2015–16 in Hong Kong football

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from league
Premier League	KC Southern District	Tai Po
First Division	Wing Yee	Happy Valley Tuen Mun
Second Division	Tung Sing	New Fair Kuitan
Third Division	Nil	Lung Moon

Representative team

Hong Kong national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The draw for the group stage of second round qualification was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 April 2015. Hong Kong was drawn with China PR, Qatar and Maldives and Bhutan in group C. Hong Kong has started their qualifying campaign in June 2015.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	8	7	0	1	29	4	+25	21	Third round and Asian Cup
2	China PR	8	5	2	1	27	1	+26	17	Third round and Asian Cup
3	Hong Kong	8	4	2	2	13	5	+8	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round
4	Maldives	8	2	0	6	8	20	−12	6	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
5	Bhutan	8	0	0	8	5	52	−47	0	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

3 September 2015 (2015-09-03) Matchday 3	China PR	0–0	Hong Kong	Shenzhen, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Bao'an Stadium (Capacity: 40,000) Attendance: 26,173 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) Matchday 4	Hong Kong	2–3	Qatar	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Bai He 87' Godfred 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Boudiaf 22' Hassan 62' Musa 84'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity: 6,680) Attendance: 6,396 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) Matchday 6	Bhutan	0–1	Hong Kong	Thimphu, Bhutan
18:00 UTC+6		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chan Siu Ki 89'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) Attendance: 7,280 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12) Matchday 7	Maldives	0–1	Hong Kong	Malé, Maldives
15:50 UTC+5		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Paulinho 13' (pen.)	Stadium: National Football Stadium (Capacity: 11,850) Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17) Matchday 8	Hong Kong	0–0	China PR	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity: 6,680) Attendance: 6,071 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) Matchday 9	Qatar	2–0	Hong Kong	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Al Haidos 20' Soria 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) Attendance: 10,170 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

2015 Hong Kong–Macau Interport

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)	Hong Kong	2–0	Macau	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8	Hui Ka Lok 64' Chan Siu Kwan 80'	Report		Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 1,318 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

2016 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

31 December 2015 (2015-12-31) 1st Leg	Hong Kong	1–1	Guangdong	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Tan Chun Lok 39'	Report	Cai Jingyuan 25'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Chan Ming Siu

3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) 2nd Leg	Guangdong	4–3 (5–4 agg.)	Hong Kong	Guangzhou, Guangdong
15:30 UTC+8	Lu Lin 37' (pen.), 85' Ye Chugui 54' Tu Dongxu 56'	Report	Cheung Chi Yung 21' Tam Lok Hin 33' Itaparica 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

2016 AYA Bank Cup

3 June 2016 Semi-final	Vietnam	2–2 (4–3 p)	Hong Kong	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+6:30	Lê Công Vinh 57', 61'	Report	McKee 48', 77'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)
		Penalties
	Trần Nguyên Mạnh Quế Ngọc Hải Lương Xuân Trường Hoàng Đình Tùng Nguyễn Văn Quyết		Itaparica Sandro Leung Kwun Chung Ngue Roberto

6 June 2016 Third place match	Myanmar	3–0	Hong Kong	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+6:30	Than Paing 22' Maung Maung Lwin 74' Ye Ko Oo 89'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

International friendlies

8 October 2015	Thailand	1–0	Hong Kong	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Bunmathan 90+5' (pen.)			Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

7 November 2015	Hong Kong	5–0	Myanmar	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8	McKee 3', 45' Chan Siu Ki 33' Sandro 66' Alex 75'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 5,253

Hong Kong women's national football team

2016 Women Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)	Hong Kong	0–2	Guangdong	Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8			Luo Guiping 16' Ruan Wenli 62'	Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park

