2016–17 Hong Kong Season Play-off

2016–17 Season Play-off for the 2016–17 Hong Kong football season is the 5th season of the tournament.

The play-off semi-finals are played in one match each, 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 go through to the final, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Eastern defeated Kwoon Chung 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

Premier League

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 to Champions League group stage
2	Eastern Long Lions	20	15	4	1	60	25	+35	49	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 and Season Play-off
3	Southern	20	10	6	4	48	21	+27	36	Qualification to Season Play-off
4	South China (R)	20	11	2	7	34	26	+8	35	Qualification to Season Play-off and Relegation to First Division[lower-alpha 1]
5	Yuen Long	20	9	4	7	36	23	+13	31	Qualification to Season Play-off
6	Tai Po FC	20	9	4	7	29	21	+8	31
7	Rangers	20	7	5	8	31	33	−2	26
8	HK 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 to First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. 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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. ↑ South China did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.

Bracket

Fixtures and results

References