Where To Play Football In Hong Kong: Best Pitches To Book

South China Athletic Association

Head over to the SCAA (with a member fee of HK$250/year) and book their Artificial Turf Pitch. The pitch is 34 metres X 18 metres, including floodlighting, and can accommodate a maximum of 24 players at a time.

Members can book online via https://member.scaa.org.hk/

How Much? 

• Daily: 8:00AM - 6:00PM: HK$400/hr
• Daily: 6:00PM - 10:00PM: HK$500/hr

South China Athletic Association, Roof, Sports Centre (Low Block), 88 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay, +852 2577 6932, https://www.scaa.org.hk/

Kai Tak Youth Sports Park

Host your next big sporting event, whether it be a competition, a sports day for your school, or a fun company day at Kai Tak Youth Sports Park.

Yes, they do accept bookings for their sports facilities, including their outdoor football pitch. The website includes a calendar where you can book ahead so that you can plan accordingly.

How Much? HK$ 1,800/1.5 hours/session

Kai Tak Youth Sports Park, 38 Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak, Kowloon, https://www.kaitaksportspark.com.hk/

Leisure And Cultural Services Department (LCSD)

Registered SmartPLAY patrons can book both natural and artificial turf soccer pitches (except multi-purpose turf pitches) allocated through ballot via the SmartPLAY system. Patrons can submit a balloting application 14 to 20 days before the date of use of the pitch

How Much? Please check online to see pricing and booking procedures, and you will also be able to find the nearest pitch available.

Leisure And Cultural Services Department, Pitches All Over Hong Kong, https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/

Go Park Sports

Partnered with Arsenal Football Development (HK), supported by Arsenal Football Club in the UK, Go Park Sports has a spacious artificial turf football pitch with a main field for 11-a-side matches.

The pitch can be divided into two 7-a-side fields for events.

How Much?

• Daily (Including public holidays): 8:00AM - 6:00PM: HK$400
• Daily (Including public holidays): 6:00PM - 10:00PM: HK$520

Go Park Sports, 9 Hoi Ying Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, https://www.goparksports.hk/

Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre

Located in Tseung Kwan O, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and operated by HKFA, FTC is a large-scale football training centre with a size of approximately 12 hectares.

FTC is the training base for the Hong Kong Representative Team, as well as the development base for coach education and referee development. The modern facility includes three full-size natural grass football pitches, three full-size artificial turf football pitches, and a standard-size futsal pitch. The artificial turf pitches will now have public sessions and accept bookings from the general public.

For booking inquiries, please click here. Note that if your application is accepted, you will be notified within one week. If you have not been notified after a week, your application is deemed unsuccessful. So, patience is key!

How Much?

• Peak Hours on Weekdays, Weekends + Public Holidays: 4:00PM - 10:30PM: HK$900/hour
• Non-Peak Hours on Weekdays: 8:00AM - 4:00PM: HK$550/hour

Jockey Club HKFA, 190 Wan Po Rd, Tseung Kwan O, +852 2661 4211, https://www.hkfa.com/

Kings Park Sports Ground

Kings Park Sports Ground is not just used for rugby games but you can also use its pitches to set up some football games too! With 3 different pitches available for general recreational use, bookings can be made in advance by filling in the application form.

How Much? 

•  9:00AM - 6:00PM: HK$300/1.5 hours
• 6:00PM - 10:30PM: HK$500/1.5 hours

Kings Park Sports Ground, 11 Wylie Path, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, kingspark@hkrugby.com, https://www.kingspark.com.hk/

King George V School

The KGV full-size artificial grass football pitch is available for hire by friends of the school and the broader community.

You may check their website to make your booking (it provides all the details, including available days and booking hours) and payment.

How Much? Price depends on time, whether or not if you'd like to rent a full or half-sized pitch.

King George V School, 2/F The Jockey Club Sarah Roe Centre, 2A Tin Kwong Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, +852 2760 3911, facilities.booking@esf.org.hk, https://esffacilitiesbooking.esf.org.hk/

Stanley Ho Sports Centre

The University of Hong Kong students - do check out the Centre for Sports & Exercise and head over to their Stanley Ho Sports Centre, and you can book either their artificial or natural grass pitch for some football fun.

Take note that for their artificial pitches, books are only available for groups, and you can either book a full or half pitch. Click here for more details.

Stanley Ho Sports Centre, 10 Sha Wan Drive, Sandy Bay, Hong Kong, https://www.cse.hku.hk/

What Else? Outdoor Street Football Pitches

If you're looking for another place where you can kick your football and it doesn't have to be on an artificial or grass turf, why not hit these playgrounds and play some street football on 7-a-side soccer pitches? A lot of schools and local teams, and clubs also love to host games and competitions on one of these venues most days.

If you are planning on hosting a large game, you can actually prebook most of these courts on the LCSD website.

Check out some of our favorites!

• Blake Gardens, Po Hing Fong, Tai Ping Shan, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (Pictured)
• Kowloon Park 7-a-side Soccer Pitch, 22 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
• Pokfulam Road Playground, Pokfulam Road Playground, Pok Fu Lam Road, Sandy Bay Gap, Pok Fu Lam
• Southorn Playground, 130 - 150 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
• Victoria Park, 1 Hing Fat Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong