Hong Kong conceded a late equaliser as Bangladesh grabbed a share of the points at the Kai Tak Stadium in front of over 45,000 fans.
Matt Orr scored for Hong Kong, who remain top of the group after 4 games.
Hong Kong v Bangladesh – AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Date: 8pm, 14 October, 2025
Venue: Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong
images: HKFA
Raphaël Merkies completed his hat-trick in the 11th minute of added time to give Hong Kong all three points with a 4-3 victory over Bangladesh in the AFC Asian Cup qualification game in Dhaka.
Bangladesh v Hong Kong – AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Date: 8pm, 9 October, 2025
Venue: Bangladesh National Stadium, Dhaka
images: HKFA
As part of their preseason tour visit to Hong Kong, Tottenham Hotspur will host a fan park at the Central Harbourfront from 26-31 July, featuring a series of activities.
The six-day Spurs Fan Park will feature free football clinics, the opportunity to meet club legend Ledley King, access a range of official Club merchandise, compete in football challenges and win exclusive prizes, as well as a not-to-be-missed opportunity to see and take your picture with the UEFA Europa League trophy, creating lasting memories.
Saturday 26 July
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 12pm – 8pm
Spurs Football Development Coaching Sessions – 12pm – 2pm & 3pm – 5pm
Spurs Retail Store – 12pm – 8pm
Sunday 27 July
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 12pm – 8pm
Spurs Football Development Coaching Sessions – 12pm – 2pm & 3pm – 5pm & 6pm-8pm
Spurs Retail Store – 12pm – 8pm
Monday 28 July
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 12pm – 8pm
Spurs Football Development Coaching Sessions – 12pm – 2pm & 3pm – 5pm & 6pm-8pm
Spurs Retail Store – 12pm – 8pm
Tuesday 29 July
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 12pm – 8pm
Spurs Football Development Coaching Sessions – 12pm – 2pm & 3pm – 5pm
🏆 Get your photo with the UEFA Europa Trophy – 12pm – 4pm
Spurs Retail Store – 12pm – 8pm
Meet Chirpy & Lily our Club mascots – 12pm-2pm
Wednesday 30 July
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 4pm – 8pm
Spurs Retail Store – 4pm – 8pm
Thursday 31 July (Matchday)
Channel your Inner Spur Football Challenges / Games – 12pm – 8pm
🏆 Get your photo with the UEFA Europa Trophy – 12pm – 4pm
Q&A with Club Legend Ledley King 1.30pm – 2pm
3×3 Exhibition Match – 2pm – 4pm
Spurs Retail Store – 12pm – 8pm
Meet Chirpy & Lily our Club mascots – 1pm – 4pm
Spurs Fan Park @ Central Harbourfront
Date: Noon-8pm, 26-31 July, 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: Free
Tottenham Hotspurs v Arsenal
Date: 7:30pm, 31 July, 2025
Venue: Kai Tak Stadium
Tickets: tbc
images: Tottenham Hotspur
A 93-minute Stefan Pereira penalty saw the red tide, which had engulfed the new Kai Tak Stadium, erupt in joyous celebration as Hong Kong beat India 1-0 in an AFC Asian Cup qualification game.
A record crowd of over 42,000 packed the stadium, creating an atmosphere quite unlike any previous Hong Kong football international. To celebrate the first football game in the new stadium, the HK Football Association arranged the city’s first-ever massive Tifo – the massive banner, covering three sections, screams “Hong Kong Team Kick Ass”.
Fan representative Chester, who helped coordinate the surprise, revealed on a radio program today that the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) masterminded the project.
“I cried multiple times last night,” Chester admitted. “First, when we raised the Tifo, then again during the players’ entrance video – something we’ve only seen in Premier League or J.League matches before.”
“You could really feel how much preparation went into making Kai Tak feel like home,” Chester added, describing the experience as “goosebump-inducing.”
Hong Kong v India – AFC Asian Cup
Date: 8pm, 10 June, 2025
Venue: Kai Tak Stadium
Tickets: $200, $80
images: HKFA
In the second round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup at a packed Mongkok Stadium Hong Kong lost 2-0 to Uzbekistan.
Watch the highlights
images: HKFootball
Eight-time Ballon d’Or Winner Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF, the David Beckham co-owned US Football team, will take on Hong Kong as part of their first international tour.
The match, part of the first Tatler XFest, is on 4 February at the Hong Kong Stadium and tickets priced from $880 up to $4,880 go on sale on 15 December.
Announcing the match Beckham said “Hong Kong has such a great sports scene. In partnership with Tatler, we are pleased to be able to bring the team to this fantastic city as part of Inter Miami’s debut game in Asia.”
Tatler XFEST – Inter Miami CF v Hong Kong
Date: 8pm, 4 February, 2024
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Tickets: $4,880, $880
As the police watched on videoing fans to ensure patriotic complaiance over 12,000 were on hand at the Hong Kong Stadium for Hong Kong‘s first home game in front of HongKongers since 2019.
Poor finishing denied the home team and its supporters a chance to really celebrate as coach Jorn Andersen’s new look team spurned chance after chance.
“I want to be positive, we played a really good game,” Andersen said. “The first half was excellent. We attacked a lot, we created a lot, we defended high, we won the ball high and were creating chances. But today we were not so lucky and that’s why I’m not so happy today. We couldn’t make the goal that the Hong Kong fans wanted to see today.”
“We got very big support from the spectators. They pushed us to the front and we tried our best, but at the end we couldn’t make that first goal to make everyone happy. I’m sorry for that,” Andersen added.
In reality, while a win would have been nice the score was irrelevant; that fans could finally watch their team in person meant everyone was a winner.
image: HKFA
Kitchee became the first Hong Kong team ever to reach the AFC Champions League knock-out stage. An injury-time equaliser secured a 2-2 draw on Sunday with Vissel Kobe.
When Yoshinori Muto scored in the 87th minute to put Vissel 2-1 ahead, Kichee’s chance of progressing looked remote. But as they have done throughout the tournament Kitchee dug deep and Raul Baena scored with a header in the 91st minute to earn the point needed to progress.
image: AFP/Asian Football Federation
