2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League

	Leader - 2020 AFC Champions League
	Relegation to 2019–20 Hong Kong First Division

Hong Kong Premier League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Tai Po
Relegated	Dreams FC ; Hoi King
AFC Champions League	Tai Po
AFC Cup	Kitchee
Matches played	90
Goals scored	330 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lucas Silva (Kitchee) (12 goals) ; Manuel Bleda (Eastern) (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Tse Tak Him (Southern)
Biggest home win	Kitchee 8–1 Hoi King ; (4 November 2018)
Biggest away win	Dreams FC 0–6 Kitchee ; (9 March 2019) ; Southern 1–7 Yuen Long ; (19 May 2019)
Highest scoring	Kitchee 8–1 Hoi King ; (4 November 2018)
Longest winning run	8 matches ; Tai Po
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches ; Tai Po
Longest winless run	12 matches ; Lee Man
Longest losing run	6 matches ; Hoi King
Highest attendance	3,489; Kitchee 1–1 Eastern ; (25 September 2018)
Lowest attendance	99; R&F 3–0 Hoi King ; (28 April 2019)
Total attendance	84,265
Average attendance	936
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Tai Po won their first top flight title in club history. They are the third different team to win the Hong Kong Premier League and the first district team to win a top flight title since Yuen Long during the 1962–63 season.[1]

Teams

A total of 10 teams contest the league, including nine sides from the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League and one promoted from the 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division.[2]

Stadia and locations

R&F

Hong Kong

Location of R&F.

Dreams

_Guangzhou

Locations of the Hong Kong Premier League 2018–19 teams

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Kitchee Pegasus	Tai Po	Eastern
Mong Kok Stadium	Tai Po Sports Ground	Hong Kong Stadium
Capacity: 6,769	Capacity: 3,200	Capacity: 40,000

Southern	Yuen Long	R&F
Aberdeen Sports Ground	Yuen Long Stadium	Yanzigang Stadium
Capacity: 4,000¹	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 1,000²

Lee Man	Dreams	Hoi King
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Tsing Yi Sports Ground	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 1,500	Capacity: 2,194

Remarks:
¹The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is artificially reduced from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.
²The capacity of Yanzigang Stadium is artificially reduced from 2,000 to 1,000.

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Kit sponsor
Dreams FC	Leung Chi Kui	Leung Chi Wing	Chan Wai Ho	Kelme	SDRE
Eastern	Peter Leung	Andrejs Štolcers	Leung Chun Pong	Adidas	Topeast
Hoi King	Lo King Yau	Fung Hoi Man	Chan Man Chun	Kelme
Kitchee	Ken Ng	Chu Chi Kwong	Huang Yang	Nike	edps
Pegasus	Canny Leung	Chan Ho Yin	Chan Siu Ki	Adidas
Lee Man	Norman Lee	Chan Hiu Ming	Fran González	Adidas	Lee & Man Chemical
Southern	Chan Man Chun	Cheng Siu Chung	Leung Tsz Chun	Macron	Isuzu Motors
Tai Po	Gary Choy	Lee Chi Kin	Wong Wai	Nike	Sun Mobile
Yuen Long	Wong Wai Shun	Kwong Kar Lok	Fábio Lopes	Kelme
R&F	Huang Shenghua	Yeung Ching Kwong	Roberto	Ucan	R&F Properties

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Eastern	Lee Kin Wo	Return as Coach	14 May 2018	Pre-season	Chan Yuen Ting[3]	19 July 2018
Lee Man	Fung Hoi Man	Signed by Hoi King	21 May 2018		Chan Hiu Ming[4]	21 May 2018
Yuen Long	Tsang Chiu Tat[4]	Signed by Lee Man	21 May 2018		Kwok Kar Lok[5]	4 June 2018
R&F	Bito Wu[6]	Return to Guangzhou R&F	3 June 2018		Yeung Ching Kwong[7]	14 June 2018
Pegasus	Yeung Ching Kwong[7]	Signed by R&F	14 June 2018		Pedro García	2 July 2018
Pegasus	Pedro García	Sacked	30 September 2018	8th	Chan Ho Yin	30 September 2018
Eastern	Chan Yuen Ting[8]	Resigned	4 February 2019	2nd	Wong Chun Yue[8]	4 February 2019
Eastern	Wong Chun Yue	Role of caretaker ended	14 February 2019	2nd	Andrejs Štolcers[9]	14 February 2019

