2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League
Season	2009–10
Champions	South China; 40th Hong Kong title
Relegated	Shatin; Happy Valley
AFC Cup	South China; TSW Pegasus
Matches played	90
Goals scored	277 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Cahê (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Citizen 7 – 0 Happy Valley (25 October 2009)
Biggest away win	Happy Valley 0 – 4 Kitchee (11 September 2009)
Highest scoring	Happy Valley 2 – 6 South China (24 January 2010) (8 goals)
Longest winning run	South China, TSW Pegasus, Kitchee, Citizen (3 games)
Longest unbeaten run	South China (13 games)
Longest losing run	Shatin (4 games)
Highest attendance	Kitchee 2 – 1 South China (5,442) (31 October 2009)
Lowest attendance	Kitchee 3 – 1 Shatin (122) (11 March 2010)
Average attendance	710
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Hong Kong Football Association First Division League (known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was the 98th top tier football league of Hong Kong. Because of the renovation of Mong Kok Stadium which will last for two league seasons, the current First Division League has allocated eight stadia for the eleven participating teams to play their home games. The inaugural match was held between South China and Tai Chung on 6 September 2009. It was the first time since 1987–88 season that the inaugural match was not played between the former season champion and runner-up. Hong Kong Football Association disqualified Tuen Mun Progoal on 27 November 2009 due to Tuen Mun Progoal defaulting on labour insurance.^[2] The title was won by South China, their fourth consecutive title. Happy Valley and Shatin were relegated at the end of the season. This is the first ever relegation for Happy Valley and came in their 60th anniversary season. The players from Happy Valley and Fourway Rangers were involved in a match-fixing scandal.^[3]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South China (C)	18	13	3	2	51	21	+30	42	2011 AFC Cup group stage
2	TSW Pegasus	18	10	5	3	33	21	+12	35	2011 AFC Cup group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Kitchee	18	8	7	3	34	18	+16	31
4	Citizen	18	6	8	4	29	16	+13	26
5	Sun Hei	18	7	3	8	38	27	+11	24
6	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	18	6	5	7	25	27	−2	23
7	Fourway	18	4	7	7	19	28	−9	19
8	Tai Chung	18	4	6	8	14	27	−13	18
9	Shatin (R)	18	2	7	9	18	35	−17	13	Relegation to Second Division
10	Happy Valley (R)	18	2	5	11	17	58	−41	11	Relegation to Second Division
–	Tuen Mun Progoal (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2010. Source: The 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) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ via 2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup
↑ All Tuen Mun Progoal matches were cancelled.

Results

Home \ Away	CIT	RAN	HVA	KIT	WTP	SHA	SCA	SUN	TAI	TSW
Citizen		1–1	7–0	0–1	0–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	4–1
Fourway	0–0		2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–5	2–1	1–1	1–4
Happy Valley	0–0	1–0		0–4	1–2	2–2	2–6	2–2	1–1	1–4
Kitchee	2–2	3–3	6–0		1–2	3–1	2–1	3–2	2–0	0–0
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	2–2	1–0	4–0	2–2		0–0	1–3	2–4	0–1	1–2
Shatin	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	4–1		2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1
South China	1–0	1–0	6–1	2–1	1–0	6–0		3–2	4–0	3–2
Sun Hei	0–3	4–1	6–0	1–0	2–3	4–0	3–1		3–0	2–3
Tai Chung	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0		1–0
TSW Pegasus	1–1	3–0	4–2	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–2	1–0	2–1

Source: HKFA 1st Division Football League 2009–-2010
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Round 1

6 September 2009