Hong Kong season play-off for the 2012–13 football season was held in May 2013. All matches took place at Mong Kok Stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon.
The play-off semi-finals are played in one match each, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the First Division League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals go through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage.
Qualified teams
First Division League
The teams with final position between 2nd and 5th inclusively guaranteed places in the play-off.
Qualified teams: Kitchee Tuen Mun Southern
Senior Challenge Shield
The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield guaranteed a place in the play-off.
Winners: Wofoo Tai Po
FA Cup
The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.
Winners: Kitchee
Note: Since Kitchee won the FA Cup champions, the 4th place in the league (i.e. Southern) is guaranteed a place in the play-offs, as Kitchee have qualified to the play-off.
Calendar Round Draw Date Date Matches Clubs Semi-finals 11 May 2013 18–19 May 2013 2 4 → 2 Final 26 May 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium 1 2 → 1
Bracket
Fixtures and results
Semi-finals
Tuen Mun vs Wofoo Tai Po
TUEN MUN: GK13 Wei ZhaoLP RB16 Lai Yiu CheongLP CB6 Mauricio Correa Da LuzFP CB15 BetoFP LB2 Kwok Wing SunLP DM3 Diego Eli MoreiraFP CM22 Li HaiqiangLP (c) CM11 Yip Tsz ChunLP RW7 Ling CongLP LW20 Chao PengfeiLP CF9 Daniel Goulart QuevedoFP Substitutes:GK1 Siu LeongLP DF5 Cheng Ting ChiLP DF12 Xie SilidaLP DF28 Wong Chi ChungLP MF8 Chow Cheuk FungLP MF21 Cheung Man LokLP FW27 Cheung Chi FungLP Coach: Yan Lik Kin
WOFOO TAI PO: GK33 Pang Tsz KinLP RB19 Li Shu YeungLP CB21 Chan Yuk ChiLP CB5 Clayton Michel AfonsoFP LB3 Chan Sze WingLP DM10 Lui Chi HingLP (c) CM7 Aender Naves MesquitaFP AM23 Ye JiaLP RW25 Che Run QiuLP LW15 Christian AnnanLP CF17 Caleb EkwegwoFP Substitutes:GK1 Li Hon HoLP DF2 Shek Tsz FungLP DF6 Chen JingdeLP MF13 To Hon ToLP MF18 Wong Yim KwanLP MF26 Jing TengLP FW9 Chen LimingLP Coach: Cheung Po Chun
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Cheng Oi Cho Chan Shui Hung Fourth official: Lau Fong Hei LP Local Player FP Foreign Player
MATCH RULES 90 minutes. (1st Half Added Time: 3 mins, 2nd Half Added Time: 5 mins) 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Kitchee vs Southern
KITCHEE: GK1 Wang ZhenpengLP RB12 Lo Kwan YeeLP CB2 Fernando RecioFP CB5 Zesh RehmanFP LB20 Cheung Kin FungLP DM19 Huang YangLP CM7 Chu Siu KeiLP (c) CM10 Lam Ka WaiLP RW18 Jordi TarrésFP LW13 Chan Man FaiLP CF11 Yago GonzálezFP Substitutes:GK23 Guo JianqiaoLP DF3 Dani CancelaFP DF21 Tsang Kam ToLP MF15 Matt LamLP MF22 Lo Chi KwanLP FW8 Pablo CouñagoFP FW28 Cheng Siu WaiLP Coach: Josep Gombau
SOUTHERN: GK1 Lee Yang XuanLP RB20 Tsang Chiu TatLP CB5 Rubén López García-MadridFP CB3 Wisdom Fofo AgboLP (c) LB12 Tse Man WingLP DM15 Chan Cheuk KwongLP DM26 Lee Sze HoLP RM18 Chung Hon CheeLP LM7 Chow Ka WaLP AM9 DieguitoFP CF11 Paul NgueFP Substitutes:DF13 Ha Shing ChiLP DF24 To Philip MichaelLP MF14 Tsang Tsz HinLP MF16 Ip Chung LongLP MF19 Cheng Chi WingLP MF21 Kwok Ting HimLP MF22 Ng Siu FaiLP Coach: Fung Hoi Man
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Yu Chun San Fourth official: Luk Kin Sun LP Local Player FP Foreign Player
MATCH RULES 90 minutes. (1st Half Added Time: 1 min, 2nd Half Added Time: 5 mins) 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Final
HOME TEAM: GK23 Guo JianqiaoLP RB12 Lo Kwan YeeLP CB2 Fernando RecioFP CB5 Zesh RehmanFP LB20 Cheung Kin FungLP DM19 Huang YangLP CM7 Chu Siu KeiLP (c) CM10 Lam Ka WaiLP RW18 Jordi TarrésFP LW28 Cheng Siu WaiLP CF8 Pablo CouñagoFP Substitutes:GK1 Wang ZhenpengLP DF3 Dani CancelaFP DF21 Tsang Kam ToLP MF15 Matt LamLP MF22 Lo Chi KwanLP FW11 Yago GonzálezFP FW13 Chan Man FaiLP Coach: Josep Gombau
AWAY TEAM: GK13 Wei ZhaoLP RB16 Lai Yiu CheongLP CB15 BetoFP CB12 Xie SilidaLP LB2 Kwok Wing SunLP DM3 Diego Eli MoreiraFP CM22 Li HaiqiangLP (c) CM11 Yip Tsz ChunFP RW7 Ling CongLP LW20 Chao PengfeiLP FW9 Daniel Goulart QuevedoFP Substitutes:GK1 Siu LeongLP DF5 Cheng Ting ChiLP DF28 Wong Chi ChungLP MF8 Chow Cheuk FungLP MF14 Law Ka LokLP MF21 Cheung Man LokLP FW27 Cheung Chi FungLP Coach: Yan Lik Kin
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Chung Ming Sang Lam Nai Kei Fourth official: Cheng Oi Cho LP Local Player FP Foreign Player
MATCH RULES 90 minutes. (1st Half Added Time: 2 mins, 2nd Half Added Time: 2 mins) 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Scorers The scorers in the 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs are as follows:
2 goals Daniel Goulart Quevedo (Tuen Mun)
1 goal
Chan Man Fai (Kitchee) Huang Yang (Kitchee) Jordi Tarrés (Kitchee) Matt Lam (Kitchee) Yago González (Kitchee) Aender Naves Mesquita (Wofoo Tai Po)
References
External links Season Playoff - Hong Kong Football Association