2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League
Season | 2017–18 |
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Matches played | 39 |
Goals scored | 120 (3.08 per match) |
Biggest home win | Kitchee 7–0 Dreams FC (10 September 2017) |
Biggest away win | Rangers 0–6 Kitchee (10 December 2017) |
Highest scoring | Kitchee 7–0 Dreams FC (10 September 2017) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches: Kitchee |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches: Kitchee |
Longest winless run | 4 matches: Eastern Lee Man Yuen Long |
Longest losing run | 4 matches: Eastern Yuen Long |
Highest attendance | 4,397 Kitchee 1–0 Eastern (25 August 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 326 Southern 2–1 Rangers (9 September 2017) |
Total attendance | 36,196[1] |
Average attendance | 928[1] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.
Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including eight sides from the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League, one renamed team and one newly formed team.
Stadia and locations
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
Kitchee Eastern |
Southern | Yuen Long |
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Mong Kok Stadium | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Yuen Long Stadium |
Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Tai Po | Rangers | Pegasus |
Tai Po Sports Ground | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | Hong Kong Stadium |
Capacity: 3,200 | Capacity: 2,194 | Capacity: 40,000 |
Dreams | R&F | Lee Man |
Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Yanzigang Stadium | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 3,500 |
Remarks:
1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is artificially reduced from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.
2The capacity of Yanzigang Stadium is artificially reduced from 2,000 to 1,000.
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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Dreams FC | Leung Chi Kui | Leung Chi Wing | Chan Wai Ho | Kelme | chatspr |
Eastern | Peter Leung | Szeto Man Chun | Yapp Hung Fai | Adidas | O2 Capsule |
HK Pegasus | Canny Leung | Yeung Ching Kwong | Chan Siu Ki | Adidas | ZTE |
Kitchee | Ken Ng | Chu Chi Kwong | Lo Kwan Yee | Nike | Jockey Club Kitchee Centre |
Lee Man | Fung Ka Ki | Fung Ka Ki | Jordi Tarrés | Adidas | Lee & Man Chemical |
Rangers | Philip Lee | Dejan Antonić | Cheung Kwok Ming | Kelme | Mitico |
Southern | Chan Man Chun | Cheng Siu Chung | Michael Luk | Macron | ISUZU |
Tai Po | Cheung Hok Ming | Lee Chi Kin | Wong Wai | Nike | Sun Mobile |
Yuen Long | Wong Wai Shun | Tsang Chiu Tat | Fábio Lopes | Kelme | Sun Bus |
R&F | Huang Shenghua | Marek Zając | Roberto | Ucan | R&F Properties |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including one Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches. R&F must have at least eight Hong Kong players in the squad and is allowed to register a maximum of 3 foreigners for the season.[2]
Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 | HK Player 6 | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 |
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R&F | Vas Núñez | Roberto | Itaparica | Tsang Kin Fong | Chow Cheuk Fung | Wong Kai Yiu | Ng Man Hin | Hung Lau | Law King Hei |
League table
Template:2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League table
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8. Template:Fb rbr pos header Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos Template:Fb rbr t pos
Leader - 2019 AFC Champions League | |
Relegation to 2018–19 Hong Kong First Division League |
Results
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Fixtures and results
Round 1
25 August 2017 | Kitchee | 1–0 | Eastern | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Vadócz 70' | Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,397 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
26 August 2017 | Southern | 0–1 | HK Pegasus | Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Nedeljković 52' (pen.) | Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 520 Referee: Chan Ming Siu |
26 August 2017 | Dreams FC | 1–1 | Tai Po | Tsing Yi, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Ruiz 82' | Report | Eduardo 25' | Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 973 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
28 October 2017 | Yuen Long | 1–2 | R&F | Yuen Long, New Territories |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Lau Ka Ming 14' | Report | Li Rui 28', 63' | Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 631 Referee: Chan Ming Siu |
2 December 2017 | Rangers | 1–1 | Lee Man | Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Clayton 90' | Report | Pereira 27' | Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 565 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
Round 2
9 September 2017 | Southern | 2–1 | Rangers | Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Hui Wang Fung 45+5' Souza 46' |
