2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League

The 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Hong Kong Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates27 August 2022 – 14 May 2023
ChampionsKitchee
2023–24 AFC Champions LeagueKitchee
Lee Man
Rangers
Matches played90
Goals scored286 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerDejan Damjanović
Ruslan Mingazov
Everton Camargo
(17 goals)
Biggest home winLee Man 10–0 HK U23
(15 October 2022)
Biggest away winSham Shui Po 0–10 Kitchee
(18 September 2022)
Highest scoringLee Man 10–0 HK U23
(15 October 2022)
Sham Shui Po 0–10 Kitchee
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning run11 matches
Kitchee
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Kitchee
Longest winless run18 matches
HK U23
Longest losing run14 matches
HK U23
Highest attendance6,489
Kitchee 2–2 Lee Man
(7 May 2023)
Lowest attendance135
HK U23 1–1 HKFC
(19 March 2023)
Total attendance67,454
Average attendance749

Teams edit

A total of 10 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League and 2 teams promoted from the 2021–22 Hong Kong First Division.

Club Founded Position of Last Season
(Before Cancellation)
Southern 2002 1st
Kitchee 1931 2nd
Lee Man 2017 3rd
Eastern 1932 4th
Rangers 1958 5th
HKFC 1886 6th
HK U23 2021 7th
Resources Capital 1982 8th
Tai Po 2002 1st in First Division
Sham Shui Po 2002 6th in First Division
  • Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

Stadia and locations edit

Locations of the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League clubs

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Kitchee
Eastern
Sham Shui Po Lee Man
HK U23
Tai Po
Mong Kok Stadium Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,664 Capacity: 2,194 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 3,200
       
Resources Capital HKFC Southern Rangers
Tsing Yi Sports Ground HKFC Stadium Aberdeen Sports Ground Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 2,750 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 2,200
       

Personnel and kits edit

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Kitchee Ken Ng   Chu Chi Kwong   Huang Yang   Nike EDPS Systems Ltd.
Lee Man Norman Lee   Tsang Chiu Tat   Fernando Recio   Adidas Lee & Man Chemical
Rangers Peter Mok   Chiu Chung Man
  Wong Chin Hung
  Lai Ka Fai
  Poon Man Chun
  Lam Ka Wai   UCAN Biu Chun Watch Hands & Parts Manufacturers Ltd.
Southern Matthew Wong   Cheng Siu Chung   Shu Sasaki   Macron MAN SE
Resources Capital Hanson Wong   Joan Esteva   Cheng King Ho FPCM Kai Bo Food Supermarket
HKFC   Tony Sealy   Tony Hamilton-Bram   Freek Schipper   Adidas The Executive Centre
HK U23 Eric Fok   Szeto Man Chun   Wong Ho Yin MC Sportswear Key Connect
Tai Po Lam Yick Kuen   Li Hang Wui   Chan Hiu Fung   Joma Wofoo Social Enterprises Limited
Eastern Lam Kin Ming   Roberto Losada   Leung Chun Pong   Adidas Upbest Group
Sham Shui Po Lo Wing Man   Kwok Kar Lok   Lo Kong Wai
  Wo Chi Ming
Atacar Sportshouse

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Southern   Zesh Rehman Mutual Consent 5 March 2022 Pre-season   Cheng Siu Chung 14 June 2022
Resources Capital   Joan Esteva Signed by United City 3 June 2022 Pre-season   Tang Kwun Yin 11 August 2022
Tai Po   Chan Yuk Chi Change of Role 10 July 2022 Pre-season   Li Hang Wui 10 July 2022
Sham Shui Po   Ko Chun Kay Change of Role 11 July 2022 Pre-season   Poon Man Tik 11 July 2022
HK U23   Cheung Kin Fung Mutual Consent 31 July 2022 Pre-season   Szeto Man Chun 2 August 2022
Sham Shui Po   Poon Man Tik Resigned 1 October 2022 10th   Kwok Kar Lok 3 October 2022
Resources Capital   Tang Kwun Yin Resigned 19 October 2022 6th   Joan Esteva 4 November 2022
Lee Man   Chan Hiu Ming Sacked 5 February 2023 2nd   Tsang Chiu Tat 5 February 2023

