2011–12 in Hong Kong football

The 2011–12 season in Hong Kong football, starting in July 2011 and ending in June 2012.

Football in Hong Kong
Season2011–12
Men's football
First DivisionKitchee
Second DivisionMettip
Third A DivisionEastern
Third District DivisionTsuen Wan
Senior Challenge ShieldSunray Cave JC Sun Hei
FA CupKitchee
League CupKitchee
Junior Challenge ShieldWanchai
← 2010–11 Hong Kong 2012–13 →

The season began on 3 September 2011 for the First Division League and the Second Division League, on 17 September 2011 for the Third A Division League and 25 September 2011 for the Third District Division League. The Third District Division League ended on 15 March 2012 and the Third A Division League ended on 25 March 2012. The top two teams of Third A Division League and the Third A Division League were qualified for the Third Division League Final Round. The Final Round started on 1 April 2012 and ended on 15 April 2012. The Second Division League ended on 15 April 2012 and the First Division League ended on 20 May 2012.

Honours

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Trophy & League Champions

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Competition Winner Details At Match Report
Senior Challenge Shield Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
beat South China 5–3 on penalties
(1–1 after extra time)
Hong Kong Stadium Report
Hong Kong FA Cup Kitchee 2011–12 Hong Kong FA Cup
beat TSW Pegasus 5–3 on penalties
(3–3 after extra time)
Hong Kong Stadium Report
League Cup Kitchee 2011–12 Hong Kong League Cup
beat TSW Pegasus 2–1
Mong Kok Stadium Report
First Division League Kitchee 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Report
Second Division League Kam Fung 2011–12 Football League Championship Shek Kip Mei Park Report
Third A Division League Eastern 2011–12 Hong Kong Third Division League Kwong Fuk Park Football Pitch Report
Third District Division League Tsuen Wan Po Kong Village Park Pitch Report
Junior Challenge Shield Wanchai 2011–12 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
beat Happy Valley 3–0
Hong Kong Stadium Report

Representative team

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Hong Kong

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Hong Kong had gone through their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, where they were knocked out in the Second Round by Saudi Arabia

Second round
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July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13) 1st leg Saudi Arabia   3 – 0   Hong Kong Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:45 (UTC+3) Al-Shamrani   45+1', 47'
Al-Muwalled   45+3'
Report(FIFA)
Report(HKFA)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 20,354
Referee: Vladislav Tseylin (Uzbekistan)
Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov(Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Vadim Agishev (Uzbekistan)

Match Detail

 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong
SAUDI ARABIA:
GK 22 Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad
CB 12 Hassan Fallatah   28'
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
LB 2 Abdullah Shuhail
CM 6 Ahmed Otaif
CM 8 Mohammed Noor (c)   78'
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim
ST 14 Yousef Al-Salem   84'
ST 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani
ST 10 Nawaf Al Abed   58'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
DF 4 Hamad Al-Montashari
DF 7 Hamad Al-Montashari   78'
FW 9 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
MF 13 Moataz Al-Musa
MF 15 Saud Hamood   84'
MF 16 Ibrahim Ghaleb
MF 18 Sultan Al-Numare
DF 19 Mishaal Al-Saeed
DF 20 Waleed Jahdali
GK 21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
DF 23 Rashed Al-Raheeb
Coach:
Frank Rijkaard  
HONG KONG:
GK 1 Yapp Hung Fai
RB 2 Sham Kwok Fai   12'
CB 2 Lee Chi Ho   26'
CB 15 Chan Wai Ho (c)
LB 6 Chak Ting Fung   45+3'   52'
DM 16 Leung Chun Pong
CM 14 Chu Siu Kei   62'
CM 12 Lo Kwan Yee
RW 9 Lee Wai Lim   84'
LW 21 Kwok Kin Pong
ST 7 Chan Siu Ki   48'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Tse Tak Him
GK 19 Wei Zhao
DF 4 Li Hang Wui
DF 5 So Wai Chuen   62'
MF 8 Lee Hong Lim   52'
ST 11 Chao Pengfei
DF 13 Cheung Kin Fung
ST 20 Ye Jia   84'
Manager:
  Liu Chun Fai
July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13) 2nd leg Hong Kong   0 – 5   Saudi Arabia Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong
20:00 (UTC+/) Report(FIFA)
Report(HKFA)
  34' Fallatah
  71' (pen.) Noor
  73' Al-Shamrani
  79' Ai-Sahlawi
  90+3' Hawsawi
Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Assistant referees:
Nguyen Ngoc Ha (Vietnam)
Nguyen Hoang Minh (Vietnam)
Fourth official: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

