2013–14 in Hong Kong football

Promotion and relegation
LeaguePromoted TeamsRelegated Teams
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Nil

Clubs removed

Representative team

Hong Kong

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification § Group E

The draw for the group stage of qualification was held in Australia on 9 October 2012. Hong Kong was drawn with Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Hong Kong will start their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign in February 2013.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16
 Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4
 Vietnam 6 1 0 5 5 15 −10 3
Source:
15 October 2013 (2013-10-15) Matchday 3Hong Kong 0 – 4 United Arab EmiratesSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 (UTC+8) Report  30', 55', 90' Mabkhout
 90+5' Abbas		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Attendance: 7,923
15 November 2013 (2013-11-15) Matchday 4United Arab Emirates 4 – 0 Hong KongAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
(Capacity: 42,056)
Attendance: 10,871
19 November 2013 (2013-11-19) Matchday 5Hong Kong 0 – 2 UzbekistanSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 (UTC+8) Report (HKFC)
Report (AFC)		  84' Shodiev
 89' Ahmedov		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) Matchday 6Vietnam 3 – 1 Hong KongHanoi, Vietnam
TBC (UTC+7) Report  81' Lo Kwan Yee Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

2014 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Main article: 2014 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

This is a tournament between two teams representing Hong Kong and Guangdong Province of China respectively. The first leg will take place in Hong Kong, being held at Mong Kok Stadium, and the second leg took place in Huizhou, Guangdong, being held at Huizhou Olympic Stadium.

29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) 1st legHong Kong2 – 3GuangdongMong Kok, Kowloon
15:00(GMT+8) Chan Siu Ki  39'
Ju Yingzhi  45+1'		 Report  4' Cui Ning
 9' Huang Haoxuan
 89' Lu Lin		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Friendly matches in first half season

Head coach Kim Pan-Gon confirmed that two friendly matches are arranged in September for the preparation of 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. Hong Kong will face Myanmar away on 6 September, and return to Hong Kong for another friendly match against Singapore on 10 September.[1]

6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) Myanmar 0 – 0 Hong KongYangon, Myanmar
17:00 (UTC+6:30) Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
10 September 2013 (2013-09-10) Hong Kong 1 – 0 SingaporeMong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Bai He  60' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity: 6,680)
Attendance: 3,990

First Division League
Main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee (C) 18 15 3 0 47 12 +35 48 2015 AFC Champions League play-off stage
2 Sun Pegasus 18 10 2 6 40 28 +12 32 2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off
3 South China 18 8 8 2 35 24 +11 32 2015 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Royal Southern (R) 18 5 6 7 25 32 −7 21
2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off
Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League
[lower-alpha 2]
5 Hong Kong Rangers 18 5 6 7 23 32 −9 21
6 Eastern Salon 18 5 6 7 34 37 −3 21 2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off[lower-alpha 3]
7 I-Sky Yuen Long 18 5 5 8 25 33 −8 20
8 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei (R) 18 5 4 9 32 41 −9 19 Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League[lower-alpha 4]
9 Citizen (R) 18 4 6 8 25 33 −8 18
10 Yokohama FC Hong Kong 18 3 4 11 25 39 −14 13
11 Happy Valley (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded, record expunged
Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League[lower-alpha 5]
12 Tuen Mun (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. 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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. South China won the 2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup Group stage.
  2. Since the 2013–14 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners (South China) would at this point qualify for the 2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off, the 4th placed team would qualify for the Season Play-off. At the same time, Royal Southern declined to participate in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and would self-relegate in the following season.
  3. Eastern Salon qualified for the 2013–14 Hong Kong Season Play-off as winners of the 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup.
  4. Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei & Citizen declined to participate in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and would self-relegate in the following season.
  5. On 13 February 2014, the HKFA announced that as a result of a match-fixing investigation, both Tuen Mun and Happy Valley would be excluded from the league, and their records would be expunged.[2]

Second Division League
Main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wofoo Tai Po 22 17 5 0 67 11 +56 56 Promotion to Premier League
2 Wong Tai Sin 22 17 3 2 56 12 +44 54
3 Hong Kong FC 22 16 3 3 68 19 +49 51
4 Shatin 22 13 5 4 54 23 +31 44
5 Double Flower 22 10 4 8 56 36 +20 34
6 Tai Chung 22 9 1 12 42 66 −24 28
7 Kwai Tsing 22 8 3 11 43 54 −11 27
8 Kwun Tong 22 7 2 13 24 42 −18 23
9 Wanchai 22 6 3 13 20 44 −24 21
10 Lucky Mile 22 6 0 16 24 60 −36 18
11 Wing Yee 22 2 6 14 21 58 −37 12 Relegation to Second Division
12 Tuen Mun FC 22 3 1 18 34 84 −50 10
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2014. 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) number of goals scored.