Foreign players edit

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and no more than 5 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/Unregistered Players
Kitchee   Cleiton   Mikael   Igor Sartori   Charlie Scott   Dejan Damjanović   Ruslan Mingazow   Bekzhan Sagynbaev   Kim Shin-wook   Enikar Mehmud   Raúl Baena
  Michalis Manias
Lee Man   Gil   Everton   Jonathan Acosta   José Ángel   Manolo Bleda   Manuel Gavilán   Alie Sesay   Ryoya Tachibana
Southern   Stefan Pereira   Dudu   Kessi   Jean Moser   Shu Sasaki   Kota Kawase
Rangers   Juninho   Fernando Lopes   Kim Min-kyu   Park Jong-bum   Ryota Hayashi   Yumemi Kanda   Yang Bailin   Nassam Ibrahim   David Bala
  Cássio
  Augusto Neto
  Kaan Gül
Resources Capital   Felipe Sá   Ricardo Sendra   Pablo Gállego   Albert Canal   Carles Tena   Benjamin Tandy Ortega   Robert Odu
Tai Po   João Emir   Paulinho Simionato   Gabriel Cividini   Luizinho
Eastern   Marcos Gondra   Víctor Bertomeu   João Gil   Kaan Gül   Tamirlan Kozubayev   Emilio Estevez
Sham Shui Po   Nicholas Benavides   Jesús González   Oleksii Shliakotin   Sim Woon-sub   Kwon Jae-kyeong   Chen Hao   Sanzio Limbu   Oyuntuya Oyunbold   Thiago Silva
  Shahwaiz Khan

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 HK Player 6 HK Player 7
HKFC   Yue Yixing   Alexandre Dujardin   Paul Ngue   Jack Sealy   Emmet Wan   Paulinho   Timothy Chow
HK Player 8 HK Player 9 HK Player 10 HK Player 11 HK Player 12 HK Player 13
  Wong Sheung Choi   Fung Long Hin   Ng Tsz Chung   Siu Ka Ming   Robert Scott   Freek Schipper

HK U23 is not allowed to register any foreign players. Meanwhile, the number of overaged players is restricted to five for the team, with no more than three on the pitch during matches. The rest of the players must meet the registration status of U23 local players.

Club Overaged Player 1 Overaged Player 2 Overaged Player 3 Overaged Player 4 Overaged Player 5
HK U23   Law Hiu Chung   Kwok Tsz Kaai   Wong Ho Yin   Yuen Sai Kit   Cheung Chun Hin

Match ball edit

The match ball chosen for the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 22/23. The ball will be used for all HKFA-related competitions including the Sapling Cup, Senior Challenge Shield and also the FA Cup.

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee (C) 18 15 1 2 76 7 +69 46 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Lee Man 18 14 2 2 50 13 +37 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[a]
3 Rangers 18 10 3 5 41 16 +25 33
4 Eastern 18 9 4 5 32 13 +19 31[b]
5 Southern 18 10 1 7 24 25 −1 31[b]
6 HKFC 18 7 5 6 18 22 −4 26
7 Tai Po 18 5 5 8 20 27 −7 20
8 Resources Capital 18 5 3 10 15 34 −19 18
9 Sham Shui Po 18 2 1 15 4 62 −58 7
10 HK U23 18 0 1 17 6 67 −61 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup, Kitchee, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the Champions League qualifying play-offs berth given to the Hong Kong FA Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Eastern 3, Southern 3.
    Head-to-head goals: Eastern 2, Southern 2
    Goal differences: Eastern +19, Southern -1.

