2013–14 Hong Kong Rangers FC season explained

The 2013–14 season is Biu Chun Rangers's 35th, as well as 2nd consecutive, season in the Hong Kong First Division League. Biu Chun Rangers will compete in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup.

Key events

• 18 May 2013: The club confirmed that Hong Kong forward Lam Hok Hei joins Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta on a 4-month loan transfer until 31 August 2013.^[1]
• 26 May 2013: Brazilian striker Giovane Alves da Silva joins newly promoted side Eastern Salon on a free transfer.^[2]
• 29 May 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Chow Cheuk Fung joins the club from Tuen Mun on a free transfer.^[3]
• 30 May 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Cheng King Ho leaves the club and joins newly promoted side Yuen Long on a free transfer.
• 30 May 2013: Club director Philip Lee confirms the departure of Wong Chin Hung, Chan Siu Yuen and Lau Nim Yat.
• 2 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Lau Nim Yat leaves the club and joins newly promoted side Eastern Salon on a free transfer.^[4]
• 2 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Chan Siu Yuen leaves the club and joins fellow First Division side Citizen on a free transfer.^[5]
• 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Chan Cham Hei joins the club from First Division club South China on a free transfer after his contract with South China expiries and is released by them.^[6]
• 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Lai Ka Fai makes a return to First Division football as he joins the club from Fourth Division club Mutual on a free transfer.
• 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong striker Julius Akosah leaves the club and join newly promoted First Division club Happy Valley for an undisclosed fee.^[7]
• 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong midfielder Wilfred Bamnjo leaves the club and joins newly promoted First Division club Happy Valley for an undisclosed fee.
• 11 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Wong Chin Hung leaves the club and joins newly promoted First Division club Eastern Salon on a free transfer.^[8]
• 20 June 2013: Hong Kong goalkeeper Wong Tsz Him leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for an undisclosed fee.^[9]
• 6 July 2013: The club appoints José Ricardo Rambo as the head coach of the club in the following season.^[10]
• 14 July 2013: Ghana-born naturalised Hong Kong defender Moses Mensah joins the club from fellow First Division club Citizen on a free transfer.^[11]
• 14 July 2013: Youth team players Marco Wegener, Cheung Siu Kwan, Man Wai Sum, Ho Chik Hin and Ng Clinton are promoted to the first team in the following season.^[12]
• 20 July 2013: Brazilian midfielder Rian Marques joins the club from Finland third-tier division Kakkonen club Oulun Rotuaarin Pallo for an undisclosed fee.^[13]
• 1 January 2014: Hong Kong midfielder Li Ka Chun leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee.^[14]

Players

Squad information

width=30		width=30	P	width=30		width=150		width=120	Date of birth	width=30		width=75		width=180	Previous Club	width=200	Notes
1	GK}}|GK		Leung Hing KitLP	1989 10, df=yes	24	2007	Hong Kong 08	Team 1st vice captain
2	DF}}|DF		Lai Hau HeiLP	1995 1, df=yes	19	2012	Youth system
8	MF}}|MF		Miroslav SaricFP	1986 2, df=yes	28	2012	NK Lučko
10	FW}}|FW		Lam Hok HeiNR	1991 9, df=yes	22	2006	Youth system	On loan to Persija Jakarta
11	DF}}|DF		Shum Wai ShingLP	1993 2, df=yes	21	2012	Sham Shui Po
18	DF}}|DF		Luciano Silva da SilvaLP	1987 6, df=yes	26	2013 (Winter)	An Giang
19	MF}}|MF		Law Hiu ChungLP	1995 6, df=yes	18	2010	Youth system
20	MF}}|MF		Wong PhilipLP	1996 1, df=yes	18	2011	Youth system
23	DF}}|DF		Liu SongweiLP	1989 10, df=yes	24	2009	South China	Second nationality: China
24	MF}}|MF		Yuen Kin ManLP	1989 1, df=yes	25	2012	Happy Valley
	MF}}|MF		Chow Cheuk FungLP	1989 8, df=yes	24	2013	Tuen Mun	On loan from Tuen Mun
	DF}}|DF		Chan Cham HeiLP	1991 6, df=yes	22	2013	South China
	DF}}|DF		Lai Ka FaiLP	1983 5, df=yes	31	2013	Mutual
	DF}}|DF		Moses MensahLP	1978 8, df=yes	35	2013	Citizen	Second nationality: Hong Kong
	FW}}|FW		Marco WegenerLP	1995 8, df=yes	18	2013	Youth system	Second nationality: Germany
	MF}}|MF		Cheng Siu KwanLP	1997 1, df=yes	17	2013	Youth system
	GK}}|GK		Man Wai SumLP	1997 3, df=yes	17	2013	Youth system
	MF}}|MF		Ho Chik HinLP	1998 1, df=yes	16	2013	Youth system
	FW}}|FW		Ng ClintonLP	1997 2, df=yes	17	2013	Youth system
	MF}}|MF		Rian MarquesFP	1982 8, df=yes	31	2013	Oulun Rotuaarin Pallo	Left in September 2013<	--Contracts of these players have expired.
25	DF}}|DF		JuninhoFP	1989 8, df=yes	24	2013 (Winter)	Sun Pegasus
4	DF}}|DF		Sashi ChalweFP	1983 2, df=yes	31	2012	Al-Ahed	-->

Transfers

In

	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
			South China	Free transfer		First team
			Mutual	Free transfer		First team
			Citizen	Free transfer		First team
			Youth team	N/A		First team
			Youth team	N/A		First team
			Youth team	N/A		First team
			Youth team	N/A		First team
			Youth team	N/A		First team
			Oulun Rotuaarin Pallo	Undisclosed		First team

