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.

Sparta Asia
Full nameBranded Name:
Sparta Asia Football Club
Legal Registration Name:

Mutual Football Club
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
PresidentRosa Chi
Head coachLawrence Akandu
LeagueHong Kong Second Division
2023–24Second Division, 14th of 16
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Sparta-Asia-Football-Club-%E6%96%AF%E5%B7%B4%E9%81%94%E4%BA%9E%E6%B4%B2%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E6%9C%83-998596730165846/?ref=page_internal

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.

Old crest of the club as Mutual FC.

Name history

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  • 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

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League

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Cup Competitions

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Recent seasons

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Season Team name League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division Notes
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
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