Results edit

Home \ Away KIT TPF LEE RAN RES SOU HKF U23 EAS SSP
Kitchee 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 7–0 5–0 8–0 3–0 7–0
Tai Po 2–1 0–3 1–5 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0
Lee Man 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 10–0 1–1 4–0
Rangers 0–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 4–0
Resources Capital 0–5 0–0 0–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–1
Southern 0–5 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–0
HKFC 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0
HK U23 0–7 0–3 1–5 0–5 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–5 1–2
Eastern 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 4–0
Sham Shui Po 0–10 0–4 0–4 0–7 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round edit

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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Kitchee672622222111111111
Eastern355356745555566554
Lee Man244111111222222222
Southern113464433333333335
Rangers988887666666654443
Resources Capital726535677777778888
HKFC531243354444445666
HK U23101099109101010101010101010101010
Tai Po467778888888887777
Sham Shui Po891010910999999999999
Leader - 2023–24 AFC Champions League
Runner-up - 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1 edit

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Southern 2–0 HK U23 Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 864
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Eastern 0–0 Tai Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) Lee Man 2–1 Rangers Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,515
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Sham Shui Po 0–10 Kitchee Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Poon Pui Hin   3', 8'
Scott   39' (pen.), 49'
Law Tsz Chun   55'
Mingazov   74'
Damjanović   75', 79'
Cheng Chin Lung   78'
Mikael   83'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Resources Capital 1–1 HKFC Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)   73' Report Sahaghian   37' Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 568
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 2 edit

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) Tai Po 1–2 Resources Capital Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Cheng Tsz Sum   50' Report Wong Wai Kwok   46'
  56'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 958
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) Lee Man 1–3 Southern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Everton   45+1' Report Sasaki   47', 89' (pen.)
Dudu   77'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
4 September 2022 (2022-09-04) Sham Shui Po 0–1 HKFC Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Ngue   25' (pen.) Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 940
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) Rangers 0–2 Kitchee Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Mingazov   57'
Manias   90+2'
Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 699
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) HK U23 0–5 Eastern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Bertomeu   9'
Wong Ho Chun   29'
Jojo   32'
Cheung Chun Hin   33' (o.g.)
Wu Chun Ming   48'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 288
Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 3 edit

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) Lee Man 10–0 HK U23 Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 413
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) Kitchee 7–0 Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Sham Shui Po 0–4 Tai Po Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 868
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Rangers 0–1 HKFC Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 338
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Eastern 4–0 Resources Capital Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 751
Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 4 edit

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) Eastern 4–0 Sham Shui Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Sun Ming Him   27', 33'
Estevez   50'
Gil   88'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 611
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) Lee Man 2–1 Kitchee Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Everton   18'
Diego   44'
Report Hélio   75' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) Southern 0–0 HKFC Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 365
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) Rangers 1–1 Tai Po Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Kim Min-kyu   45+3' Report Paulinho   90+3' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 530
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) HK U23 0–3 Resources Capital Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report   13', 76', 88' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 281
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 5 edit

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) Resources Capital 2–1 Sham Shui Po Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Wong Wai Kwok   20'
Yip Cheuk Man   60'
Report Nicholas   67' Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 433
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) HK U23 0–7 Kitchee Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Benhaddouche   45+2'
Damjanović   53', 57', 59'
Mikael   55', 75'
Mingazov   76'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 392
Referee: Law Bik Chi
13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) HKFC 1–2 Lee Man Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Wong Sheung Choi   48' Report Gavilán   82'
Chang Hei Yin   90+5'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) Eastern 0–0 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 754
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) Southern 3–1 Tai Po Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Pereira   9', 16'
Lee Ka Yiu   12'
Report Luizinho   66' Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 301
Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 6 edit

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Resources Capital 0–1 Southern Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Ju Yingzhi   38' Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 458
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Eastern 0–1 Lee Man Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Gavilán   26' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Rangers 4–0 Sham Shui Po Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Gül   25'
Yiu Ho Ming   33' (pen.)
Yu Joy Yin   55'
Juninho   59'
Report Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 362
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) HKFC 2–1 HK U23 Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Siu Ka Ming   8'
Léo   90+2'
Report Leung Wai Fung   19' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 595
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Kitchee 4–0 Tai Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Mingazov   19'
Cleiton   53'
Roberto   60'
Fung Kwun Ming   81' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 982
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 7 edit

