2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong Premier League
Season	2019–20
Dates	30 August 2019 – 11 October 2020
Champions	Kitchee
Relegated	Tai Po; Yuen Long
AFC Champions League	Kitchee
AFC Cup	Eastern; Lee Man
Matches played	60
Goals scored	214 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer	Serges Déblé ; Igor Sartori ; (6 goals)
Biggest home win	R&F 8–0 Yuen Long; (19 October 2019)
Biggest away win	R&F 0–4 Eastern ; (14 September 2019)
Highest scoring	R&F 8–0 Yuen Long; (19 October 2019) ; Yuen Long 4–4 Rangers ; (30 November 2019) ; Rangers 1–7 R&F ; (22 December 2019)
Longest winning run	4 matches ; Eastern; R&F
Longest winless run	9 matches ; Yuen Long
Longest losing run	3 matches ; Tai Po ; Pegasus ; Yuen Long ; Rangers
Highest attendance	2,772; Kitchee 5–0 Happy Valley ; (30 August 2019)
Lowest attendance	240 ; Rangers 1–7 R&F ; (22 December 2019)
Total attendance	34,903
Average attendance	793
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Kitchee became the champions for the fourth time. Igor Sartori and Serges Déblé were the joint top goalscorers with 6 goals. Tai Po and Yuen Long self-relegated to the Hong Kong First Division.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, the HKFA announced on 16 April 2020 that all the HKPL matches after 18 March 2020 will be postponed and the 2019–20 season will be resumed not earlier than mid-August, with an aim to finish by early November this year. No relegation will occur this year.[1]

On 30 April 2020, HKFA announced Rangers, Yuen Long and Pegasus announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season. Their eligibility for the HKPL next season will remain secure, and the league standing will be adjusted according to the Article D.8 of Competition Regulations: “If any Participating Club ceases to participate in the Competition during the course of the season, the record of the matches of the Competition in which its playing team has participated shall be expunged from the league table”.[2]

On 29 May 2020, Tai Po announced that they, too, would drop out from the restart of the season.[3] This means that there were only 6 teams left in the remaining of the season.

On 17 September 2020, HKFA announced that the season will resume on 19 September 2020 and end on 11 October 2020.[4]

Teams

A total of 10 teams contest the league, including eight sides from the 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League and two promoted from the 2018–19 Hong Kong First Division, replacing relegated Dreams FC and Hoi King. On 11 July 2019, Dreams FC decided to self-relegate to the Hong Kong First Division due to lack of funds.[5] The Hong Kong Football Association held an emergency board meeting on the 15th, during which the board voted to allow Dreams FC to relegate into the First Division and invite Rangers into the HKPL.[6]

Club	Founded	Position Last Season
Tai Po	2002	1st
R&F	2016	2nd
Southern	2002	3rd
Kitchee	1931	4th
Eastern	1932	5th
Pegasus	2008	6th
Yuen Long	1958	7th
Lee Man	2017	9th
Happy Valley	1950	1st in First Division
Rangers	1958	3rd in First Division

Pink denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

Stadia and locations

2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League is located in Guangdong

R&F

Hong Kong

Location of R&F.

_Guangzhou

Locations of the Hong Kong based teams.

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Southern & Kitchee	Tai Po	Lee Man
Mong Kok Stadium	Tai Po Sports Ground	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,769	Capacity: 3,200	Capacity: 2,194

R&F	Happy Valley	Yuen Long
Yanzigang Stadium	Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground	Yuen Long Stadium
Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 2,200	Capacity: 5,000

Eastern	Pegasus	Rangers
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Hong Kong Stadium	Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 2,200

