Yuen Long Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the current home ground of Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus and the former home ground of Yuen Long. History Originally a piece of vacant land next to Shui Bin Village, the stadium was built by the Yuen Long District Sports Association with local support. It was constructed by Yuen Long Cheong Kee Construction for HK$198,000 in 1965. The stadium opened on 15 December 1969 with a First Division match between Yuen Long and Fire Services. On the same day, it hosted the start and the finish of the first marathon in Hong Kong held by Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates, sponsored by Tin Tin Daily. In 1983, the stadium received a HK$3 million endowment from Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club for expansion. The work, which cost HK$12 million in total, added a new 2,000-capacity covered grandstand and an eight-lane all-weather running track. The playing surface was also re-laid during the construction. In recent years, the stadium has been transferred to and operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. Tenants Yuen Long District S.A. From the 1970s to 1980, the stadium had been the home ground for Yuen Long, who were playing at the Hong Kong First Division before withdrawing from the top tier after the 1979-80 season. Nowadays, it occasionally hosts home matches for their amateur and youth teams in lower divisions. Pegasus 2008–09 season On 22 July 2008, newly formed Tin Shui Wai Pegasus applied for permission to play home fixtures in their inaugural season at Yuen Long Stadium, which was rejected by the HKFA due to the quality of playing surface. In September 2008, after reaching an agreement with the away side, TSW Pegasus requested to play their home game against South China on 5 October at Yuen Long Stadium, which was approved by the HKFA. It was arranged that the league tie between Mutual and Citizen on the same match day would also be moved to this stadium, which was later scheduled to host two more TSW Pegasus home games in the second half of the season. TSW Pegasus chairman Wilson Wong and the HKFA officials visited the ground on 17 September 2008 to explore the possibility for hosting more league matches at Yuen Long Stadium during the season. It was concluded that the