| Competition: | HKFA RedMR First Division League |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Winners: | Kitchee |
| Continentalcup1: | League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Kitchee |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | South China |
| League Topscorer: | Juan Belencoso (Kitchee) (11 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (3 September 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Citizen 1–4 South China (18 January 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | (3 September 2013) Sun Pegasus 5–3 South China (14 September 2013) |
| Matches: | 107 |
| Total Goals: | 377 |
| Longest Wins: | 5 games Kitchee |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 8 games Kitchee |
| Longest Winless: | 2 games Citizen Happy Valley Yokohama FC Hong Kong |
| Longest Losses: | 2 games Happy Valley |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,200 Mong Kok Stadium (Week 2) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 142 Tsing Yi Sports Ground (Week 14) |
| Attendance: | |
| Average Attendance: | 931 (Including voided matches) |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League, officially named 2013–14 HKFA RedMR Hong Kong First Division League due to sponsorship reasons, is the 102nd season of the First Division League since its establishment. It will be a transition season before the new Premier League gets under way in autumn 2014.[1] Therefore, this is also the last ever First Division that is the top division in the Hong Kong football league system.
South China are the defending champions, having won the First Division title in the previous season.
The season will start on 30 August 2013. League fixtures were announced on 14 August 2013.[2]
On 11 February 2014, the Hong Kong Football Association concluded that Tuen Mun and Happy Valley failed to provide evidence to demonstrate that they are viable football clubs in terms of governance arrangements and financial sustainability. All of their remaining matches are suspended for the remainder of the season.[3] Two days later, the HKFA announced that the results of all of the matches played by the two clubs this season will not be included in the league table. Goals scored in the matches will not be counted. However, where the matches have involved disciplinary sanctions, i.e. yellow cards and red cards, etc., these will remain on record. Furthermore, HKFA has confirmed that none of the remaining 10 teams playing matches in the 1st Division will be relegated at the end of the 2013/14 season in the same report.
On 5 April 2014, Kitchee secured their sixth First Division title after they beat Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and South China failed to take a win from Royal Southern.
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including nine sides from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the 2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Remarks :
1 As Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground will undergo renovation during the season, it will not be used for football matches within the construction period. Home matches of Happy Valley during the period will be played at Tai Po Sports Ground.
2 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is 9,000, but only the 4,000-seater main stand is opened for football matches.
3 The capacity of Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground is 3,500, but it can be expended to 5,000 if the temporary stand is opened.
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | Mok Yiu Keung | José Ricardo Rambo | Leung Hing Kit | Xtep | Lee & Man Paper | |
| Citizen | Pui Kwan Kay | Chu Kwok Kuen | Festus Baise | Jako | Rasonic[8] | |
| Eastern | Lam Kin Ming | Cristiano Cordeiro | Wong Chun Yue | Adidas | ECSAF | |
| Happy Valley | Kwong Hiu Ming | Paul Foster | Li Chun Yip | UCAN | CANSHOW | |
| Yuen Long | Wong Wai Shun | Chan Ho Yin | Fábio Lopes | Nike | Wong & Poon Solicitors | |
| Kitchee | Ken Ng | Cheng Siu Chung Chu Chi Kwong | Chu Siu Kei | Nike | TBC | |
| Southern | Wong Ling Sun | Fung Hoi Man | Rubén López | Nike | Royal Sauna Spa | |
| South China | Steven Lo | Yeung Ching Kwong | Chan Wai Ho | Adidas | Panasonic | |
| Sun Hei | Chow Man Leung | Chan Fat Chi | Roberto | Adidas | Sunray Cave | |
| Sun Pegasus | Cheng Ting Kong | Chan Chi Hong | Jaimes McKee | Adidas | Yahoo | |
| Tuen Mun | Lau Wong Fat | Yan Lik Kin | Ling Cong | Kappa | Hong Kong Motor Inspection | |
| Yokohama FC (HK) | Hiroshi Onodera | Lee Chi Kin | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake | Nike | LEOC |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchee | Josep Gombau | Signed by Adelaide United | 30 April 2013[9] | Pre-season | Àlex Gómez | 21 May 2013[10] | |
| South China | Liu Chun Fai | End of contract | 20 June 2013[11] | Cheung Po Chun | 1 July 2013[12] | ||
| Rangers | Chan Hung Ping | Returned as assistant coach | 30 June 2013 | José Ricardo Rambo | 6 July 2013[13] | ||
| Happy Valley | Sergio Timoner | Promoted as Technical Director | 8 October 2013 | 12th | Paul Foster | 8 October 2013[14] | |
| Eastern | Lee Kin Wo | Promoted as Vice Director | 10 October 2013 | 5th | Cristiano Cordeiro | 10 October 2013[15] | |
| Kitchee | Àlex Gómez | Resigned | 14 November 2013 | 1st | Cheng Siu Chung Chu Chi Kwong | 14 November 2013[16] | |
| South China | Cheung Po Chun | Mutual Consent | 17 February 2014 | 2nd | Yeung Ching Kwong | 17 February 2014 |
The number of foreign players is restricted to seven (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than five on pitch during matches.
The followings are not counted as matches involving Tuen Mun or Happy Valley are voided.
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