TSW Pegasus FC–South China AA rivalry

TSW Pegasus vs South China

Location	Hong Kong
Teams	South China, TSW Pegasus
First meeting	TSW Pegasus 0–3 South China 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division (5 October 2008)
Latest meeting	Sun Pegasus 5–2 South China (14 September 2013)
Statistics
Meetings total	17
Most wins	South China (8)
Top scorer	Itaparica (5) (South China, TSW Pegasus)
Largest victory	South China 4–0 TSW Pegasus (22 April 2012)

The rivalry between South China and TSW Pegasus is the football local derby in Hong Kong between South China and TSW Pegasus (known from 2008 to 2012 as TSW Pegasus, from 2012 to 2015 as Sun Pegasus, and from 2015 to 2020 as Hong Kong Pegasus).

Hong Kong Pegasus FC was founded as TSW Pegasus FC by various people from the Yuen Long District Council in 2008, with the help of South China chairman Steven Lo and his entertainment company bma, as well as his spouse Canny Leung, who was one of the members of the board. Moreover, players including Cheng Siu Wai and Deng Jinghuang joined TSW Pegasus from South China soon after the club was founded. As a result, matches between them are widely known as rivalry between South China and South China B team.^[1]

Despite TSW Pegasus suffering a 0–3 defeat to South China in the first match between the clubs, they went on to win three times over South China in the Senior Shield, the League Cup and the Hong Kong FA Cup in the same season. However, between that season and 20 November 2011, TSW Pegasus never defeated South China. The drought was broken when they won the November match 2–1.

TSW Pegasus was renamed as Sun Pegasus for the 2012–13 season. They nearly won the away league match at Hong Kong Stadium, but Dhiego Martins' controversial goal brought South China a point.

Sun Pegasus was then renamed as Hong Kong Pegasus for the 2015–16 season.

In 2020, the club's name reverted to TSW Pegasus.

In 2021, TSW Pegasus' name was reverted to Hong Kong Pegasus.

South China vs TSW Pegasus Date Venue Score South China goalscorers TSW Pegasus goalscorers Attendance 26 March 2009 Mong Kok Stadium 0–0 1,937 28 March 2010 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground 3–2 Schutz 64' 74' 76' Itaparica 17', 43' 1,478 30 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium 2–1 Butt 65', Carrijó 90' Itaparica 52' 8,253 22 April 2012 Hong Kong Stadium 4–0 Xu Deshuai 22', Giovane 33' 41' 46' 2,037 2 February 2013 Hong Kong Stadium 1–1 Dhiego 90' McKee 10' (pen.) 1,489 TSW Pegasus vs South China Date Venue Score TSW Pegasus goalscorers South China goalscorers Attendance 8 October 2008 Yuen Long Stadium 0–31 Itaparica 40', Wong Chin Hung 53', Ondoua 77' Schutz 5', Chan Wai Ho 29' 2,537 3 January 2010 Yuen Long Stadium 2–2 Itaparica 55' 84' Chan Siu Ki 13', Bai He 22' 3,953 22 April 2011 Yuen Long Stadium 2–3 Lee Hong Lim 38', Lai Yiu Cheong 82' Kežman 58', Xu Deshuai 73', Cheng Lai Hin 83' 1,749 20 November 2011 Yuen Long Stadium 2–1 Carrijó 47', Itaparica 56' (pen.) Li Haiqiang 21' 2,397 22 December 2012 Yuen Long Stadium 0–3 Kwok Kin Pong 65', Cheng Lai Hin 79', Lee Wai Lim 85' 1,616 14 September 2013 Mong Kok Stadium 5–3 Miović 18' 81', Ju Yingzhi 19', Raščić 28' 73' Dhiego 16' 23', Barry 55' (pen.) 3,200 Remarks 1South China were awarded a 3–0 win against TSW Pegasus as TSW Pegasus used more than the allowed maximum of 6 foreign players at a time on pitch in the match.[2] Top scorers in First Division derbies Rank Player Club/s Goals 1 Itaparica South China, TSW Pegasus 5 2 Tales Schutz South China 4 3 Giovane South China 3 Dhiego Martins South China 5 Admir Raščić TSW Pegasus 2 Cheng Lai Hin South China Igor Miović TSW Pegasus Leandro Carrijó South China, TSW Pegasus Xu Deshuai South China, TSW Pegasus

These are the major football honours of South China and TSW Pegasus.