):' 1998-99

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
1998-99	ASICS	Peninsula Knitters
1999-00	Super X
2000-01	Lotto	Tsingtao Beer
2001-02	PUMA
2002-03	A-line	Easyknit Group and Alliance Engineering
2003-present	PUMA

Current first team squad

''As of August 25, 2007.''
''Players in BOLD have international caps.''

Captains

★ Gerard Guy Ambassa

★ Cheung Sai Ho

★ Poon Yiu Cheuk

Players out on loan

Squad changes during 2007-08 season

'In:'

★ Cheung Tsz Kin - from ''Kitchee''

★ Ma Shui - from ''Dalian Shide''

★ Chao Pengfei - from ''Citizen''

★ So Yiu Man - from ''Citizen''

★ Leung Tsz Chun - from ''Rangers''

★ Zhou Mingle - ''Signed''

★ Leung Chun Pong - from ''Citizen''

★ Jordan Nascimento de Araújo - ''Signed''

★ Diego Frambach Mendonça - ''Signed''
'Out:'

★ Feng Jizhi - ''Released''

★ Sui, Weijie - ''Released''

★ Juninho Petrolina - to South China

★ Lee Wai Man - ''Retired''

★ Lee Sze Ming - to Convoy Sun Hei

★ Sham Kwok Fai - to ''Citizen, loan

★ Leung Tsz Chun - to ''Eastern, loan

★ Tong Kin Man - to ''Eastern, loan

★ Fábio Lopes - to ''Eastern''

★ Evanor - to ''Eastern''

Notable former players

;Hong Kong ★ Gerard Guy Ambassa ★ Lawrence Akandu ★ Chan Hung Ping ★ Cheng Siu Chung ★ Barnes Colly Ezeh ★ Kwok Yue Hung ★ Lai Sun Cheung ★ Lee Sze Ming ★ Lee Wai Man ★ Lo Kai Wah ★ Leung Sui Wing ★ John Moore

;Bosnia and Herzegovina ★ Alen Bajkusa ;Brazil ★ Evanor ★ Clodoaldo de Oliveira ★ Fábio Lopes ★ Marcio Gabriel Anacleto ★ Tomy Adriano Giacomeli ★ Vitor Hugo Manique de Jesus

;Bulgaria ★ Dimitre Kalkanov ;England ★ Michael Midwood ;Scotland ★ Ian McCall ★ Paul M. Ritchie ;St Kitts and Nevis ★ Keith Gumbs ;Wales ★ Tony Pulis

Coaches

★ Chan Hung Ping (-2005)

★ Wong Yiu Shun (2005-06)

★ Jose Ricardo Rambo (2006)

★ Lo Kai Wah (2006-07, caretaker)

★ Chan Hung Ping (2007-present)

2006-07 Season

★ Hong Kong First Division League: 6th ''(Details)''

★ HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield: Quarter Final ''(Details)''

★ Hong Kong League Cup: 1st Runner-up ''(Details)''

★ Hong Kong FA Cup: 1st Runner-up ''(Details)''

2005-06 Season

★ 'Coolpoint Ventilation First Division Football League: Champion'

★ 'Hong Kong League Cup': 1st Runners-up

★ 'Hong Kong Senior Shield': 1st Runners-up

★ 'LANWA International FA Cup': 1st Runners-up

External links

★ HVAAFC.COM Official website

★ Happy Valley at ''HKFA.com''

★ Happy Valley at ''the-AFC.com''