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Southern 3–0 Sham Shui Po Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Pereira   9', 66', 80' Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 269
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) HK U23 0–5 Rangers Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Cássio   16'
Juninho   42'
Hayashi   53'
Lo Kwan Yee   56'
Kim Min-kyu   69'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 172
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Kitchee 3–0 Eastern Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Mingazov   54', 90+2'
Poon Pui Hin   90+4'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) Tai Po 1–2 HKFC Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Cividini   56' Report Schipper   5'
Dujardin   16'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 481
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) Lee Man 3–1 Resources Capital Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Chang Hei Yin   20'
Gavilán   61'
Cheng Siu Kwan   64'
Report Wong Wai Kwok   90+2' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 358
Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Round 8 edit

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Southern 1–2 Eastern Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Sasaki   37' (pen.) Report Sun Ming Him   8'
Wong Ho Chun   18'
Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 395
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) HK U23 1–2 Sham Shui Po Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Law Hiu Chung   90+1' (pen.) Report Singh   23'
Dujardin   58'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 420
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Kitchee 5–0 HKFC Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Damjanović   15', 44'
Cleiton   31'
Roberto   47'
Mikael   89'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 768
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
15 January 2023 (2023-01-15) Rangers 4–1 Resources Capital Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Kanda   9', 80' (pen.)
Lau Chi Lok   47'
Lo Kwan Yee   87'
Report   40' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 376
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
15 January 2023 (2023-01-15) Lee Man 2–0 Tai Po Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Everton   53' (pen.)
Nakamura   59'
Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 375
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 9 edit

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Southern 2–1 Rangers Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Pereira   28'
Khan   40'
Report Hayashi   33' Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 449
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Resources Capital 0–5 Kitchee Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Yeung Hin Lok   1' (o.g.)
Damjanović   10', 12'
Ngan Cheuk Pan   34'
Lau Kwan Ching   69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 518
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Sham Shui Po 0–4 Lee Man Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Tachibana   37'
Gil   45+2'
Chang Hei Yin   54'
Everton   89'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 657
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) HKFC 1–0 Eastern Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Paulinho   37' Report Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 843
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) HK U23 0–3 Tai Po Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Paulinho   45+2', 78'
Chan Hiu Fung   84'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 185
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 10 edit

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) Tai Po 1–2 Eastern Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Paulinho   72' Report Bertomeu   34'
Sun Ming Him   66'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 690
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) HK U23 1–3 Southern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Lam Chi Fung   7' Report Pereira   2', 5', 50' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 316
Referee: Wong Po Sing
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Rangers 1–0 Lee Man Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Juninho   37' Report Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 494
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) HKFC 1–1 Resources Capital Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Toomer   90+6' Report Yip Cheuk Man   68' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 611
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Kitchee 7–0 Sham Shui Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Damjanović   6', 9'
Mingazov   13'
Sartori   28'
Mikael   45'
Fernando   71'
Sagynbayev   79'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 11 edit

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) Tai Po 2–0 Southern Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Chan Hiu Fung   27'
Luizinho   73'
Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 549
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) Lee Man 2–1 HKFC Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Everton   15', 68' Report Yu Wai Lim   90+2' (o.g.) Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 369
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Sham Shui Po 0–2 Resources Capital Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Wong Wai Kwok   67'
  74'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 572
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Rangers 2–2 Eastern Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Kanda   36', 88' Report Park Jong-bum   12' (o.g.)
Bertomeu   18'
Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 602
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Kitchee 8–0 HK U23 Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Fernando   27'
Damjanović   31' (pen.), 33'
Mikael   55'
Sartori   61', 76'
Mingazov   88' (pen.)
Ngan Cheuk Pan   90+1'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 636
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 12 edit

