2016–17 Hong Kong First Division League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sun Hei |
| Promoted | None |
| Relegated | Kwai Tsing Yau Tsim Mong |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 764 (4.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Caleb Ekwegwo (Wong Tai Sin) (41 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Citizen 8-1 Yau Tsim Mong (5 November 2016) Tung Sing 9-2 Eastern District (14 May 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Yau Tsim Mong 0-9 Eastern District (10 September 2016) Yau Tsim Mong 0–9 Wong Tai Sin (4 December 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Kwai Tsing 5-7 Easyknit Property (11 September 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Sun Hei |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Sun Hei |
| Longest winless run | 22 matches Yau Tsim Mong |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Yau Tsim Mong |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Hong Kong First Division League was the 3rd season of Hong Kong First Division League since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.
Teams[edit]
Changes from last season[edit]
From First Division League[edit]
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to Second Division
To First Division League[edit]
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from Second Division
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Hei[a] (C) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 22 | +68 | 72 | |
| 2 | Wong Tai Sin[a] | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 30 | +72 | 71 | |
| 3 | Easyknit Property | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 49 | +31 | 55 | |
| 4 | Sha Tin | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Double Flower | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 40 | |
| 6 | Citizen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Kwun Tong | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
| 8 | Eastern District | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 30 | |
| 9 | Resources Capital | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 | |
| 10 | Tung Sing | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 29 | |
| 11 | Metro Gallery | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Wan Chai | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Kwai Tsing (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 22 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Yau Tsim Mong (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 109 | −85 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Sun Hei and Wong Tai Sin both won the right to be promoted to the Hong Kong Premier League but declined.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "港超班費高港甲數倍 放棄升班不罕見". Ming Pao. Retrieved 5 June 2017. (in Chinese)