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2012–13 Tai Po FC season

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Head Coach
  
Cheung Po Chun

First Division
  
10th(Relegated)

FA Cup
  
Semi-finals

Home ground
  
Tai Po Sports Ground

Senior Shield
  
Winner

Top goalscorer
  
League: Alex Tayo Akande (13)All: Alex Tayo Akande (18)

The 2012–13 season is Wofoo Tai Po's 7th season in the Hong Kong First Division League. Wofoo Tai Po will seek to win their first trophy for 3 season, competing in the Hong Kong First Division League, the Senior Challenge Shield and the FA Cup.

Contents

Key Events

  • 6 July 2012: Manager Cheung Po Chun announced that Naves Mesquita Aender and Alex Tayo Akande join the team from Sham Shui Po and Hong Kong Sapling respectively.
  • 6 January 2013: Wofoo Tai Po made a comeback from 0–1 down to defeat Southern 3–1 in aggregate in the semi-finals of Senior Shield and reach the final of the tournament for the first time in club history.
  • 12 January 2013: Nigerian forward Caleb Ekwegwo re-joins the club as a free transfer. Caleb represented the club for 15 times and scored 9 times during his time at the club in 2009.
  • 27 January 2013: Wofoo Tai Po defeated Citizen 5–3 in penalties after a 2–2 tie after 90 minutes and extra time against Citizen and win the champions of Senior Shield. They are guaranteed a place in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs.
  • 4 May 2013: Wofoo Tai Po failed to stay in the top-tier division as Yokohama FC Hong Kong's Kenji Fukuda scored in the stoppage time of the match, sending Tai Po into the Second Division.
  • 18 May 2013: Wofoo Tai Po finished the season with a narrow defeat against Tuen Mun in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs semi-finals.

    • First team

    As of 27 January 2013.

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

    Remarks:
    FP These players are registered as foreign players.

    Players with dual nationalities:

  • Christian Annan (Local player)
  • Chen Liming (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
  • Ye Jia (Local Player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
  • Che Run Qiu (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
  • Jing Teng (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

    • Squad Stats

    Last updated: 18 May 2013
    Source:
    Ordered by Position
    0 shown as blank

    Top scorers

    As of 18 May 2013

    Disciplinary record

    As of 18 May 2013

    Overall

    Last updated: 18 May 2013
    Source: Competitions

    Results summary

    Last updated: 4 May 2013.
    Source:

    Results by round

    Last updated: 4 May 2013.
    Source:
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss   Void

    Senior Challenge Shield

    First round
    Quarter-finals
    Semi-finals
    Final

    FA Cup

    First round
    Quarter-finals
    Semi-finals

    Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs

    Remarks:
    1 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match.
    2 Wofoo Tai Po's home match against Southern of FA Cup first round will be played at Kowloon Bay Park instead of Wofoo Tai Po's home ground Tai Po Sports Ground.

    References

    2012–13 Tai Po FC season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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