2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
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2009–10 Hong Kong Football Association First Division League
(known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 98th top tier football league of Hong Kong
. Because of the renovation of Mong Kok Stadium
which will last for two league seasons, the current First Division League has allocated eight stadia for the eleven participating teams to play their home games.
The inaugural match was held between South China AA and Tai Chung
on 6 September 2009. It was the first time since 1987–88 season that the inaugural match was not played between the former season Champion and runner-up.
Hong Kong Football Association
disqualified Tuen Mun Progoal on 27 November 2009 due to Tuen Mun Progoal defaulting on labour insurance
.
The title was won by South China, their fourth title in a row. Happy Valley and Shatin
were relegated at the end of the season. This is the first ever relegation for Happy Valley and came in their 60th anniversary season. The players from Happy Valley and Fourway Rangers were involved in a match-fixing scandal.
Since the Hong Kong Stadium
held 2009 East Asian Games
in December and 2010 Hong Kong Sevens
in March, Kitchee and South China used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
sometimes after December.
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po use Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
for 2010 AFC Cup due to Tai Po Sports Ground
failed the criteria set by Asian Football Confederation
.
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
is the home stadium of Kitchee in later of season.
Only players scored ≥6 is shown.
Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
(known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 98th top tier football league of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Because of the renovation of Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Hong Kong First Division League matches, a football league in Hong Kong...
which will last for two league seasons, the current First Division League has allocated eight stadia for the eleven participating teams to play their home games.
The inaugural match was held between South China AA and Tai Chung
Tai Chung FC
Tai Chung Football Club is a Hong Kong football team, which playing in Hong Kong First Division League. Its emblem is a replica of that of a Japanese second division team Tochigi SC.-Current squad:-Recent seasons:...
on 6 September 2009. It was the first time since 1987–88 season that the inaugural match was not played between the former season Champion and runner-up.
Hong Kong Football Association
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...
disqualified Tuen Mun Progoal on 27 November 2009 due to Tuen Mun Progoal defaulting on labour insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
.
The title was won by South China, their fourth title in a row. Happy Valley and Shatin
Shatin SA
Shatin Sports Association is a sport club based in Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Its football team is now in the Hong Kong Second Division League and played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2009-10 season...
were relegated at the end of the season. This is the first ever relegation for Happy Valley and came in their 60th anniversary season. The players from Happy Valley and Fourway Rangers were involved in a match-fixing scandal.
Final league table
||Disqualification2Results
- All times are Hong Kong TimeHong Kong TimeHong Kong Time is the time in Hong Kong, observed at UTC+8 all year round. The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the Hong Kong Time.-Time standards:...
(UTC+8).
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Citizen | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 meter square and its construction costed over $230 million... |
12,000 |
| Fourway Rangers | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, is located at 3 Hing Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It opened on 9 January 1988.-Facilities:*1 all-weather of international standard 400-metre running track... |
2,194 |
| Happy Valley | Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay Park is a public park in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was opened on 30 March 2005.-Natural turf pitch:... |
1,200 |
| Kitchee | Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994... |
40,000 |
| Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, is located at 3 Hing Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It opened on 9 January 1988.-Facilities:*1 all-weather of international standard 400-metre running track... |
2,194 | |
| NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground is a sports ground at 21 Tai Po Tau Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was opened on 23 September 1992.... |
3,000 |
| Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, located at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games.... |
3,500 | |
| Shatin | Sha Tin Sports Ground | 3,000 |
| South China | Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994... |
40,000 |
| Sun Hei | Tsing Yi Sports Ground Tsing Yi Sports Ground Tsing Yi Sports Ground is a sports ground on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is built near the east coast of the island, between Tivoli Garden and Tsing Yi Swimming Pool. It consists of a Tartan track and a football pitch... |
1,500 |
| TSW Pegasus | Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long Stadium is a football stadium at 6 Tai Yuk Road, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was originally just some empty land besides Shui Bin Village. Then Yuen Long District Sports Association decided to build a stadium at the site and received support from the locals... |
4,932 |
| Tai Chung | Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay Park is a public park in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was opened on 30 March 2005.-Natural turf pitch:... |
1,200 |
| Tuen Mun Progoal | Tsing Yi Sports Ground Tsing Yi Sports Ground Tsing Yi Sports Ground is a sports ground on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is built near the east coast of the island, between Tivoli Garden and Tsing Yi Swimming Pool. It consists of a Tartan track and a football pitch... |
1,500 |
Since the Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
held 2009 East Asian Games
2009 East Asian Games
The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports...
in December and 2010 Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
in March, Kitchee and South China used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 meter square and its construction costed over $230 million...
sometimes after December.
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po use Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, located at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games....
for 2010 AFC Cup due to Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground is a sports ground at 21 Tai Po Tau Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was opened on 23 September 1992....
failed the criteria set by Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
.
