# Hong Kong League XI

The Hong Kong League XI, also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.
The team is selected from the top players in the Hong Kong First Division League. Both Hong Kong and foreign players, including those from mainland China, can be included in the team.
In recent years, to order to enable local footballers to gain more international experience, the Hong Kong Football Association has fielded the Hong Kong national football team in matches which were previously played by the Hong Kong League XI. Therefore, the League XI has not formed a squad for a few years. However, the team returned and competed in the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup.

## Recent Matches

| Date | Type of match | Location | Head coach | Opponent | Result |
| 20 May 2002 | HKSAR Reunification Cup | Hong Kong | | Turkey | 0–2 |
| 23 May 2002 | HKSAR Reunification Cup | Hong Kong | | Scotland | 0–4 |
| 22 January 2004 | 2004 Carlsberg Cup | Hong Kong | Lai Sun Cheung | Hong Kong | 0–1 |
| 25 January 2004 | 2004 Carlsberg Cup | Hong Kong | Lai Sun Cheung | Sweden | 0–3 |
| 18 February 2007 | 2007 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | Casemiro Mior | Jamaica U-23 | 1–1 (3–5 PSO) |
| 21 February 2007 | 2007 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | Casemiro Mior | Australia U-23 | 2–2 (3–5 PSO) |
| 30 December 2007 | 2008 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Hong Kong | José Luís | Guangdong | 3–0 |
| 6 January 2008 | 2008 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Foshan, China | José Luís | Guangdong | 1–0 |
| 7 February 2008 | 2008 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | José Luís | Peñarol | 2–1 |
| 10 February 2008 | 2008 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | José Luís | Hajduk Split | 2–1 |
| 26 January 2009 | 2009 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | Julio César Moreno, Chan Ho Yin | South China Pegasus Team | 1–1 (4–5 PSO) |
| 29 January 2009 | 2009 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | Julio César Moreno, Chan Ho Yin | Suwon Bluewings | 0–0 (4–5 PSO) |
| 18 July 2010 | Xtep Cup | Hong Kong | Tsang Wai Chung | Birmingham City F.C. | 2–3 |
| 9 February 2016 | 2016 Lunar New Year Cup | Hong Kong | José Ricardo Rambo | Hong Kong | 4–0 |
| 4 February 2024 | Tatler XFEST | Hong Kong | Jørn Andersen | Inter Miami CF | 1–4 |

## Players
### Most recent squad

The final 25-man squad against Inter Miami CF on 4 February 2024.
* Head coach: Jørn Andersen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Yapp Hung Fai | (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34) | Eastern |
| 18 | 1GK | Pong Cheuk Hei | (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) | Resources Capital |
| 19 | 1GK | Tse Ka Wing | (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25) | Tai Po |
| 2 | 2DF | Calum Hall | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24) | Eastern |
| 3 | 2DF | Li Ngai Hoi | (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 29) | Lee Man |
| 5 | 2DF | Daniel Almazan | (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25) | Eastern |
| 15 | 2DF | José Ángel | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) | Lee Man |
| 22 | 2DF | Timothy Chow | (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18) | HKFC |
| 26 | 2DF | Oliver Gerbig | (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25) | Kitchee |
| 4 | 3MF | Charlie Scott | (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) | Kitchee |
| 11 | 3MF | Cleiton | (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37) | Kitchee |
| 12 | 3MF | Mitchell Paulissen | (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31) | Lee Man |
| 14 | 3MF | Jakob Jantscher | (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35) | Kitchee |
| 16 | 3MF | Chan Siu Kwan | (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32) | Tai Po |
| 17 | 3MF | Mikael | (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31) | Kitchee |
| 24 | 3MF | Ngan Cheuk Pan | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | Sham Shui Po |
| 27 | 3MF | Marcos Gondra | (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37) | Eastern |
| 7 | 4FW | Ruslan Mingazow | (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32) | Kitchee |
| 8 | 4FW | Everton Camargo | (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33) | Lee Man |
| 9 | 4FW | Henri Anier | (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33) | Lee Man |
| 10 | 4FW | Lam Hok Hei | (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33) | HK U23 |
| 13 | 4FW | Gil | (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33) | Lee Man |
| 20 | 4FW | Nassam Ibrahim | (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) | Rangers |
| 21 | 4FW | Jordan Lam | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) | North District |
| 23 | 4FW | Mahama Awal | (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33) | Southern |

## Competition history
### Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments record :
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1957 Merdeka Tournament | Winner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 1958 Merdeka Tournament | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1959 Merdeka Tournament | Fourth place | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 1960 Merdeka Tournament | First Round | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 1961 Merdeka Tournament | First Round | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 Hong Kong Football Association sent a team that consisted of players who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) and Hong Kong, as well as Western expatiates from 1957 to 1961; they did not participate in 1962; in the 1963 to 1967 editions, Republic of China (Taiwan) formally joined the tournament, despite all Republic of China international footballers being based in Hong Kong; the Hong Kong national team also joined from the 1965 edition in parallel with Republic of China national team
* ↑ Mostly Eastern AA players; all ethnic Chinese, most of them capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) (9 out of 14), with the exception of Ko Po Keung [zh] and Szeto Yiu (司徒堯) who capped for Hong Kong, as well as uncapped Kwok Yau (郭有) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan); overlapped with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team
* ↑ Mostly KMB players, most of them capped for Republic of China (Taiwan)
* ↑ ethnic Chinese and Western expatriates (Watson [zh]; half of the member of Hong Kong Chinese official football team that toured in Asia in August 1959 were selected; most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Tak Wai (李德煒) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) and Lee Kwok Wah (李國華), participant of 1958 Asian Games
* ↑ Mostly Kitchee SC player; most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Kwok Wah and Lee Tak Wai; most Republic of China (Taiwan) internationals were drafted to 1960 Summer Olympics
* ↑ Consist of Republic of China (such as Mok Chun Wah) and Hong Kong internationals (such as Ho Cheng Yau),. overlap with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team