West Ham United reserve team manager Alex Dyer will lead a strong eleven-man squad to the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens.

The Hammers will travel to the Far East for the second consecutive year on , having reached the quarter-finals of the prestigious 16-team competitions last May before losing out to the Australian Institute of Sport.

In 2008 West Ham, featuring Junior Stanislas, Zavon Hines, Jordan Spence and Oliver Lee, beat Chinese club Eagles 2-1 before overcoming Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds and drawing 0-0 with host club Hong Kong FC. After going down to a defeat by their Australian opponents, the Hammers went into the shield competition, beating Eastleigh 1-0 before losing 3-2 to Urawa in the shield final.

This time around, West Ham will again field a strong squad. Stanislas, Hines, Freddie Sears and Josh Payne have all played for the Hammers' first-team this season, while Iceland Under-21 defender Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, Czech Republic Under-21 goalkeeper Marek Stech and reserve team captain Bondz N'Gala are also included.

Dyer's squad is completed by Under-18 quartet Lee, Daniel Kearns, Anthony Edgar and Georg Grasser, all of whom have played for Dyer's reserve team this season.

The West Ham party will also include physiotherapist Dave Singleton and strength coach Donough Holohan.

Taking part in the tournament alongside the Hammers are Aston Villa, Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers, Birmingham City, Australian Institute of Sport, Chengdu Blades (China), Sheffield FC, Eastleigh FC, Singapore Cricket Club, Yau Yee Select (Hong Kong) and a Kitchee Invitational Team.

Matches will be played at Hong Kong Football Club in Happy Valley between 29 and 31 May.