Out

	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Team	Source
22			Eastern Salon	Free transfer (Released)		First team
7			I- Sky Yuen Long	Free transfer (Released)		First team
25			Unattached	Free transfer (End of Contract)		First team
4			Unattached	Free transfer (End of Contract)		First team
6			Eastern Salon	Free transfer (Released)		First team
14			Citizen	Free transfer (Released)		First team
21			Happy Valley	Undisclosed		First team
5			Happy Valley	Undisclosed		First team
3			Eastern Salon	Free transfer (Released)		First team
17			Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	Undisclosed		First team
			Unattached	Free transfer (Released)	October 2013	First team	[15]

Loan out

Club

Coaching staff

Squad statistics

Overall Stats

	First Division	Senior Shield	FA Cup	Total Stats
Games played	9	2	0	11
Games won	2	1	0	3
Games drawn	5	0	0	5
Games lost	2	1	0	3
Goals for	10	3	0	13
Goals against	11	4	0	15
Players used	22	15	0	221
Yellow cards	24	4	0	28
Red cards	1	0	0	1
-- Defenders --> Top scorers width=60 Place width=60 Position width=60 Nationality width=60 Number width=150 Name width=80 First Division width=80 Senior Shield width=80 FA Cup width=80 Total 1 MF 7 Chuck Yiu Kwok 3 0 0 3 FW 28 Tales Schutz 2 1 0 3 3 FW 10 Lam Hok Hei 1 1 0 2 4 DF 5 Moses Mensah 1 0 0 1 MF 8 Miroslav Saric 1 0 0 1 DF 33 Luciano 1 0 0 1 FW Lee Kil-Hoon 0 1 0 1 MF Rian Marques 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 10 3 0 13 Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for South China first squad during the season. Substitution record Includes all competitive matches. League Shield FA Cup Total No. Pos Name width=20 subson width=20 subsoff width=20 subson width=20 subsoff width=20 subson width=20 subsoff width=20 subson width=20 subsoff Goalkeepers 1 GK}}|GK Leung Hing Kit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 GK}}|GK Li Jian 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Defenders 2 RB}}|RB Lai Ka Fai 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 DF}}|DF Shum Wai Shing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 DF}}|DF Lai Hau Hei 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 DF}}|DF Moses Mensah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 LB}}|LB Chan Chem Hei 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21 RB}}|RB Law Hiu Chung 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 22 CB}}|CB Tomas Maronesi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 CB}}|CB Liu Songwei 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 33 CB}}|CB Luciano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB}}|CB Ivan Razumovic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Midfielders 6 CM}}|CM Chow Cheuk Fung 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 7 RM}}|RM Chuck Yiu Kwok 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 8 CM}}|CM Miroslav Saric 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12 CM}}|CM Li Ka Chun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 DM}}|DM Yick Chi Ho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 CM}}|CM Chan Ming Kong 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 AM}}|AM Rian Marques 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Forwards 9 LW}}|LW Li Jian 4 2 1 0 0 0 5 2 10 SS}}|SS Lam Hok Hei 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 14 SS}}|SS Marco Wegener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 SS}}|SS Tales SChutz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CF}}|CF Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SS}}|SS Lee Kil-Hoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last updated: 15 December 2013 Captains Competitions First Division League See main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League. Results by round Matches First Division League See main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League. Senior Shield See main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield. References

Notes and References

1. Web site: 林學曦外借印尼球隊佩斯查 . 18 May 2013 . hkrangers.hk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001170846/http://hkrangers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175%3A2013-05-18-07-10-28&catid=3%3Awhatsnews&Itemid=3 . 1 October 2013 .
2. News: 體訊速遞：（足球）東方簽入基奧雲尼. 26 May 2013. Apple Daily.
3. News: 李海強周綽豐離開屯門. 30 May 2013. Ta Kung Pao. 30 May 2013. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926200630/http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2013/0530/1647349.html. dead.
4. News: 劉念溢新球季回歸東方. 2 June 2013. Ta Kung Pao. 2 June 2013. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926200456/http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2013/0602/1659789.html. dead.
5. News: 40歲迪天奴續約公民. 2 June 2013. Apple Daily.
6. News: 流浪簽舊將賴嘉輝陳湛羲. 8 June 2013. Ta Kung Pao. 8 June 2013. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926195855/http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2013/0608/1676378.html. dead.
7. News: 愉園簽兩「老兵 」亞古沙賓曹. 8 June 2013. Apple Daily.
8. Web site: 東方公佈下季大軍名單！. 11 June 2013. fanpiece.com.
9. News: 日之泉JC晨曦成軍在望. 20 June 2013. Oriental Daily.
10. Web site: 列卡度出任主帥 . 6 July 2013 . hkrangers.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214193856/http://www.hkrangers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181%3A2013-07-05-20-30-39&catid=3%3Awhatsnews&Itemid=3 . 14 December 2013 .
11. News: 體訊速遞：（足球）林學曦有保險先返佩斯查. 14 July 2013. Apple Daily.
12. News: zh:流浪羅致卡路士. 14 July 2013. Ta Kung Pao. Chinese. B3. PDF. http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20130714/PDF/b3_screen.pdf.
13. News: 流浪門將僅1人或覓外援 . 20 July 2013 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054112/http://www.singpao.com/ty/zg/201307/t20130719_447147.html . 2013-09-21 .
14. News: 東方沙龍羅致「爆粗門將」梁文禮. 1 January 2014. Oriental Daily.
15. News: 假波醜聞：廉政先鋒陳湛羲跟愉園操練. 17 January 2013. Oriental Daily.