Match Detail

 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
HONG KONG:
GK 1 Yapp Hung Fai
RB 2 Lee Chi Ho   81'
CB 5 So Wai Chuen
CB 15 Chan Wai Ho (c)   70'
LB 13 Wong Chin Hung   45+3'
DM 16 Leung Chun Pong  
CM 12 Lo Kwan Yee
RW 9 Lee Wai Lim   77'
LW 21 Kwok Kin Pong   90+3'
CF 20 Ye Jia   77'
ST 7 Chan Siu Ki   68'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Tse Tak Him
GK 19 Wei Zhao
DF 4 Li Hang Wui
DF 6 Chak Ting Fung
MF 8 Lee Hong Lim   77'
ST 11 Chao Pengfei
DF 22 Sham Kwok Fai   81'
ST 23 Chu Siu Kei   77'
Manager:
  Liu Chun Fai
SAUDI ARABIA:
GK 22 Hassan Al-Otaibi   85'
RB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad   68'   72'
CB 12 Hassan Fallatah
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
LB 2 Abdullah Shuhail
CM 6 Ahmed Otaif   75'
CM 8 Mohammed Noor (c)
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim
ST 14 Yousef Al-Salem   67'
ST 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani   3'
ST 10 Nawaf Al Abed   10'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
DF 4 Hamad Al-Montashari   72'
DF 7 Hamad Al-Montashari
FW 9 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi   69'   67'
MF 13 Moataz Al-Musa
MF 15 Saud Hamood
MF 16 Ibrahim Ghaleb   75'
MF 18 Sultan Al-Numare
DF 19 Mishaal Al-Saeed
DF 20 Waleed Jahdali
GK 21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
DF 23 Rashed Al-Raheeb
Coach:
Frank Rijkaard  

Long Teng Cup

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This is a tournament was organized by Chinese Taipei Football Association and take place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 30 September to 4 October 2011. Another three participating teams is Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Macau. This year, Hong Kong sent their senior teams, as weel as another three associations did. FIFA ensured that these 3 matches are the formal international matches after the tournament.

The first match of Hong Kong team was against the Philippines on 30 September. Hong Kong was leading 2 goals before being scored 3 goals. Au Yeung Yiu Chung scored the equalizer before the end of the match. Hong Kong then won the following matches by winning Macau and Chinese Taipei 5–1 and 6–0 respectively. Hong Kong won the 2011 Long Teng Cup by getting 7 points in the competition.

2012 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

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This is a tournament between two teams representing Hong Kong and Guangdong Province of China respectively. This year, Hong Kong had chosen 3 non-Hong Kong born player who are or will soon be able to represent Hong Kong. They are Godfred Karikari, Jaimes McKee and Jack Sealy.

The first leg took place in Hong Kong, being held in Hong Kong Stadium. Guangdong scored the first goal, but Hong Kong scored 2 goals, both in headers. However, before the end of the match, Guangdong equalized the match. The second leg took place in Huizhou, Guangdong, being held in Huizhou Olympic Stadium. Both teams could not score any goals in 120 minutes. Both Yapp Hung Fai, goalkeeper of Hong Kong, and Yang Zhi, goalkeeper of Guangdong and the China national team's first choice, saved 2 penalties in the first 5 rounds. In the seventh round, Yapp Hung Fai saved Ge Zheen's penalty, while Man Pei Tak converted to win Hong Kong the cup.

28 December 2011 (2011-12-28) 1st leg Hong Kong   2 – 2   Guangdong So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8) Cheng Siu Wai   64'
Godfred   74'
Report Tan Binliang   27'
Huang Fengtao   90+'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Tong Kui Sum  
Assistant referees:
Chan Shui Hung
Chow Chun Kit
Fourth official: Liu Kwok Man

Match Detail

 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guangdong
HONG KONG:
GK 1 Yapp Hung Fai
RB 3 Jack Sealy
CB 2 Lee Chi Ho
CB 5 Ng Wai Chiu (c)
LB 13 Cheung Kin Fung   83'
DM 16 Leung Chun Pong
RM 8 Xu Deshuai   46'
LM 14 Kwok Kin Pong
AM 12 Lo Kwan Yee
SS 20 Godfred Karikari   88'
CF 9 Cheng Siu Wai   82'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Tse Tak Him
DF 4 Man Pei Tak   90+'   46'
DF 6 Wong Chin Hung   83'
MF 10 Lam Ka Wai
MF 21 Lau Nim Yat   82'
FW 11 Jaimes McKee   88'
FW 17 Chen Liming
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai
 
