South China Football Team
| Full name |
南華體育會 South China Athletic Association |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
少林寺 (Shaolin Temple) The Caroliners |
| Founded | 1904, as Chinese Football Team 1908, as South China Football Team |
| President | Albert Hung (洪祖杭) |
| League | Hong Kong First Division |
| 2017–18 | 11th |
Coordinates: 22°16′32″N 114°11′15″E / 22.275644°N 114.187539°E
South China Athletic Association (also known as South China, SCAA, Chinese: 南華體育會) is a football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division, the second-level league in Hong Kong football league system. It is the football club with most honours in Hong Kong having won a record 41First Division titles. They have also won a record 31 Senior Shields, a record 10 FA Cups and 3 League Cups.
Nicknamed "Shaolin Temple" and "Caroliners", South China has produced many great Hong Kong footballers over the years. In November 2007, the club entered into a charity partnership with Hong Kong Red Cross. The partnership is a pioneer between a sports association and a humanitarian organisation in Hong Kong.
The Chinese Football Team was founded in 1904 by a group of Chinese students in Hong Kong, including Mok Hing (Chinese: 莫慶) and Tong Fuk Cheung (Chinese: 唐福祥, the captain of China national football team in the 1910s). In 1910, the team was renamed as South China Football Club.
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