Season | 2024β25 |
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2023β24 2025β26 β |
The 2024β25 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.
A total of 9 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2023β24 Hong Kong Premier League and 1 team promoted from the 2023β24 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 |
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 |
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 | |||||
Lee Man | Norman Lee | Tsang Chiu Tat | |||||
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 |
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] |
The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and on the pitch during matches.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Former players |
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Eastern | Daniel Almazan | Noah Baffoe | Marcos Gondra | Tamirlan Kozubayev | Calum Hall | |||||
Kitchee | Igor Sartori | Enikar Mehmud | Fynn Talley | Jay Haddow | Kim Shin-wook | LuΓs Machado | Ruslan Mingazow | Sherzod Temirov | ||
Kowloon City | ||||||||||
Lee Man | Paulinho Simionato | Henri Anier | Ryoya Tachibana | Mitchel Paulissen | ||||||
North District | Kendy | Carles Tena | ||||||||
Rangers | Fernando Lopes | Luizinho | Ryota Hayashi | Yosuke Kamigata | Yumemi Kanda | Akito Okamoto | Makoto Rindo | Choi Woo-jae | Kim Min-kyu | |
Southern | Kessi | Jackson Sousa | RaphaΓ«l Merkies | Kota Kawase | Shu Sasaki | |||||
Tai Po | Guilherme Biteco | Gabriel Cividini | MarcΓ£o | Michel Renner | 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 | Stefan AntoniΔ | Calum Bloxham | Fung Long Hin | Jahangir Khan | Lau Hok Ming |
HK Player 6 | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 | HK Player 10 | |
Lee Chun Yin | Daniel Man | Paulinho | Jack Sealy | Emmet Wan |
The match ball chosen for the 2024β25 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.
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 |
Team β² Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Tai Po |
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.
Leader - 2025β26 AFC Champions League Two |
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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