# 2013–14 Happy Valley AA season

The 2013–14 season is Happy Valley's 48th season in the Hong Kong First Division League, as well as their debut season after their promotion to the top-tier division in 2012–13 season. Happy Valley will compete in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.

## Key events

* 5 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Yeung Chi Lun joins the club from First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for free.
* 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong striker Julius Akosah joins the club from fellow First Division club Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee.
* 8 June 2013: Cameroon-born Hong Kong midfielder Wilfred Bamnjo joins the club from fellow First Division club Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong goalkeeper Pang Tsz Kin joins the club from newly relegated Second Division club Wofoo Tai Po for free.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Cheng Chi Wing joins the club from fellow First Division club Royal Southern for an undisclosed fee.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Wong Yim Kwan joins the club from newly relegated Second Division club Wofoo Tai Po for free.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong striker Yan Pak Long joins the club from Second Division club Wing Yee for free.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender To Philip Michael joins the club from fellow First Division club Royal Southern for an undisclosed fee.
* 8 June 2013: Hong Kong defender Chu Ka Chun joins the club from fellow First Division club Yokohama FC Hong Kong for an undisclosed fee.
* 19 June 2013: The club reveals their squad for the new season with 15 players will stay at the club.
* 25 June 2013: The club fails to meet an agreement with Lau Ka Shing and therefore he is free to leave the club.
* 28 June 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Choi Kwok Wai joins the club from fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for an undisclosed fee.
* 5 July 2013: Paraguayan defender Pablo Leguizamón Arce joins the club on loan from Primera B Nacional club Colegiales until the end of season.
* 5 July 2013: Argentinian midfielder Jonathan Leonel Acosta joins the club on loan from Argentine Torneo Argentino B club 9 de Julio de Morteros until the end of season.
* 5 July 2013: Argentinian striker Diego Daniel Cañete joins the club on loan from Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Belgrano until the end of season.
* 9 July 2013: Argentinian goalkeeper Mauro Andrés Beltramella joins the club from Argentine Torneo Argentino A club Unión de Mar del Plata for an undisclosed fee.
* 31 July 2013: Montenegrin goalkeeper Darko Božović joins the club on loan from Serbian First League club FK Bežanija until the end of the season.
* 31 July 2013: Argentinian striker Leonardo Abálsamo joins the club on loan from Argentinian club Sportivo Peñarol until the end of the season.
* 31 July 2013: Croatian defender Saša Mus joins the club on loan from Bosnian Premier League club NK Zvijezda Gradačac until the end of the season.
* 8 October 2013: Head coach Sergio Timoner resigns and is promoted as the Technical Director of the club. The club appoints Paul Foster as the new head coach.
* 1 January 2014: Hong Kong goalkeeper Leung Man Fai leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Eastern Salon for an undisclosed fee.
* 6 January 2014: After losing to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei by 0–5 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, the ICAC takes away 19 players and staff including Darko Božović and Saša Mus on allegations of match fixing.
* 12 February 2014: The Hong Kong FA announced that Happy Valley and fellow first division club Tuen Mun will be suspended for the rest of the season pending an ICAC investigation on allegations of match fixing and bad financial circumstances.
* 8 March 2014: Hong Kong midfielder Choi Kwok Wai leaves the club and joins fellow First Division club Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | P | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Previous Club | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Darko Božović$^{FP}$ | (1978-08-09)9 August 1978 | 35 | 2013 | FK Bežanija | |
| 3 | DF | Ma Siu Kwan$^{LP}$ | (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 | 23 | 2012 | Tuen Mun | |
| 4 | MF | Anthony Dela Nyatepe$^{LP}$ | (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 | 28 | 2010 | Double Flower | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 5 | DF | Saša Mus$^{FP}$ | (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 | 27 | 2013 | Zvijezda | |
| 6 | DF | Pablo Leguizamón Arce$^{FP}$ | (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 | 31 | 2013 | Colegiales | Second nationality: Argentina; On loan from Colegiales |
| 7 | FW | Yan Pak Long$^{LP}$ | (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 | 23 | 2013 | Wing Yee | |
| 9 | FW | Leonardo Abálsamo$^{FP}$ | (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 | 31 | 2013 | Sportivo Peñarol | |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Leonel Acosta$^{FP}$ | (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 | 25 | 2013 | 9 de Julio de Morteros | |
| 11 | MF | Li Chun Yip$^{LP}$ | (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 | 32 | 2012 | Wofoo Tai Po | Team captain |
| 13 | DF | Tai Sze Chung$^{LP}$ | (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 | 24 | 2009 | Mutual | |
| 15 | DF | Muenyi Muana Lukalu$^{FP}$ | (1974-05-18)18 May 1974 | 40 | 2011 | Tai Chung | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 16 | FW | Leung Magnus$^{LP}$ | (1988-07-29)29 July 1988 | 25 | 2013 (Winter) | Yuen Long | |
| 17 | DF | To Philip Michael$^{LP}$ | (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 | 23 | 2013 | Royal Southern | |
| 18 | MF | Fan Weijun$^{LP}$ | (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 | 35 | 2012 | Biu Chun Rangers | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 20 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan$^{LP}$ | (1992-08-01)1 August 1992 | 21 | 2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | |
| 21 | FW | Tsang Kam Hung$^{LP}$ | (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 | 27 | 2011 | Wanchai | |
| 22 | FW | Julius Akosah$^{LP}$ | (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 | 31 | 2013 | Biu Chun Rangers | Second nationality: Cameroon |
| 24 | DF | Wong Chun Lam$^{LP}$ | | | 2012 | Kwai Tsing | |
| 26 | FW | Lau Ka Shing$^{LP}$ | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 | 24 | 2012 | TSW Pegasus | |
| 27 | MF | Yeung Chi Lun$^{LP}$ | (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 | 24 | 2013 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | |
| 28 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo$^{LP}$ | (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 | 34 | 2013 | Biu Chun Rangers | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 29 | MF | Chan Lok Woon$^{LP}$ | (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 | 18 | 2011 | Youth system | |
| 31 | MF | Cheng Chi Wing$^{LP}$ | (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 | 31 | 2013 | Royal Southern | |
| 32 | DF | Tam Ho Bong$^{LP}$ | (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 | 25 | 2012 | Sham Shui Po | |
| 33 | GK | Pang Tsz Kin$^{LP}$ | (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 | 27 | 2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | |
| 39 | FW | Chao Pengfei$^{LP}$ | (1987-07-11)11 July 1987 | 26 | 2013 | Biu Chun Rangers | On loan from Tuen Mun; Second nationality: China |
| TBA | MF | Iván Zarandona$^{FP}$ | (1980-05-09)9 May 1980 | 33 | 2013 | Noja | Second nationality: Spain |
| TBA | FW | Chupe$^{FP}$ | (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 | 33 | 2013 | Kazincbarcikai | Second nationality: Spain |
Last update: 1 January 2014 Source: Happy Valley Ordered by squad number. $^{LP}$Local player; $^{FP}$Foreign player; $^{NR}$Non-registered player

