2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League
Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.
Teams
A total of 9 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League and 1 team promoted from the 2023–24 Hong Kong First Division.[1]
Club | Founded | Position of Last Season |
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Lee Man | 2017 | 1st |
Tai Po | 2002 | 2nd |
Eastern | 1932 | 3th |
Kitchee | 1931 | 4th |
Southern | 2002 | 5th |
Rangers | 1958 | 6th |
HKFC | 1886 | 7th |
North District | 2002 | 8th |
Kowloon City | 2002 | 1st in First Division |
- Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.
Stadia and locations
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
Eastern Kitchee | HKFC | Kowloon City | Lee Man |
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Mong Kok Stadium | HKFC Stadium | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 2,750 | Capacity: 2,200 | Capacity: 3,500 |
North District | Rangers | Southern | Tai Po |
North District Sports Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Tai Po Sports Ground |
Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 3,200 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | ||
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Chest Sponsor | Rear Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor | |||||
Eastern | Lam Kin Ming | Roberto Losada | Leung Chun Pong | ||||
HKFC | Mark Grainger | Tony Hamilton-Bram | Jack Sealy | ||||
Kitchee | Ken Ng | Edgar Cardoso | |||||
Kowloon City | Wong Siu Kei | Chan Ming Kong | Chan Man Fai | ||||
Lee Man | Norman Lee | Tsang Chiu Tat | Ngan Lok Fung | ||||
North District | Chu Ho Yin | Pau Ka Yiu | Ho Chun Ting | ||||
Rangers | Peter Mok | Tim Bredbury | |||||
Southern | Matthew Wong | Yeung Ching Kwong | Shu Sasaki | Kelme | |||
Tai Po | Lam Yick Kuen | Lee Chi Kin | Gabriel Cividini |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Kitchee | Kim Dong-jin | End of interim spell | 27 June 2024 | Pre-season | Edgar Cardoso | 27 June 2024[2] |
North District | Leung Chi Wing | Mutual consent | 29 June 2024 | Pre-season | Pau Ka Yiu | 29 June 2024[3] |
Rangers | Vom Ca-nhum | Mutual consent | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Tim Bredbury | 30 June 2024[4] |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 7 in the match squad and no more than 6 on the pitch during matches.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Former players |
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Eastern | Daniel Almazan | Noah Baffoe | Marcos Gondra | Tamirlan Kozubayev | Calum Hall | |||||||
Kitchee | Welthon | Enikar Mehmud | Fynn Talley | Aarón Rey | Jay Haddow | Bae Jae-woo | Kim Shin-wook | Diego Bardanca | Luís Machado | Ruslan Mingazow | Sherzod Temirov | |
Kowloon City | Willian Gaúcho | Kayron | Aryan Rai | Ibrahim Nadir | ||||||||
Lee Man | Samuel | Paulinho Simionato | Gaizka Martínez | Henri Anier | Jiloan Hamad | Ryoya Tachibana | Kim Min-kyu | Mitchel Paulissen | ||||
North District | Matheus Chulapa | Pedro Costa | Weverton Gudula | Kendy | Guilherme Kayron | Félix Pérez-Doyle | ||||||
Rangers | Fernando Lopes | Luizinho | Ryota Hayashi | Akito Okamoto | Makoto Rindo | Choi Woo-jae | Oleksii Shliakotin | |||||
Southern | Jonatan Acosta | Gregory | Kessi | Jackson Sousa | Gabriel Yanno | Gregory Mendes | Raphaël Merkies | Kota Kawase | Shu Sasaki | Song Ju-ho | Rondinelli da Silva | |
Tai Po | Guilherme Biteco | Gabriel Cividini | Marcão | Michel Renner | Igor Sartori | Lucas Silva | Gerson Vieira | Weverton |
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least nine Hong Kong players in the squad, with no less than three on the pitch during matches.
Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 |
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HKFC | Calum Bloxham | Fung Long Hin | Lee Chun Yin | Daniel Man | Jack Sealy |
HK Player 6 | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 | ||
Emmet Wan |
Match ball
The match ball chosen for the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 24/25. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the Sapling Cup, Senior Challenge Shield and also the FA Cup.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
2 | HKFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Kitchee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kowloon City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Lee Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | North District | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Tai Po | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).
Results
Results by match played
Team ╲ Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Kitchee | ||||||||||||||||
Kowloon City | ||||||||||||||||
Lee Man | ||||||||||||||||
North District | ||||||||||||||||
Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
Southern | ||||||||||||||||
Tai Po |
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.
Fixtures and results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Attendances
- As of matches played
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Eastern | NA† | ||||
2 | HKFC | NA† | ||||
3 | Kitchee | NA† | ||||
4 | Kowloon City | n/a† | ||||
5 | Lee Man | NA† | ||||
6 | North District | NA† | ||||
7 | Rangers | NA† | ||||
8 | Southern | NA† | ||||
9 | Tai Po | NA† | ||||
League total | NA† |
Source: HKFA
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season
Remarks
References
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