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Southern 0–2 Lee Man Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Bleda   63'
Everton   76'
Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 499
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Kitchee 2–1 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Mingazov   38'
Damjanović   90+3' (pen.)
Report Yu Joy Yin   55' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Resources Capital 0–0 Tai Po Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 331
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) HKFC 2–0 Sham Shui Po Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Scott   22'
Paulinho   24'
Report Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 560
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Eastern 4–0 HK U23 Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Bertomeu   48', 50'
Swainston   52'
Sun Ming Him   61'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 345
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 13 edit

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) Tai Po 0–3 Lee Man Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Gil   16'
Everton   29', 39'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 574
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) Eastern 0–1 Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Pereira   77' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 907
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Sham Shui Po 1–0 HK U23 Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Chu Wai Kwan   6' Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 711
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) HKFC 0–3 Kitchee Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Report Damjanović   25'
Mingazov   74', 84'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Resources Capital 1–3 Rangers Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Gállego   33' Report Kanda   8', 63' (pen.)
Yu Joy Yin   86'
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 392
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 14 edit

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) Rangers 3–0 HK U23 Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Lau Chi Lok   11'
Juninho   13'
Chan Yiu Cho   79'
Report Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 302
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) Eastern 0–2 Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Damjanović   26', 57' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,811
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Sham Shui Po 0–3 Southern Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Tomas   47'
Pereira   74', 90+1'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 626
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) HKFC 1–1 Tai Po Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Thiago   61' Report Chan Hiu Fung   45+3' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 605
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Resources Capital 0–4 Lee Man Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Gil   63', 75'
Everton   67' (pen.)
Tsui Wang Kit   90+6'
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 329
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 15 edit

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Southern 1–0 Resources Capital Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Awal   74' Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 272
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Lee Man 1–1 Eastern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Tsui Wang Kit   45' Report Ma Hei Wai   77' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 745
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) Sham Shui Po 0–7 Rangers Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Juninho   24'
Lau Chi Lok   45'
Hayashi   45+3'
Kilama   49'
Fernando   57'
Ibrahim   72', 90'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 591
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) Tai Po 2–1 Kitchee Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Paulinho   18', 60' Report Mingazov   67' Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 799
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) HK U23 1–1 HKFC Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Lau Ka Kiu   90+1' Report Thiago   47' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 135
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 16 edit

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Southern 0–5 Kitchee Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Mingazov   2', 89'
Scott   6'
Poon Pui Hin   25'
Mikael   69'
Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) HK U23 1–5 Lee Man Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Lee Lok Him   82' Report Wong Wai   15'
Gil   31'
Everton   67' (pen.), 77', 78'
Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 283
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Tai Po 0–0 Sham Shui Po Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 422
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) HKFC 1–2 Rangers Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8) Thiago   32' Report Juninho   14'
Kim Min-kyu   63'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 732
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Resources Capital 0–3 Eastern Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Bertomeu   30', 62'
Kozubayev   56'
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 265
Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 17 edit

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Rangers 1–0 Southern Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Kim Min-kyu   68' Report Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 493
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Kitchee 2–0 Resources Capital Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Cleiton   7'
Mikael   34'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 712
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) Tai Po 2–1 HK U23 Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Paulinho   13' (pen.)
Khan   47'
Report Wong Ho Yin   81' Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 333
Referee: Law Bik Chi
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) Lee Man 4–0 Sham Shui Po Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Everton   51'
Ángel   53'
Acosta   74'
Gil   85'
Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 428
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) Eastern 1–0 HKFC Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Sun Ming Him   33' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Round 18 edit

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Tai Po 1–5 Rangers Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Lee Ka Ho   67' Report Ibrahim   11', 54'
Kanda   22' (pen.)
Lam Hok Hei   40'
Hayashi   64'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 454
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) HKFC 2–1 Southern Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8) Thiago   48'
Chow   89'
Report Awal   90+6' Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Attendance: 567
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Resources Capital 1–0 HK U23 Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8) Chan Siu Kwan   24' Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Law Bik Chi
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Kitchee 2–2 Lee Man Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Mikael   23' (pen.)
Russell   76'
Report Bleda   9'
Everton   73'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 6,489
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Sham Shui Po 0–4 Eastern Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Gil   7'
Kozubayev   29'
Sun Ming Him   76', 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 344
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of [1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Dejan Damjanović Kitchee 17
  Ruslan Mingazov Kitchee
  Everton Camargo Lee Man
4   Stefan Pereira Southern 13
5   Mikael Kitchee 9
6   Paulinho Simionato Tai Po 8
  Gil Lee Man
  Sun Ming Him Eastern
9   Felipe Sá Resources Capital 7
  Juninho Rangers
  Yumemi Kanda Rangers
  Víctor Bertomeu Eastern
  Manolo Bleda Lee Man

