Hong Kong national under-23 football team

Hong Kong under-23
Nickname(s)	蛟龍 (The Dragons); 勁揪 (Smash)
Association	Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Szeto Man Chun
Home stadium	Hong Kong Stadium; Mong Kok Stadium
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Hong Kong 8–1 Macau ; (Hong Kong, May 29, 2005); Macau 0–7 Hong Kong ; (Macau, November 3, 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Uzbekistan 10–0 Hong Kong; (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 9 September 2023)
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	Fourth place (2022)
Medal record
Men's football
East Asian Games

The Hong Kong Olympic Football Team (also known as Hong Kong under-23 or Hong Kong U-23) represents Hong Kong in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. In the past the team also represented Hong Kong in the East Asian Games until termination of the Games. It is committed by the Hong Kong Football Association.

Competition history

Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games record

Before 1992, see Hong Kong national football team

Olympic Games Record									Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	did not qualify								6	2	3	1	6	6
1996									4	0	0	4	1	17
2000									8	4	1	3	14	12
2004									4	2	0	2	3	3
2008									8	2	0	5	5	15
2012									4	2	0	2	7	3
2016									3	0	0	3	2	11
2020									3	1	1	1	2	3
2024									3	0	1	2	0	13
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	13	6	23	40	83

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-22/23 Championship, AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record									Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	did not qualify								5	0	0	5	3	15
2016									3	0	0	3	2	11
2018									3	1	2	0	6	2
2020									3	1	1	1	2	3
2022									2	0	0	2	2	8
2024									3	0	1	2	0	13
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	2	3	11	15	39

Asian Games record

Before 2002, see Hong Kong national football team

Asian Games Record
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	First round	13	3	1	0	2	4	3
2006	First round	12	3	1	1	1	3	3
2010	Round of 16	10	4	2	1	1	6	5
2014	Round of 16	11	4	2	1	1	5	6
2018	Round of 16	14	5	2	1	2	9	8
2022	Fourth place	4	6	2	0	4	3	11
Total	Fourth place	5/5	25	10	4	11	30	36

† Excluding 1998 backwards

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2002	First round	Hong Kong 1–2 North Korea	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 Kuwait	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 3–0 Pakistan	Win
2006	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 India	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 Iran	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 3–0 Maldives	Win
2010	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 United Arab Emirates	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 1–0 Uzbekistan	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 4–1 Bangladesh	Win
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 Oman	Loss
2014	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 Uzbekistan	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 2–1 Afghanistan	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 2–1 Bangladesh	Win
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 South Korea	Loss
2018	Group Stage	Hong Kong 3–1 Laos	Win
	Group stage	Hong Kong 4–0 Chinese Taipei	Win
	Group stage	Hong Kong 1–1 Palestine	Draw
	Group stage	Hong Kong 1–3 Indonesia	Loss
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 Uzbekistan	Loss
2022	Group stage	Hong Kong 0–1 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Group stage	Hong Kong 1–2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 1–0 Palestine	Win
	Quarter Final	Hong Kong 1–0 Iran	Win
	Semi Final	Hong Kong 0–4 Japan	Loss
	3rd place	Hong Kong 0–4 Uzbekistan	Loss

East Asian Games record

East Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1993 to 2001	did not enter
2005	First round	5	3	1	0	2	4	3
2009	Champions	1	4	1	2	1	6	4
2013	Fourth place	4	4	0	2	2	2	11
Total	1 title	3/6	11	2	4	5	12	18

East Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2005	First round	Hong Kong 0–0 North Korea	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 0–2 China	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 7–0 Macau	Win
2009	First round	Hong Kong 4–1 South Korea	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 China	Loss
	Semi-final	Hong Kong 1–1 North Korea	Draw
	Final	Hong Kong 1–1 Japan	Draw
2013	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–0 China	Draw
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–0 Japan	Draw
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 2–5 North Korea	Loss
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–6 South Korea	Loss

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2023

24 March 2023 2023 Merlion Cup Semi-final	Singapore	0–1	Hong Kong	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8			Ichikawa 40'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd (Singapore)

