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| clubname = Southern
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| fullname = Southern District Recreation & Sports Assn. Ltd.
| nickname = The Aberdeeners
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| founded = {{start date and age|2002|}}
| ground = [[Aberdeen Sports Ground]]
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| owntitle = President
| owner = Matthew Wong
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| manager = [[Yeung Ching Kwong]]
| league = [[Hong Kong Premier League]]
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==History==
Southern District entered the newly formed [[Hong Kong Third District Division League|Hong Kong Third District Division]] during the 2002–03 season. However, the team did not reach the [[Hong Kong Third Division League
In the 2006–07 season, they reached the
In the 2007–08 season, they retained last season's good performance, reached the
In the 2008–09 season, they could not qualify for the
They were finally promoted to the [[Hong Kong Second Division League|Hong Kong Second Division]] for the first time in the 2009–10 season. They were the 1st runner-up of the Third District Division League and competed with the other 3 teams in the
They successfully avoided relegation and stayed in the Second Division during their first season. They were the 4th out of 12 teams, 10 points behind the champions [[Sham Shui Po SA|Sham Shui Po]]. On the other hand, they won their first trophy since their formation on 9 January 2011. They defeated [[Double Flower FA|Double Flower]] in the final of [[Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield|Hong Kong Junior Shield]] at [[Hong Kong Stadium]].
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They were promoted to the [[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]] for the first time in the 2011–12 season, as they were the 1st runner-up of the [[Hong Kong Second Division League|Hong Kong Second Division]], three points behind champions [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers]].
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
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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After Southern was promoted to the [[Hong Kong First Division League|Hong Kong First Division]], the club have continued to use Aberdeen Sports Ground as their home stadium.
In September
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==Current squad==
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===First team===
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{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Kessi]]}} <sup>FP</sup> ▼
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Stefan Pereira]]}} <sup>FP</sup> ▼
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Ka Yiu]]}}▼
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Shu Sasaki]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} <sup>FP</sup>
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{{Fs player|no=16|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=[[Chak Ting Fung]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Raphaël Merkies]]}} <sup>FP</sup>
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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=[[Mahama Awal]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=20|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=Yau Cheuk Fung}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=[[Chan Yun Tung]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=Yung Ho}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Ju Yingzhi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=[[Ng Wai Him]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=[[Chan Hoi Pak]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=Ngan Ngo Tin}}
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|align=center|[[2008–09 Hong Kong Third Division League|2008–09]]
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|align=center|[[2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League|2020–21]]
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|align=center|[[2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League|2022–23]]
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|align=center|[[2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League|2023–24]]
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''Note'':
{{legend2|Gold|1st or Champions|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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{{legend2|#cfaa88|3rd place|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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*{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Zesh Rehman]] (2020–2022)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Cheng Siu Chung]] (2022–2023)
*{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yeung Ching Kwong]] (
==eSports==
Southern District is the first Hong Kong football club of creating an eSports department. By partnering with [[Nova Esports]], they signed Ronnie Yau as a [[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]] player and Kevin Lau as a [[Pro Evolution Soccer]] player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upower.com.hk/article/222446|title=【港超聯賽】南區電競隊Kevin加入做新兵 師兄Ronnie:職業之路不易行|date=11 July 2018|access-date=12 July 2018|publisher=UPower|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
==External links==▼
* [http://www.sdfc.org.hk/?lang=en Southern Official Website]▼
==References==
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▲==External links==
* {{Facebook}}
* {{Instagram}}
{{Southern District FC squad}}
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