Hat-tricks edit

Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.
# Player Nationality For Against Result Date Ref
1 Manolo Bleda5   Spain Lee Man HK U23 10–0 15 October 2022 [2]
2 Ruslan Mingazow   Turkmenistan Kitchee Southern 7–0 15 October 2022 [3]
3 Felipe Sá   Brazil Resources Capital HK U23 3–0 30 October 2022 [4]
4 Dejan Damjanović   Montenegro Kitchee HK U23 7–0 12 November 2022 [5]
5 Stefan Pereira   Brazil Southern Sham Shui Po 3–0 26 November 2022 [6]
6 Stefan Pereira   Brazil Southern HK U23 3–1 4 February 2023 [7]
7 Everton Camargo   Brazil Lee Man HK U23 5–1 15 April 2023 [8]

^ 5 Player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Match(es)
1   Paulo César Kitchee 13
2   Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 9
3   Ng Wai Him Southern 7
4   Chan Ka Ho Lee Man 6
5   Freddie Toomer HKFC 5
  Leung Hing Kit Rangers
7   Li Hon Ho Tai Po 3
  Tse Ka Wing Tai Po
  Lam Chun Kit Resources Capital
10   Yuen Ho Chun Lee Man 2
  Lo Siu Kei Rangers

Attendances edit

As of
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Kitchee 15,367 6,489 636 1,707 −21.6%
2 Eastern 9,386 2,448 345 1,043 −0.9%
3 HKFC 7,427 1,720 560 825 +68.7%
4 Lee Man 7,357 2,021 358 817 −13.4%
5 Sham Shui Po 6,759 1,450 344 751 n/a1
6 Tai Po 5,260 958 333 584 n/a1
7 Resources Capital 4,715 1,421 265 524 +11.7%
8 Southern 4,515 1,101 269 502 +18.4%
9 Rangers 4,196 699 302 466 −56.7%
10 HK U23 2,472 420 135 275 +5.8%
League total 67,454 6,489 135 749 −23.0%

Source: HKFA
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season

Awards edit

End of season awards edit

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards edit

Awards Prize Winner Club Score / Votes
Footballer of the Year   Ruslan Mingazov Kitchee 69.33%
Coach of the Year   Roberto Losada Eastern 53.91%
Young Players of the Year   Sun Ming Him Eastern 57.58%
  Wong Ho Chun Eastern 33.52%
Players' Player   Chan Siu Kwan Resources Capital 30
Most Favorite Player   Freddie Toomer HKFC 1,712
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper   Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 47.27%
Defenders   Gabriel Cividini Tai Po 54.61%
  Hélio Kitchee 36.54%
  Kim Min-kyu Rangers 31.94%
  Tsui Wang Kit Lee Man 55.98%
Midfielders   Lam Hin Ting Rangers 32.39%
  Cleiton Kitchee 39.04%
  Mikael Kitchee 39.51%
Forwards   Everton Camargo Lee Man 47.39%
  Ruslan Mingazov Kitchee 69.33%
  Sun Ming Him Eastern 53.54%

Remarks edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Lee Man 10 HK U23 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Kitchee 7 Southern 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "HK U23 0 Resources Capital 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "HK U23 0 Kitchee 7". Hong Kong Football Association. 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Southern 3 Sham Shui Po 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "HK U23 1 Southern 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ "HK U23 1 Lee Man 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 April 2023.