2023–24 in Hong Kong football

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Season

2023–24

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This article summarizes Hong Kong football in the 2023–24 season.

National teams

Source: HKFA

Men's

Senior

1 January Friendly	China	1–2	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4	Tan Long 9'	Report	Poon Pui Hin 51', 59'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	3–1	Hong Kong	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3	Adil 34' (pen.) Sultan 53' Al-Ghassani 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Chan Siu Kwan 49'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 15,586 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Hong Kong	0–1	Iran	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report	Ghayedi 24'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 36,412 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

23 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Hong Kong	0–3	Palestine	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3			Dabbagh 12', 60' Qunbar 48'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 6,568 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	0–2	Uzbekistan	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Shomurodov 49' Ashurmatov 66'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	3–0	Hong Kong	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+5	Shomurodov 20' Erkinov 63' Urunov 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	2–4	Iran	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Ma Hei Wai 14' Pinto 59'	Report	Taremi 12' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 56' Azmoun 65'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 9,992 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Turkmenistan	v	Hong Kong	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
20:00 UTC+5				Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium

10 October Friendly	Liechtenstein	v	Hong Kong	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
				Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary	TBC	v	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
				Stadium: National Stadium

December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary	Hong Kong	v	TBC	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: National Stadium

December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary	TBC	v	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: National Stadium

U-23

U-20

U-17

Futsal

U-24 Futsal

U-20 Futsal

Women's

Senior

21 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup	Hong Kong	0–1	Kosovo	Alanya, Turkey
16:30		Report	Ejupi 78'	Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)

24 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup	India	2–0	Hong Kong	Alanya, Turkey
16:30				Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex

27 February 2024 Turkish Women's Cup	Estonia	1–0	Hong Kong	Alanya, Turkey
15:30	Kala 72'	Report		Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

U-20

Hong Kong women's national under-20 football team

U-17

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Hong Kong Premier League		N/A
Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong Second Division League
Hong Kong Third Division League

Hong Kong Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lee Man (C)	20	17	3	0	63	16	+47	54	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Tai Po	20	14	4	2	41	12	+29	46^[a]
3	Eastern	20	14	4	2	47	11	+36	46^[a]	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two play-off round
4	Kitchee	20	14	3	3	60	15	+45	45
5	Southern	20	10	4	6	38	18	+20	34
6	Rangers	20	8	0	12	41	34	+7	24
7	HKFC	20	5	3	12	16	49	−33	18^[b]
8	North District	20	5	3	12	27	43	−16	18^[b]
9	Sham Shui Po	20	3	3	14	18	52	−34	12
10	HK U23 (W)	20	2	3	15	12	71	−59	9	Withdrew from league system^[c]
11	Resources Capital	20	1	4	15	13	55	−42	7

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2024. 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; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tai Po are ahead of Eastern on head-to-head points: Tai Po 6, Eastern 0
^ ^a ^b HKFC are ahead of North District on head-to-head points: HKFC 4, North District 1
^ HK U23 announced on 25 May 2024 that they would be dissolved after the end of the season.^[1]

Hong Kong First Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kowloon City (C)	22	18	2	2	57	21	+36	56	Possible Promotion to the Premier League
2	Central & Western	22	15	5	2	71	32	+39	50
3	South China	22	10	6	6	53	26	+27	36
4	Sha Tin	22	10	4	8	51	41	+10	34
5	3 Sing	22	9	6	7	42	31	+11	33
6	Yuen Long	22	8	7	7	43	39	+4	31
7	Citizen	22	9	3	10	35	38	−3	30
8	Wing Yee	22	6	4	12	26	49	−23	22
9	Eastern District	22	5	5	12	42	53	−11	20^[a]
10	Hoi King	22	5	5	12	28	54	−26	20^[a]
11	Sai Kung (R)	22	5	4	13	24	57	−33	19	Relegation to the Second Division
12	Wong Tai Sin (R)	22	5	3	14	29	60	−31	18	Relegation to the Second Division

^ ^a ^b Eastern District are ahead of Hoi King on head-to-head points: Eastern District 4, Hoi King 1

