2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsHKFC
PromotedHoi King
RelegatedSun Hei
Tung Sing
Kwun Tong
Wan Chai
Matches played240
Goals scored895 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Hampshire (HKFC)
Jordan David (Sha Tin)
(26 goals)[1]
Biggest home winHKFC 8–0 Wanchai
(10 December 2017)
Biggest away winEastern District 0–10 HKFC
(11 March 2018)
Wanchai 0–10 HKFC
(15 April 2018)
Highest scoringDouble Flower 5–6 Metro Gallery
(25 February 2018)
Longest winning run10 matches
HKFC
Longest unbeaten run30 matches
HKFC
Longest winless run18 matches
Wanchai
Longest losing run11 matches
Wanchai

The 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15. The season began on 9 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018.

Teams

Changes from last season

From First Division

Relegated to the Second Division

To First Division

Relegated from the Premier League

Promoted from the Second Division

Name Changes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 HKFC[a] (C) 30 25 5 0 117 21 +96 80
2 Sha Tin 30 19 6 5 66 32 +34 63
3 Eastern District 30 17 6 7 61 51 +10 57
4 Wing Yee 30 16 7 7 72 40 +32 55
5 Sparta Rotterdam (Mutual) 30 15 7 8 59 39 +20 52
6 Double Flower 30 15 3 12 67 53 +14 48
7 Wong Tai Sin 30 14 5 11 67 55 +12 47
8 Hoi King[b] (P) 30 12 6 12 42 44 −2 42 Promotion to Premier League
9 Resources Capital 30 12 5 13 56 59 −3 41
10 Citizen 30 11 7 12 63 65 −2 40
11 South China 30 10 8 12 51 48 +3 38
12 Metro Gallery 30 10 5 15 41 72 −31 35
13 Sun Hei (R) 30 8 7 15 49 65 −16 31 Relegation to Second Division
14 Tung Sing (R) 30 6 5 19 40 84 −44 23
15 Kwun Tong (R) 30 3 7 20 25 60 −35 16
16 Wan Chai (R) 30 1 3 26 19 107 −88 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ HKFC won the right to be promoted but declined as they did not want to field a professional team[2]
  2. ^ Hoi King applied for and were granted promotion[3]

References

  1. ^ "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
  2. ^ "梁孔德稱流浪無申請留級 元朗前途未決". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ Ma, Fei Yi. "升超申請獲接納 凱景著手組軍教練班底已成型". Upower. Retrieved 24 May 2018. (in Chinese)