# 2012–13 Tai Po FC season

The 2012–13 season is Wofoo Tai Po's 7th season in the Hong Kong First Division League. Wofoo Tai Po will seek to win their first trophy for 3 seasons, competing in the Hong Kong First Division League, the Senior Challenge Shield and the FA Cup.

## Key Events

* 6 July 2012: Manager Cheung Po Chun announced that Naves Mesquita Aender and Alex Tayo Akande join the team from Sham Shui Po and Hong Kong Sapling respectively.
* 6 January 2013: Wofoo Tai Po made a comeback from 0–1 down to defeat Southern 3–1 in aggregate in the semi-finals of Senior Shield and reach the final of the tournament for the first time in club history.
* 12 January 2013: Nigerian forward Caleb Ekwegwo re-joins the club as a free transfer. Caleb represented the club for 15 times and scored 9 times during his time at the club in 2009.
* 27 January 2013: Wofoo Tai Po defeated Citizen 5–3 in penalties after a 2–2 tie after 90 minutes and extra time against Citizen and win the champions of Senior Shield. They are guaranteed a place in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs.
* 4 May 2013: Wofoo Tai Po failed to stay in the top-tier division as Yokohama FC Hong Kong's Kenji Fukuda scored in the stoppage time of the match, sending Tai Po into the Second Division.
* 18 May 2013: Wofoo Tai Po finished the season with a narrow defeat against Tuen Mun in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs semi-finals.

## Players
### First team

    As of 27 January 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Li Hon Ho |
| 2 | DF | HKG | Shek Tsz Fung |
| 3 | DF | HKG | Chan Sze Wing |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Clayton Michel Afonso$^{FP}$ |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Chen Jingde |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Aender Naves Mesquita$^{FP}$ |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Alex Tayo Akande$^{FP}$ |
| 9 | FW | HKG | Chen Liming |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Lui Chi Hing (1st vice-captain) |
| 13 | MF | HKG | To Hon To |
| 15 | FW | GHA | Christian Annan (2nd vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Caleb Ekwegwo$^{FP}$ |
| 18 | DF | HKG | Wong Yim Kwan |
| 19 | DF | HKG | Li Shu Yeung |
| 20 | MF | HKG | Lee Ka Chun |
| 21 | DF | HKG | Chan Yuk Chi (captain) |
| 22 | DF | HKG | Fan Ka Long |
| 23 | FW | HKG | Ye Jia |
| 25 | MF | HKG | Che Run Qiu |
| 26 | MF | HKG | Jing Teng |
| 33 | GK | HKG | Pang Tsz Kin |
Remarks: $^{FP}$ These players are registered as foreign players.
Players with dual nationalities:
* Christian Annan (Local player)
* Chen Liming (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
* Ye Jia (Local Player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
* Che Run Qiu (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
* Jing Teng (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

### Transfers
#### In

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
| 2 | DF | Shek Tsz Fung | Reserves | N/A | N/A | First Team |
| 7 | MF | Naves Mesquita Aender | Sham Shui Po | Undisclosed | 6 July 2012 | First Team |
| 8 | FW | Alex Tayo Akande | Hong Kong Sapling | Undisclosed | 6 July 2012 | First Team |
| 18 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | Hong Kong Sapling | Loan return | 6 July 2012 | First Team |
| 19 | DF | Li Shu Yeung | Hong Kong Sapling | Undisclosed | 6 July 2012 | First Team |
| 20 | MF | Lee Ka Chun | Youth team | N/A | N/A | First Team |

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 20 | DF | Cheung Chi Yung | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Undisclosed | 25 May 2012 |
| 13 | MF | Ricardo Júnior | End of contract | | 6 July 2012 |
| 7 | FW | William Carlos Gomes | End of contract | | 6 July 2012 |
| 11 | MF | Sze Kin Wai | Retired | | 8 July 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Chiu Yu Ming | Southern | Undisclosed | 21 July 2012 |
| 14 | DF | Kwok Wing Sun | Tuen Mun | Undisclosed | 24 July 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Li Chun Yip | Happy Valley | Undisclosed | |