Personnel and kits

Team	President	Head Coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Kit sponsor
Eastern	Lam Kin Ming	Lee Chi Kin	Leung Chun Pong	Adidas	Topeast
Happy Valley	Chen Zhishi	Pau Ka Yiu	Mahir Karić	Adidas	World Electronic Sports Games
Kitchee	Ken Ng	Chu Chi Kwong	Huang Yang	Nike	edps, Lippo Group
Pegasus	Steven Lo	Man Pei Tak	Chan Siu Ki	Adidas	RedMR Cosmos
Lee Man	Norman Lee	Chan Hiu Ming	Fernando Recio	Adidas	Lee & Man Chemical
Rangers	Peter Mok	Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai	Tomas	Kelme	Bjorn Hendal Sweden
Southern	Matthew Wong	Zesh Rehman	Tse Tak Him	Macron	Isuzu
Tai Po	Gary Choy	Davor Berber	Dudu	Nike	Lippo Limited
Yuen Long	Wilson Wong	Kwok Kar Lok	Fábio Lopes	Kelme	PanaShop
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
Yuen Long	Kwok Kar Lok	End of Contract	30 May 2019	Pre-season	Chan Man Chun	3 August 2019
Tai Po	Lee Chi Kin	Mutual Consent	26 June 2019		Kwok Kar Lok Fung Hoi Man	29 July 2019
Kitchee	Chu Chi Kwong	Change of Role	3 July 2019		Blaž Slišković	3 July 2019
Pegasus	Chan Ho Yin	End of Contract	16 July 2019		Man Pei Tak	16 July 2019
Eastern	Andrejs Štolcers	Change of Role	17 July 2019		Lee Chi Kin	17 July 2019
Tai Po	Kwok Kar Lok	Resigned	6 November 2019	6th
Tai Po	Fung Hoi Man	Change of Role	16 January 2020	6th	Davor Berber	16 January 2020
Yuen Long	Chan Man Chun	Change of Role	1 February 2020	9th	Kwok Kar Lok	1 February 2020
Southern	Cheng Siu Chung	Mutual Consent	16 March 2020	3rd	Pui Ho Wang Cristiano Cordeiro	16 March 2020
Kitchee	Blaž Slišković	Change of Role	23 March 2020	3rd	Chu Chi Kwong	23 March 2020
Yuen Long	Kwok Kar Lok	Mutual Consent	2 May 2020	9th
Southern	Pui Ho Wang Cristiano Cordeiro	End of Caretaker Roles	16 May 2020	3rd	Zesh Rehman	16 May 2020

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven (including one Asian player and one Chinese player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Asian Player	Former/Unregistered Players
Eastern	Everton	Eduardo Praes	João Emir	Lucas Silva		Chen Hao-wei	Jean Moser Fernando
Happy Valley	Luciano						Edu Cruz Igor Miović Mahir Karić Manuel Gavilán Marko Rajković Mikael
Kitchee	Cleiton	Wellingsson	Tomas	Manuel Gavilán	Nikola Komazec	Park Jun-heong	Krisztián Vadócz Lucas Silva Paulo César Fernando Manuel Bleda
Lee Man	Gil	Jonathan Acosta	Michaël N'dri	Serhiy Shapoval	Bruno Pinheiro		Diogo Rangel
Southern	Stefan Pereira	Shu Sasaki	Kota Kawase			Zesh Rehman	Nikola Komazec Dhiego Martins Ticão Gabriel Méndez Travis Major Pedro Mendes
R&F	Igor Sartori	Dudu	Serges Déblé	Adama Guira	Daniel Angulo	Zhou Yuchen	Emmerson Chen Zirong Ji Xiangzheng Fu Yunlong Tiago Leonço
Pegasus							Juninho Jorge Ortí Gabriel Méndez Charles Lokolingoy Marcos Gondra Shu Sasaki David Lazari Jean Moser Mahama Awal Michael Glassock
Tai Po							Paulo César Michel Lugo Benjamin Van Meurs Dudu Željko Kuzmić Kim Min-ki Kim Seung-yong
Yuen Long							Katê Kessi Juninho Mikael Maicon Santana Wang Ruei
Rangers							Leandro Bazán Diego Cañete Ji Xiangzheng Tomas Stefan Pereira Pablo Leguizamón

