Competition: | Hong Kong Premier League |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Num Season: | 10 |
Winners: | Lee Man |
Dates: | 19 August 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
Continentalcup1: | 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Lee Man Eastern |
League Topscorer: | ![]() ![]() (17 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Rangers 9–0 Sham Shui Po (27 August 2023) |
Biggest Away Win: | Resources Capital 0–6 Rangers (29 October 2023) |
Highest Scoring: | Rangers 9–0 Sham Shui Po (27 August 2023) |
Matches: | 110 |
Total Goals: | 376 |
Longest Wins: | 7 matches Kitchee Lee Man |
Longest Unbeaten: | 20 matches Lee Man |
Longest Winless: | 14 matches HK U23 Resources Capital |
Longest Losses: | 11 matches Resources Capital |
Highest Attendance: | 2,310 Kitchee 2–3 Lee Man (26 May 2024) |
Lowest Attendance: | 79 HKFC 0–0 Sham Shui Po (26 May 2024) |
Attendance: | 63,490 |
Average Attendance: | 577 |
Updated: | 26 May 2024 |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. The video assistant referee (VAR) review system is introduced this season.[1]
A total of 11 teams contest the league, including 10 teams from the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League[2] and 1 team promoted from the 2022–23 Hong Kong First Division.
Club | Founded | Position of Last Season | |
---|---|---|---|
Kitchee | 1931 | 1st | |
Lee Man | 2017 | 2nd | |
Rangers | 1958 | 3rd | |
Eastern | 1932 | 4th | |
Southern | 2002 | 5th | |
HKFC | 1886 | 6th | |
Tai Po | 2002 | 7th | |
Resources Capital | 1982 | 8th | |
Sham Shui Po | 2002 | 9th | |
HK U23 | 2021 | 10th | |
North District[3] | 2002 | 3rd in First Division |
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
Eastern Kitchee Rangers | HKFC | HK U23 | Lee Man | North District |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mong Kok Stadium | HKFC Stadium | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | North District Sports Ground |
Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 2,750 | Capacity: 2,200 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 2,500 |
Rangers Resources Capital | Sham Shui Po | Southern | Tai Po | |
Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Tai Po Sports Ground | |
Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 2,194 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 3,200 | |
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chest Sponsor | Rear Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor | |||||
Eastern | Lam Kin Ming | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | XDAG | Upbest Group | Myprotein Watsons Water |
HKFC | Mark Grainger | Tony Hamilton-Bram | ![]() | Adidas | The Executive Centre | Petrel Hong Kong | |
HK U23 | Eric Fok | ![]() | ![]() | MC Sportswear | Vivere Sky Social Enterprise | Square Fitness | |
Kitchee | Ken Ng | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | EDPS Systems Ltd. | Gatorade MEKO TeamStation | |
Lee Man | Norman Lee | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Lee & Man Chemical | Macron Myprotein | |
North District | Chu Ho Yin | ![]() | ![]() | Kelme | Crownity Engineering Limited | North District | 24/7 fitness Kelme PHYSIOMAX |
Rangers | Peter Mok | Vom Ca-nhum | ![]() | Kelme | EGL Tours | Biu Chun Watch Hands | Hung Fook Tong Kelme MY Medicare Physiotherapy & Wellness Watsons Water |
Resources Capital | Hanson Wong | ![]() | ![]() | FCPM sports | Arrano Security | Future Hong Kong Football Development Charity Limited New Fei Optical | L'Avenue Qi Feng Capital |
Sham Shui Po | Lo Wing Man | ![]() | ![]() | Atacar | Sportshouse | 3S Wellness & Sports Club | |
Southern | Matthew Wong | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | MAN SE | ||
Tai Po | Lam Yick Kuen | ![]() | ![]() | UCAN | HINICHIJOU | Euro Asia Chinese Golf Association HKPRC Physiotherapy Superfans | |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sham Shui Po | ![]() | End of contract | 14 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 3 June 2023[4] | |
Southern | ![]() | Change of role | 21 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 6 June 2023[5] | |
Tai Po | ![]() | End of contract | 21 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 21 June 2023[6] | |
Resources Capital | ![]() | End of contract | 29 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 21 July 2023 | |
Rangers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Change of role | 7 July 2023 | Pre-season | Vom Ca-nhum | 7 July 2023 | |
North District | ![]() | End of contract | 10 July 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 10 July 2023 | |
Kitchee | ![]() | Change of role | 29 September 2023 | 2nd | ![]() | 29 September 2023 | |
Sham Shui Po | ![]() | Termination of contract | 29 October 2023 | 11st | ![]() | 9 November 2023 | |
Resources Capital | ![]() | Termination of contract | 23 January 2024 | 9th | ![]() | 23 January 2024 |
The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and on the pitch during matches.