League season

Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastern	16	12	2	2	35	13	+22	38	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Kitchee	16	11	4	1	32	11	+21	37	Qualification to Season Play-off and Champions League preliminary round 2
3	South China	16	9	2	5	26	21	+5	29	Qualification to Season Play-off^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Kwoon Chung Southern	16	6	5	5	26	21	+5	23
5	Hong Kong Pegasus	16	4	5	7	22	27	−5	17
6	Dreams Metro Gallery	16	4	4	8	19	30	−11	16	Relegation to First Division^{[lower-alpha 2]}
7	Yuen Long	16	3	6	7	21	32	−11	15
8	Biu Chun Rangers	16	2	5	9	15	29	−14	11^{[lower-alpha 3]}
9	Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin	16	2	5	9	17	29	−12	11^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Relegation to First Division^{[lower-alpha 2]}

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)
Notes:

↑ Since the winners of the Senior Shield, Eastern, and the winners of the League Cup, Kitchee, qualified for AFC competitions and the Season Play-off respectively based on league position, the spots awarded to the Senior Shield winner and the League Cup winner for the Season Play-off were awarded to the third and fourth placed team in the league. Hong Kong Pegasus qualified as winners of the FA Cup.
1 2 Both Dreams Metro Gallery and Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.
1 2 Biu Chun Rangers wins head-to-head against Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin.

First Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tai Po (P)	26	19	5	2	67	29	+38	62	Promotion to Premier League
2	HKFC (P)	26	17	6	3	66	21	+45	57	Promotion to Premier League
3	Sun Hei	26	17	5	4	64	25	+39	56
4	Easyknit Property	26	14	5	7	66	49	+17	47
5	Yau Tsim Mong	26	13	7	6	55	35	+20	46
6	Citizen	26	13	6	7	55	31	+24	45
7	Shatin	26	12	6	8	48	39	+9	42
8	Double Flower	26	7	6	13	34	46	−12	27^{[lower-alpha 1]}
9	Wanchai	26	8	3	15	30	56	−26	27^{[lower-alpha 1]}
10	Tai Chung	26	7	2	17	34	63	−29	23
11	Kwai Tsing	26	4	8	14	36	59	−23	20^{[lower-alpha 2]}
12	Kwun Tong	26	5	5	16	21	52	−31	20^{[lower-alpha 2]}
13	Metro Gallery Sun Source (R)	26	5	4	17	26	58	−32	19^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Relegation to Second Division
14	Lucky Mile (R)	26	5	4	17	28	67	−39	19^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Relegation to Second Division

1 2 Double Flower wins head-to-head against Wanchai.
1 2 Kwai Tsing wins head-to-head against Kwun Tong.
1 2 Metro Gallery Sun Source ahead of Lucky Mile on goal difference.

Second Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tung Sing (C, P)	22	16	3	3	56	27	+29	51	Promotion to First Division
2	Eastern District (P)	22	15	4	3	65	23	+42	49	Promotion to First Division
3	Sparta Rotterdam Mutual	22	13	6	3	39	18	+21	45
4	Sham Shui Po	22	13	4	5	32	22	+10	43
5	Kwong Wah	22	9	3	10	29	34	−5	30
6	Kowloon City	22	8	5	9	28	27	+1	29
7	Sai Kung	22	7	7	8	31	29	+2	28
8	Kwok Keung	22	6	8	8	27	32	−5	26
9	Tuen Mun	22	7	2	13	33	52	−19	23
10	Tuen Mun FC	22	4	6	12	32	49	−17	18
11	Tsuen Wan (R)	22	3	4	15	27	50	−23	13	Relegation to Third Division
12	Happy Valley (R)	22	2	6	14	15	51	−36	12	Relegation to Third Division

Third Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hoi King (C, P)	30	26	1	3	77	19	+58	79^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Promotion to Second Division
2	Central & Western (P)	30	25	4	1	101	11	+90	79^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Promotion to Second Division
3	St. Joseph's	30	17	9	4	63	24	+39	60
4	KCDRSC	30	17	3	10	59	46	+13	54
5	REX Global North District	30	18	2	10	65	46	+19	56
6	Wing Go Fu Moon	30	16	5	9	58	0	+58	53
7	GFC Friends	30	15	3	12	60	33	+27	48
8	Sun International	30	13	7	10	44	41	+3	46
9	Fukien	30	11	8	11	54	49	+5	41
10	Ornament	30	12	4	14	47	56	−9	40
11	Telecom	30	8	8	14	45	62	−17	32
12	Islands	30	9	4	17	38	61	−23	31
13	New Fair Kui Tan	30	6	8	16	39	59	−20	26
14	King Mountain	30	6	2	22	29	94	−65	20
15	Kowloon Cricket Club (E)	30	4	2	24	34	76	−42	14	Elimination from League
16	HKFYG (E)	30	1	2	27	16	108	−92	5	Elimination from League

