Mutual FC
Sparta Asia Football Club (Chinese: 斯巴達亞洲足球會) is a Hong Kong football club currently competing in the Hong Kong Second Division.
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| Full name | Branded Name: Sparta Asia Football Club Legal Registration Name: Mutual Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1993 | |
| President | Rosa Chi | |
| Head coach | Lawrence Akandu | |
| League | Hong Kong Second Division | |
| 2021–22 | 11th | |
| Website | Club website | |
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During the 2008–09 season, it once competed in the top-tier Hong Kong First Division, and was relegated after finishing 12th out of 13 teams.
At the end of the 2010–11 season, after gaining promotion to the First Division from the runner-up position in the Second Division, it withdrew from the First Division and was expunged from the Hong Kong league system by the HKFA. IT rejoined the league system and competed in the Fourth Division in the 2012–13 season.
In 2015, the Asia football academy of the Dutch Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam took charge of the club and it rebranded as Sparta Rotterdam Mutual FC. The partnership ended after 2018. It was revived in 2019 when the club was rebranded as Sparta Asia.
Name history
- 1993–2005: Mutual (淦源)
- 2005–2006: Korchina (韓中)
- 2006–2010: Mutual (淦源)
- 2010–2011: Pontic (港迪)
- 2011–2015: Mutual (淦源)
- 2015–2018: Sparta Rotterdam Mutual (鹿特丹斯巴達(淦源))
- 2018–2019: Mutual (淦源)
- 2019–2020: Sparta Asia (斯巴達亞洲)
- 2020–: Mutual (淦源)
Honours
League
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Hong Kong Third Division
- Champions (1): 1996–97
- Hong Kong Fourth Division
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Cup Competitions
- Hong Kong Junior Shield
- Champions (1): 2000–01
Recent seasons
| Season | Team name | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division | Notes |
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| 2014–15 | Mutual | Div 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 47 | Round 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Sparta Rotterdam Mutual | Div 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 45 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2016–17 | Sparta Rotterdam Mutual | Div 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 50 | Round 2 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2017–18 | Sparta Rotterdam Mutual | Div 1 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 52 | Quarterfinals |