2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League

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Hong Kong Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsKitchee
RelegatedTai Po
AFC Champions LeagueKitchee
AFC CupSouth China
Matches played72
Goals scored240 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Giovane (Eastern)
(17 goals)
Biggest home winEastern 7–1 Tai Po
(7 December 2014)
Biggest away winRangers 0–5 Kitchee
(29 March 2015)
Highest scoringEastern 7–1 Tai Po
(7 December 2014)
Longest winning run7 games
Kitchee
Longest unbeaten run9 games
South China
Longest winless run13 games
Tai Po
Longest losing run6 games
Yuen Long
Highest attendance3,523
Kitchee 2–2 South China
Mong Kok Stadium
(Week 10)
Lowest attendance209
Rangers 2–0 Yuen Long
Kowloon Bay Park
(Week 11)
Total attendance75,431
Average attendance1,048

2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the first season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. The fixtures were announced on 15 August 2014.[1] The season began on 12 September 2014 and concluded on 9 May 2015.

Teams

A total of 9 teams will contest the league, including seven sides from the 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League and two promoted from the 2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team Stadium Location Capacity
Rangers Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay 1,200
Eastern Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O 3,500
Yuen Long Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long 4,932
Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok 6,664
South China Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po 40,000
Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok 6,664
Tai Po Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po 3,000
Wong Tai Sin Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Choi Hung 2,200
YFCMD Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Cheung Sha Wan 2,194

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Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Rangers Mok Yiu Keung Yan Lik Kin Brazil Beto Xtep Kunne
Eastern Lam Kin Ming Cristiano Cordeiro Leung Chi Wing Adidas Dream Foundations
Yuen Long Wong Wai Shun Chan Ho Yin Cheng King Ho Nike Wong & Poon Solicitors
Kitchee Ken Ng Spain José Molina Lo Kwan Yee Nike Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
South China Wallace Cheung Brazil Ricardo Chan Wai Ho Adidas Panasonic
Pegasus Cheng Ting Kong Chan Chi Hong Tong Kin Man Adidas Yahoo
Tai Po Cheung Hok Ming Pau Ka Yiu Chan Yuk Chi Adidas Lee Kee Group Ltd
Wong Tai Sin Ma Hung Ming Chiu Chung Man
Hong Kong Poon Man Chun
Brazil Sandro Nike
YFCMD Khan Swadiq Lee Chi Kin Leung Kwun Chung Nike LEOC

Chairman changes

Team Outgoing Chairman Date of vacancy Incoming Chairman Date of appointment
South China Macau Steven Lo 30 May 2014 Wallace Cheung 1 June 2014
YFCMD Japan Hiroshi Onodera 1 July 2014 Khan Swadiq 1 July 2014

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kitchee Cheng Siu Chung
Chu Chi Kwong
Returned as assistant coach 23 May 2014 Pre-season Spain José Molina 23 May 2014
Pegasus Chan Chi Hong Promoted as Technical Director 9 June 2014 Brazil Ricardo 9 June 2014
Rangers Brazil Ricardo Signed by Pegasus 9 June 2014 Chan Hung Ping 9 June 2014
Wong Tai Sin Chan Chi Kwong Returned as assistant coach 9 July 2014 Chiu Chung Man
Poon Man Chun
9 July 2014
Rangers Chan Hung Ping Returned as assistant coach 11 July 2014 Tim Bredbury 11 July 2014
Rangers Tim Bredbury Resigned 14 July 2014 Chan Hung Ping 14 July 2014
Rangers Chan Hung Ping Returned as assistant coach 1 August 2014 Cheung Po Chun 1 August 2014
South China Yeung Ching Kwong Sacked, Poor league position 14 December 2014 3rd Argentina Mario Gómez 22 December 2014
Rangers Cheung Po Chun Sacked, Poor league position 10 January 2015 7th Yan Lik Kin 10 January 2015
Pegasus Brazil Ricardo Sacked, Poor run of recent result 27 January 2015 2nd Chan Chi Hong 27 January 2015
South China Argentina Mario Gómez Signed by Johor DT 1 May 2015 4th Brazil Ricardo 1 May 2015
South China Brazil Ricardo Returned as assistant coach 14 May 2015 4th Brazil Casemiro Mior 14 May 2015