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least nine Hong Kong players in the squad, with no less than three on the pitch during matches.
Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 | HK Player 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HKFC | Stefan Antonić | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 | HK Player 10 | HK Player 11 | HK Player 12 | |
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HK U23 is not allowed to register any foreign players. Meanwhile, the number of overaged players is restricted to five for the team and on the pitch during matches. The rest of the players must meet the registration status of U23 local players.
The match ball chosen for the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 23/24. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the Sapling Cup, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and also the HKPLC Cup.
Team ╲ Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
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Eastern | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | |
HKFC | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | |
HK U23 | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | |
Kitchee | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | |
Lee Man | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |
North District | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | |
Rangers | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | |
Resources Capital | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | |
Sham Shui Po | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | |
Southern | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | |
Tai Po | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 9.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Eastern | 17 |
![]() | Lee Man | ||
3 | ![]() | Kitchee | 16 |
4 | ![]() | Rangers | 12 |
5 | ![]() | Lee Man | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Southern | 9 |
![]() | Tai Po | ||
8 | ![]() | Kitchee | 8 |
![]() | Rangers | ||
![]() | Tai Po |
Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.
Player | Nationality | For ! | Against | Result | Date | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Shin-wook | Kitchee | HKFC | 8–0 | [7] | |||
2 | Nassam Ibrahim | Rangers | Sham Shui Po | 9–0 | [8] | |||
3 | Lau Chi Lok | Rangers | Sham Shui Po | 9–0 | ||||
4 | Mikael | Kitchee | Sham Shui Po | 5–1 | [9] | |||
5 | Paulinho Simionato | Lee Man | Resources Capital | 4–1 | [10] | |||
6 | Nicholas Benavides | Sham Shui Po | Rangers | 3–1 | [11] | |||
7 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | HK U23 | 6–0 | [12] | |||
8 | Mikael | Kitchee | HK U23 | 6–0 | [13] | |||
9 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | HKFC | 5–0 | [14] |
Rank | Player | Club | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Tai Po | 12 |
2 | ![]() | Eastern | 9 |
3 | ![]() | Lee Man | 8 |
4 | ![]() | Southern | 7 |
5 | ![]() | Kitchee | 6 |
![]() | Kitchee | ||
7 | ![]() | Rangers / Sham Shui Po | 5 |
8 | ![]() | Rangers | 4 |
9 | ![]() | Resources Capital | 2 |
![]() | HK U23 | ||
10 | 10 players | 1 | |
Awards | Prize Winner | Club | Score / Votes |
---|---|---|---|
Footballer of the Year | ![]() | Tai Po | 67.00% |
Coach of the Year | ![]() | Eastern | 50.86% |
Young Players of the Year | ![]() | Eastern | 61.40% |
![]() | Eastern | 33.64% | |
Players' Player | ![]() | Eastern | 117 |
Most Favorite Player | ![]() | Tai Po | 4,575 |
Best HKRT Player in the HKPL | ![]() | Tai Po | 58.32% |
Hong Kong Top Footballers | |||
Goalkeeper | ![]() | Tai Po | 47.90% |
Defenders | ![]() | Tai Po | 45.19% |
![]() | Lee Man | 42.44% | |
![]() | Eastern | 40.10% | |
![]() | Eastern | 29.06% | |
Midfielders | ![]() | Tai Po | 67.00% |
![]() | Kitchee | 29.18% | |
![]() | Eastern | 28.01% | |
Forwards | ![]() | Eastern | 63.97% |
![]() | Lee Man | 40.82% | |
![]() | Lee Man | 30.87% |