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kitchee (C)	10	6	2	2	25	10	+15	20	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Eastern	10	6	1	3	16	8	+8	19	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	R&F (D)	10	5	3	2	21	15	+6	18	Withdrew from league system[lower-alpha 1]
4	Lee Man	10	5	1	4	16	14	+2	16	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Southern	10	2	4	4	15	21	−6	10
6	Happy Valley	10	0	1	9	6	31	−25	1
7	Pegasus (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
8	Rangers (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
9	Tai Po (R, D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League[lower-alpha 3]
10	Yuen Long (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season.
Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table.
Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[7]

Head to head

Home \ Away	ELL	KIT	R&F	LEE	KCS	HVA	TPO	BCR	BYL	PEG
Eastern	—	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–1	4–0	~~3–3~~
Kitchee	3–1	—	0–0	2–1	1–1	5–0			~~2–2~~	~~2–1~~
R&F	0–4	2–3	—	5–1	2–2	2–0		~~5–0~~	~~8–0~~
Lee Man	1–0	2–1	0–1	—	2–2	2–0	~~4–1~~	~~1–0~~		~~4–2~~
Southern	0–1	1–5	3–4	0–4	—	1–1	~~2–1~~	~~3–1~~	~~1–1~~
Happy Valley	1–2	0–4	2–5	1–2	1–4	—			~~1–1~~	~~3–3~~
Tai Po		~~1–1~~	~~1–4~~		~~2–4~~		—	~~3–2~~
Rangers		~~1–1~~	~~1–7~~			~~0–1~~		—
Yuen Long	~~1–2~~					~~0–0~~	~~1–3~~	~~4–4~~	—
Pegasus	~~0–1~~	~~0–3~~			~~2–2~~		~~1–1~~	~~1–2~~	~~2–1~~	—

Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Team ╲ Round
Kitchee	1	4	3	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	1	2	1
Eastern	5	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	5	5	2	1	2	1	2
R&F	2	5	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	3
Lee Man	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	1	4	4	4	4
Southern	4	3	2	1	3	6	4	3	3	2	5	5	5	5	5
Happy Valley	10	6	5	6	7	8	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6
Tai Po	9	8	9	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	x	x	x	x	x
Pegasus	7	7	10	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	x	x	x	x	x
Rangers	8	10	7	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	x	x	x	x	x
Yuen Long	6	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	x	x	x	x	x

	Leader
	Withdrew

Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Fixtures and results

Round 1

30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)	Kitchee	5–0	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Bleda 16' Lucas Silva 28' Cleiton 38' Fernando 49' (pen.) Wellingsson 71'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Tai Po	1–4	R&F	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sandro 41' (pen.)	Report	Leonço 38' Giovane 57' Zhi-Gin Lam 77' Leung Nok Hang 83'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 969 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Yuen Long	1–2	Eastern	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Tsang Tsz Hin 70'	Report	Clayton 83' Moser 89'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Southern	3–1	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ha 39', 42' Chan Kwong Ho 84'	Report	Au Yeung Yiu Chung 90+3'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 667 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)	Lee Man	4–2	Pegasus	Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Recio 36' N'dri 45+1', 56', 90+2'	Report	Lokolingoy 26' Gondra 65'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 991 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 2

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)	R&F	0–4	Eastern	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Diego Eli 45+1' Clayton 86' Everton 87' Chung Wai Keung 90+3'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 440 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)	Kitchee	2–2	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lum 44' Bleda 59'	Report	Wang Ruei 56' Tsang Tsz Hin 69'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)	Rangers	0–1	Happy Valley	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 57'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 432 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)	Lee Man	2–2	Southern	Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	N'dri 27' (pen.) Gil 50'	Report	Major 3' Beto 90+4'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 972 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16)	Pegasus	1–1	Tai Po	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Lokolingoy 90+5'	Report	Sandro 65'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 635 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 3

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)	Pegasus	1–2	Rangers	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wong Chun Ho 84'	Report	Cañete 47' Bazán 86'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)	Southern	1–1	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 87'	Report	Mikael 45'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 978 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)	Eastern	3–3	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Fung Hing Wa 59' Everton 62', 79'	Report	Sandro 17' (pen.), 32' Nakamura 86'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 893 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	R&F	2–0	Happy Valley	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sartori 10', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Law Pik Chi

