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2019–20 Hong Kong First Division League

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Hong Kong First Division
Season2019–20
ChampionsN/A (season abandoned)
PromotedResources Capital
Matches played87
Goals scored354 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerStefan Pereira (Citizen)
(19 goals)[1]
Biggest home winResources Capital 8–0 Sham Shui Po
(8 September 2019)
Biggest away winIcanfield 1–9 HKFC
(1 December 2019)
Highest scoringKing Fung 9–3 Wong Tai Sin
(11 November 2019)
Longest winning runHKFC
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runResources Capital
(7 matches)
Longest winless runWong Tai Sin
Sham Shui Po
(9 matches)
Longest losing runSham Shui Po
(9 matches)

The 2019–20 Hong Kong First Division League was the 6th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.[2] The season began on 7 September 2019 and ended on 16 April 2020 when the Hong Kong Football Association announced the cancellation of all lower division seasons due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.[3]

League leaders Resources Capital applied for promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League at season's end and were accepted on 24 June 2020.[4]

Teams

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Changes from last season

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From First Division

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Relegated to the Second Division
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To First Division

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Relegated from the Premier League
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Name changes

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Resources Capital (P) 13 9 3 1 29 11 +18 30 Promotion to Premier League
2 King Fung 13 8 1 4 44 27 +17 25
3 HKFC 12 8 1 3 38 18 +20 25
4 South China 13 7 3 3 30 19 +11 24
5 Eastern District 11 7 1 3 29 14 +15 22
6 Central & Western 13 6 3 4 22 24 −2 21
7 Wing Yee 12 5 3 4 27 27 0 18
8 Citizen 13 5 1 7 34 33 +1 16
9 Hoi King 12 4 3 5 23 20 +3 15
10 Sha Tin 13 4 2 7 24 27 −3 14
11 North District 12 3 3 6 14 23 −9 12
12 Icanfield 12 3 2 7 12 38 −26 11
13 Wong Tai Sin 13 2 4 7 21 34 −13 10
14 Sham Shui Po 12 1 0 11 7 39 −32 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2020. 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
(P) Promoted

Top scorers

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As of 16 April 2020[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Stefan Pereira Citizen 19
2 Brazil Jose Leonardo Eastern District 12
Democratic Republic of the Congo Tiekoro Sissoko King Fung
4 Spain Jose Cabot Almela Wing Yee Property 11
5 Hong Kong Ye Jia South China 10
6 Hong Kong Caleb Ekwegwo King Fung 9
Hong Kong To Hon To Eastern District
8 Hong Kong Chan Kin Fai Central & Western 8
Hong Kong Sham Kwok Keung Citizen

References

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  1. ^ a b "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Announcement on 2019-20 and 2020-21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "足總成功爭取轉會特事特辦 晉峰升班來季至少9隊參賽". HK01. Retrieved 24 June 2020. (in Chinese)