The 2013–14 season is Happy Valley's 48th season in the Hong Kong First Division League, as well as their debut season after their promotion to the top-tier division in 2012–13 season. Happy Valley will compete in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.
Key events 5 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Yeung Chi Lun joins the club from First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for free. 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong striker Julius Akosah joins the club from fellow First Division club Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee. 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong midfielder Wilfred Bamnjo joins the club from fellow First Division club Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong goalkeeper Pang Tsz Kin joins the club from newly relegated Second Division club Wofoo Tai Po for free. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Cheng Chi Wing joins the club from fellow First Division club Royal Southern for an undisclosed fee. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Wong Yim Kwan joins the club from newly relegated Second Division club Wofoo Tai Po for free. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong striker Yan Pak Long joins the club from Second Division club Wing Yee for free. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender To Philip Michael joins the club from fellow First Division club Royal Southern for an undisclosed fee. 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Chu Ka Chun joins the club from fellow First Division club Yokohama FC Hong Kong for an undisclosed fee. 19 June 2013: The club reveals their squad for the new season with 15 players will stay at the club. 25 June 2013: The club fails to meet an agreement with Lau Ka Shing and therefore he is free to leave the club. 28 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Choi Kwok Wai joins the club from fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for an undisclosed fee. 5 July 2013: Paraguayan defender Pablo Leguizamón Arce joins the club on loan from Primera B Nacional club Colegiales until the end of season. 5 July 2013: Argentinian midfielder Jonathan Leonel Acosta joins the club on loan from Argentine Torneo Argentino B club 9 de Julio de Morteros until the end of season. 5 July 2013: Argentinian striker Diego Daniel Cañete joins the club on loan from Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Belgrano until the end of season. 9 July 2013: Argentinian goalkeeper Mauro Andrés Beltramella joins the club from Argentine Torneo Argentino A club Unión de Mar del Plata for an undisclosed fee. 31 July 2013: Montenegrin goalkeeper Darko Božović joins the club on loan from Serbian First League club FK Bežanija until the end of the season. 31 July 2013: Argentinian striker Leonardo Abálsamo joins the club on loan from Argentinian club Sportivo Peñarol until the end of the season. 31 July 2013: Croatian defender Saša Mus joins the club on loan from Bosnian Premier League club NK Zvijezda Gradačac until the end of the season. 8 October 2013: Head coach Sergio Timoner resigns and is promoted as the Technical Director of the club. The club appoints Paul Foster as the new head coach. 1 January 2014: Hong Kong goalkeeper Leung Man Fai leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Eastern Salon for an undisclosed fee. 6 January 2014: After losing to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei by 0–5 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, the ICAC takes away 19 players and staff including Darko Božović and Saša Mus on allegations of match fixing. 12 February 2014: The Hong Kong FA announced that Happy Valley and fellow first division club Tuen Mun will be suspended for the rest of the season pending an ICAC investigation on allegations of match fixing and bad financial circumstances. 8 March 2014: Hong Kong midfielder Choi Kwok Wai leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
Players
