MACAU FA | 10 FOOTBALL ASSOSIATIONS | EAFF : EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION

Name of Coach : LEUNG Sui Wing
Born in Hong Kong in 1958. Starred as captain of Hong Kong-China. Twice selected as the MVP of the Hong Kong league. Appointed head coach of Macau-China in March 2008.

As of July 2009

Over the past 15 years the highest Macau-China ever got in FIFA’s world ranking was in September 1997 when they were ranked 156. However their ranking has dropped steadily since then. From 2000 onwards they appointed former Bellmare Hiratsuka (now Shonan Bellmare) head coach UEDA Eiji to manage the national team. Following on from him was IMAI Masataka and KAGEYAMA Masanaga as the team’s strength slowly developed under the guidance of Japanese coaches. Long time local Macau coach Juan Lopez evaluated the improvement saying “The level of Macau football was raised thanks to their organization and rules they implemented”. However, having qualified for the 2007 East Asian Football Championship 2010 Preliminary Competition for the first time in 2 tournaments they were unable to capitalize on home advantage and ended up winless in 4th place which resulted in a directional change for the team the next year. Former Hong Kong-China captain Leung Sui Wing was appointed as head coach in March 2008 as they aimed for a fresh start. At the East Asian Football Championship 2010 Preliminary Competition held in March 2009 they ended up finishing 3rd due to goal difference despite being on the verge of claiming the title. But for the meantime the team showed they have what it takes to move closer to catching up with the likes of Hong Kong-China and Chinese Taipei.