2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season	2017–18
Champions	HKFC
Promoted	Hoi King
Relegated	Sun Hei ; Tung Sing ; Kwun Tong ; Wan Chai
Matches played	240
Goals scored	895 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Michael Hampshire (HKFC) ; Jordan David (Sha Tin) ; (26 goals)
Biggest home win	HKFC 8–0 Wanchai ; (10 December 2017)
Biggest away win	Eastern District 0–10 HKFC ; (11 March 2018) ; Wanchai 0–10 HKFC ; (15 April 2018)
Highest scoring	Double Flower 5–6 Metro Gallery; (25 February 2018)
Longest winning run	10 matches ; HKFC
Longest unbeaten run	30 matches ; HKFC
Longest winless run	18 matches ; Wanchai
Longest losing run	11 matches ; Wanchai
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

Easyknit Property renamed as Wing Yee

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:

^ HKFC won the right to be promoted but declined as they did not want to field a professional team^[2]
^ Hoi King applied for and were granted promotion^[3]

References

^ "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
^ "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)
^ 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)

[table_note_HKF0.91770269671348-3] HKFC won the right to be promoted but declined as they did not want to field a professional team^[2]

[table_note_HOK0.91770269671348-5] Hoi King applied for and were granted promotion^[3]

[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)

[4] 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)

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