Double Flower Football Association is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 football club and plays in Hong Kong Second Division League

Hong Kong Second Division League

Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...

. It was a very successful team in 1990s under the name Instant-Dict .

Events

• 1984–85 season, Double Flower won the 3rd place in Second Division
  Hong Kong Second Division League
  Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
  
  , and promoted to First Division.
• 1988–89 season, the HKFA membership of Double Flower loaned to Lai Sun
  Lai Sun
  Lai Sun is a football team which played in Hong Kong First Division League from 1988 to 1991. In 1988, the team borrowed the HKFA membership from Double Flower and entered the league by the name of Lai Sun Double Flower. In the following season, it bought in the HKFA membership from Po Chai Pills...
  
  , and played in the league under the name Lai Sun Double Flower. The team won Viceroy Cup
  Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
  Hong Kong Viceroy Cup is an abandoned football competition in Hong Kong. It was the first footabll competition in Hong Kong which allowed business sponsorship. Together with First Division League, FA Cup and Senior Shield, they were at the time considered as Big Four compeititons in Hong Kong...
  
   and FA Cup
  Hong Kong FA Cup
  Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...
  
   this season.
• 1989–90 season, Lai Sun
  Lai Sun
  Lai Sun is a football team which played in Hong Kong First Division League from 1988 to 1991. In 1988, the team borrowed the HKFA membership from Double Flower and entered the league by the name of Lai Sun Double Flower. In the following season, it bought in the HKFA membership from Po Chai Pills...
  
   has bought the membership of Po Chai, Double Flower played in the league under the original name.
• 1991–92 season, the HKFA membership of the team loaned to Instant-Dict. The team had played in the league under the name Instant-Dict since this season.
• 2001–02 season, Instant-Dict returned the membership, the team changed back the name to Double Flower.
• 2009–10 season, Advance SC used the membership to participate in Hong Kong Second Division League
  Hong Kong Second Division League
  Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:...
  
  , under the name Advance Double Flower.
• 2011–11 season, it renamed to be Double Flower.

Domestic

• First Division
  Hong Kong First Division League
  Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
  
  

Winners (2): 1995–96, 1997–98

Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 1996–97, 2000–01

• Viceroy Cup
  Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
  Hong Kong Viceroy Cup is an abandoned football competition in Hong Kong. It was the first footabll competition in Hong Kong which allowed business sponsorship. Together with First Division League, FA Cup and Senior Shield, they were at the time considered as Big Four compeititons in Hong Kong...
  
  

Winners (2): 1988–89, 1995–96

Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98

• FA Cup
  Hong Kong FA Cup
  Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...
  
  

Winners (4): 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01

Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1998–99

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

1997: First Round

1999: First Round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup
  Asian Cup Winners Cup
  The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
  
  : 2 appearances

1994/95: Quarter-Final

1997/98: First Round

Double Flower period

Kim Pan-Gon (2001–02) Leung Shing Kit Chiu Chung Man   Barnes Colly Ezeh Xiao Guoji Poon Man Chun Chu Siu Ki

Instant-Dict period

Ross Greer

Ross Greer

Ross Greer is a former Australian association football player. He previously played for Floreat Athena, Chester City, South China, Selangor, Eastern, Instant-Dict, Sorrento, Melbourne Knights and Leeming Strikers before retiring....

 (1996–97) Paul Foster

Paul Foster (footballer)

Paul Foster is an Australian former football player.His younger brother Craig Foster was former Australian International.-Playing career:...

 Kim Pan-Gon (2000–01) Rochi Melkiano Putiray Dejan Antonic

Dejan Antonic

Dejan Antonić is a former football player who was appointed as a head coach of a professional football team in Hong Kong, Kitchee SC during the year of 2005–2007....

 Tam Siu Wai

Tam Siu Wai

Tam Siu Wai is a Hong Kong footballer who plays for Hong Kong First Division club Rangers.-Honours:With Eastern AA*Hong Kong First Division League: 1992-93, 1993–94*Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1992-93, 1993–94*Hong Kong FA Cup: 1992-93, 1993–94With Rangers...

