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The Hong Kong Premiership is the highest level of domestic competition for rugby union clubs in Hong Kong organised by the Hong Kong Rugby Union. HKFC and Valley RFC are the two most popular and successful clubs from the Hong Kong Premiership.
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 Hong Kong Rugby League (HKRL) was formed in December 2014, with the first official rugby league matches in Hong Kong being played in 2015 [1] and the inaugural Hong Kong Super League being contested in 2017. [2] Hong Kong made its Test debut in November 2017, losing to Japan in Kowloon. [3] Hong Kong plays Japan for a trophy called the East ...
The match ball chosen for the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 24/25. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the FA Cup , Sapling Cup , and also the Senior Challenge Shield .
Rugby union in Hong Kong is long established, partly as a result of its being a British colony.Rugby union is one of the most popular sports in Hong Kong. In contrast to the People's Republic of China, it has had a continuous existence dating back over a hundred years, and is most notable for the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, the best known of the rugby sevens tournaments.
The Community Shield (2009–2010) was a single match played each August between the champions and first runners-up of the previous season's First Division League. The League Cup (2000–2009, 2010–2012, 2014–2016) was an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong Premier League. It was being discontinued in the 2009 ...
The match ball chosen for the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 23/24. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the Sapling Cup , Senior Challenge Shield , FA Cup and also the HKPLC Cup .
The competition is contested by the 9 teams in the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League. Each team is required to field a minimum of three players born on or after 1 January 2003 (U-22) and a maximum of six foreign players during every whole match. [1] Rangers are the defending champions.