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They were branded as '''Royal Southern''' in the 2013–14 season, and finished 4th out of 12 teams. However, the club chose to self-relegate after the end of the season.
They returned to the top flight in the 2015–16 season. Starting from this season, the club was rebranded as '''Kwoon Chung Southern''' due to sponsorship reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=冠忠巴士集團有限公司 - 企業社會責任 |url=https://www.kcbh.com.hk/charity_events.php |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.kcbh.com.hk}}</ref>
In [[2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League|2016–17]], Southern finished third in the table, their highest position in club history.
Southern matched their table position from 2016–17 with another third-place finish in [[2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League|2018–19]]. The club also reached the finals of [[Hong Kong FA Cup]] for the first time, losing 2–0 to [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern and Kitchee ready for FA Cup Final |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/241/14/112/1558605217272.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=chinadailyhk |language=en}}</ref>
The club claimed their first silverware in the form of the [[2022–23 Hong Kong Sapling Cup|2022–23 Sapling Cup]] with a 2-0 win over [[Lee Man FC|Lee Man]] aided by a brace by [[Stefan Pereira]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=Southern beat Lee Man to win Sapling Cup in Hong Kong season finale |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3221245/sapling-cup-final-kwoon-chung-southern-beat-lee-man-claim-hong-kong-seasons-last-silverware |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
== Name history ==
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