18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)	Lee Man	2–1	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	N'dri 88' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Komazec 66'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 4

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)	Southern	1–5	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 87'	Report	Chan Kong Pan 14' (o.g.) Shinichi Chan 49' Park Jun-heong 60' Bleda 62', 74'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 5

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)	R&F	8–0	Yuen Long	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 11', 24', 72', 88' Guira 28' Sartori 35' Tsang Chi Hau 62' (o.g.) Leonço 82'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 316 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)	Tai Po	1–1	Kitchee	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sandro 20'	Report	Ju Yingzhi 74'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Lee Man	1–0	Rangers	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Acosta 9'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 425 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Happy Valley	3–3	Pegasus	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 35' Chu Wai Kwan 44' Karić 64'	Report	Sasaki 69' Chan Siu Ki 71' Glassock 90+5'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 465 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Eastern	0–1	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Major 44'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 731 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 6

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)	R&F	5–1	Lee Man	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 16', 68', 71' Giovane 34' Sartori 82' (pen.)	Report	Diogo 36'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 384 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)	Yuen Long	1–3	Tai Po	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Juninho 52'	Report	Kim Min-ki 2' Lugo 63' Dudu 70'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 701 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)	Happy Valley	1–2	Eastern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Miović 29'	Report	Diego 17' Moser 22'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 713 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)	Rangers	1–1	Kitchee	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Aender 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Lum 27'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 452 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)	Pegasus	2–2	Southern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
19:30 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 49' Lokolingoy 58'	Report	Komazec 60' Hui Wang Fung 90+3'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 462 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 7

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)	Happy Valley	1–2	Lee Man	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 80' (pen.)	Report	N'dri 47' Lee Hong Lim 54'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 548 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)	Southern	3–4	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Komazec 33' Lau Ho Lam 60' Hui Wang Fung 70'	Report	Sean Tse 4' Sartori 68' (pen.) Leung Nok Hang 88' Giovane 90'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)	Tai Po	3–2	Rangers	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 43' Michael Luk 69' (pen.) Kim Min-ki 76'	Report	Bazán 40', 62'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 537 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)	Kitchee	3–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Li Ngai Hoi 44' Fernando 47' Cheng Chin Lung 52'	Report	Lam Ka Wai 37'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)	Pegasus	2–1	Yuen Long	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Méndez 15' Lokolingoy 89'	Report	Santana 32'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 363 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Round 8

29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)	Kitchee	0–0	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)	Yuen Long	4–4	Rangers	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Juninho 5', 25' Santana 52' Yip Tsz Chun 82'	Report	Aender 40', 60' Bazán 41', 90+3'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 627 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Happy Valley	1–4	Southern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Karić 27'	Report	Miović 10' (o.g.) Ha 79', 90+4' Major 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 456 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Lee Man	4–1	Tai Po	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gil 44', 45+1' N'dri 64', 66'	Report	Sandro 79'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 742 Referee: Ho Wai Sang

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Pegasus	0–1	Eastern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Wong Wai 86'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 568 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 9

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)	Yuen Long	0–0	Happy Valley	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)	Rangers	1–7	R&F	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Bazán 90+2'	Report	Lam 32', 41' Sartori 35' Bai He 43' Déblé 54' (pen.) Leonço 82' Yuen Chun Sing 84'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 240 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)	Lee Man	1–0	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Ngan Lok Fung 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

30 December 2019 (2019-12-30)	Kitchee	2–1	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ju Yingzhi 49' Wellingsson 76'	Report	Chan Pak Hang 68'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)	Southern	2–1	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 50', 79'	Report	Nakamura 90+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 897 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 10

16 January 2020 (2020-01-16)	Pegasus	0–3	Kitchee	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Wellingsson 4', 63' Glassock 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 747 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	R&F	5–0	Rangers	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 25' Sartori 37' Giovane 56', 60' (pen.) Roberto 65'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 466 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	Tai Po	2–4	Southern	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Chan Man Fai 45+1' Che Runqiu 63'	Report	Chan Siu Kwan 11' Méndez 23' Major 30' Dhiego 73'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 641 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	Eastern	2–1	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Everton 13' Sandro 20'	Report	Shapoval 75'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: Ng Chiu Kok Referee: 784

