2018–19 Hong Kong First Division League

Football league season

Hong Kong First Division
Season	2018–19
Champions	Happy Valley
Promoted	Happy Valley Rangers
Relegated	Double Flower Mutual
Matches played	182
Goals scored	673 (3.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ndue Mujeci (Happy Valley) (29 goals)^[1]
Biggest home win	Happy Valley 9–0 Mutual (17 February 2019)
Biggest away win	Metro Gallery 0–10 Happy Valley (10 February 2019)
Highest scoring	Metro Gallery 0–10 Happy Valley (10 February 2019)
Longest winning run	13 matches Happy Valley
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches Happy Valley
Longest winless run	22 matches Mutual
Longest losing run	14 matches Mutual
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Hong Kong First Division League was the 5th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.^[2] The season began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 12 May 2019.

Teams

Changes from last season

From First Division

Promoted to the Premier League

Hoi King

Relegated to the Second Division

To First Division

Relegated from the Premier League

Rangers

Promoted from the Second Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Happy Valley (C, P)	26	22	2	2	98	14	+84	68	Promotion to Premier League
2	HKFC	26	19	4	3	85	19	+66	61
3	Rangers (P)	26	14	9	3	56	15	+41	51	Promotion to Premier League^[a]
4	Wing Yee	26	15	5	6	52	28	+24	50
5	Eastern District	26	12	2	12	53	46	+7	38
6	Sha Tin	26	10	3	13	47	50	−3	33
7	Resources Capital	26	9	5	12	41	41	0	32
8	South China	26	8	8	10	40	51	−11	32
9	Central & Western	26	7	10	9	40	45	−5	31
10	Citizen	26	8	6	12	38	53	−15	30
11	Wong Tai Sin	26	8	4	14	32	68	−36	28
12	Metro Gallery	26	6	6	14	39	76	−37	24
13	Double Flower (R)	26	6	4	16	32	86	−54	22	Relegation to Second Division
14	Mutual (R)	26	2	4	20	20	81	−61	10	Relegation to Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. 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:

^ Since Dreams FC decided to self-relegate due to lack of funds, Rangers were granted promotion.

References

^ "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
^ "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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Domestic leagues

Men	Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division
Women	Women's League

Domestic cups

Men	~~Community Cup~~ Senior Shield HKFA Cup Sapling Cup
Women	Women's League FA Cup

Asian club competitions

Related to national teams

Men	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship second preliminary round Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup Hong Kong–Macau Interport
Women	Women's Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup