China–Hong Kong football rivalry

China-Hong Kong rivalry
LocationAsia (AFC)
Teams
First meetingHong Kong 1–4 China
Friendly
(7 February 1978)
Latest meetingChina 1–2 Hong Kong
Friendly (1 January 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total23
Most winsChina (15)
All-time seriesChina: 15
Draw: 5
Hong Kong: 3
Largest victoryChina 7–0 Hong Kong
2006 FIFA World Cup Q (AFC)
17 November 2004
Beijing
Hong Kong

The China–Hong Kong football rivalry is a sports rivalry between the national association football teams of the People's Republic of China (mainland) and Hong Kong. The rivalry has been exacerbated by Hong Kong's status as a Special Administrative Region of China, with major political and ideological differences than on the mainland, a legacy of having been under British colonial rule until the transfer of sovereignty in 1997.