2016–17 Hong Kong season play-off explained

Hong Kong Season play-off
Year:2016–17
Country:Hong Kong
Num Teams:4
Winners:Eastern
Second:Southern
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Matches:3
Goals:14
Attendance:5525
Prev Season:2015–16

The 2016–17 season play-off for the 2016–17 Hong Kong football season was the 5th season of the tournament.

The play-off semi-finals are played were single elimination ties, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the Premier League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the final, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Eastern defeated Southern in the final to win the play-offs.[1] This is the last edition of the play-offs, and in future seasons the AFC Champions League and/or AFC Cup play-off place will be decided by the FA Cup.[2]

Qualified

Senior Challenge Shield

See main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield.

The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield will guarantee a place in the play-off.

Winners:

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong FA Cup.

The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.

Winners:

Fixtures and results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History-making Chan Yuen-ting full of tears as she steps down as Eastern coach. South China Morning Post. 27 May 2017.
  2. News: 港超聯 王威信:季後賽玩埋今季取消. 2017-05-06. on.cc東網. zh-hk.