Hong Kong Premier League 2017/18

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Hong Kong Premier League 2017/18
Teams 10
Games 90  (of which 43 played)
Gates 131  (ø 3.05 per game)
← Hong Kong Premier League 2016/17

The 2017/18 Hong Kong Premier League is the fourth season of the top Hong Kong football league since it was founded in 2014 and the 105th competition for the Hong Kong National Championship. The season started on August 25, 2017 and is expected to end on May 13, 2018. The defending champion is Kitchee SC .

mode

The clubs play a double round tournament , which results in a total of 20 games per team. The game is played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table is determined according to the following criteria:

  1. Number of points scored
  2. Number of points scored in direct comparison
  3. Goal difference in direct comparison
  4. Number of goals in direct comparison
  5. Goal difference from all games
  6. Number of goals in all games

At the end of the season, the team with the highest points qualifies for the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League . In addition, the winner of the Hong Kong FA Cup takes part in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The club with the fewest points is relegated to the second-rate Hong Kong First Division League .

Attendees

Both Sun Hei SC as champion and Wong Tai Sin DRSC as second in the Hong Kong First Division League 2016/17 both renounced promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League. The newly founded Lee Man FC was allowed direct entry into the highest Hong Kong league.

The last-placed club in the 2016/17 season , Hong Kong FC , and South China AA , which withdrew from the league due to financial problems, were replaced. Hong Kong FC had to return to the Hong Kong First Division League after just one year in the Hong Kong Premier League. For South China AA it was the first relegation from the Hong Kong upper house in the club's history.

Venues of the Hong Kong Premier League 2017/18
society Is located in, district Stadion
Eastern AA Mongkok , Yau Tsim Mong District Mong Kok Stadium
Dreams SC Tsing Yi , Kwai Tsing District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
R&F Guangzhou ( China ) Yanzigang Stadium
Hong Kong Pegasus FC Wan Chai , Wan Chai District Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Rangers FC Cheung Sha Wan , Kowloon City District Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Kitchee SC Mongkok , Yau Tsim Mong District Mong Kok Stadium
Lee Man FC Tseung Kwan O , Sai Kung District Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Southern District RSA Aberdeen , Southern District Aberdeen Sports Ground
Tai Po FC Tai Po , Tai Po District Tai Po Sports Ground
Yuen Long FC Yuen Long Town , Yuen Long District Yuen Long Stadium

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Kitchee SC (M, P)  18th  16  2  0 067:120 +55 50
 2. Tai Po FC  14th  11  0  3 136: 210 +115 33
 3. Hong Kong Pegasus FC  18th  10  4th  4th 037:260 +11 34
 4th Eastern AA  18th  9  1  8th 034:250  +9 28
 5. Southern District RSA  18th  8th  2  8th 028:270  +1 26th
 6th Yuen Long FC  18th  6th  5  7th 021:300  −9 23
 7th R&F  18th  7th  1  10 027:350  −8 22nd
 8th. Lee Man FC  18th  4th  3  11 022:360 −14 15th
 9. Dreams SC  18th  4th  3  11 018:400 −22 15th
10. Hong Kong Rangers FC  18th  1  3  14th 012:500 −38 06th
As of January 14, 2018


At the end of the 2017/18 season:
  • Hong Kong champions and participation in the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League
  • Relegation to the Hong Kong First Division League 2018/19
    		•
    At the end of the 2016/17 season:
    (M) Acting Master : Kitchee SC
    (P) Reigning cup winner : Kitchee SC
    (G) Newly founded: Lee Man FC

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Hong Kong Premier League 2017/18: table . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved January 15, 2018.