The 2019–20 Hong Kong First Division League was the 6th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.[2] The season began on 7 September 2019 and ended on 16 April 2020 when the Hong Kong Football Association announced the cancellation of all lower division seasons due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.[3]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | N/A (season abandoned) |
| Promoted | Resources Capital |
| Matches played | 87 |
| Goals scored | 354 (4.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefan Pereira (Citizen) (19 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Resources Capital 8–0 Sham Shui Po (8 September 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Icanfield 1–9 HKFC (1 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | King Fung 9–3 Wong Tai Sin (11 November 2019) |
| Longest winning run | HKFC (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Resources Capital (7 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Wong Tai Sin Sham Shui Po (9 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Sham Shui Po (9 matches) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
League leaders Resources Capital applied for promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League at season's end and were accepted on 24 June 2020.[4]
Teams
editChanges from last season
editFrom First Division
editPromoted to the Premier League
editRelegated to the Second Division
editTo First Division
editRelegated from the Premier League
editPromoted from the Second Division
editName changes
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resources Capital (P) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 30 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | King Fung | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 25 | |
| 3 | HKFC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 25 | |
| 4 | South China | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 24 | |
| 5 | Eastern District | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 22 | |
| 6 | Central & Western | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Wing Yee | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Citizen | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hoi King | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Sha Tin | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | North District | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | |
| 12 | Icanfield | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 11 | |
| 13 | Wong Tai Sin | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 10 | |
| 14 | Sham Shui Po | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2020. 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
(P) Promoted
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
(P) Promoted
Top scorers
edit- As of 16 April 2020[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefan Pereira
|
Citizen | 19 |
| 2 | Jose Leonardo
|
Eastern District | 12 |
 Tiekoro Sissoko
|
King Fung | ||
| 4 |  Jose Cabot Almela
|
Wing Yee Property | 11 |
| 5 |  Ye Jia
|
South China | 10 |
| 6 | Caleb Ekwegwo
|
King Fung | 9 |
| To Hon To
|
Eastern District | ||
| 8 | Chan Kin Fai
|
Central & Western | 8 |
| Sham Kwok Keung
|
Citizen |
References
edit- ^ a b "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
- ^ "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Announcement on 2019-20 and 2020-21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "足總成功爭取轉會特事特辦 晉峰升班來季至少9隊參賽". HK01. Retrieved 24 June 2020. (in Chinese)