Report | Chuck Yiu Kwok 64' | Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 326 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
9 September 2017 | HK Pegasus | 3–2 | R&F | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Awal 43' Leong Ka Hang 63', 73' |
Report | Perović 22' Yang Ziyi 88' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Tam Bing Wun |
9 September 2017 | Eastern | 1–3 | Tai Po | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Kokko 29' | Report | Yuen Chun Sing 64' Dudu 86' Wong Wai 88' |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok |
10 September 2017 | Yuen Long | 1–0 | Lee Man | Yuen Long, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Yiu Ho Ming 74' | Report | Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
10 September 2017 | Kitchee | 7–0 | Dreams FC | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Lucas 29', 45' (pen.), 76', 84' Sandro 59' (pen.) Jared Lum 78' Lo Kwan Yee 88' |
Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,422 |
Round 3
15 September 2017 | Lee Man | 3–2 | Eastern | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Jordi 17' Law Chun Yan 45' Chiu Chun Kit 52' |
Report | Kokko 50', 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 693 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
16 September 2017 | Southern | 3–1 | R&F | Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Souza 20', 32' Marcos 90+4' |
Report | Li Rui 90+3' | Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 379 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok |
16 September 2017 | Yuen Long | 1–3 | Dreams FC | Yuen Long, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Ticão 10' | Report | Chan Wai Ho 22' Pablo 33' Joaquín 63' |
Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
17 September 2017 | Rangers | 0–3 | Tai Po | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Yuen Chun Sing 45+5' Sartori 50' Wong Wai 81' |
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 722 Referee: Tang Hing Fu |
17 September 2017 | HK Pegasus | 1–1 | Kitchee | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Major 87' | Report | Fernando 90' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
Round 4
30 September 2017 | Lee Man | 2–2 | Tai Po | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Victor 8' Wong Chun Hin 52' |
Report | Sartori 32' Dhiego 70' |
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 572 |
30 September 2017 | HK Pegasus | 1–0 | Eastern | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Major 68' | Report | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,288 |
1 October 2017 | Rangers | 0–1 | Yuen Long | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Ranđelović 45' | Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 481 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
1 October 2017 | Dreams FC | 4–2 | Southern | Tsing Yi, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Lam Hin Ting 16' 73' Joaquín 39' Nacho 45' |
Report | Luk Chi Ho 30' Marcos 71' |
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 767 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
25 November 2017 | R&F | 1–3 | Kitchee | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Hou Junjie 13' | Report | Sandro 45' (pen.) Lum 84' Fernando 90+3' |
Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 821 Referee: Tang Hing Fu |
Round 5
14 October 2017 | Southern | 3–0 | Yuen Long | Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Marcos 37', 69' (pen.) Souza 87' |
Report | Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 530 |
14 October 2017 | Kitchee | 2–1 | Tai Po | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Vadócz 66' Sandro 89' |
Report | Dudu 22' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
15 October 2017 | Rangers | Postponed | R&F | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground |
28 December 2017 | Eastern | 0–1 | Dreams FC | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Report | Nacho 42' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Luk Kin-sun |
25 November 2017 | Lee Man | 0–2 | HK Pegasus | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Leung Nok Hang 49' Awal 68' |
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 402 Referee: Tong Kui Sum |
Round 6
3 November 2017 | Kitchee | 4–1 | Lee Man | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Zhi-Gin Lam 7' Sandro 51', 57' Alex 80' |
Report | Lima 90+2' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
4 November 2017 | Southern | 0–1 | Tai Po | Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Sartori 44' (pen.) | Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 540 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
4 November 2017 | HK Pegasus | 1–3 | Rangers | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Nedeljković 19' (pen.) | Report | Chuck Yiu Kwok 45', 75' Gaston 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
5 November 2017 | R&F | 2–1 | Dreams FC | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Chan Fu Hai 26' Giovane 60' |