GUANGDONG:
GK 30 Yang Zhi
RB 12 Li Jianhua   83'   88'
CB 19 Wang Weilong
CB 5 Yuan Lin
LB 2 Li Yan
CM 6 Ge Zhen   45'
CM 9 Wu Weian   80'
AM 18 Yin Hongbo (c)   90+'
RW 25 Tan Binliang   67'
LW 23 Lu Lin
CF 13 Shi Liang   75'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Li Weijun
DF 4 Guo Zichao
DF 20 Zhu Cong   88'
MF 7 Wu Pingfeng   67'
MF 15 Zhao Huang   80'
FW 10 Huang Fengtao   75'
FW 29 Chang Feiya
Coach:
Cao Yang

Match Detail

 
 
 
 
 
 
Guangdong
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong
GUANGDONG:
GK 30 Yang Zhi
RB 12 Li Jianhua
CB 19 Wang Weilong
CB 5 Yuan Lin
LB 2 Li Yan
CM 6 Ge Zhen
CM 9 Wu Weian   88'
AM 18 Yin Hongbo (c)
RW 7 Wu Pingfeng   65'
LW 23 Lu Lin   91'
CF 13 Shi Liang   61'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Li Weijun
DF 4 Guo Zichao
DF 20 Zhu Cong
MF 15 Zhao Huang   88'
MF 25 Tan Binliang   91'
FW 10 Huang Fengtao   61'
FW 29 Chang Feiya   65'
Coach:
Cao Yang
 
HONG KONG:
GK 1 Yapp Hung Fai
RB 3 Jack Sealy   12'   111'
CB 2 Lee Chi Ho   53'
CB 5 Ng Wai Chiu (c)
LB 6 Wong Chin Hung   97'
DM 16 Leung Chun Pong
DM 15 Chan Wai Ho
RW 11 Jaimes McKee   106'
LW 14 Kwok Kin Pong   90+'
SS 9 Cheng Siu Wai   62'
CF 20 Godfred Karikari   120+'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Tse Tak Him
DF 4 Man Pei Tak   97'
DF 13 Cheung Kin Fung   90+'
MF 10 Lam Ka Wai   111'
MF 12 Lo Kwan Yee   106'
MF 8 Xu Deshuai   62'
FW 17 Chen Liming
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai

Friendly matches in second half season

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This is the first match for the new head coach Ernie Merrick.

29 February 2012 Hong Kong   5 – 1   Chinese Taipei Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Chan Siu Ki   2', 5', 82'
Lee Hong Lim   16'
Lo Kwan Yee   39'
Chan Man Fai   47'
Chan Wai Ho   87'
(Report) Kuo Yin-hung   45'
Lin Cheng-yi   55'
Attendance: 5,187

The Hong Kong Football Association organised two friendly match, both will be played in Hong Kong in June. Hong Kong played the first match against Singapore on 1 June 2012.

1 June 2012 Hong Kong   1 – 0   Singapore Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Lam Ka Wai   36' (Report) Mustafić   14' Attendance: 4,285

The second match against Vietnam will be played in Mong Kok Stadium on 10 June 2012.

Hong Kong U-22

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2012 Hong Kong–Macau Interport

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The 68th Hong Kong–Macau Interport was held at Macau National Stadium, Macau on 16 June 2012. Hong Kong was represented by its under-22 national team. The Hong Kong U-22 captured the champion by winning 3–1 this year.

