2023–24 in Hong Kong football

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

National teams[edit]

Source: HKFA

Men's[edit]

Senior[edit]

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	0–0	Hong Kong	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium Attendance: 10,324 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

10 October Friendly	Liechtenstein	v	Hong Kong	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
19:30 UTC+2				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[edit]

U-20[edit]

U20[edit]

2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification (25 -29 Sept)

25 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Hong Kong

v

Jordan

Doha, Qatar

27 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Hong Kong

v

Qatar

Doha, Qatar

29 September 2024 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Hong Kong

v

Singapore

Doha, Qatar

U-17[edit]

Futsal[edit]

U-24 Futsal[edit]

U-20 Futsal[edit]

Women's[edit]

Senior[edit]

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)

11 July Friendly	Hong Kong	v	Indonesia	Happy Valley, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium

14 July Friendly	Hong Kong	v	Indonesia	Happy Valley, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium

U-20[edit]

Hong Kong women's national under-20 football team

U-17[edit]

Club competitions[edit]

League (men)[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

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[edit]

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 group stage^[b]
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^[c]
8	North District	20	5	3	12	27	43	−16	18^[c]
9	Sham Shui Po (R)	20	3	3	14	18	52	−34	12	Relegation to First Division^[d]
10	HK U23 (W)	20	2	3	15	12	71	−59	9	Withdrew from league system^[e]
11	Resources Capital (R)	20	1	4	15	13	55	−42	7	Relegation to First Division^[f]

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; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tai Po are ahead of Eastern on head-to-head points: Tai Po 6, Eastern 0
^ Eastern qualified for the AFC Champions League Two group stage as the 2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup winners
^ ^a ^b HKFC are ahead of North District on head-to-head points: HKFC 4, North District 1
^ Sham Shui Po announced on 22 June 2024 that they would self-relegate^[1]
^ HK U23 announced on 25 May 2024 that they would be dissolved after the end of the season^[2]
^ Resources Capital announced on 21 June 2024 that they would self-relegate^[3]

Hong Kong First Division League[edit]

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

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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^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[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wofoo Social Enterprises (C, P)	30	19	10	1	69	18	+51	67	Promotion to the First Division
2	Tuen Mun (P)	30	19	6	5	61	35	+26	63	Promotion to the First Division
3	Leaper	30	16	9	5	60	26	+34	57
4	Yau Tsim Mong	30	16	4	10	70	40	+30	52
5	Lucky Mile	30	13	9	8	52	37	+15	48
6	Kwun Tong	30	11	13	6	49	38	+11	46
7	Wing Go	30	11	8	11	44	41	+3	41
8	Kwai Tsing	30	10	6	14	41	59	−18	36
9	Kwong Wah	30	8	10	12	42	48	−6	34^[a]
10	CFCSSHK	30	9	7	14	42	56	−14	34^[a]
11	Tung Sing	30	9	6	15	33	46	−13	33
12	Fu Moon	30	8	8	14	49	67	−18	32
13	Sun Hei	30	8	7	15	31	47	−16	31^[b]
14	Mutual	30	9	4	17	35	67	−32	31^[b]
15	Kowloon Cricket Club (R)	30	8	6	16	34	61	−27	30	Relegation to the Third Division
16	Wan Chai (R)	30	5	9	16	28	54	−26	24	Relegation to the Third Division

Updated to match(es) played on 16 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 Kwong Wah win head-to-head against Chelsea Soccer School
^ ^a ^b Sun Hei win head-to-head against Mutual

Hong Kong Third Division League[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Supreme FC (C, P)	28	19	6	3	72	20	+52	63	Promotion to Second Division
2	Tsuen Wan (P)	28	19	4	5	48	21	+27	61	Promotion to Second Division
3	Double Flower	28	17	4	7	60	24	+36	55
4	Tsun Tat	28	15	6	7	68	49	+19	51
5	St. Joseph's	28	13	5	10	69	69	0	44
6	Gospel	28	11	8	9	45	31	+14	41
7	KCDRSC	28	8	11	9	30	37	−7	35
8	Kui Tan	28	9	4	15	56	62	−6	31^[a]
9	Sui Tung	28	8	7	13	43	64	−21	31^[a]
10	Konter	28	8	6	14	34	58	−24	30^[b]
11	Islands	28	6	12	10	28	35	−7	30^[b]
12	Fukien	28	7	9	12	28	37	−9	30^[b]
13	Ravia Orion	28	6	10	12	36	51	−15	28
14	Tuen Mun FC	28	7	5	16	24	58	−34	26
15	Ornament (E)	28	7	3	18	33	58	−25	24	Elimination from League System

Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2024. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Kui Tan win head-to-head against Sui Tung
^ ^a ^b ^c Konter win head-to-head against Islands and Fukien

Cup competitions (men)[edit]

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield[edit]

First Round[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

First round[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Semi-Finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Tatler XFest[edit]

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)

2023–24 in Hong Kong football

National teams[edit]

Men's[edit]

Senior[edit]

U-23[edit]

U-20[edit]

U20[edit]

U-17[edit]

Futsal[edit]

U-24 Futsal[edit]

U-20 Futsal[edit]

Women's[edit]

Senior[edit]

U-20[edit]

U-17[edit]

Club competitions[edit]

League (men)[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Hong Kong Premier League[edit]

Hong Kong First Division League[edit]

Hong Kong Second Division League[edit]

Hong Kong Third Division League[edit]

Cup competitions (men)[edit]

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield[edit]

First Round[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Hong Kong FA Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Hong Kong Sapling Cup[edit]

Semi-Finals[edit]

Final[edit]

HKPLC Cup[edit]

Semi-Finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Other[edit]

Tatler XFest[edit]

See also[edit]

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