1 2 Hoi King wins head-to-head against Central & Western.

Reserve Division League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Biu Chun Rangers Reserves	16	15	0	1	84	10	+74	45
2	Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin Reserves	16	10	4	2	41	20	+21	34
3	Kitchee Reserves	16	9	3	4	44	25	+19	30
4	Hong Kong Pegasus Reserves	16	8	4	4	46	30	+16	28
5	South China Reserves	16	7	3	6	32	40	−8	24
6	Eastern Reserves	16	5	2	9	29	38	−9	17
7	Dreams Metro Gallery Reserves	16	2	4	10	37	42	−5	10
8	Kwoon Chung Southern Reserves	16	2	3	11	15	59	−44	9
9	Yuen Long Reserves	16	2	1	13	16	80	−64	7

Cup Competitions

Community Cup

Kitchee v South China

20 September 2015
17:30 UTC+8

Kitchee	0–2	South China
	Report	Itaparica 32' Sean Tse 72'

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Senior Shield

Kwoon Chung Southern v Eastern

24 January 2016
15:00 UTC+8
Final

Kwoon Chung Southern	0–2	Eastern
	Report	Xu Deshuai 61' Barisic 85'

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

League Cup

Kitchee v South China

9 April 2016
15:00 UTC+8
Final

Kitchee	3–0	South China
Alex 4', 65' Rufino 58' (pen.)	Report

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,616
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

FA Cup

Hong Kong Pegasus v Yuen Long

15 May 2016
15:00 UTC+8
Final

Hong Kong Pegasus	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Yuen Long
Ranđelović 67'	Report	Adrović 74'
	Penalties
Adrović João Emir Eduardo Tan Chun Lok Wong Wai	4–3	Ranđelović Yip Tsz Chun Luciano Yuan Yang Gustavo

Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 4,190
Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Sapling Cup

South China v Hong Kong Pegasus

18 May 2016
20:00 UTC+8
Final

South China	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Hong Kong Pegasus
Sean Tse 90+4'	Report	Adrović 90+3'
	Penalties
Griffiths Awal Law Hiu Chung Mora	1–3	Adrović Dhiego Eduardo Cheng Lai Hin

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Season Play-off

Kwoon Chung Southern v Kitchee

28 May 2015
15:00 UTC+8

Kwoon Chung Southern	0–2	Kitchee
	Report	Akande 32' Lam Ka Wai 89'

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Seasons in Hong Kong football
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Domestic leagues

Men	Premier League (Reserve) First Division Second Division Third Division Futsal League
Women	Women's League
Youth	Youth League (U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18) Girls' League

Domestic cups

Men	Community Cup Senior Shield FA Cup (Preliminary Round) League Cup Sapling Cup Season Play-off
Women	FA Cup

Asian club competitions

AFC Champions League (2016)
AFC Cup (2015, 2016)

Related to national teams

Men	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup Hong Kong–Macau Interport
Women	Women Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Youth	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Men's Futsal	2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification
Women's Futsal	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship

Other competitions

Lunar New Year Cup

Club seasons

Premier League

Biu Chun Rangers
Dreams Metro Gallery
Eastern
KC Southern
Kitchee
Pegasus
South China
Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin
Yuen Long

Summer 2015 transfers

Football in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Football Association

National teams

League system

Men	Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division
Women	Women League

Domestic cups

Interport competitions

Others

Defunct competitions

Viceroy Cup

Hong Kong League XI
Foreign players
List of clubs
List of venues
List of competitions

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