19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)	Happy Valley	1–1	Yuen Long	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lai Pui Kei 83'	Report	Mikael 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 593 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Resume Round 1 (Origin Round 13)

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Eastern	2–1	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Diego 52' Chung Wai Keung 68'	Report	Komazec 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)	R&F	2–2	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sartori 51' (pen.), 62'	Report	Kawase 43' Sasaki 90+4'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)	Lee Man	2–0	Happy Valley	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ngan Lok Fung 6' Nakamura 62'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Resume Round 2 (Origin Round 11 & 14)

23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)	Southern	0–1	Eastern	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Lucas 13'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Yu Kin Fung

24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)	Kitchee	2–1	Lee Man	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Komazec 31' Tong Kin Man 83'	Report	N'dri 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Liu Kwok Man

25 September 2020 (2020-09-25)	Happy Valley	2–5	R&F	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ng Ka Yeung 67' Moore 82'	Report	Déblé 35', 42', 76' Lam 75' Dudu 88'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Resume Round 3 (Origin Round 15)

30 September 2020 (2020-09-30)	Southern	1–1	Happy Valley	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 65'	Report	Chu Wai Kwan 43'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Wong Wai Lun

1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)	R&F	2–3	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Giovane 67', 76'	Report	Law Tsz Chun 17' Gavilán 27' Wellingsson 80'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Resume Round 4 (Origin Round 16 & 17)

4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)	Kitchee	1–1	Southern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 73'	Report	Kawase 84'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Ho Wai Sing

5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)	Lee Man	0–1	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Jordan Lam 41'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06)	Eastern	4–0	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Wong Wai 44' Lucas 46', 81' Emir 50'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Resume Round 5 (Origin Round 12 & 18)

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Happy Valley	0–4	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 36' Wellingsson 59', 63', 65'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Southern	0–4	Lee Man	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Tarrés 1' Leong Ka Hang 59', 74', 77'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Wong Po Sing

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Eastern	0–0	R&F	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Notes

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Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.[8]

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Serges Déblé	R&F	12
2	Michaël N'dri	Lee Man	10
3	Igor Sartori	R&F	9
4	Travis Major	Southern	8
4	Wellingsson	Kitchee	8
6	Sandro	Tai Po/Eastern	7
6	Giovane	R&F	7
8	Leandro Bazán	Rangers	6
8	Manuel Gavilán	Happy Valley/Kitchee	6
10	Nikola Komazec	Southern/Kitchee	5
11	Charles Lokolingoy	Pegasus	4
	James Ha	Southern
	Everton Camargo	Eastern
	Manolo Bleda	Kitchee
	Shu Sasaki	Pegasus/Southern
	Lucas Silva	Kitchee/Eastern

As of matches played 11 October 2020[9]

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	Michaël N'dri	France	Lee Man	Pegasus	4–2	1 September 2019	[10]
2	Serges Déblé ⁴	Ivory Coast	R&F	Yuen Long	8–0	19 October 2019	[11]
3	Serges Déblé	Ivory Coast	R&F	Lee Man	5–1	2 November 2019	[12]
4	Serges Déblé	Ivory Coast	R&F	Happy Valley	5–2	25 September 2020	[13]
5	Wellingsson	Brazil	Kitchee	Happy Valley	4–0	11 October 2020	[14]
6	Leong Ka Hang	Macau	Lee Man	Southern	4–0	11 October 2020	[15]

Note

⁴ The player scored 4 goals.