2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification

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Hong Kong U-22 will participate in 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification from 23 June 2012 to 3 July 2012 in Laos. Hong Kong is in group F along with China PR, North Korea, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. They will play in a one-round league format and the top two teams of each group will qualify for the tournament proper along with the best third-placed team in all the groups. All the matches of group F is held in Laos.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  North Korea 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 13
  China 5 3 2 0 12 3 +9 11
  Laos 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
  Thailand 5 2 1 2 11 6 +5 7
  Cambodia 5 1 1 3 6 15 −9 4
  Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 3 15 −12 0
23 June 2012 Hong Kong   2 – 3   Cambodia Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7 Cham Cham Hai   20'
Yuen Tsun Nam   50'
Tsang Kin Fong   90'
Report   10' Suhana
  63' Soksana
  69' Saray
  70' Sothearoth
  90+8' Sokngon
Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yu Ming Hsun(Chinese Taipei)
Assistant referees: Hsu Min Yu(Chinese Taipei), Jakhongir Saidpv(Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Kim Sang Woo(South Korea)
25 June 2012 China PR   5 – 1   Hong Kong Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7 Peng Xinli   32'  49'
Xu Xin   62'  80'
Zhang Xizhe   63'
Bi Jinhao   69'
Zheng Kaimu   84'  90'
Report   22' Lam Hok Hei
  33' Chan Pak Hang
  13' Chan Siu Kwan
  89' Chan Cham Hei
Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kim Sang Woo(South Korea)
Assistant referees: Kim Sung Il(South Korea), Lim Kok Heng(Singapore)
Fourth official: Yu Ming Hsun(Chinese Taipei)
28 June 2012 North Korea   1 – 0   Hong Kong Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7 Han Song Hyok   23'
Kim Jin Hyok   51'
Mun Hyok   59'
Report   27' Wong Wai
  77' Li Shu Yeung
  90+1' Ngan Lok Fung
Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
Assistant referees: Ahmed Ameez (Maldives), Thaufeeq Ibrahim (Maldives)
Fourth official: Saleem Ali (Maldives)
30 June 2012 Hong Kong   0 – 2   Laos Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7 Wong Yim Kwan   63'  
Chan Cham Hei   88'
Report   5' Sousadakone
  9' Khonesavanh
  30' Keoviengphet
  57' Sayyabounsou
  80' Sourasay
Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Aljalaf (United Arab Emirates), Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Andre El Haddad(Lebanon)
3 July 2012 Thailand   4 – 0   Hong Kong Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7 Thanklang   11'
Anan   14'
Weerawatnodom   24'
Laosangthai   56'
Report Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Assistant referees: Thaufeeq Ibrahim (Maldives), Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan
Fourth official: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Hong Kong U-21

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Friendly against Russia U-19

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The match was to celebrate the official opening of the newly renovated Mong Kok Stadium.

15 November 2011 Hong Kong   1 – 2   Russia Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
19:30 UTC+8 Chan Siu Kwan   50' (Report) Andrei Panyukov   24'
Artyom Samsonov   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,466

Exhibition matches

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2012 Asian Challenge Cup

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2012 Asian Challenge Cup, also known as Nikon Asian Challenge Cup 2012, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. South China are the host of the tournament. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma from South Korea, Guangzhou Evergrande from China and Shimizu S-Pulse from Japan are invited to participate in this tournament. Each team will play a semi-final match in the first match day. Losers of semi-final matches will play in the third place match while winners will play in the final in the second match day. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma are the champions after defeating Shimizu S-Pulse in the final.

2012-01-23 Semi-finals Guangzhou R&F   1 – 5   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Hong Kong Stadium
16:00 (UTC+08:00) Zhang Shuo   45+' Report Héverton   12'
Han Sang-Woon   29', 37'
Jovančić   45+'
Yun Young-Sun   50'
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
2012-01-23 Semi-finals South China   1 – 1
(1 – 3 p)
  Shimizu S-Pulse Hong Kong Stadium
18:30 (UTC+08:00) Chan Siu Ki   67' Report Takagi   26' Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Penalties
Joel  
Wong Chin Hung  
Chan Siu Ki  
João Emir  
  Ono
  Omae
  Brosque
  Ito
  Takagi
2012-01-26 3rd place match Guangzhou R&F   1 – 1
(3 – 1 p)
  South China Hong Kong Stadium
18:00 (UTC+08:00) Li Zhe   90+5' Report Chan Wai Ho   42' Attendance: 10,610
Referee: Tong Kui Sum (Hong Kong)
Penalties
Lu Lin  
Yu Guijun  
Xu Bo  
Wu Weian  
  Wong Chin Hung
  Au Yeung Yiu Chung
  Leung Chun Pong
  Kežman
2012-01-26 Final Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   5 – 1   Shimizu S-Pulse Hong Kong Stadium
20:30 (UTC+08:00) Éverton Santos   5', 38' (pen.)
Héverton   17'
Han Sang-Woon   21'
Lee Chang-Hoon   76'
Report Ito   68' Attendance: 10,610
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

References

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