Third Division League
Main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong Third Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Metro Gallery Sun Source 26 23 1 2 113 30 +83 70 Promotion to Second Division
2 Yau Tsim Mong 26 22 3 1 82 20 +62 69
3 Mutual 26 16 5 5 61 30 +31 53
4 Eastern Salon Original 26 15 0 11 77 53 +24 45
5 Sham Shui Po 26 13 6 7 69 44 +25 45
6 Eastern District 26 13 1 12 62 46 +16 40
7 Kwong Wah 26 10 3 13 37 43 −6 33
8 On Good 26 10 3 13 42 48 −6 33
9 Tsuen Wan 26 7 8 11 38 46 −8 29
10 Fire Services 26 7 8 11 32 51 −19 29
11 Kowloon City 26 8 3 15 40 54 −14 27
12 KCDRSC 26 7 4 15 34 70 −36 25 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Telecom 26 4 4 18 31 64 −33 16
14 Fu Moon 25 0 4 21 16 135 −119 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. 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) number of goals scored.

Fourth Division League
Main article: 2013–14 Hong Kong Fourth Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sai Kung 20 17 1 2 86 10 +76 52 Promotion to Third Division
2 GFC Friends 20 14 4 2 41 21 +20 46
3 Central & Western 20 12 2 6 47 20 +27 38
4 Tung Sing 20 11 4 5 51 18 +33 37
5 Ornament 20 8 7 5 31 46 −15 31
6 Islands 20 9 2 9 39 44 −5 29
7 St. Joseph's 20 8 1 11 32 28 +4 25
8 Fukien 20 7 3 10 41 30 +11 24
9 North District 20 5 3 12 30 51 −21 18
10 Lung Moon 20 4 3 13 27 46 −19 15
11 Solon 20 0 0 20 7 118 −111 0 Elimination from Hong Kong league
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2013. 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) number of goals scored.

Transfers
Main article: List of Hong Kong football transfers summer 2013

Managerial changes
The following table only shows changes in First Division.
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kitchee Josep Gombau Signed by Adelaide United 30 April 2013[3] Pre-season Àlex Gómez 21 May 2013[4]
South China Liu Chun Fai End of contract 20 June 2013[5] Cheung Po Chun 1 July 2013[6]
Biu Chun Rangers Chan Hung Ping End of contract 30 June 2013 José Ricardo Rambo 6 July 2013[7]

Exhibition matches

Manchester United's Tour 2013 against Kitchee

2012–13 Premier League champions Manchester United will play against 2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup champions Kitchee on Monday, 29 July 2013 at the Hong Kong Stadium as part of Manchester United's Tour 2013.[8]

29 July 2013 Kitchee 2–5 Manchester UnitedSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 (GMT+8) Lam Ka Wai  51'
Alex  68'		 Welbeck  16'
Smalling  19'
Fabio  22'
Januzaj  49'
Lingard  80'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,102
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

Premier League Asia Trophy
Main article: 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy
24 July 2013 Semi-finalsManchester City 1–0 South ChinaSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:30 UTC+8 Džeko  21' Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 35,950
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
27 July 2013 3rd Place PlayoffTottenham Hotspur 6–0 South ChinaSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8 Tse  12' (o.g.)
Dempsey  34'
Defoe  45', 54', 80'
Townsend  86'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,544
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

References
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  3. "Gombau to coach Adelaide United FC". Football Australia. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  4. "傑志新帥下月底來港履新". Ta Kung Pao. 23 May 2013.
  5. "東尼 本地體壇 廖sir證實 再度下山". Metropolis Daily. 20 June 2013.
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