Hong Kong Second Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wofoo Social Enterprises (C, P)	28	18	9	1	62	16	+46	63	Promotion to the First Division
2	Tuen Mun (P)	29	18	6	5	59	35	+24	60	Promotion to the First Division
3	Leaper	29	16	8	5	58	24	+34	56
4	Yau Tsim Mong	29	15	4	10	66	39	+27	49
5	Kwun Tong	29	11	12	6	48	37	+11	45
6	Lucky Mile	28	12	8	8	49	35	+14	44
7	Wing Go	29	11	8	10	44	39	+5	41
8	Kwai Tsing	28	10	5	13	39	56	−17	35
9	Kwong Wah	28	8	9	11	42	43	−1	33
10	Tung Sing	29	9	5	15	33	45	−12	32
11	Fu Moon	29	8	7	14	49	67	−18	31
12	CFCSSHK	28	8	6	14	39	54	−15	30^[a]
13	Mutual	29	9	3	17	34	66	−32	30^[a]
14	Sun Hei	28	8	6	14	28	44	−16	30^[a]
15	Kowloon Cricket Club	29	8	5	16	34	61	−27	29	Relegation to the Third Division
16	Wan Chai (R)	29	5	9	15	27	50	−23	24	Relegation to the Third Division

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2024. 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Chelsea Soccer School win head-to-head against Mutual and Sun Hei

Hong Kong Third Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Supreme FC (P)	27	18	6	3	69	20	+49	60^[a]	Promotion to Second Division
2	Tsuen Wan (P)	27	19	3	5	48	21	+27	60^[a]	Promotion to Second Division
3	Double Flower	27	17	4	6	60	23	+37	55
4	Tsun Tat	27	14	6	7	63	47	+16	48
5	St. Joseph's	27	13	5	9	69	66	+3	44
6	Gospel	27	11	7	9	45	31	+14	40
7	KCDRSC	27	7	11	9	29	37	−8	32
8	Kui Tan	28	9	4	15	56	62	−6	31
9	Konter	27	8	6	13	34	57	−23	30^[b]
10	Islands	27	6	12	9	27	33	−6	30^[b]
11	Fukien	27	7	9	11	28	34	−6	30^[b]
12	Sui Tung	27	7	7	13	40	64	−24	28
13	Ravia Orion	27	5	10	12	34	50	−16	25
14	Ornament	27	7	3	17	31	53	−22	24
15	Tuen Mun FC	27	6	5	16	23	58	−35	23	Elimination from League System

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2024. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
(P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Supreme win head-to-head against Tsuen Wan
^ ^a ^b ^c Konter win head-to-head against Islands and Fukien

Cup competitions (men)

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

First Round

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) SS01	Southern	5–1	HK U23	Aberdeen Sports Ground
15:00	Sasaki 61' Ju Yingzhi 65' Pereira 71' Awal 90', 90+4'	Report	Lee Lok Him 18'	Attendance: 231 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) SS02	Tai Po	1–1 (4–3 p)	North District	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00	Chan Hiu Fung 44'	Report	Kendy 11' (pen.)	Attendance: 765 Referee: Tam Ping Wun
	Penalties
	Marcão Renner Chung Wai Keung Luizinho Cividini		Neném Pedrão Law Hiu Chung Matheus Wong Wai Kwok

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) SS03	Sham Shui Po	1–0	HKFC	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
15:00	Wongpila 39'			Attendance: 176 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Quarter-finals

1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) SS04	Rangers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sham Shui Po	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00	Ma Sang-hoon 23', 30' Lau Chi Lok 33' Yiu Ho Ming 104'	Report	N. Benavides 45+1' Lam Ka Wai 53' (o.g.) Marković 63'	Attendance: 362 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) SS05	Lee Man	2–1	Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00	Everton 65' Wong Wai 80'	Report	Luizinho 24'	Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) SS06	Kitchee	7–0	Resources Capital	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00	Mingazov 1' Jantscher 5' Poon Pui Hin 8' Hui Chak Wai 23' (o.g.) Russell 44' Kim Shin-wook 55', 87'	Report		Attendance: 387 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) SS07	Eastern	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Southern	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00	Almazan 9' Gondra 38' Baffoe 94'	Report	Pereira 32' Odu 73'	Attendance: 529 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Semi-finals

11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) SS08	Eastern	3–0	Rangers	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00	Baffoe 18' Wong Ho Chun 22' Kozubayev 89'	Report		Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) SS09	Kitchee	1–0	Lee Man	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00	Juninho 18'	Report		Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final

11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) SS10	Kitchee	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Eastern	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00	Scott 90+6' (pen.) Mingazow 118'	Report	Leung Kwun Chung 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Hong Kong FA Cup

Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

First round

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)	Sham Shui Po	1–0	HK U23	Mong Kok
15:00	Leung Sing Yiu 69'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)	North District	1–4	Lee Man	Tsing Yi
15:00	Kendy 69' (pen.)	Report	Paulissen 51' Wong Wai 62' Acosta 84' Paulinho 90+6'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 294 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25)	Tai Po	0–1	Resources Capital	Mong Kok
15:00		Report	Lee Ching 3'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 393 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Quarter-finals

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)	Rangers	3–4	Lee Man	Mong Kok
15:00	Kanda 34' (pen.) Ibrahim 69', 82'	Report	Paulinho 18' (pen.), 21' Gil 27' Park Jong-bum 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)	Southern	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Sham Shui Po	Tai Po
15:00	Goiano 41'	Report	Song Ju-ho 90+3'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 202 Referee: Ho Wai Sing
	Penalties
	Pereira Kessi Goiano Awal Sasaki		V. Marković I. Marković Ngan Cheuk Pan Dunga N. Benavides

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16)	Eastern	1–0	Resources Capital	Mong Kok
15:00	Ma Hei Wai 2'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 554 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09)	Kitchee	2–0	HKFC	Mong Kok
15:00	Roberto 5' Temirov 82'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 463 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Semi-finals

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)	Lee Man	1–2	Sham Shui Po	Aberdeen
15:00	Wong Wai 29'	Report	N. Benavides 53' Dunga 73'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 450 Referee: Wong Wai Lung

12 May 2024 (2024-05-12)	Kitchee	1–2	Eastern	Mong Kok
16:30	Mikael 76'	Report	Baffoe 18', 78'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,395 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Final

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	Eastern	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sham Shui Po	Mong Kok
15:30 UTC+8	Kozubayev 100' Baffoe 102', 115'	Report	N. Benavides 103' Dunga 105+5'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Southern	10	6	4	0	25	10	+15	22	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Tai Po	10	6	1	3	19	13	+6	19	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Eastern	10	4	5	1	25	14	+11	17
4	HKFC	10	3	3	4	19	23	−4	12
5	Sham Shui Po	10	2	1	7	15	33	−18	7
6	HK U23	10	1	2	7	11	21	−10	5

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2024. Source: HKFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kitchee	8	5	1	2	26	14	+12	16	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Rangers	8	4	3	1	22	18	+4	15	Advance to Semi-finals
3	North District	8	4	2	2	15	12	+3	14
4	Resources Capital	8	1	2	5	10	24	−14	5^[a]
5	Lee Man	8	1	2	5	12	17	−5	5^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2024. Source: HKFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Resources Capital 4, Lee Man 1.

Semi-Finals

3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) SP51	Kitchee	4–3	Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00	Cheng Chin Lung 33' Mikael 45+2' (pen.) Juninho 61' Tan Chun Lok 90+8'	Report	Lucas 6', 84' Renner 45+7'	Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) SP52	Southern	0–2	Rangers	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00		Report	Kamigata 42' Chan Yiu Cho 90+7'	Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Final

15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) SP53	Rangers	1–0	Kitchee	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00	Ibrahim 40'	Report		Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

HKPLC Cup

Semi-Finals

28 December 2023 (2023-12-28)	Lee Man	3–2	Rangers	Mong Kok
20:00 UTC+8	Anier 5' Gil 33', 49'	Report	Lau Chi Lok 73' Umeofia 90+4'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)	Kitchee	5–0	Eastern	Mong Kok
20:00 UTC+8	Russell 3' Scott 15' Mingazow 28' Temirov 78', 84'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Final

1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)	Lee Man	2–2 (4–5 p)	Kitchee	Mong Kok
17:30 UTC+8	Anier 2' Gil 7'	Report	Mikael 9' Mingazow 14'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,978 Referee: Liu Kwok Man
	Penalties
	Anier Paulissen Dudu Diego Tachibana		Mikael Sartori Fernando Cleiton Roberto

Other

Tatler XFest

February 4 Friendly	Hong Kong League XI	1–4	Inter Miami	Hong Kong
3:00 a.m. EST	Anier 43'	Report	Taylor 40' Sunderland 50' Campana 56' Sailor 85'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 38,417 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

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National teams

Men's

Senior

U-23

U-20

U-17

Futsal

U-24 Futsal

U-20 Futsal

Women's

Senior

U-20

U-17

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong Second Division League

Hong Kong Third Division League

Cup competitions (men)

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

First Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Hong Kong FA Cup

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Semi-Finals

Final

HKPLC Cup

Semi-Finals

Final

Other

Tatler XFest

See also