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including one Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches. R&F are allowed to register a maximum of 3 foreigners at any one time.[10]

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Asian Player	Former Players
Dreams FC	Jonathan Acosta	Diego Higino	Pablo Gallardo	Gondra	Nacho Martínez	Kota Kawase	Joaquín Yoon Dong-hun
Eastern	Everton	Diego Eli	Robson	Lima Pereira	Manuel Bleda		Yusuke Igawa José Ángel
Hoi King	Paulo César	Robert	Zé Victor	Bae Chan-soo	Kim Jin-seo	Kim Min-ki	Kim Dong-jin Seo Sang-min
Pegasus	Juninho	David Lazari	Rosen Kolev	Mahama Awal	Shu Sasaki		João Emir Travis Major
Kitchee	Fernando	Lucas Silva	Josip Tadić	Krisztián Vadócz	Jonathan Hernandez	Matt Smith	Robert Mohamed Sissoko Kim Bong-jin Seo Sang-min
Lee Man	Stefan	Michaël N'dri	Baek Ji-hoon	Fran González	Serhiy Shapoval	Chen Ting-yang	Alexandre Talento Zé Victor Crescendo van Berkel
Southern District	Dhiego Martins	Ticão	Wellingsson	Nikola Komazec	Marko Krasić	Zesh Rehman
Tai Po	Dudu	João Emir	Michel Lugo	Eduardo Praes	Igor Sartori	Harry Sawyer	David Lazari
Yuen Long	Cleiton	Kessi	Jean Moser	Tomas		Wang Ruei
R&F	Leonço	Saša Novaković	Serges Déblé	N/A	N/A	N/A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tai Po (C)	18	12	5	1	43	22	+21	41	Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
2	R&F[lower-alpha 2]	18	11	3	4	51	26	+25	36
3	Southern	18	9	5	4	30	24	+6	32[lower-alpha 3]
4	Kitchee	18	9	5	4	44	20	+24	32[lower-alpha 3]	Qualification for AFC Cup play-off round[lower-alpha 4]
5	Eastern	18	8	7	3	38	21	+17	31
6	Pegasus	18	6	4	8	34	33	+1	22
7	Yuen Long	18	4	6	8	36	37	−1	18
8	Dreams FC (R)	18	4	4	10	29	53	−24	16	Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League[lower-alpha 5]
9	Lee Man	18	2	5	11	12	36	−24	11
10	Hoi King (R)	18	2	2	14	13	58	−45	8	Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League

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:

If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
R&F are not a full member of the Hong Kong Football Association and are not eligible to represent Hong Kong in the AFC club competitions.[11]
Head-to head results for teams with 32 points: Southern 4 points; Kitchee 1 point.
Kitchee qualified for the AFC Cup play-off round as Hong Kong FA Cup winners.
Dreams FC announced on 11 July 2019 that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[12]

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, 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
Team ╲ Round
Tai Po	5	3	2	6	7	6	5	5	4	5	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
R&F	7	7	6	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2
Southern	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	4	4	3	3
Kitchee	3	5	3	7	6	5	4	3	5	4	5	4	4	4	2	3	4	4
Eastern	4	6	4	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Pegasus	1	4	8	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Yuen Long	5	2	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	7
Dreams	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	8
Lee Man	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Hoi King	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Fixtures and results

Round 1

31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)	Lee Man	0–2	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Fernando 8' Nakamura 90+5'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Tam Ping-wun

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)	Dreams FC	1–4	Pegasus	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Higino 33'	Report	Joao Emir 28' (pen.) Major 44', 76' Sasaki 90'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 702 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)	Yuen Long	4–4	Tai Po	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Moser 8' Chan Kwong Ho 13' Tomas 51' Ekwegwo 80'	Report	Chan Siu Kwan 10' Dudu 49' Sartori 71' Lugo 82'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Ng Chiu-kok

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)	Eastern	3–2	R&F	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)	Everton 48' Bleda 90' José Ángel 90+4'	Report	Leung Nok Hang 33' Leonço 56'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)	Southern	3–1	Hoi King	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wellingsson 41' Sham Kwok Fai 58' Komazec 65'	Report	Annan 56'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 630 Referee: Tang Hing-fu

