Hongkong - Premier League

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DateRDomáci vs Hostia-
04/20 07:00 18 Southern District vs Sham Shui Po View
04/20 07:00 18 Tai Po vs Kitchee View
04/20 10:00 11 Lee Man FC vs Hong Kong FC View
04/21 07:00 18 North District vs Resources Capital FC View
04/21 07:00 18 Hongkong U23 vs Eastern SC View
04/27 07:00 19 Southern District vs Lee Man FC View
04/28 07:00 19 North District vs HK Rangers FC View
04/28 07:00 19 Sham Shui Po vs Eastern SC View
04/28 07:00 6 Hongkong U23 vs Kitchee View
04/28 08:30 19 Hong Kong FC vs Tai Po View
05/01 07:00 17 Tai Po vs Sham Shui Po View
05/01 10:00 3 Eastern SC vs Kitchee View

Results

Date R Domáci vs Hostia -
04/17 12:00 1 [7] HK Rangers FC vs Lee Man FC [2] 0-3
04/14 07:00 17 Kitchee vs North District 4-0
04/14 07:00 11 [9] Sham Shui Po vs Wofoo Tai Po FC [5] 0-1
04/13 07:00 17 [4] Eastern Long Lions vs Resources Capital FC [11] 5-0
04/13 07:00 17 [5] Southern District vs HK Rangers FC [7] 1-0
04/07 07:00 16 [11] Hongkong U23 vs Resources Capital FC [10] 2-1
04/07 07:00 16 [8] North District vs Sham Shui Po [9] 4-1
04/06 10:00 16 [2] Kitchee vs Eastern Football Team [4] 0-0
04/06 07:00 3 [5] Southern District vs Hong Kong FC [7] 2-1
04/06 07:00 16 [6] HK Rangers FC vs Wofoo Tai Po FC [4] 1-4
03/31 10:00 15 [6] HK Rangers FC vs Eastern Long Lions [4] 1-5
03/31 08:30 15 Hong Kong FC vs North District PPT.

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.

Hongkongská futbalová Premier League (v skratke Hong Kong Premier League) je profesionálna futbalová liga na najvyššej úrovni v Hongkongu. Organizuje ju Hongkongská futbalová asociácia (HKFA). Prvýkrát sa hrala v roku 2009 a nahradila Hongkongskú prvú divíziu. Hongkongská Premier League je momentálne zložená z ôsmich klubov, ktoré hrajú medzi sebou doma-vonku systémom počas každej sezóny, ktorá trvá od septembra do mája. Víťaz ligy postupuje na AFC Champions League, zatiaľ čo posledné dva tímy zostupujú do Hongkongskej First Division League.