2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League
Football league season
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HKFC |
| Promoted | Hoi King |
| Relegated | Sun Hei Tung Sing Kwun Tong Wan Chai |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 895 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Hampshire (HKFC) Jordan David (Sha Tin) (26 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | HKFC 8–0 Wanchai (10 December 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Eastern District 0–10 HKFC (11 March 2018) Wanchai 0–10 HKFC (15 April 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Double Flower 5–6 Metro Gallery (25 February 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches HKFC |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches HKFC |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches Wanchai |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Wanchai |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15. The season began on 9 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018.
Teams
Changes from last season
From First Division
Relegated to the Second Division
To First Division
Relegated from the Premier League
- South China
- HKFC
Promoted from the Second Division
- Sparta Rotterdam Mutual
- Hoi King
Name Changes
- Easyknit Property renamed as Wing Yee
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKFC[a] (C) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 21 | +96 | 80 | |
| 2 | Sha Tin | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 63 | |
| 3 | Eastern District | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 57 | |
| 4 | Wing Yee | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 55 | |
| 5 | Sparta Rotterdam (Mutual) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 52 | |
| 6 | Double Flower | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 48 | |
| 7 | Wong Tai Sin | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 47 | |
| 8 | Hoi King[b] (P) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 9 | Resources Capital | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Citizen | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 40 | |
| 11 | South China | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 38 | |
| 12 | Metro Gallery | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | |
| 13 | Sun Hei (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Tung Sing (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 23 | |
| 15 | Kwun Tong (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 16 | |
| 16 | Wan Chai (R) | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 107 | −88 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
