Hong Kong First Division League 1997-98

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Hong Kong First Division Leauge 1997–98
League Hong Kong First Division League
Sport Football
Duration 7 September 1997–16 April 1998
League
League champions Instant-Dict
  Runners-up South China

Hong Kong First Division League seasons

< 1996–97

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The 1997–98 Hong Kong First Division League season is the 86th since its establishment. The first match was played on 7 September 1997 with Instant-Dict won against South China by 5–4.

Contents

[edit] First stage

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Notes
1 Instant-Dict 14 11 2 1 42 15 +27 35 To Grand Final
2 Happy Valley 14 9 2 3 34 15 +19 29 Championship Playoff
3 Sing Tao 14 8 2 4 28 12 +16 26
4 South China 14 8 2 4 30 25 +5 26
5 Yee Hope 14 4 3 7 13 18 -5 15 Relegation Playoff
6 Rangers 14 4 3 7 14 23 -9 15
7 Golden 14 3 2 8 15 24 -9 11
8 Five-One-Seven 14 1 0 13 9 53 -44 3

[edit] Second stage

NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.

[edit] Championship Playoff

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Notes
1 Instant-Dict 6 3 0 3 33 18 +15 26.5 To Grand Final
2 South China 6 4 1 1 32 27 +5 26
3 Happy Valley 6 1 2 3 28 21 +7 19.5
4 Sing Tao 6 1 3 2 22 17 +5 19

[edit] Relegation Playoff

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Notes
5 Rangers 6 3 2 1 21 22 -1 18.5
6 Yee Hope 6 2 3 1 18 18 0 16.5
7 Golden 6 2 3 1 17 21 -4 14.5 Relegation to Second Division by rules,
but retained in the First Division
8 Five-One-Seven 6 0 2 4 12 42 -32 3.5 Relegation to Second Division

[edit] Final

No final was played as Instant-Dict granted the champion in both stages, and automatically became the overall champion. The runner-up in the Champion Playoff, South China, was awarded the overall runners-up.

First Division League 1997–98 Winners
Instant-Dict
2nd Title

[edit] References


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