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Hong Kong under-23
Nickname(s)蛟龍 (The Dragons)
勁揪 (The Strength)
AssociationHong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachDarren Arnott
Home stadiumHong Kong Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Hong Kong Hong Kong 8–1 Macau Macau
(Hong Kong, May 29, 2005)
Macau Macau 0–7 Hong Kong Hong Kong
(Macau, November 3, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Uzbekistan 10–0 Hong Kong 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 9 September 2023)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth place (2022)
Medal record
Men's football
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Team

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
Spain 1992 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 6 6
United States 1996 4 0 0 4 1 17
Australia 2000 8 4 1 3 14 12
Greece 2004 4 2 0 2 3 3
China 2008 8 2 0 5 5 15
United Kingdom 2012 4 2 0 2 7 3
Brazil 2016 3 0 0 3 2 11
Japan 2020 3 1 1 1 2 3
France 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
Oman 2013 Did not qualify 5 0 0 5 3 15
Qatar 2016 3 0 0 3 2 11
China 2018 3 1 2 0 6 2
Thailand 2020 3 1 1 1 2 3
Uzbekistan 2022 2 0 0 2 2 8
Qatar 2024 3 0 1 2 0 13
Saudi Arabia 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
South Korea 2002 First round 13 3 1 0 2 4 3
Qatar 2006 First round 12 3 1 1 1 3 3
China 2010 Round of 16 10 4 2 1 1 6 5
South Korea 2014 Round of 16 11 4 2 1 1 5 6
Indonesia 2018 Round of 16 14 5 2 1 2 9 8
China 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
South Korea 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
Qatar 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
China 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
South Korea 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
Indonesia 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
China 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
China 1993 to Japan 2001 Did not enter
Macau 2005 First round 5 3 1 0 2 4 3
Hong Kong 2009 Champions 1 4 1 2 1 6 4
China 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
Macau 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
Hong Kong 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
China 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

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach England Darren Arnott
Technical director England John Morling
Executive manager Hong Kong Graeme Chan
Assistant coach Japan Hosaka Takuro
Hong Kong Jaimes McKee
Goalkeeping coach Hong Kong Liu Chun Fai
Head of Sports Science England Mathew Pears
Head of Performance Analysis Republic of Ireland Christopher Jenkins
Team Doctor Hong Kong Wan Hay Man Keith
Equipment Team Hong Kong Cheung Tim Ho Andrew
Hong Kong Samuel Chow
Physiotherapist Hong Kong Lo Ho Cheung
Hong Kong Kwong Hoi Hang Karen
Hong Kong Leung Hok Hin Frankie

Current squad

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

Caps and goals as of 15 June 2023 after the match against Tajikistan Tajikistan. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ng Wai Him (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Hong Kong Southern
1GK Michael Wan (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Hong Kong Tai Po
1GK Pong Cheuk Hei (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Hong Kong North District

2DF Leung Yau Wai (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Free agent
2DF Chan Yun Tung (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Hong Kong Southern
2DF Law Cheuk Hei (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Hong Kong Lee Man
2DF Yip Cheuk Man (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Hong Kong North District
2DF Lai Hoi To (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Hong Kong HKFC
2DF Yim Kai Cheuk (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Hong Kong Kowloon City
2DF Tsang Yi Hang (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Free Agent
2DF Krisna Korani (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Hong Kong Tai Po

3MF Sohgo Ichikawa (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20) 5 1 Hong Kong Southern
3MF Yu Joy Yin (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) 5 0 China Shijiazhuang Gongfu
3MF Lau Kwan Ching (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Hong Kong North District
3MF Cheng Chun Wang (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Hong Kong HKFC
3MF Ho Lung Ho (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Hong Kong Kowloon City
3MF Lam Lok Yin (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Hong Kong Tai Po

4FW Lau Ka Kiu (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) 4 1 Free agent
4FW Chen Ngo Hin (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21) 4 1 Hong Kong Kitchee
4FW Ho Ka Chi (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Hong Kong HKFC
4FW Wong Ho Chun (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Hong Kong Eastern
4FW Prabhat Gurung (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Hong Kong Eastern
4FW Lee Lok Him (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Hong Kong Tai Po

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




Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
Preliminary squad
Player withdrawn from the squad.
Player retired from international football

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.

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ng Wai Him (2002-06-30)30 June 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Hong Kong Southern
18 1GK Pong Cheuk Hei (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19) 1 0 Hong Kong Resources Capital
19 1GK Tse Ka Wing (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 24) 8 0 Hong Kong Tai Po

2 2DF Chan Hoi Pak (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 24) 3 0 Hong Kong Southern
3 2DF Alexander Jojo (1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 24) 7 0 Hong Kong Tai Po
4 2DF Li Ngai Hoi* (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 28) 10 1 Hong Kong Rangers
5 2DF Yip Cheuk Man (2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 21) 10 0 Hong Kong North District
12 2DF Timothy Chow (2006-03-11)11 March 2006 (aged 17) 5 0 Hong Kong HKFC
22 2DF Tsang Yi Hang (2003-10-27)27 October 2003 (aged 19) 10 0 Hong Kong HK U23

6 3MF Wu Chun Ming* (1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 25) 11 1 Hong Kong Lee Man
7 3MF Jordan Lam (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 (aged 24) 10 3 Hong Kong North District
8 3MF Wong Ho Chun (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (aged 21) 9 0 Hong Kong Eastern
14 3MF Yu Joy Yin (2001-10-08)8 October 2001 (aged 21) 12 0 Hong Kong Eastern
16 3MF Lam Hin Ting (1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 23) 10 0 Hong Kong Rangers
20 3MF Sohgo Ichikawa (2004-07-30)30 July 2004 (aged 19) 9 1 Hong Kong Southern
21 3MF Cheng Chun Wang (2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (aged 22) 9 0 Hong Kong HK U23

9 4FW Matt Orr* (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 26) 13 1 China Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
10 4FW Sun Ming Him (2000-06-19)19 June 2000 (aged 23) 7 0 Hong Kong Eastern
11 4FW Poon Pui Hin (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 (aged 23) 6 1 Hong Kong Kitchee
13 4FW Jahangir Khan (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 (aged 23) 3 0 Hong Kong HKFC
15 4FW Lau Ka Kiu (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 21) 11 1 Hong Kong HK U23
17 4FW Chang Hei Yin (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 23) 7 0 Hong Kong Lee Man

* Over-aged player.

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