Round 2

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)	Dreams FC	0–2	Southern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Ha 74' Dhiego Martins 87'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 645 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)	Tai Po	4–3	Pegasus	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lee Ka Yiu 6' Eduardo 8' Sartori 53' Chung Wai Keung 71'	Report	Sasaki 62' Eduardo 66' (og.) Awal 72'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Lau Fong-hei

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)	Lee Man	0–2	Yuen Long	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Moser 20' Chan Kwong Ho 50'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 530 Referee: Luk Kin-sun

21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)	Kitchee	1–3	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Fernando 8'	Report	Leung Nok Hang 23' 76' Itaparica 58'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

2 January 2019 (2019-01-02)	Eastern	6–0	Hoi King	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Bleda 27', 57' Diego Eli 40' Everton 61' Lau Ho Lam 65' Clayton 83'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 626 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 3

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)	Dreams FC	2–2	Tai Po	Tsing Yi, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Martínez 48' Peng Lin Lin 88'	Report	Sartori 40' Wong Wai 74'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 773 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)	Kitchee	1–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Tadić 87'	Report	Bleda 63'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29)	R&F	4–2	Pegasus	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Giovane 33' Leonço 46' Itaparica 67' Itaparica 71'		João Emir 53' Liu Pui Fung 60'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 730 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)	Hoi King	0–1	Lee Man	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Stefan 29'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 804 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)	Yuen Long	1–2	Southern	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Tomas 50'	Report	Dhiego Martins 43' 65'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 4

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)	Pegasus	4–0	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Major 9' Juninho 47' Liu Pui Fung 49' van Berkel 82' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 851 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)	Southern	1–0	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Ha 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)	Eastern	4–0	Dreams FC	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)	Bleda 8' 32' 45' Tse Long Hin 89'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)	Hoi King	0–5	R&F	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Lam 30' 60' Itaparica 58' Giovane 82' Tan Chun Lok 90+3'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 511 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)	Yuen Long	2–2	Kitchee	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Chan Hiu Fung 60' Fernando 32'	Report	Lucas Silva 11' Kessi 90+2'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,401 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 5

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)	R&F	2–1	Lee Man	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Novaković 40' Bai He 49'	Report	Leong Ka Hang 54'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 740 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)	Southern	0–2	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Bleda 52' José Ángel 87'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,786 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)	Yuen Long	5–1	Dreams FC	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Moser 20' 69' Yip Tsz Chun 59' Chan Kwong Ho 75' Cleiton 90+2'	Report	Martínez 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 939 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)	Hoi King	2–6	Pegasus	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Annan 1' 8'	Report	Juninho 6' Liu Pui Fung 28' Sasaki 40' 85' Major 48' 68'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 444 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)	Kitchee	2–2	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Kim Bong-jin 13' Tadić 28'	Report	Sawyer 72' Dudu 75'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 6

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)	Eastern	3–2	Yuen Long	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 8' 66' Bleda 71'	Report	Chan Hiu Fung 26' Chan Kwong Ho 76'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 898 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)	Lee Man	2–2	Dreams FC	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Leong Ka Hang 37' 58'	Report	Gondra 56' Yoon Dong-hun 85'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 525 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)	Pegasus	1–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Chan Siu Ki 86'	Report	Krasić 11'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)	Tai Po	3–1	R&F	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Dudu 25' Sawyer 60' Lugo 68'	Report	Novaković 87'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)	Kitchee	8–1	Hoi King	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lucas Silva 51' 70' Cheng Chin Lung 57' Robert 73' 76' 90+2' Jordi 84' Lum 87'	Report	Bae Chan-soo 68'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,038 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 7

30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)	Kitchee	3–0	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Tadić 39' Lucas Silva 51' Vadócz 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01)	R&F	5–2	Yuen Long	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Leonço 41' (pen.) Giovane 45+1' Itaparica 63' Lam 77' 86'	Report	Cleiton 7' (pen.) Law Chun Ting 84'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 729 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01)	Lee Man	1–1	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Fran González 8'	Report	Ha 54'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 595 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)	Dreams FC	4–3	Hoi King	Tsing Yi, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	To 18' (o.g.) Martínez 38' Higino 67' 89'	Report	Tsang Tsz Hin 29' Annan 33' Seo Sang-min 90+1'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 691 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)	Eastern	0–0	Tai Po	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 8