26 March 2023 2023 Merlion Cup Final	Malaysia	2–1	Hong Kong	Kallang, Singapore
21:15 UTC+8	Najmudin 74' Mazlan 79'		Lau Ka Kiu 80'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A’Qashah

15 June 2023 Friendly	Tajikistan	1–1	Hong Kong	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 UTC+5	Abdulmumin Zabirov 66'		Matthew Slattery 90+2'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Sayodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)

19 June 2023 Friendly	Tajikistan	2–1	Hong Kong	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 UTC+5				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 ACQ	Iran	3–0	Hong Kong	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5	Hazbavi 2' Ghorbani 44' Sayyadmanesh 88'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 ACQ	Hong Kong	0–10	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Norchaev 6', 59', 69' Fayzullaev 25' Odilov 28' Rakhmonaliev 57' (pen.) Yip Cheuk Man 74' (o.g.) Khoshimov 83', 88', 90+3'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 ACQ	Hong Kong	0–0	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5				Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

22 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS	Hong Kong	0–1	Uzbekistan	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Khoshimov 65'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,638 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

25 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS	Uzbekistan	2–1	Hong Kong	Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8	Davronov 64' Jaloliddinov 70'	Report	Li Ngai Hoi 4'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

27 September 2023 2022 Asian Games R16	Hong Kong	1–0	Palestine	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8	Orr 48'	Report		Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,219 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games QF	Iran	0–1	Hong Kong	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Poon Pui Hin 47'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

4 October 2023 2022 Asian Games SF	Hong Kong	0–4	Japan	Hangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8		Report	Ayukawa 23' Hino 54', 86' Komi 74'	Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,456 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

7 October 2023 2022 Asian Games Bronze medal match	Uzbekistan	4–0	Hong Kong	Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8	Odilov 43' Norchaev 50', 59' Davronov 75'	Report		Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 9,825 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Szeto Man Chun
Technical director	Carlos Antón
Executive manager	Liu Chun Fai
Assistant coach	Hosaka Takuro
Assistant coach	Jaimes McKee
Goalkeeping coach	Liu Chun Fai
Physical Coach	Mathew Pears
Technical Staff	Wu Chi Hang Fan Chun Yip
Physiotherapist	Lo Ho Cheong Yau Kai Ching

Current squad

The 23 players were named for the final squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2023.

Head coach: Szeto Man Chun

Caps and goals as of 15 June 2023 after the match against Tajikistan.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Ng Wai Him	30 June 2002	2	0	Southern
GK	Michael Wan	23 June 2001	1	0	HK U23
GK	Pong Cheuk Hei	31 January 2004	1	0	Resources Capital

DF	Leung Yau Wai	13 January 2002	6	0	Reilac Shiga
DF	Chan Yun Tung	7 July 2002	4	0	Southern
DF	Law Cheuk Hei	12 November 2004	3	0	Lee Man
DF	Yip Cheuk Man	12 October 2001	3	0	North District
DF	Lai Hoi To	12 August 2002	2	0	HK U23
DF	Yim Kai Cheuk	4 December 2004	2	0	HK U23
DF	Tsang Yi Hang	27 October 2003	2	0	HK U23
DF	Krisna Korani	2 March 2004	1	0	HK U23

MF	Sohgo Ichikawa	30 July 2004	5	1	Southern
MF	Yu Joy Yin	8 October 2001	5	0	Eastern
MF	Lau Kwan Ching	15 May 2002	4	0	Resources Capital
MF	Cheng Chun Wang	11 February 2001	3	0	HK U23
MF	Ho Lung Ho	18 February 2004	2	0	HK U23
MF	Lam Lok Yin	19 November 2001	2	0	Resources Capital

FW	Lau Ka Kiu	10 February 2002	4	1	HK U23
FW	Chen Ngo Hin	27 February 2003	4	1	Southern
FW	Ho Ka Chi	16 July 2002	2	0	HK U23
FW	Wong Ho Chun	2 April 2002	1	0	Eastern
FW	Prabhat Gurung	14 July 2004	1	0	Eastern
FW	Lee Lok Him	18 April 2004	0	0	HK U23

2022 Asian Games Final Squad

The following 22 players were named as the final squad for the 2022 Asian Games held from 19 September to 7 October 2023, in which the team achieved a historical fourth place in the 2022 Asian Games.

