Hong Kong Rangers FC

History

The club was founded in 1958 by a Scottish expatriate from Glasgow named Ian John Petrie. He named his club after Rangers. It was the first Asian football club with a modern football club managing system. In the early days, the club could not compete with the bigger clubs financially. So Petrie relied on young players and the team was known as a breeding ground for young players. Kwok Ka Ming was the best known players discovered by Petrie in the 1960s. In 1970, the club brought three Scottish professional players to Hong Kong. They were the first European professional players to play in the Hong Kong League, opening a new chapter in Hong Kong's football history. Great players such as Ian Taylor, Joe Brennan, Jimmy Liddell, and Derek Currie were a few to name. More were to follow in the 1980s such as Steve Paterson Jimmy Bone, and Tommy Nolan.

Today

Since 12 October 2001, the club had been named after its sponsor, Buler, resulting in the name "Buler Rangers" up until Summer 2006. On 15 September 2007, the club announced that it has secured a large sponsorship from Bulova, a watch brand which used to fund a famous Hong Kong football team decades ago, and used "Bulova Rangers" as the team name.

In 2011, the team changed their name as Kam Fung. They were the champions of the 2011–12 Hong Kong Second Division League and were promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League, where they have remained since. The club has since renamed itself as Biu Chun Rangers due to being sponsored by Biu Chun Watch Hands.

Over the last decade, Rangers' policy in youth investment has paid off and has gained the club a reputation as an excellent school for young footballers. The Rangers youth academy has produced many of Hong Kong's finest youngsters. Although many have been signed to bigger clubs since, some have chosen to stay with the club that nurtured them. Ranger's youth system has been so successful it is common to see Rangers providing the bulk of Hong Kong's age-grade international youth teams spanning all U-15, U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels.

Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

League

Hong Kong First Division League

Champions (1): 1970-71

Hong Kong Second Division League

Champions (2): 1964-65, 2011-12

Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League

Champions (1): 1991–92

Cup Competitions

Hong Kong Senior Shield

Champions (4): 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1994–95Runners Up (2): 1975–76, 1981–82

Hong Kong FA Cup

Champions (2): 1976–77, 1994–95Runners Up (3): 1974-75, 1982-83, 2002-03

Viceroy Cup

Champions (2): 1973–74, 1974–75

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

Current squad

As of 16 January 2017.

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 nationality:

Tales Schütz

Moses Mensah (Local player)

Liu Songwei (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

Li Jian (Local player)

Marco Wegener (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

Retired numbers

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

Managers

Goran Paulić (July 5, 2012 – Nov 4, 2012)

José Ricardo Rambo (July 6, 2013 – 2014) (2015–2016)

Cheung Po Chun (2014–2015)

Yan Lik Kin (2015, 2016)

Fung Hoi Man (2016-)