Sea Bee Explained

Clubname:Sea Bee / Ernest Borel
Fullname:Sea Bee Athletic Association[1]
Season:1993–94
Position:First Division, 8th
(dissolved)

Sea Bee (or Chinese: 海峰), later known as Ernest Borel,[2] was a Hong Kong football club which competed for many years in the Hong Kong First Division.

History

The original Sea Bee FC first competed in the 1976–77 season[3] and were runners-up twice in the Hong Kong FA Cup (1980–81, 1981–82) and they became defunct during the 1980s before the club was purchased by Ernest Borel to become Ernest Borel FC in 1988.[4] For the 1990–91 season, they had a budget of and finished fourth in the Hong Kong Premier League.[5]

In 1993, the parent company of the club, Ernest Borel, loaned the right to compete in the First Division to another company, and the team competed as Voicelink during the 1993–94 season.[6] They were dissolved in 1994.

Sea Bee won their only major trophies in 1991–92 by winning the Viceroy Cup and the Hong Kong FA Cup under the name Ernest Borel.[7]

Honours

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20061001/egn2006100153.pdf Hong Kong Police Force G.N. 53 in 2006
  2. Takungpao, 1990-05-16, page 10
  3. Web site: Hongkong 1976/77 . RSSSF.
  4. Web site: Lau . Chris . 14 April 2019 . A Beautiful Orange: The Timeless Ernest Borel FC Story . 12 November 2025 . offside.hk.
  5. Web site: Hongkong 1990/91 . RSSSF.
  6. 依波路同海峰(海蜂)算唔算係同一隊波? – 昔日球壇 – GoalGoalGoal
  7. Web site: Hongkong 1991/92 . RSSSF.