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches.[2]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asian Player
Eastern Brazil Giovane Brazil Diego Eli Brazil Michel Lugo Croatia Miroslav Saric England Rohan Ricketts Australia Dylan Macallister
Kitchee Spain Fernando Recio Spain Dani Cancela Spain Jordi Tarrés Spain Juan Belencoso Spain Borja Rubiato South Korea Kim Tae-Min
Rangers Spain Óscar Spain Yago González South Korea Han Jae-woong Equatorial Guinea Iván Zarandona Japan Hiromichi Katano
South China Australia Evan Kostopoulos Cameroon Mahama Awal Ecuador Cristian Mora Japan Yuto Nakamura Serbia Bojan Mališić Australia Daniel McBreen
Pegasus Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Damjanović Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Raščić Croatia Niko Tokić Romania Petrisor Voinea Serbia Igor Miović Australia Jerrad Tyson
Tai Po Brazil Naves Brazil Clayton Brazil Joao Sales Netherlands Vincent Weijl Macau Leong Ka Hang
Wong Tai Sin Brazil Sandro Brazil Tomas Brazil Maurício China Zhang Jun Serbia Mirko Teodorović South Korea Yoon Dong-hun
YFCMD Brazil Fernando Pereira Spain Rubén López Spain Dieguito Spain Jose Maria Diaz Guinea Mamadou Barry Japan Kenji Fukuda
Yuen Long Brazil Wellingsson Souza Brazil Gustavo Silva Brazil Reinaldo Montenegro Čedomir Mijanović Japan Tsuyoshi Yoshitake

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee 16 11 3 2 40 18 +22 36 Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2
2 Eastern 16 10 3 3 34 20 +14 33 Qualification to season play-off[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pegasus 16 8 3 5 34 23 +11 27[lower-alpha 2]
4 South China 16 7 6 3 30 17 +13 27[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 3]
5 YFCMD 16 8 2 6 25 29 −4 26 Qualification to season play-off[lower-alpha 1]
6 Yuen Long 16 5 2 9 20 31 −11 17
7 Rangers 16 4 2 10 20 33 −13 14[lower-alpha 4]
8 Wong Tai Sin 16 3 5 8 20 29 −9 14[lower-alpha 4]
9 Tai Po 16 1 4 11 17 40 −23 7 Relegation to First Division
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)
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 As Kitchee won the FA Cup, Eastern finished 2nd in Premier League and won the Senior Challenge Shield, teams finishing 4th and 5th in Premier League entered the season play-off as well.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pegasus wins head-to-head against South China.
  3. As winners of the season play-off.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Rangers wins head-to-head against Wong Tai Sin.

Results

Home \ Away HKR EAA IYL KIT SCA SPS TPO WTS YFC
Rangers 0–1 2–0 0–5 1–4 1–4 3–1 3–0 0–2
Eastern 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 3–3 7–1 1–1 1–1
Yuen Long 1–0 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–4 2–1 1–1 3–1
Kitchee 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 4–1
South China 0–0 3–0 5–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 4–0 2–0
Pegasus 5–1 0–3 3–2 0–1 2–4 4–1 1–0 2–2
Tai Po 1–3 0–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–1
Wong Tai Sin 3–3 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2
YFCMD 2–1 1–4 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 5–2 1–5
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

Round 1

14 September 2014 (2014-09-14) Yuen Long 1–0 Rangers Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Yoshitake File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Report Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
Assistant referees: Chan Siu Hung, Yu Chun Sun
Fourth official: Chan Ming Siu

Round 2

21 September 2014 (2014-09-21) Pegasus 1–0 Wong Tai Sin Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:00 UTC+8 Raščić File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Assistant referees: Lam Chi Ho, Fok Pong Shing
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu

Round 3

28 September 2014 (2014-09-28) Tai Po 1–1 South China Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Gibbs File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Makriev File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Lee Chung Yin
Fourth official: Ng Wai Hong
6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) Kitchee 1–0 Wong Tai Sin Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 UTC+8 Xu Deshuai File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
Assistant referees: Ching Oi Cho, Lee Chung Yin
Fourth official: Ng Wai Hong

Round 4

5 October 2014 (2014-10-05) YFCMD 0–2 Pegasus Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 UTC+8 Report Raščić File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Ju Yingzhi File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Assistant referees: Tang Hing Fu, Fok Pong Shing
Fourth official: Mok Ka Ming

Round 5

18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) Eastern 1–1 YFCMD Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 UTC+8 Giovane File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Report Fukuda File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 657
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Yau Ho Fai
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu

Round 6

31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) Kitchee 2–1 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 UTC+8 Jordi File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Belencoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Report James Ha File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 638
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Assistant referees: Tang Hing Fu, Yau Ho Fai
Fourth official: Law Bik Chi
1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) Pegasus 0–3 Eastern Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Report Giovane File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 37' (pen.)
Kilama File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Sarao
Fourth official: Lau Fong Hei
2 November 2014 (2014-11-02) South China 2–0 YFCMD So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 UTC+8 Sean Tse File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 40' Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
Assistant referees: Chan Siu Hung, Fok Pong Shing
Fourth official: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 7

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) Tai Po 0–0 Pegasus Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 809
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Yau Tsz Yeung
Fourth official: Law Ming Leung

Round 8

6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) Wong Tai Sin 1–1 South China Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 UTC+8 Li Jian File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Report Evan File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 840
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Assistant referees: Lam Nai Kei, Sarao
Fourth official: Chan Ming Siu
6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) Pegasus 0–1 Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Report Belencoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Assistant referees: Tang Hing Fu, Fok Pong Shing
Fourth official: Gang Kin Fung

