North District Football Club (Chinese: 北區足球會), currently known as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top tier of Hong Kong football.
Full name | North District Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2002 | ||
Ground | North District Sports Ground | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Chairman | Chu Ho Yin | ||
Head coach | Leung Chi Wing | ||
League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
2022–23 | First Division, 3rd of 14 (promoted) | ||
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North District began fielding a football team in the Hong Kong football league system in 2002 as part of a Hong Kong Football Association initiative to involve district representative teams. North District were part of a group of 11 districts who participated in the inaugural season of this project.
During the 2008–09 season, North District finished second bottom from the table and came close to being eliminated from the football league. However, the club was able to finish second in the Elimination Playoff and was allowed to remain.
As part of the HKFA's decision to unify the Third Division A League and the Third Division District League, North District were placed in the Hong Kong Fourth Division during the 2012–13 season based on their prior season's results.
Starting from the 2016–17 season, North District has been branded as Golik North District due to sponsorship reasons.
On 29 April 2018, North District defeated KCDRSC 4–1 to clinch the Hong Kong Third Division title for the first time. They gained promotion to the Hong Kong Second Division.
In the 2018–19 season, North District won the Hong Kong Second Division title and was promoted to the Hong Kong First Division.
On 22 June 2023, after finishing third in the First Division, North District was granted promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League by the HKFA board of directors.
Starting from the 2023–24 season, North District has been rebranded as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons.
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Leung Chi Wing |
Assistant coach | Pau Ka Yiu |
Goalkeeping coach | Ho Kwok Chuen |
Fitness coach | Law Man Chung |
Source: [citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Season | Tier | Division | Teams | Position | Home Stadium | Attendance/G | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Sapling Cup |
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2002–03 | 3 | Third District Division | 13 | Did not enter | |||||
2003–04 | 3 | Third District Division | |||||||
2004–05 | 3 | Third District Division | |||||||
2005–06 | 3 | Third District Division | 16 | 14 | |||||
2006–07 | 3 | Third District Division | 17 | 14 | |||||
2007–08 | 3 | Third District Division | 16 | 9 | |||||
2008–09 | 3 | Third District Division | 15 | 14 | |||||
2009–10 | 3 | Third District Division | 14 | 8 | |||||
2010–11 | 3 | Third District Division | 11 | 8 | |||||
2011–12 | 3 | Third District Division | 8 | 8 | |||||
2012–13 | 4 | Fourth Division | 15 | 11 | |||||
2013–14 | 4 | Fourth Division | 11 | 9 | |||||
2014–15 | 4 | Third Division | 14 | 6 | |||||
2015–16 | 4 | Third Division | 16 | 5 | |||||
2016–17 | 4 | Third Division | 14 | 5 | |||||
2017–18 | 4 | Third Division | 12 | 1 | |||||
2018–19 | 3 | Second Division | 14 | 1 | |||||
2019–20 | 2 | First Division | 14 | Cancelled | |||||
2020–21 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 2 | |||||
2021–22 | 2 | First Division | 14 | Cancelled | |||||
2022–23 | 2 | First Division | 14 | 3 | |||||
2023–24 | 1 | Premier League | 11 | North District Sports Ground | First Round | First Round | Group stage |
Note:
1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
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