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	R&F	1–1	Southern	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lau Hok Ming 18' (o.g.)	Report	Dhiego Martins 28'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 781 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Tai Po	2–1	Lee Man	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Chan Siu Kwan 6' 34'	Report	Baek Ji-hoon 50'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 653 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Eastern	1–2	Pegasus	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)	Everton 71'	Report	Major 12' Sasaki 90'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)	Hoi King	0–0	Yuen Long	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 483 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)	Kitchee	5–0	Dreams FC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Tadić 36' Ju Yingzhi 45', 58' Lucas Silva 49', 77'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 9

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)	R&F	6–0	Dreams FC	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lam 12' Leonço 18', 59' Tse 68' Giovane 74', 90'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 754 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)	Southern	2–0	Kitchee	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Dhiego Martins 19' Ha 37'	Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)	Tai Po	3–0	Hoi King	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lugo 15' Chan Siu Kwan 38' Sawyer 82'	Report		Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 798 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)	Pegasus	1–1	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Major 90+6'	Report	Chan Kwong Ho 89'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

15 January 2019 (2019-01-15)	Eastern	0–0	Lee Man	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 811 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 10

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)	R&F	1–1	Eastern	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Leonço 51'	Report	Lam Ka Wai 72'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 788 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)	Tai Po	2–2	Yuen Long	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wong Wai 30' Sawyer 36'	Report	Wang Ruei 47' Ekwegwo 84'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 910 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)	Pegasus	1–1	Dreams FC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Major 37'	Report	Gondra 50'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 742 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)	Hoi King	1–0	Southern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Robert 75'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 605 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)	Kitchee	3–0	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lum 42' Lucas Silva 79' Fernando 87'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,591 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 11

15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)	Pegasus	2–0	Hoi King	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Major 28' Lazari 66'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 537 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16)	Tai Po	3–0	Kitchee	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sandro 2', 62' Satori 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16)	Lee Man	1–3	R&F	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Cheng Siu Kwan 88'	Report	Novaković 6' Leonço 45+2' Déblé 81'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 462 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)	Dreams FC	4–1	Yuen Long	Tsing Yi, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gondra 26', 49' (pen.), 65' Acosta 82'	Report	Chan Kwong Ho 36'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 602 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)	Eastern	1–4	Southern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)	Everton 14'	Report	Ha 22', 54', 68' Wellingsson 40'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 979 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 12

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)	Tai Po	2–1	Eastern	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lugo 55' Eduardo 8'	Report	Clayton 2'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)	Southern	3–1	Lee Man	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Krasić 10' Lau Hok Ming 44' Wellingsson 72'	Report	Fong Pak Lun 90+5'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 358 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)	Pegasus	0–3	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Lucas Silva 31' Ju Yingzhi 45' Benhaddouche 46'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)	Hoi King	1–4	Dreams FC	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Annan 2' (pen.) 90+6'	Report	Chan Wai Ho 3' Martínez 86' Pang Chiu Yin 90+1' Acosta	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 650 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)	Yuen Long	0–1	R&F	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Lo Kwan Yee 68'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 970 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 13

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)	Pegasus	2–2	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Juninho 63' Yuen Chun Sing 89'	Report	McKee 26' Lam Ka Wai 77'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)	Southern	3–3	R&F	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Komazec 30', 55' (pen.) Lau Hok Ming 90+2'	Report	Leonço 5' Giovane 8' Roberto 67'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 985 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)	Dreams FC	0–6	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Vadócz 28', 89' Fernando 34' Lucas Silva 63' Nakamura 83' Tadić 86'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 856 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)	Lee Man	0–2	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8)	40' 45+1' Hoon	Report	Chan Siu Kwan 33' Sartori 66'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 317 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)	Yuen Long	2–1	Hoi King	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Moser 32' Fabio 89'	Report	Sun Ming Him 48'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 656 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 14

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)	R&F	2–3	Kitchee	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Giovane 65', 68'	Report	Fernando 22' Ju Yingzhi 57' Lucas Silva 73'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 805 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)	Southern	1–0	Dreams FC	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wellingsson 85'	Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)	Pegasus	1–2	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Rosen 25'	Report	Sartori 65' Lee Ka Ho 73'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)	Hoi King	0–5	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Everton 6' Bleda 38', 66', 70' Lima 63'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 539 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)	Yuen Long	2–2	Lee Man	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Moser 20' Ekwegwo 80'	Report	N'dri 3' Stefan 89'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 713 Referee: Ho Wai Sang

