Happy Valley A.A.
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| Full name | Happy Valley Athletic Association Limited |
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| Nickname(s) | 快活谷 (Happy Valley) |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Chairman | Pui Kwan Kay |
| Head Coach | Shum Kwok Pui |
| League | Hong Kong Third Division |
| 2015–16 | 12th (relegated) |
Happy Valley Athletic Association (Chinese: ), simply known as Happy Valley (HVAA) is a Hong Kong football club currently playing in the Hong Kong Third Division League. They are historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, having won the first division league 6 times and had consistently been in the top division, until they were relegated to the second division after the season 2009–10.
The club is part of a sports association which also operates swimming, basketball, life saving, table tennis, athletics and various other recreation activities under its umbrella.
Following the Second World War, the club was unofficially formed by five former schoolmates at Overseas Chinese University in Taichung, Taiwan. The schoolmates, Ng Kai Chi, Cheung Bing Fat, Cheung Bing Hung, Xie Gun Yang and Yip Wing Tim, frequently gathered at Ng's residence for meetings and were the club's founding fathers as well as players. Although not officially a club at the time, they organized pickup matches against other local teams.
Happy Valley formally registered with the Hong Kong Football Association in 1950 and in 1955 participated in the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation of Hong Kong's summer football tournament, their first official competition.
During the 1957-58 season, the club were accepted into the Hong Kong Third A Division League. Success at the league level was immediate as the club won league titles in successive years, first winning the Third Division in 1957-58 and then winning the Second Division in 1958-59. Led by manager Chu Wing Keung, Happy Valley finished runners during their inaugural First Division campaign. The squad that season was notably young in age and featured future star Wong Man Wai.
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