Resources Capital FC

Resources Capital
Full name	Resources Capital Football Club Limited
Founded	1982; 42 years ago as Tai Chung Publisher; 2016; 8 years ago as Resources Capital Football Club
President	Hanson Wong
Chairman	Henry Tang
Head coach	Ho Shun Yin (Interim)
League	Hong Kong First Division League
2023–24	Premier League, 11th of 11 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Resources Capital Football Club (Chinese: 晉峰足球會) is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club (Chinese: 大中足球會) for the first 34 years of its existence before rebranding in 2016. ^[1]

History

Tai Chung has competed in the Hong Kong football league system league since 2001. Between 2009 and 2011, Tai Chung once competed in the First Division, the top-flight league in Hong Kong at that time. Since their relegation in 2011, the club has competed in the second-tier amateur league.

In 2016, the club was acquired by Tang Wai Ho, and was renamed as Resources Capital.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, club ownership increased the budget to $6 million and turned the club into a professional outfit, aiming to gain promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League in the following season.^[2] Despite the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Resources Capital were granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.^[3]

On 21 June 2024, the club announced that they would self-relegate into the First Division.^[4]

Name history

1982–2005: Tai Chung (大中)
2005–2008: EU Tai Chung (東盟大中)
2008–2009: Advance Tai Chung (駿昇大中)
2009–2016: Tai Chung (大中)
2016–: Resources Capital (晉峰)

Team staff

Position	Staff
Director of football	Ho Shun Yin
Interim head coach	Ho Shun Yin
Assistant coach	Yau Tsz Yeung
Assistant coach	Yeung Hin Fai
Assistant coach	Chu Hin Fung
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach	Cheng Chun Hin
Fitness coach	Ho Ho Yee

Source: Resources Capital

Current squad

First team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Remarks:
^LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
^FP These players are registered as foreign players.

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

Season-to-season record

Season	Tier	Division	Teams	Position	Home Stadium	Attendance/G	FA Cup	Senior Shield	League Cup	Sapling Cup
2005–06	3	Third A Division		3			Did not enter	Did not enter	Did not enter	Not held
2006–07	3	Third A Division	20	2
2007–08	2	Second Division	10	7
2008–09	2	Second Division	10	2
2009–10	1	First Division	11	8	Kowloon Bay Sports Ground	353	First Round	Quarter-finals	Not held
2010–11	1	First Division	10	9	Kowloon Bay Sports Ground	268	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals
2011–12	2	Second Division	12	8			Did not enter	Did not enter	Did not enter
2012–13	2	Second Division	11	4					Not held
2013–14	2	Second Division	12	6					Not held
2014–15	2	First Division	15	13					Did not enter
2015–16	2	First Division	14	10					Did not enter	Did not enter
2016–17	2	First Division	14	9					Defunct
2017–18	2	First Division	16	9
2018–19	2	First Division	14	7
2019–20	2	First Division	14	Cancelled
2020–21	1	Premier League	8	7	Tsing Yi Sports Ground	575	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic			Group Stage
2021–22	1	Premier League	8	Cancelled	Tsing Yi Sports Ground	469	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic			Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23	1	Premier League	10	8	Tsing Yi Sports Ground	524	First Round	Quarter-finals		Group Stage
2023–24	1	Premier League	11	11	Tsing Yi Sports Ground	350	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals		Group Stage

Note:

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

Honours

League

Hong Kong Second Division
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Hong Kong Third A Division
- Champions (1): 2006–07

Cup competitions

Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19

Head coaches

Chan Ho Yin (2009–2010)
Dejan Antonić (2010–2011)
Tim Bredbury (2012–2013)
Yu Siu Chee (2013–2015)
Ho Shun Yin (2015–2019)
Joan Esteva (2019–2022)
Tang Kwun Yin (2022)
Ho Shun Yin (2022)
Joan Esteva (2022–2023)
Ha Hyeok-jun (2023–2024)
Ho Shun Yin (2024–present)

Supporter Groups

Resources Capital has a small supporters group active at all home and away games. The group was formed at the start of the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League season after the club grew in popularity among HKPL supporters. The fan group is known as "The Pink Army". At home games at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, "The Pink Army" is based at Zone H.

References

^ "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍班費600萬晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)
^ Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ "港超聯晉峰棄戰頂級聯賽". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

External links

Resources Capital at HKFA
Resources Capital on Facebook

[1] "晉峰足球會 updated their profile picture". Facebook. Resources Capital FC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[2] Hseun, Ka Man. "半職業式組軍班費600萬晉峰會長：不為升班而升班". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019. (in Chinese)

[3] Chan, Kin Wa. "HKFA: Newly signed Premier League players given green light for restart thanks to FIFA exemption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[4] "港超聯晉峰棄戰頂級聯賽". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

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