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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kitchee |
| Relegated | South China HKFC |
| AFC Champions League | Kitchee Eastern |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 377 (3.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Sandro (Kitchee)(21 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Yapp Hung Fai (Eastern) |
| Biggest home win | Kitchee 10–0HKFC (7 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | HKFC 0–6Southern (3 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Kitchee 10–0HKFC (7 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches: Kitchee |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches: Eastern |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches: Biu Chun Glory Sky |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches: HKFC |
| Highest attendance | 6,413 Eastern 1–4Kitchee (6 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 R&F 0–3Rangers (6 May 2017) |
| Total attendance | 101,222 |
| Average attendance | 920 |
2017–18 → | |
2016–17Hong Kong Premier League (also known asBOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd season ofHong Kong Premier League, the top division ofHong Kong football. The season was won byKitchee. Kitchee forwardSandro was the top goalscorer with 21 goals. South China and HKFC were relegated to theHong Kong First Division.
A total of 11 teams will contest the league, including seven sides from the2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, two promoted from the2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League and two new teams.
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
| Eastern Kitchee | South China | Southern | Pegasus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mong Kok Stadium | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Hong Kong Stadium |
| Capacity:6,664 | Capacity:3,500 | Capacity:4,000 | Capacity:40,000 |
 |  |  |  |
| Yuen Long | Rangers | Tai Po | HKFC |
| Yuen Long Stadium | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Tai Po Sports Ground | HKFC Stadium |
| Capacity:5,000 | Capacity:1,500 | Capacity:3,200 | Capacity:2,750 |
 |  |  |  |
| Biu Chun Glory Sky |  R&F | ||
| Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity:2,200 | Capacity:11,981 | ||
 |  |
Remarks:
1The capacity ofAberdeen Sports Ground reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biu Chun Glory Sky | Brian Leung |  Yoon Dong-hun | Mirko Teodorović | Kelme | Glory Sky Finance |
| Eastern | Peter Leung | Chan Yuen-ting | Yapp Hung Fai | Adidas | SMI Corporation |
| HKFC |  Tony Sealy | Richard Ewart |  Gergely Ghéczy | Adidas | The Executive Center (Front) |
| Pegasus | Canny Leung | Kevin Bond |  Kristijan Naumovski | Adidas | ZTE |
| Kitchee | Ken Ng | Chu Chi Kwong | Lo Kwan Yee | Nike | Jockey Club Kitchee Centre (Front) WWF (Shorts) |
| Rangers | Fung Ka Ki | Lam Hing Lun |  Jordi Tarrés | Xtep | Lee & Man Chemical |
| Southern | Chan Man Chun | Cheng Siu Chung | Leung Tsz Chun | Nike | Isuzu (Front) Kwoon Chung Motors (Back) |
| South China | Wallace Cheung |  Dejan Antonić | Chan Wai Ho | Adidas | AET (Front) |
| Tai Po | Cheung Hok-ming | Lee Chi Kin | Chan Yuk Chi | Nike | Lee Kee Group (Back) |
| Yuen Long | Wong Wai Shun | Tsang Chiu Tat |  Fábio Lopes | Lotto | KMB (Front) |
| R&F | Huang Shenghua | Li Zhihai | Tu Dongxu | Xtep | R&F Princess Cove (Front) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biu Chun Glory Sky | Chiu Chung Man | Promoted as General Manager | 4 October 2016 | 7th | Yoon Dong-hun | 4 October 2016 |
| South China | Ricardo | Return as Coach | 25 October 2016 | 4th | Dejan Antonić | 31 October 2016 |
| Pegasus |  Steve Gallen | Mutual consent | 3 November 2016 | 4th | Kevin Bond | 7 November 2016 |
The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches. Non-Chinese/Hong Kong player could not be registered inR&F as one of the participating conditions of the China-based club. Moreover,R&F need to have at least eight Hong Kong players in the squad.
| Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 | HK Player 6 | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&F | Chen Liming | Chuck Yiu Kwok | Jing Teng | Lam Hin Ting | Lam Wan Kit | Lau Tak Yan | Liang Zicheng | Tsang Kin Fong |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchee(C) | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 8 | +46 | 51 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Eastern | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 49 | Qualification toChampions League preliminary round 2 andseason play-off |
| 3 | Southern | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 36 | Qualification toseason play-off |
| 4 | South China(R) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 35 | Qualification toseason play-off and relegation toFirst Division[a] |
| 5 | Yuen Long | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 31 | Qualification toseason play-off |
| 6 | Tai Po | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Rangers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Pegasus | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 10 | |
| 10 | R&F | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 10 | |
| 11 | HKFC(R) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 77 | −64 | 6 | Relegation toFirst Division |
To preserve the chronological order of events, 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 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Eastern | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Southern | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| South China | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yuen Long | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tai Po | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rangers | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Pegasus | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Biu Chun Glory Sky | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| R&F | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| HKFC | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Leader -2018 AFC Champions League group stage | |
| Relegation to2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League |
| Home \ Away | BGS | EAS | CLU | PEG | KCS | KIT | LMR | SCA | TPO | YLF | R&F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biu Chun Glory Sky | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Eastern | 6–2 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| HKFC | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | |
| Pegasus | 2–1 | 3–5 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Southern | 6–0 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Kitchee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Rangers | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| South China | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tai Po | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Yuen Long | 4–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| R&F | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellingsson | Southern | HKFC | 7-0 | 22 October 2016 | [4] |
| Manuel Bleda4 | Eastern | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 6-2 | 2 November 2016 | [5] |
| Stefan Pereira | Yuen Long | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 4–0 | 19 November 2016 | |
| Everton Camargo | Biu Chun Glory Sky | HKFA | 4–1 | 17 March 2017 | |
| Sandro | Kitchee | Rangers | 5–1 | 19 March 2017 | |
| Marcos | Southern | R&F | 5–0 | 1 April 2017 | |
| Giovane | Eastern | Pegasus | 5–3 | 1 April 2017 | |
| Rufino | Kitchee | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 5–1 | 2 April 2017 | |
| Rufino4 | Kitchee | HKFC | 10–0 | 7 April 2017 | |
| Sandro4 | Kitchee | HKFC | 10–0 | 7 April 2017 | |
| Jordi | Rangers | Eastern | 3–3 | 8 April 2017 | |
| Sandro | Kitchee | Eastern | 4–1 | 6 May 2017 | |
| Lucas | Tai Po | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 3–3 | 6 May 2017 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | 19,227 | 6,413 | 682 | 1,923 | +0.8%† |
| 2 | Kitchee | 18,498 | 3,863 | 744 | 1,850 | +16.1%† |
| 3 | Yuen Long | 13,951 | 2,019 | 592 | 1,395 | +29.6%† |
| 4 | South China | 13,529 | 3,283 | 346 | 1,353 | +18.9%† |
| 5 | Tai Po | 7,642 | 1,474 | 421 | 764 | n/a1 |
| 6 | Pegasus | 7,235 | 1,507 | 249 | 724 | −26.2%† |
| 7 | Southern | 5,322 | 1,167 | 236 | 532 | +8.8%† |
| 8 | Rangers | 5,190 | 1,171 | 215 | 519 | +8.8%† |
| 9 | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 4,595 | 746 | 230 | 460 | n/a1 |
| 10 | HKFC | 3,867 | 669 | 292 | 387 | n/a1 |
| 11 | R&F | 2,066 | 361 | 100 | 207 | n/a1 |
| League total | 101,122 | 6,413 | 100 | 919 | −9.8%† |
Source:Soccerway
Notes:
1: Team did not play last season in the Premier League
| Awards | Prize Winner | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footballer of the Year | Fernando | Kitchee | 75.95% |
| Coach of the Year | Chu Chi Kwong | Kitchee | 53.68% |
| Young Players of the Year | Tan Chun Lok | Tai Po | 67.18% |
| Wong Tsz Ho | Eastern | 47.50% | |
| Players' Player | Fernando | Kitchee | 25 |
| Most Favorite Player | Fernando | Kitchee | 2,429 |
| Hong Kong Top Footballers | |||
| Goalkeeper | Yapp Hung Fai | Eastern | 41.13% |
| Defenders | Kim Bong-jin | Kitchee | 67.18% |
| Hélio | Kitchee | 52.33% | |
| Beto Júnior | Eastern | 37.86% | |
| Wong Tsz Ho | Eastern | 36.13% | |
| Midfielders | Fernando | Kitchee | 75.95% |
| Huang Yang | Kitchee | 49.79% | |
| Diego Eli | Eastern | 37.05% | |
| Itaparica | Tai Po | 30.76% | |
| Forwards | Sandro | Kitchee | 57.69% |
| Manuel Bleda | Eastern | 40.58% | |
