2017–18 Hong Kong Second Division League
| Season | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Happy Valley |
| Promoted | Happy Valley Central & Western |
| Relegated | Kwai Tsing GFC Friends Sai Kung Fukien |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 503 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Chung Man Ho (Central & Western) Lam Wai Lok (Tuen Mun) (14 goals) [1] |
| Biggest home win | Happy Valley 5-0 Kwai Tsing (8 October 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Wing Go Fu Moon 0-6 Happy Valley (11 March 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Kowloon City 7-3 Tuen Mun (13 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Happy Valley |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Happy Valley |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Sai Kung |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Sai Kung Fukien |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Hong Kong Second Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong Second Division since it became the third-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.[2] The season began on 3 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.
Teams[edit]
Changes from last season[edit]
From Second Division[edit]
Promoted to First Division
Relegated to Third Division
To Second Division[edit]
Relegated from First Division
Promoted from Third Division
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Valley (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 16 | +42 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Central & Western (P) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 51 | |
| 3 | Tuen Mun | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 46 | |
| 4 | Sun Source | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 44 | |
| 5 | Wing Go Fu Moon | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 39 | |
| 6 | Sham Shui Po | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 38 | |
| 7 | Kowloon City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 36 | |
| 8 | Kwong Wah | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Yau Tsim Mong | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 30 | |
| 10 | Lucky Mile | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 26[a] | |
| 11 | Kwai Tsing (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 26[a] | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | GFC Friends (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 24[b] | |
| 13 | Sai Kung (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 24[b] | |
| 14 | Fukien (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 24[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Lucky Mile wins head-to-head against Kwai Tsing
- ^ a b c GFC Friends wins head-to-head against Fukien and Sai Kung
References[edit]
- ^ "Second Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
- ^ "Hong Kong Second Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2017.