Round 9

9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) Wong Tai Sin 0–2 YFCMD Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 UTC+8 Report Lee Ka Yiu File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Díaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 485
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Assistant referees: Lam Chi Ho, Ng Wai Hong
Fourth official: Law Ming Leung
14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) Rangers 0–1 Eastern Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Report Giovane File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 457
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Assistant referees: Chung Ming Sang, Wong Bing Chung
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu

Round 10

11 January 2015 (2015-01-11) Kitchee 2–2 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Belencoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 58' Report Russell File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Awal File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Assistant referees: Lam Nai Kei, Chung Ming Sang
Fourth official: Tong Kui Sum

Round 11

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) Tai Po 0–1 YFCMD Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Report Fernando File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (pen.) Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 637
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
Assistant referees: Lam Nai Kei, Yu Chun Sun
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu
25 January 2015 (2015-01-25) Rangers 2–0 Yuen Long Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Yago File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Chuck Yiu Kwok File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Report Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 209
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Assistant referees: Lam Chi Ho, Chan Shing Kin
Fourth official: Leung Chung Yin

Round 12

7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) South China 0–0 Tai Po So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Sarao
Fourth official: Chan Shing Kin
7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) Rangers 0–2 YFCMD Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Report Fukuda File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Fernando File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 261
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Assistant referees: Chan Siu Hung, Yu Chun Sun
Fourth official: Law Bik Chi

Round 13

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) Tai Po 0–1 Eastern Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Report Giovane File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 736
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
Assistant referees: Chan Siu Hung, Sarao
Fourth official: Law Bik Chi
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) Kitchee 2–1 Pegasus Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Jordi File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (pen.)
Matt Lam File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Report Raščić File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,849
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Lam Nai Kei
Fourth official: Luk Kin Sun

Round 14

15 March 2015 (2015-03-15) YFCMD 1–0 South China Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 UTC+8 Fukuda File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit, Lam Nai Kei
Fourth official: Tong Kui Sum

Round 15

5 April 2015 (2015-04-05) Tai Po 0–2 Yuen Long Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Report Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Souza File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 701
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
Assistant referees: Chan Siu Hung, Lam Nai Kei
Fourth official: Wong Bing Chung
5 April 2015 (2015-04-05) South China 0–0 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
Assistant referees: Gang Kin Fung, Mok Ka Ming
Fourth official: Chan Ming Siu

Round 16

19 April 2015 (2015-04-19) YFCMD 1–4 Eastern Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 UTC+8 Fukuda File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' (pen.) Report Giovane File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 31', 75', 90+4' Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 974
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Assistant referees: Lam Nai Kei, Chung Ming Sang
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu
19 April 2015 (2015-04-19) Yuen Long 0–3 Kitchee Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 UTC+8 Report Jordi File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Belencoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 70', 90+2'
Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Assistant referees: Yu Chun Sun, Lo Yuk Ming
Fourth official: Luk Kin Sun

Round 17

2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) Tai Po 3–3 Kitchee Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 UTC+8 Weijl File:Soccerball shade.svg 73', 88', 90+5' Report Belencoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 86'
Paulinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,063
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Assistant referees: Yau Ho Fai, Sarao
Fourth official: Tang Hing Fu
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) Yuen Long 1–0 South China Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 UTC+8 Mijanović File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Report Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,911
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
Assistant referees: Lam Nai Kei, Gang Kin Fung
Fourth official: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 18

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Pegasus 12,936 3,499 931 1,617 +5.6%
2 Kitchee 11,976 3,523 518 1,497 +9.1%
3 South China 11,182 2,289 1,016 1,398 −14.9%
4 Yuen Long 9,518 1,911 735 1,190 +17.6%
5 Eastern 7,677 1,811 522 960 −26.0%
6 Tai Po 6,635 1,449 379 829 n/a
7 YFCMD 6,076 1,075 447 760 +56.1%
8 Wong Tai Sin 5,552 1,448 345 694 n/a
9 Rangers 3,879 1,035 209 485 −2.4%
League total 75,431 3,523 209 1,048 +12.8%

Source: [citation needed]

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

Awards Prize Winner Club Votes
Footballer of the Year Brazil Giovane Eastern 59.2%
Coach of the Year Lee Chi Kin YFCMD 38.63%
Young Players of the Year Leung Kwun Chung YFCMD 52.42%
Chan Siu Kwan South China 36.97%
Most Favorite Player Serbia Bojan Mališić South China 2,642
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 53.15%
Defenders Serbia Bojan Mališić South China 56.44%
Cheung Kin Fung Kitchee 51.4%
Lo Kwan Yee Kitchee 46.96%
Chan Wai Ho South China 32.91%
Midfielders Xu Deshuai Kitchee 44.97%
Lam Ka Wai Kitchee 42.55%
Croatia Miroslav Saric Eastern 38.51%
Cameroon Mahama Awal South China 31.42%
Forwards Brazil Giovane Eastern 59.2%
Spain Juan Belencoso Kitchee 39.57%

References

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