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
| 37 | MF | Yeung Chi Lun | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Free transfer | 5 June 2013 | First-team |
| 22 | FW | Julius Akosah | Biu Chun Rangers | Undisclosed | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 28 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | Biu Chun Rangers | Undisclosed | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 33 | GK | Pang Tsz Kin | Wofoo Tai Po | Free transfer | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 20 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | Wofoo Tai Po | Free transfer | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 31 | MF | Cheng Chi Wing | Royal Southern | Undisclosed | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 7 | FW | Yan Pak Long | Wing Yee | Free transfer | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 17 | DF | To Philip Michael | Royal Southern | Undisclosed | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| | DF | Chu Ka Chun | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | Undisclosed | 8 June 2013 | First team |
| 14 | MF | Choi Kwok Wai | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Free transfer | 28 June 2013 | First team |

#### Out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team |
| 2 | MF | Liu Chun Yip | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 7 | MF | Li Shu San | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 9 | FW | So Sheung Kwai | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 16 | MF | So Hong Shing | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 20 | MF | Sin Ka Yue | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 28 | MF | Tse Tin Yau | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 31 | GK | Cheung Wai Hong | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 19 June 2013 | First team |
| 10 | FW | Lau Ka Shing | Unattached (Released) | Free transfer | 25 June 2013 | First team |

#### Loan In

| Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Team |
| DF | Pablo Leguizamón Arce | Colegiales | 4 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| MF | Jonathan Leonel Acosta | 9 de Julio de Morteros | 4 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| FW | Diego Daniel Cañete | Belgrano | 4 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| GK | Mauro Andrés Beltramella | Unión de Mar del Plata | 9 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| GK | Darko Božović | FK Bežanija | 31 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| FW | Leonardo Abálsamo | Sportivo Peñarol | 31 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| DF | Saša Mus | Zvijezda | 31 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | First team |
| FW | Chao Pengfei | Tuen Mun | 28 September 2013 | 31 May 2014 | First team |