Round 15

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)	Lee Man	0–0	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 630 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)	Dreams FC	1–5	R&F	Tsing Yi, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gallardo 35'	Report	Nuñez 21' Leonço 29', 79', 88' Giovane 36'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 579 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)	Hoi King	1–5	Tai Po	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Kim Min-ki 11' (pen.)	Report	Lugo 5', 26' Sartori 7' Chan Siu Kwan 69' Sandro 77'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 635 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)	Yuen Long	0–1	Pegasus	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Sasaki 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 728 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)	Kitchee	1–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Tong Kin Man 10'	Report	Beto 45+1'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,896 Referee: Ng Wai Hong

Round 16

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)	Kitchee	3–0	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lucas Silva 21' Fernando 43', 74'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,155 Referee: Hing Fu Tang

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20)	Lee Man	2–1	Pegasus	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Shapoval 36' Yuen Chun Sing 56' (o.g.)	Report	Yuen Chun Sing 9'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 368 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)	Tai Po	2–1	Southern	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lugo 38' Sartori 90'	Report	Komazec 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1965 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)	Dreams FC	2–2	Eastern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Kawase 57', 63'	Report	Lam Ka Wai 24' Everton 76'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 514 Referee: Law Bik Chi

28 April 2019 (2019-04-28)	R&F	3–0	Hoi King	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 65' Tan Chun Lok 71' Giovane 80'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 99 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 17

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)	R&F	1–2	Tai Po	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 38'	Report	Sandro 78', 86'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 939 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)	Southern	3–1	Pegasus	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wellingsson 10' Spitz 37' Komazec 90+1'	Report	Lazari 30'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 432 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)	Hoi King	1–1	Kitchee	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Kim Min-ki 7'	Report	Jordi 86'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 579 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)	Yuen Long	3–4	Eastern	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Tomas 49' Chan Kwong Ho 51' Moser 71'	Report	Everton 33' (56) Xu Deshuai 40' Robson 45+1'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 732 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)	Dreams FC	6–0	Lee Man	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Gondra 24' (81) Jordan Lam 35' Chen Ting-yang 62' (o.g.) Martínez 81' Higino 83'	Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 364 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Round 18

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)	Southern	1–7	Yuen Long	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Kessi 39' (o.g.)	Report	Moser 3', 90+2' Cheung Kin Fung 18' Tomas 27' Ekwegwo 34' Yim Kai Wa 41' Law Chun Ting 89'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 321 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)	Pegasus	2–3	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 11' (pen.) Cheung Chi Yung 39'	Report	Déblé 17' Tse 36' Giovane 70'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 564 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)	Eastern	2–0	Kitchee	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lee Hong Lim 45' Robson 69'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 965 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)	Tai Po	3–1	Dreams FC	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Fung Hing Wa 9' Eduardo 77' Sandro 90+2'	Report	Gondra 44'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Law Bik Chi

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)	Lee Man	0–1	Hoi King	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Lew Wai Yip 54'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 264 Referee: Wong Kei Hoi

Season Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lucas Silva	Kitchee	12
1	Manolo Bleda	Eastern	12
3	Tiago Leonço	R&F	11
3	Giovane	R&F	11
5	Everton Camargo	Eastern	10
6	Travis Major	Pegasus FC	9
6	Jean Moser	Yuen Long	9
8	Igor Sartori	Tai Po	8
8	Marcos Gondra Krug	Dreams FC	8
10	James Ha	Southern	7
	Fernando	Kitchee
	Michel Lugo	Tai Po
	Chan Kwong Ho	Yuen Long
	Shu Sasaki	HK Pegasus

As of matches played 19 May 2019[13]

Hat-tricks

Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.