Squad information PDate of birthPrevious clubNotes1GKDarko BožovićFP352013 FK Bežanija3DFMa Siu KwanLP232012 Tuen Mun4MFAnthony Dela NyatepeLP282010 Double FlowerSecond nationality: Hong Kong5DFSaša MusFP272013 Zvijezda6DFPablo Leguizamón ArceFP312013 ColegialesSecond nationality: Argentina; On loan from Colegiales7FWYan Pak LongLP232013 Wing Yee9FWLeonardo AbálsamoFP312013 Sportivo Peñarol10MFJonathan Leonel AcostaFP252013 9 de Julio de Morteros11MFLi Chun YipLP322012 Wofoo Tai PoTeam captain13DFTai Sze ChungLP242009 Mutual15DFMuenyi Muana LukaluFP402011 Tai ChungSecond nationality: Hong Kong16FWLeung MagnusLP252013 (Winter) Yuen Long17DFTo Philip MichaelLP232013 Royal Southern18MFFan WeijunLP352012 Biu Chun RangersSecond nationality: Hong Kong20MFWong Yim KwanLP212013 Wofoo Tai Po21FWTsang Kam HungLP272011 Wanchai22FWJulius AkosahLP312013 Biu Chun RangersSecond nationality: Cameroon24DFWong Chun LamLP 2012 Kwai Tsing26FWLau Ka ShingLP242012 TSW Pegasus27MFYeung Chi LunLP242013 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei28MFWilfred BamnjoLP342013 Biu Chun RangersSecond nationality: Hong Kong29MFChan Lok WoonLP182011Youth system31MFCheng Chi WingLP312013 Royal Southern32DFTam Ho BongLP252012 Sham Shui Po33GKPang Tsz KinLP272013 Wofoo Tai Po39FWChao PengfeiLP262013 Biu Chun RangersOn loan from Tuen Mun; Second nationality: ChinaTBAMFIván ZarandonaFP332013 NojaSecond nationality: SpainTBAFWChupeFP332013 KazincbarcikaiSecond nationality: Spain
Last update: 1 January 2014 Source: Happy Valley Ordered by squad number. LPLocal player; FPForeign player; NRNon-registered player
Transfers
In #Position Player Transferred fromFee DateTeamSource37 Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiFree transferFirst-team22 Biu Chun RangersUndisclosedFirst team28 Biu Chun RangersUndisclosedFirst team33 Wofoo Tai PoFree transferFirst team20 Wofoo Tai PoFree transferFirst team31 Royal SouthernUndisclosedFirst team7 Wing YeeFree transferFirst team17 Royal SouthernUndisclosedFirst team Yokohama FC Hong KongUndisclosedFirst team14 Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiFree transferFirst team
Out #Position Player Transferred toFee Date TeamSource2Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team7Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team9Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team16Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team20Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team28Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team31Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team10Unattached (Released)Free transferFirst team
Loan In #Position Player Loaned fromDate Loan expires TeamSource ColegialesFirst team 9 de Julio de MorterosFirst team BelgranoFirst team Unión de Mar del PlataFirst team FK BežanijaFirst team Sportivo PeñarolFirst team ZvijezdaFirst team Tuen MunFirst team
Loan out #Position Player Loaned toDateLoan expires TeamSource
Club
Coaching staff
Squad statistics
Overall Stats {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="100"| !width="60"|First Division !width="60"|Senior Shield !width="60"|FA Cup !width="60"|Total Stats |- |align=left|Games played || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- |align=left|Games won || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |align=left|Games lost || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- |align=left|Goals for || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |align=left|Goals against || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3
|align=left|Players used || 14 || 0 || 0 || 141 |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- |align=left|Red cards || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
Players Used: Happy Valley have used a total of 14 different players in all competitions.2013–14 Happy Valley AA season#Player Stats
Squad Stats
Top scorers PlacePositionNationalityNumberNameFirst DivisionSenior ShieldFA CupTotalTOTALS0000
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.
Starting 11 This will show the most used players in each position, based on Happy Valley's typical starting formation once the season commences.
Substitution Record Includes all competitive matches.
LeagueShieldFA CupOthersTotalNo.PosName subson subsoff subson subsoff subson subsoff subson subsoff subson subsoffGoalkeepers1GKDarko Božović000000000019GKLeung Man Lai000000000033GKPang Tsz Kin0000000000Defenders3DFMa Siu Kwan00000000005DFSaša Mus00000000006DFPablo Leguizamón Arce000000000013DFTai Sze Chung010000000115DFMuenyi Muana Lukalu000000000017DFTo Philip Michael000000000024DFWong Chun Lam010000000132DFTam Ho Bong0000000000Midfielders4MFAnthony Dela Nyatepe100000001010MFJonathan Acosta000000000011MFLi Chun Yip000000000014MFChoi Kwok Wai000000000018MFFan Weijun000000000020MFWong Yim Kwan100000001027MFYeung Chi Lun000000000028MFWilfred Bamnjo000000000229MFChan Lok Woon000000000031MFCheng Chi Wing1000000010Forwards7FWYan Pak Long00000000009FWLeonardo Abálsamo000000000016FWLeung Magnus010000000121FWTsang Kam Hung000000000022FWJulius Akosah000000000026FWLau Ka Shing000000000039FWChao Pengfei0000000000
Last updated: 13 October 2013
Captains
Competitions
Overall
First Division League
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
First Division League
Senior Shield
Notes
References