#### Loan out

| # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team | Source |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Kwong Hiu Ming |
| Head Coach | Sergio Timoner |
| Assistant Coach | Li Chun Yip |
| Assistant Coach | Sin Ka Yue |
| Assistant Coach | Fan Weijun |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Cheung Wai Hong |
| Technical Director | Roy Millar |
| Technical Director | Keith Blunt |
Last updated: 4 July 2013 Source:

## Squad statistics
### Overall Stats

| | First Division | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals for | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals against | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Players used | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 October 2013 Source: Player Stats
Players Used: Happy Valley have used a total of 14 different players in all competitions.

### 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 | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Darko Božović | | 1 | 1 | -3 | 90 | 1 | -3 | | | | | (−) GA |
| 19 | GK | Leung Man Lai | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) GA |
| 33 | GK | Pang Tsz Kin | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) GA |
| 3 | DF | Ma Siu Kwan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Mus | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | DF | Pablo Leguizamón Arce | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 13 | DF | Tai Sze Chung | | 1 | 1 | | 85 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 15 | DF | Muenyi Muana Lukalu | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 17 | DF | To Philip Michael | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | DF | Wong Chun Lam | | 1 | 1 | | 66 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 32 | DF | Tam Ho Bong | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | MF | Anthony Dela Nyatepe | | | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Leonel Acosta | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | MF | Li Chun Yip | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 14 | MF | Choi Kwok Wai | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 18 | MF | Fan Weijun | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | | | 1 | | 24 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 27 | MF | Yeung Chi Lun | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | Chan Lok Woon | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | MF | Cheng Chi Wing | | | 1 | | 44 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | FW | Yan Pak Long | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Leonardo Abálsamo | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | FW | Leung Magnus | | 1 | 1 | | 46 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 21 | FW | Tsang Kam Hung | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | FW | Julius Akosah | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | FW | Lau Ka Shing | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 39 | FW | Chao Pengfei | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | First Division | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | League | Total |
| 1 | GK | Darko Božović | | |
| 4 | MF | Anthony Dela Nyatepe | | |
| 5 | DF | Saša Mus | | |
| 6 | DF | Pablo Leguizamón Arce | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Li Chun Yip | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Tai Sze Chung | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Choi Kwok Wai | | |
| 15 | DF | Muenyi Muana Lukalu | | |
| 16 | FW | Leung Magnus | | |
| 20 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | | |
| 24 | DF | Wong Chun Lam | | |
| 26 | FW | Lau Ka Shing | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | | |
| 31 | MF | Cheng Chi Wing | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 13 October 2013 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Starting 11

This will show the most used players in each position, based on Happy Valley's typical starting formation once the season commences.

### Substitution Record

Includes all competitive matches.
| | | | League | League | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Name | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Darko Božović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Leung Man Lai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Pang Tsz Kin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Ma Siu Kwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Mus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Pablo Leguizamón Arce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Tai Sze Chung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Muenyi Muana Lukalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | To Philip Michael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Wong Chun Lam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Tam Ho Bong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Anthony Dela Nyatepe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Li Chun Yip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Choi Kwok Wai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Fan Weijun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Wong Yim Kwan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Yeung Chi Lun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | Chan Lok Woon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Cheng Chi Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Yan Pak Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Leonardo Abálsamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Leung Magnus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Tsang Kam Hung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Julius Akosah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Lau Ka Shing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Chao Pengfei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 October 2013

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 11 | MF | Li Chun Yip | | 1 | Captain |
Last updated: 13 October 2013 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match |
| Hong Kong First Division League | — | 11th | 30 August 2013 |
| Senior Challenge Shield | Quarter-finals | — | October, 2013 |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | — | January, 2014 |
Updated to match played 3 September 2013 Source: Competitions

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 19 | Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League |
| 9 | Citizen (R) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League |
| 10 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 13 | |
| 11 | Happy Valley (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded, record expunged Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League |
| 12 | Tuen Mun (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded, record expunged Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League |
* ↑ Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei & Citizen declined to participate in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and would self-relegate in the following season.
* ↑ On 13 February 2014, the HKFA announced that as a result of a match-fixing investigation, both Tuen Mun and Happy Valley would be excluded from the league, and their records would be expunged.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 December 2013. Source: First Division

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | P | D | P | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Void