#	Player	Nationality	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
1	Manolo Bleda	Spain	Eastern	Dreams FC	4–0	6 October 2018	[14]
2	Robert	Brazil	Kitchee	Hoi King	8–1	4 November 2018	[15]
3	Krug	Spain	Dreams FC	Yuen Long	4–1	17 February 2019	[16]
4	James Ha	Hong Kong	Southern	Eastern	4–1	17 February 2019	[17]
5	Manolo Bleda	Spain	Eastern	Hoi King	5–0	17 March 2019	[18]
6	Leonço	Brazil	R&F	Dreams FC	5–1	6 April 2019	[19]

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kitchee	15,877	3,489	1,038	1,764	−17.4%^†
2	Tai Po	11,492	2,088	653	1,277	+34.3%^†
3	Eastern	9,362	1,734	626	1,040	−31.2%^†
4	Pegasus	8,695	1,295	537	966	+16.4%^†
5	Yuen Long	8,413	1,401	656	935	−17.2%^†
6	Southern	7,442	1,786	321	827	+67.7%^†
7	R&F	6,365	939	99	707	−11.3%^†
8	Dreams	5,726	856	364	636	−14.6%^†
9	Lee Man	5,643	1,952	264	627	+23.2%^†
10	Hoi King	5,250	804	444	583	n/a¹
	League total	84,265	3,489	99	936	−2.1%^†

Source: HKFA
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

Awards	Prize Winner	Club	Votes
Footballer of the Year	Igor Sartori	Tai Po	85.82%
Women’s Footballer of the Year	Wong Shuk Fan	Happy Valley (Women)	8
Coach of the Year	Lee Chi Kin	Tai Po	67.17%
Young Players of the Year	Wu Chun Ming	Pegasus FC	29.01%
Young Players of the Year	Cheng Siu Kwan	Lee Man	28.27%
Players' Player	Igor Sartori	Tai Po	64
Most Favorite Player	Igor Sartori	Tai Po	3,709
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper	Tse Tak Him	Southern	55.81%
Defenders	Eduardo Praes	Tai Po	51.91%
	Leung Nok Hang	R&F	51.17%
	Fung Hing Wa	Tai Po	48.87%
	Fábio	Yuen Long	38.97%
Midfielders	Chan Siu Kwan	Tai Po	53.16%
	Wong Wai	Tai Po	43.49%
	James Ha	Southern	40.96%
	Fernando	Kitchee	35.90%
Forwards	Igor Sartori	Tai Po	85.82%
Forwards	Lucas Silva	Kitchee	43.59%

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[table_note_res_CLP20.16858660484133-11] If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.

[table_note_R&F0.16858660484133-13] R&F are not a full member of the Hong Kong Football Association and are not eligible to represent Hong Kong in the AFC club competitions.[11]

[table_hth_SOU0.16858660484133-14] Head-to head results for teams with 32 points: Southern 4 points; Kitchee 1 point.

[table_note_res_ACPO0.16858660484133-15] Kitchee qualified for the AFC Cup play-off round as Hong Kong FA Cup winners.

[table_note_res_REL10.16858660484133-17] Dreams FC announced on 11 July 2019 that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[12]

[1] "'We never expected to win ... never' – Tai Po make history in Hong Kong Premier League". South China Morning Post. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[2] "港超聯　凱景升班！陽光元朗玩番！". on.cc. 24 May 2018.

[3] "‼️Official confirm Chan Yuen Ting - 牛丸 🧑🏻as 🆕 Head Coach!". Facebook. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[LeeMan_HeadCoach-4] "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練曾昭達做副手盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[5] "港超聯熱血郭Sir做元朗新帥！". on.cc. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[6] "关于广州富力预备队的人事公告". Guangzhou R&F. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[RandF_HeadCoach-7] "公告｜杨正光先生出任港超R&F富力主教练". Guangzhou R&F. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[ELL_Coach-8] "Chan Yuen-ting leaves Eastern: former AFC Coach of the Year departs Hong Kong Premier League side after winless run". South China Morning Post. 4 February 2019.

[9] "Eastern new Coach". offside.hk. 14 February 2019.

[10] "富力來季外援註三出二　將簽8至9名U22球員". HK 01. Retrieved 19 June 2017. (in Chinese)

[12] "富力R&F:"争取两年后参加亚冠"". Information Times. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

[16] "Fans, Press and Friends". Facebook. 夢想足球隊 Dreams FC. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[topscorer-18] "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

[19] "Eastern 4 Dreams FC 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 6 October 2018.

[20] "Kitchee 8 Hoi King 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 4 November 2018.

[21] "Dreams FC 4 Yuen Long 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 17 February 2019.

[22] "Eastern 1 Southern 4". Hong Kong Football Association. 17 February 2019.

[23] "Hoi King 0 Eastern 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 17 March 2019.

[24] "Dreams FC 1 R&F 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 6 April 2019.