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Match(es)
1	Zhou Yuchen	R&F	6
2	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	5
3	Wang Zhenpeng	Kitchee	4
3	Yuen Ho Chun	Lee Man	4
5	To Chun Kiu	Happy Valley	2
6	Yip Ka Yu	Yuen Long	1
6	Tse Tak Him	Southern	1

Attendances

As of matches played 19 January 2020

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kitchee	9,617	2,772	1,483	1,923	+9.0%^†
2	Lee Man	4,386	1,256	425	877	+39.9%^†
3	Southern	3,443	978	667	861	+4.1%^†
4	Eastern	2,408	893	731	803	−22.8%^†
5	Tai Po	3,173	1,026	537	793	−37.9%^†
6	Yuen Long	2,727	791	608	682	−27.1%^†
7	Happy Valley	2,775	713	456	555	n/a¹
8	Pegasus	3,308	747	363	551	−43.0%^†
9	R&F	1,942	466	316	388	−45.1%^†
10	Rangers	1,124	452	240	375	n/a¹
	League total	34,903	2,772	240	793	−15.3%^†

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

Awards

Monthly Most Valuable Player

Month	Most Valuable Player		References
Month	Player	Club	References
August & September	Michaël N'dri	Lee Man	[16][17]
October	Serges Déblé	R&F	[16][18][19]
November	Giovane	R&F	[16][20][21]
December	Ngan Lok Fung	Lee Man	[16][22][23]
January	Wellingsson	Kitchee	[16]
February	Sun Ming Him	Tai Po	[16]
March	Sandro	Eastern	[16]
September & October	Shinichi Chan	Kitchee	[16]

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

This year's Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards was cancelled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.

References

"Announcement on 2019–20 and 2020–21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 16 April 2020.
"Announcement on the latest updates of 2019–20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 30 April 2020.
Chan, Kin-wa; McNicol, Andrew. "Hong Kong Premier League down to six teams after Wofoo Tai Po withdraw due to financial problems". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"Arrangement on resuming matches for 2019–2020 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup, FA Cup". HKFA. 17 September 2020.
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港超聯　佳聯元朗和富大埔齊齊唔玩 on.cc 12 June 2020
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[table_note_res_Withdrew20.40425850982045-7] R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season.

[table_note_res_Withdrew0.40425850982045-8] Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table.

[table_note_res_Withdrew&Relegation0.40425850982045-10] Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[7]

[cnote_1] 
Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.[8]

[1] "Announcement on 2019–20 and 2020–21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 16 April 2020.

[2] "Announcement on the latest updates of 2019–20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 30 April 2020.

[3] Chan, Kin-wa; McNicol, Andrew. "Hong Kong Premier League down to six teams after Wofoo Tai Po withdraw due to financial problems". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[4] "Arrangement on resuming matches for 2019–2020 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup, FA Cup". HKFA. 17 September 2020.

[5] "夢想足球隊 Dreams FC - 球迷、傳媒及各方好友：..." Facebook. 夢想足球隊 Dreams FC. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[6] Yuen, Chi Ho. "足總通過夢想退賽申請港甲季軍標準流浪獲邀升班". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[9] 港超聯　佳聯元朗和富大埔齊齊唔玩 on.cc 12 June 2020

[11] Chan, Kin-wa. "No showers for players with Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground to host domestic games again behind closed doors". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[topscorer-12] "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[13] "Lee Man 4 Pegasus 2". Hong Kong Football Association. 1 September 2019.

[14] "R&F 8 Yuen Long 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 19 October 2019.

[15] "R&F 5 Lee Man 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 2 November 2019.

[16] "Happy Valley 2 R&F 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 25 September 2020.

[17] "Kitchee 4 Happy Valley 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 October 2020.

[18] "Lee Man 4 Southern 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 October 2020.

[Monthly_MVP-19] "BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League Monthly MVP Award 2019–2020". HKFA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[20] "Lee Man striker Michael N'dri earns BOC Life HKPL MVP honor (August & September 2019)". HKFA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[21] "Lethal R&F marksman Serge Deble bags BOC Life HKPL MVP honor (October 2019)". HKFA. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[22] "港超聯 10月MVP係迪布利！". on.cc. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[23] "R&F striker Giovane Da Silva earns BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League MVP honor (November 2019)". HKFA. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[24] "港超聯基奥雲尼膺11月MVP". on.cc. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[25] "Lee Man's Ngan Lok-fung lands BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League MVP honor (December 2019)". HKFA. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[26] "港超聯顏樂楓膺11月MVP". on.cc. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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