2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. The season was won by Kitchee. Kitchee forward Sandro was the top goalscorer with 21 goals. South China and HKFC were relegated to the Hong Kong First Division.
Teams A total of 11 teams will contest the league, including seven sides from the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League, two promoted from the 2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League and two new teams.
Stadia and locations
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
EasternKitchee South China Southern Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Aberdeen Sports Ground Hong Kong Stadium Capacity: 6,664 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 40,000 Yuen Long Rangers Tai Po HKFC Yuen Long Stadium Tsing Yi Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground HKFC Stadium Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 2,750 Biu Chun Glory Sky R&F Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 11,981
Remarks: 1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.
Personnel and Kits Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorBiu Chun Glory SkyBrian Leung Yoon Dong-hunMirko TeodorovićKelmeGlory Sky FinanceEasternPeter LeungChan Yuen-tingYapp Hung FaiAdidasSMI CorporationHKFC Tony Sealy Richard Ewart Gergely GhéczyAdidasThe Executive Center (Front)PegasusCanny Leung Kevin Bond Kristijan NaumovskiAdidasZTEKitcheeKen NgChu Chi KwongLo Kwan YeeNikeJockey Club Kitchee Centre (Front)WWF (Shorts)RangersFung Ka KiLam Hing Lun Jordi TarrésXtepLee & Man ChemicalSouthernChan Man ChunCheng Siu ChungLeung Tsz ChunNikeIsuzu (Front)Kwoon Chung Motors (Back)South ChinaWallace Cheung Dejan AntonićChan Wai HoAdidasAET (Front)Tai PoCheung Hok-mingLee Chi KinChan Yuk ChiNikeLee Kee Group (Back)Yuen LongWong Wai ShunTsang Chiu Tat Fábio LopesLottoKMB (Front) R&F Huang Shenghua Li Zhihai Tu DongxuXtepR&F Princess Cove (Front)
Managerial Changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Biu Chun Glory Sky Chiu Chung Man Promoted as General Manager 4 October 2016 7th Yoon Dong-hun 4 October 2016 South China Ricardo Return as Coach 25 October 2016 4th Dejan Antonić 31 October 2016 Pegasus Steve Gallen Mutual consent 3 November 2016 4th Kevin Bond 7 November 2016
Foreign Players The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches. Non-Chinese/Hong Kong player could not be registered in R&F as one of the participating conditions of the China-based club. Moreover, R&F need to have at least eight Hong Kong players in the squad.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asian PlayerBiu Chun Glory Sky Everton Camargo Igor Miović Mirko Teodorović Lee Kil-hoon Oleksiy Shlyakotin Yoon Dong-hunEastern Diego Eli Giovane Michel Lugo Miroslav Saric Manuel Bleda Josh MitchellHKFC Andrew Wylde Thomas Smith Jerome De Clarens Gergely Ghéczy Issey Maholo Shunsuke NakamuraPegasus João Emir Dhiego Martins Eduardo Praes Kristijan Naumovski Salva Chamorro Travis MajorKitchee Fernando Krisztián Vadócz Kim Dong-jin Dani Rufino Kim Bong-jinRangers Berg Clayton Denis Fernando Recio Jordi Tarrés Gee Kyung-hunSouthern Tomas Wellingsson Dieguito Marcos Jiménez Diego Garrido Tomoya UchidaSouth China Luiz Carlos Mahama Awal Nikola Komazec Bojan Mališić Marko Perović Yusuke KatoTai Po Paulo César Dudu David Lazari Lima Lucas Silva Yuto NakamuraYuen Long Diego Higino Stefan Luciano Silva Ticão Aleksandar Ranđelović
Club HK Player 1 HK Player 2 HK Player 3 HK Player 4 HK Player 5 HK Player 6 HK Player 7 HK Player 8 R&F Chen Liming Chuck Yiu Kwok Jing Teng Lam Hin Ting Lam Wan Kit Lau Tak Yan Liang Zicheng Tsang Kin Fong
League table
Positions by Round
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
Top Scorer
RankPlayerClubGoals1SandroKitchee212 Manuel BledaEastern163 Nikola KomazecSouth China13 Jordi TarrésRangers5 Lucas SilvaTai Po116 GiovaneEastern10 EvertonBiu Chun Glory Sky8 RufinoKitchee9 MarcosSouthern10Lee Hong LimEastern8
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref WellingssonSouthernHKFC7-0 Manuel Bleda4EasternBiu Chun Glory Sky6-2 Stefan PereiraYuen LongBiu Chun Glory Sky 4–0 Everton CamargoBiu Chun Glory SkyHKFA 4–1 SandroKitcheeRangers 5–1 MarcosSouthernR&F 5–0 GiovaneEasternPegasus 5–3 RufinoKitcheeBiu Chun Glory Sky 5–1 Rufino KitcheeHKFC 10–0 Sandro KitcheeHKFC 10–0 JordiRangersEastern 3–3 SandroKitcheeEastern 4–1 LucasTai PoBiu Chun Glory Sky 3–3 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances
Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards Awards Prize Winner Club Votes Footballer of the Year Fernando Kitchee 75.95% Coach of the Year Chu Chi Kwong Kitchee 53.68% Young Players of the Year Tan Chun Lok Tai Po 67.18% Wong Tsz Ho Eastern 47.50% Players' Player Fernando Kitchee 25 Most Favorite Player Fernando Kitchee 2,429 Hong Kong Top Footballers Goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 41.13% Defenders Kim Bong-jin Kitchee 67.18% Hélio Kitchee 52.33% Beto Júnior Eastern 37.86% Wong Tsz Ho Eastern 36.13% Midfielders Fernando Kitchee 75.95% Huang Yang Kitchee 49.79% Diego Eli Eastern 37.05% Itaparica Tai Po 30.76% Forwards Sandro Kitchee 57.69% Manuel Bleda Eastern 40.58%
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