However, the team did not reach the Hong Kong Third Division League final round and thus did not get promotion in the first few years of their history.

Starting from this season, the club was rebranded as Kwoon Chung Southern due to sponsorship reasons.

The club also reached the finals of Hong Kong FA Cup for the first time, losing 2–0 to Kitchee.

[2] The club claimed their first silverware in the form of the 2022–23 Sapling Cup with a 2–0 win over Lee Man aided by a brace by Stefan Pereira.

After Southern was promoted to the Hong Kong First Division, the club have continued to use Aberdeen Sports Ground as their home stadium.

In September 2018, the canopy of the main grandstand at Aberdeen Sports Ground was damaged due to Typhoon Mangkhut.

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Note: 1st or Champions 2nd or Runners-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation Southern District is the first Hong Kong football club of creating an eSports department.