 Chan Chi Kwong Xiao Guoji Cheung Chi Tak

Cheung Chi Tak

Cheung Chi Tak is a former Hong Kong football player. His nickname was "Little Ghost" .-Early career:He made his professional debut in 1977 with Hong Kong Rangers FC. When his club went down to 2nd division in 1978, he moved to Caroline Hill.-Club career:In 1981 he moved to Eastern AA and then to...

  Tim Bredbury

Tim Bredbury

Tim Bredbury is a Hong Kong former international footballer. He is the current coach of Biu Chun Rangers.-Early life:Bredbury was born in Hong Kong to British parents. He went to Glenealy school,a primary school and King George V School, a secondary school in Hong Kong.-Playing career:Bredbury...

 Dougie Anderson (1989-??) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/plymouth/plymouth.htm Eddie Gallagher

Eddie Gallagher

Eddie Gallagher is a retired Scottish professional football striker. He played in his homeland for Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee and St. Mirren before a spell in Hong Kong at Instant-Dict....

 (1994-??)http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/eddiegallagher.htm Graham Harvey

Graham Harvey (footballer)

Graham Harvey is a Scottish former association football player. He played as a forward for Hibernian, Dundee, Airdrieonians, Instant-Dict FC and Livingston....

 (1992–95) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/grahamharvey.htm Roddy Manley

Roddy Manley

Roddy Manley is a Scottish former football player. He mainly played in defence for Falkirk, St. Mirren, Instant-Dict and Dundee.-Career: Falkirk 159 apps 2 goals St...

 (1993–95) Ian McParland

Ian McParland

Ian 'Charlie' John McParland is a Scottish former professional association football player and manager. He played professionally as a striker with a number of teams and he is most known for his eight year spell with Notts County, a club he later managed...

 (1993–1994) Lee Bullen

Lee Bullen

Lee Bullen is a Scottish football player and coach. In a career that has spanned more than 20 years, Bullen has played football professionally in Scotland, England, Australia, Greece and Hong Kong...

 (1997-98) Ian Baird

Ian Baird

Ian Baird is an ex-professional footballer whose most notable spell was as a player for Leeds United. He had two spells at the club with his first spell having a season as captain and his second spell including a player of the year award and just after he left, he got a second division...

 (1997–99) Steve Berry

Steve Berry (footballer)

Stephen Andrew "Steve" Berry is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Aldershot, Sunderland, Newport County, Swindon Town and Northampton Town, in the German second division for Darmstadt, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for...

 (1991–95) Peter Costello (footballer)

Peter Costello (footballer)

Peter Costello is a retired English professional footballer. He played as a striker for clubs in England and Hong Kong. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.-Hong Kong:In September 1995 he moved to Hong Kong, joining Mansion FC...

 (1996) Sean Edwards (footballer) Mike Leonard

Mike Leonard (footballer)

Michael Christopher Leonard is a retired English football player who played in Hong Kong First Division League. He played the position of goalkeeper and was regarded as the best goalkeeper in Hong Kong at the time. In 1994, he made his debut in Hong Kong First Division League for Instant-Dict...

 (1994–98) Russell Milton

Russell Milton

Russell Milton is an English former professional footballer, born in Folkestone, who played as a midfielder in the Hong Kong First Division League for Instant-Dict and scored 14 goals from 117 games in the Football League for Cheltenham Town...

 Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea (footballer)

Timothy James "Tim" O'Shea is an English-born Irish former professional football player and manager.He represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship ....

 (1995–99) Trevor Quow

Trevor Quow

Trevor Quow is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Gillingham, Peterborough United and Northampton Town and he also played for several clubs in Hong Kong.-References:...

 (1992–93) Adrian Thorpe (1992-??) Neil Webb

Neil Webb

Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...

 Steven Golding (1985 - 1996)James McDowall (1985 - 1996) - Known for being the tallest player in the clubs history.Sean "The Nippy Right Winger" Dempsey also known as Dynamo (1985 - 1996) - Wears a hat

External links

Double Flowers Football Team