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, is located at 3 Hing Wah Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It opened on 9 January 1988.-Facilities:*1 all-weather of international standard 400-metre running track...
is the home stadium of Kitchee in later of season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CahêCahê Carlos Henrique Manzato dos Santos, commonly known as Cahê , is a Brazilian football forward who currently plays for Sun Hei SC.-Individual:* Hong Kong First Division League top scorer: 2009–10-External links:*... |
Sun Hei | 14 |
| 2 | Itaparica Manoel dos Santos Filho Manoel dos Santos Filho , commonly known as Itaparica, is a Brazilian football player who is now playing in TSW Pegasus. He plays as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:... |
TSW Pegasus | 13 |
| 3 |  Chan Siu KiChan Siu Ki Chan Siu Ki is a Hong Kong professional association football player who currently plays as a striker for South China AA. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national football team with 29 goals. As he is capable of playing with either feet, he is sometimes tactically deployed as winger... |
South China | 11 |
| 4 | Sandro Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo Sandro, full name Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Hong Kong First Division club Biu Chun Rangers.-Citizen:... |
Citizen | 9 |
| 5 | Tales Schutz Tales Schütz Tales Schutz is a Brazilian football striker of German descent who is has played for AZAL PFC. He spent a year playing in Hong Kong First Division League with South China during 2006-07 season.... |
South China | 8 |
| Chan Yiu Lun Chan Yiu Lun Chan Yiu Lun is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a winger for Fourway. Chan is good at managing the free-kick and long pass. In the East Asia Football Championship held in Taipei in 2005, the Taiwanese named him as the " Hong Kong Beckham " because his free kick skill is very... |
Sun Hei | 8 | |
| 7 |  Alex Akande |
Tai Chung Tai Chung FC Tai Chung Football Club is a Hong Kong football team, which playing in Hong Kong First Division League. Its emblem is a replica of that of a Japanese second division team Tochigi SC.-Current squad:-Recent seasons:... / Kitchee |
7 |
| 8 | Detinho Detinho José Wellington Bento dos Santos, commonly known as Detinho , is a Brazilian football player who is playing for the Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen.-Football career:... |
Citizen | 6 |
 Ling CongLing Cong Ling Cong is a Chinese association football midfielder, who current plays for Tuen Mun.-Happy Valley:In the 2008-09 season, Lin Cong scored 15 goals for Happy Valley and was the club's top scorer.... |
Happy Valley | 6 | |
 Albert VirgiliAlbert Virgili Albert Virgili Fort is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Llagostera in the Spanish third division, as a striker.-Club career:... |
Kitchee | 6 |
Only players scored ≥6 is shown.
Team Records
As at the match played on 2 January 2010- Highest Scoring Match: TSW PegasusTSW PegasusTSW Pegasus Football Club is a football team in Hong Kong, formed in 2008. Its new head coach is Chan Hiu Ming, with Yeung Ching Kwong, Shum Kwok Pui and Leung Cheuk Cheung as assistant coaches.-History:...
9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6) - Biggest Goal Difference: TSW PegasusTSW PegasusTSW Pegasus Football Club is a football team in Hong Kong, formed in 2008. Its new head coach is Chan Hiu Ming, with Yeung Ching Kwong, Shum Kwok Pui and Leung Cheuk Cheung as assistant coaches.-History:...
9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6) - Biggest Home Victory: TSW PegasusTSW PegasusTSW Pegasus Football Club is a football team in Hong Kong, formed in 2008. Its new head coach is Chan Hiu Ming, with Yeung Ching Kwong, Shum Kwok Pui and Leung Cheuk Cheung as assistant coaches.-History:...
9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6) - Biggest Home Defeat: Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5)
- Most Wins in a row: South China 4 ;6 September 2009 – 15 December 2009
- Longest Undefeated Steak: TSW PegasusTSW PegasusTSW Pegasus Football Club is a football team in Hong Kong, formed in 2008. Its new head coach is Chan Hiu Ming, with Yeung Ching Kwong, Shum Kwok Pui and Leung Cheuk Cheung as assistant coaches.-History:...
4 ; 18 October 2009 – 19 December 2009; - Most Draws in a Row: Citizen 2 – 12 September 2009–27 September 2009;
- Longest Losing Streak: Tuen Mun Progoal 5 ; 20 September 2009 – 25 October 2009
- Longest Winless Streak: Tuen Mun Progoal 5 ; 20 September 2009 – 25 October 2009
- Highest Attendance: 5,442 KitcheeKitcheeKitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....
2–1 South China (Round 6)) @ Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong StadiumHong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994... - Lowest Attendance: 132 Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5) @ Tsing Yi Sports GroundTsing Yi Sports GroundTsing Yi Sports Ground is a sports ground on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is built near the east coast of the island, between Tivoli Garden and Tsing Yi Swimming Pool. It consists of a Tartan track and a football pitch...
- Highest Gate Receipt: $159,740 KitcheeKitcheeKitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....
2–1 South China (Round 6)) - Lowest Gate Receipt: $1,780 (Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5))
- Average Attendance: 770
- Average Goals: 3.52 goals
Individual Records
- Most Goals in a match: SandroAlessandro Ferreira LeonardoSandro, full name Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo is a Brazilian football player currently playing for Hong Kong First Division club Biu Chun Rangers.-Citizen:...
of Citizen - 5 (Citizen 7–0 Happy Valley (Round 6)) - Fastest Goal : 2' Chan Yiu LunChan Yiu LunChan Yiu Lun is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a winger for Fourway. Chan is good at managing the free-kick and long pass. In the East Asia Football Championship held in Taipei in 2005, the Taiwanese named him as the " Hong Kong Beckham " because his free kick skill is very...
of Sun Hei (Sun Hei 2–3 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 2))