## Stats
### Squad Stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Hong Kong First Division League | Hong Kong First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | HKAFC | HKAFC | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Li Hon Ho | | 26 | 26 | -51 | 2310 | 18 | -43 | 7 | -7 | 1 | -1 | | | (−) GA |
| 33 | GK | Pang Tsz Kin | | 6 | 7 | -7 | 598 | 1 | -1 | | | 5 | -4 | 1 | -2 | (−) GA |
| 2 | DF | Shek Tsz Fung | | | 1 | | 10 | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | LB | Chan Sze Wing | | 28 | 30 | | 2518 | 16 | | 7 | | 6 | | 1 | | |
| 5 | CB | Clayton Michel Afonso | | 30 | 30 | 4 | 2716 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | RB | Chen Jingde | | 1 | 5 | | 121 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
| 19 | RB | Li Shu Yeung | | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2483 | 17 | 1 | 7 | | 6 | | 1 | | |
| 21 | CB | Chan Yuk Chi | | 14 | 19 | | 1149 | 10 | | 3 | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| 22 | LB | Fan Ka Long | | | 2 | | 19 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | DM | Aender Naves Mesquita | | 30 | 30 | 7 | 2684 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | CM | Lui Chi Hing | | 27 | 29 | 1 | 2471 | 16 | 1 | 7 | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| 13 | RM | To Hon To | | 28 | 32 | 4 | 2446 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | 1 | | |
| 18 | RM | Wong Yim Kwan | | 7 | 15 | | 482 | 8 | | 5 | | 2 | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Lee Ka Chun | | | 5 | | 28 | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 25 | LM | Che Run Qiu | | 15 | 29 | | 1485 | 18 | | 5 | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| 26 | DM | Jing Teng | | 22 | 27 | | 1816 | 15 | | 6 | | 5 | | 1 | | |
| 8 | FW | Alex Tayo Akande | | 27 | 29 | 19 | 2468 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | | |
| 9 | FW | Chen Liming | | 7 | 25 | 1 | 860 | 13 | 1 | 5 | | 6 | | 1 | | |
| 15 | FW | Christian Annan | | 28 | 29 | 13 | 2504 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 17 | FW | Caleb Ekwegwo | | 1 | 10 | 1 | 213 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | 1 | | Joined in January 2013 |
| 23 | FW | Ye Jia | | 28 | 29 | 3 | 2423 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 1 | | |

### Top scorers

    As of 18 May 2013
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 8 | Alex Tayo Akande | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | 15 | Christian Annan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Naves Mesquita Aender | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| =4 | DF | | 5 | Clayton Michel Afonso | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =4 | MF | | 13 | To Hon To | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | 23 | Ye Jia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| =7 | FW | | 9 | Chen Liming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | MF | | 10 | Lui Chi Hing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | FW | | 17 | Caleb Ekwegwo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | DF | | 19 | Li Shu Yeung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 55 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 18 May 2013
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | First Division League | First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup Play-offs | AFC Cup Play-offs | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Li Hon Ho | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Chan Sze Wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Clayton Michel Afonso | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Naves Mesquita Aender | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | | FW | Alex Tayo Akande | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | | FW | Chen Liming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Lui Chi Hing | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | To Hon To | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | FW | Christian Annan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Li Shu Yeung | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | | FW | Ye Jia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Che Run Qiu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Jing Teng | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 25 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Hong Kong First Division League | — | 10th | 31 August 2012 | 4 May 2013 |
| Senior Challenge Shield | 1st round | Winner | 23 September 2012 | 27 January 2013 |
| FA Cup | 1st round | Semi-finals | 26 December 2012 | 27 April 2013 |
| Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 18 May 2013 | 18 May 2013 |
Updated to match played 18 May 2013 Source: Competitions

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Hong Kong Rangers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 20 | |
| 7 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Citizen | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
| 10 | Wofoo Tai Po (R) | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 19 | 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off and relegation to the 2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division League |
* 1 2 3 4 HKR 3–3 CIT, HKR 2–2 SUN, HKR 1–1 YHK; CIT 2–3 HKR, CIT 1–2 SUN, CIT 3–0 YHK; SUN 2–2 HKR, SUN 1–1 CIT, SUN 1–1 YHK; YHK 2–4 HKR, YHK 1–1 CIT, YHK 2–0 SUN
* ↑ Wofoo Tai Po won the 2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield and thus qualified for the 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off along with Southern District whom qualified due to Kitchee winning the FA Cup along with coming runners up in the league.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2013. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 |

## Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Void

### Competitive
#### First Division League
#### Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs

Remarks:
$^1$ The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match. $^2$ Wofoo Tai Po's home match against Southern of FA Cup first round will be played at Kowloon Bay Park instead of Wofoo Tai Po's home ground Tai Po Sports Ground.