Hong Kong - Premier League

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Fixtures

DateRHjemme vs Borte-
03/30 07:00 15 Hongkong U23 vs Sham Shui Po View
03/30 10:00 15 Resources Capital FC vs Kitchee View
03/31 07:00 5 North District vs Tai Po View
03/31 08:30 17 Hong Kong FC vs Lee Man FC View
03/31 10:00 15 HK Rangers FC vs Eastern SC View
04/06 07:00 16 HK Rangers FC vs Tai Po View
04/06 07:00 3 Southern District vs Hong Kong FC View
04/06 10:00 16 Kitchee vs Eastern SC View
04/07 07:00 16 North District vs Sham Shui Po View
04/07 07:00 16 Hongkong U23 vs Resources Capital FC View
04/13 07:00 17 Southern District vs HK Rangers FC View
04/13 07:00 17 Eastern SC vs Resources Capital FC View

Results

Date R Hjemme vs Borte -
03/24 07:00 6 Wofoo Tai Po FC vs Hong Kong FC PPT.
03/17 08:30 14 [8] Hong Kong FC vs Hongkong U23 [11] 2-1
03/17 07:00 14 [10] Sham Shui Po vs Kitchee [2] 0-3
03/16 10:00 14 [4] Eastern Long Lions vs Lee Man FC [1] 1-1
03/16 07:00 14 [6] HK Rangers FC vs Resources Capital FC [9] 2-0
03/16 07:00 14 [4] Southern District vs North District [7] 2-2
03/13 12:00 11 [6] HK Rangers FC vs Southern District [5] 0-4
03/10 10:00 5 [5] Eastern Long Lions vs Southern District [4] 2-1
03/10 07:00 7 [1] Lee Man FC vs North District [7] 4-0
03/06 12:00 4 [5] Eastern Long Lions vs North District [7] 1-0
03/03 08:30 13 [8] Hong Kong FC vs Kitchee [2] 1-3
03/03 07:00 13 [11] Sham Shui Po vs HK Rangers FC [6] 3-1

The Hong Kong Premier League (Chinese: 香港超級聯賽) is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (Chinese: 中銀人壽香港超級聯賽). The inaugural season began in September 2014. It is the top-division football league in Hong Kong.

History

On 7 February 2013, the Hong Kong Football Association stated that the new Premier League would get under way in Autumn 2014, where it was suggested that the 2013–14 season would be a transition year. As a result, the 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League was the last season of the First Division to be the top tier of football in the Hong Kong league system.

The clubs already in the top division initially reacted negatively to the perceived increased running costs of competing in a professional league, particularly one where some felt that there was little difference to the old First Division. Five clubs – Citizen, Southern, Sun Hei, Happy Valley and Tuen Mun all eventually decided against joining the new league, which led to fears that the HKFA's plan to start the league with a minimum of 8 teams would not be possible. In the end, however, through public funding and government support, two teams from the Hong Kong Second Division were able to meet the new league licence requirements and were promoted, making a total of 9 teams for the first season.

With the recent completion of 'Project Phoenix' which started in 2011, the league has seen some improvements with further amendments planned for the future. This includes a new five-year funding agreement, a new licensing scheme for league member clubs, prize money for all participating teams and new measures put in place against corruption and match-fixing.

Kitchee were crowned as champions of the inaugural season, after amassing a total of 36 points in the league with only 2 losses. Tai Po finished bottom of the league with only 7 points.

The following season, Eastern won the league with a game to spare, winning their first top flight championship in 20 years. They also created history, as they were the first team in the world to win a top flight men's title whilst being managed by a female coach. Wong Tai Sin were relegated after finishing last in the league.

In 2016–17 season, Kitchee reclaimed the title on the final day of the season in a showdown with rivals Eastern, a game which they won 4–1. Eastern later won the End-of-Season playoffs and will therefore also compete along with Kitchee in the 2018 AFC Champions League. HKFC finished bottom of the table, and were thus automatically relegated to the First Division.

Kitchee successfully defended their title in 2017–18, becoming the first club to repeat as champions the following year.

In 2018–19 season, Tai Po won the league, becoming the first district team to win a top flight title since Yuen Long in 1962–63.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021–22 season was curtailed and ultimately cancelled, with the championship withheld: this was the first time a top flight league season had been cancelled since the Second World War.

In 2023–24 season, the video assistant referee (VAR) review system was introduced.