Head coach: Jorn Andersen
Assistant coach: Cheung Yick Ming Gerby
Goalkeeper coach: Fan Chun Yip
Physiotherapist: Leung Hok Hin Frankie
Team Manager: Yeung Kin Hon

Caps and goals as of 7 October 2023 after the match against Uzbekistan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ng Wai Him	30 June 2002	2	0	Southern
18	GK	Pong Cheuk Hei	31 January 2004	1	0	Resources Capital
19	GK	Tse Ka Wing	4 September 1999	8	0	Tai Po

2	DF	Chan Hoi Pak	29 January 1999	3	0	Southern
3	DF	Alexander Jojo	11 February 1999	7	0	Tai Po
4	DF	Li Ngai Hoi*	15 October 1994	10	1	Rangers
5	DF	Yip Cheuk Man	12 October 2001	10	0	North District
12	DF	Timothy Chow	11 March 2006	5	0	HKFC
22	DF	Tsang Yi Hang	27 October 2003	10	0	HK U23

6	MF	Wu Chun Ming*	21 November 1997	11	1	Lee Man
7	MF	Jordan Lam	2 January 1999	10	3	North District
8	MF	Wong Ho Chun	2 April 2002	9	0	Eastern
14	MF	Yu Joy Yin	8 October 2001	12	0	Eastern
16	MF	Lam Hin Ting	9 December 1999	10	0	Rangers
20	MF	Sohgo Ichikawa	30 July 2004	9	1	Southern
21	MF	Cheng Chun Wang	11 February 2001	9	0	HK U23

9	FW	Matt Orr*	1 January 1997	13	1	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
10	FW	Sun Ming Him	19 June 2000	7	0	Eastern
11	FW	Poon Pui Hin	3 October 2000	6	1	Kitchee
13	FW	Jahangir Khan	3 October 2000	3	0	HKFC
15	FW	Lau Ka Kiu	10 February 2002	11	1	HK U23
17	FW	Chang Hei Yin	6 April 2000	7	0	Lee Man

* Over-aged player.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Law Ho Yeung	9 March 2001	0	0	Free Agent	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023^PRE
GK	Lo Siu Kei	15 September 2001	0	0	Rangers	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE

DF	Shinichi Chan	5 September 2002	5	0	Kitchee	2022 Asian Games^PRE
DF	Wong Ching Yeung	2 October 2001	0	0	Sham Shui Po	Vs Tajikistan 2023
DF	Wong Ching Tak	4 March 2002	0	0	Resources Capital	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023^PRE
DF	Tong Qiao Zhe	13 October 2003	1	0	Wroxham Youth	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023
DF	Sung Wang Ngai	2 December 2003	3	0	HK U23	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
DF	Kam Chi Kin	6 March 2004	0	0	Kitchee	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
DF	Timothy Chow	11 March 2006	2	0	HKFC	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
DF	Wong Ching In	13 January 2004	0	0	Fontainhas	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
DF	Wong Chun	2 August 2002	0	0	Free Agent	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
DF	Wong Yat	2 August 2002	0	0	Free Agent	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE

MF	Lee Chun Yin	12 July 2004	0	0	HKFC	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023
MF	Yuen Chun Him	7 January 2006	0	0	Kitchee	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023^PRE
MF	Lai Pui Kei	30 December 2001	0	0	Rangers	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023^PRE
MF	Tang In Chim	28 February 2003	3	0	HK U23	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
MF	Chiu Wan Chun	14 May 2001	2	0	Resources Capital	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE

FW	Maddox Kong	17 September 2002	2	0	HKFC	Vs Tajikistan, June 2023^PRE
FW	Ng Ka Yeung^RET	2 May 2001	1	0	Retired	2023 Merlion Cup, March 2023^PRE
FW	Matthew Slattery	5 April 2005	2	1	Kitchee	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
FW	Chang Kwong Yin	24 February 2002	1	0	Sham Shui Po	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
FW	Kwok Chun Nok	6 March 2004	0	0	Tai Po	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, September 2023^PRE
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad. ^RET Player retired from international football