Hong Kong Football Club

Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; Chinese: 香港足球會), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby.

This article is about the multi-sport club. For the association football section, see Hong Kong FC (football).

Hong Kong Football Club
Founded12 February 1886 (1886-02-12)
FounderSir James Haldane Lockhart
Headquarters3 Sports Road, Happy Valley Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
ServicesFacilitate the development and participation of recognized sporting activities
Websitehttps://www.hkfc.com

The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitches being inside the Happy Valley Racecourse. The 2,750-capacity Hong Kong Football Club Stadium is where all the club's rugby and soccer matches are played and it is also the home pitch for most of the Hong Kong Rugby Union's international matches. It is also the venue for the HKFC International Rugby Tens and HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournaments. The club is committed to facilitating the development and participation of numerous sports in Hong Kong through close collaboration with National Sports Associations and organising sports activities for members and non-members.

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