Report | Lui Man Tik 55' | Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 868 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
5 November 2017 | Yuen Long | 0–3 | Eastern | Yuen Long, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Report | McKee 70' Lugo 83', 90' |
Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,336 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok |
Round 7
17 November 2017 | Eastern | 1–0 | Southern | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Lee Chi Ho 78' | Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,177 |
18 November 2017 | R&F | 1–0 | Lee Man | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Li Rui 77' | Report | Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 821 |
19 November 2017 | Dreams FC | 1–0 | Rangers | Tsing Yi, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Lam Hin Ting 45+2' | Report | Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 643 |
19 November 2017 | Yuen Long | 0–3 | Kitchee | Yuen Long, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Lucas 23' Alex 52' Vadócz 74' |
Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,315 |
20 November 2017 | HK Pegasus | 3–2 | Tai Po | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Leung Nok Hang 34' Major 38', 90+3' |
Report | Nakamura 7' Kolev 29' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 635 |
Round 8
9 December 2017 | R&F | 1–2 | Eastern | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Giovane 20' | Report | Itaparica 32' (o.g.) Xu Deshuai 78' |
Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 799 |
9 December 2017 | HK Pegasus | 3–1 | Dreams FC | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Cheung Chi Yung 39' Major 68', 87' |
Report | Pablo 80' | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 705 |
10 December 2017 | Tai Po | 2–2 | Yuen Long | Tai Po, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Sartori 58' Chan Hiu Fung 81' |
Report | Leung Kwun Chung 40' (o.g.) Chak Ting Fung 62' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 927 Referee: Tang Hing Fu |
10 December 2017 | Rangers | 0–6 | Kitchee | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Lo Kwan Yee 9' Alex 20' Sandro 41' (pen.) Vadócz 68' Annan 72' Matt Lam 90+2' |
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 741 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
10 December 2017 | Lee Man | 3–1 | Southern | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Stefan 13', 19' Lima 26' |
Report | Lau Hok Ming 5' | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 352 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok |
Round 9
12 January 2018 | HK Pegasus | v | Yuen Long | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
14 January 2018 | Lee Man | v | Dreams FC | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
Round 10
20 January 2018 | HK Pegasus | v | Southern | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
21 January 2018 | Tai Po | v | Dreams FC | Tai Po, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground |
21 January 2018 | Lee Man | v | Rangers | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
Round 11
3 February 2018 | Lee Man | v | Kitchee | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
3 February 2018 | Dreams FC | v | R&F | Tsing Yi, New Territories |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground |
4 February 2018 | Tai Po | v | Southern | Tai Po, New Territories |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground |
4 February 2018 | Rangers | v | HK Pegasus | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
14:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground |
Scoring
Top Scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Sandro | Kitchee | 6 |
Travis Major | HK Pegasus | ||
3 | Lucas Silva | Kitchee | 5 |
4 | Marcos de la Espada | Southern | 4 |
Wellingsson de Souza | Southern | ||
Li Rui | R&F | ||
Krisztián Vadócz | Kitchee | ||
Igor Sartori | Tai Po | ||
9 | Lam Hin Ting | Dreams | 3 |
Aleksandr Kokko | Eastern | ||
Chuck Yiu Kwok | Rangers | ||
Alex Akande | Kitchee | ||
Stefan | Lee Man |
- As of matches played 10 December 2017[3]
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Kitchee | 8,340 | 4,397 | 1,129 | 2,085 | +12.7% |
2 | Yuen Long | 5,666 | 1,336 | 631 | 1,133 | −18.8% |
3 | Eastern | 3,373 | 1,177 | 1,073 | 1,124 | −41.5% |
4 | Tai Po | 927 | 927 | 0 | 927 | +21.3% |
5 | Pegasus | 5,375 | 1,627 | 545 | 896 | +23.8% |
6 | R&F | 3,209 | 868 | 799 | 802 | +287.4% |
7 | Dreams | 2,383 | 973 | 643 | 794 | +72.6% |
8 | Rangers | 2,509 | 741 | 481 | 627 | +20.8% |
9 | Warriors | 2,019 | 693 | 352 | 505 | n/a1 |
10 | Southern District | 2,295 | 540 | 326 | 459 | −13.7% |
League total | 36,096 | 4,397 | 326 | 926 | +0.7% |
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
1: Team did not play last season in the Premier League
References
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- ^ "富力來季外援註三出二 將簽8至9名U22球員". HK 01. Retrieved 19 June 2017. Template:Zh-hk icon
- ^ "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2017.