The 2026–27 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.
Teams A total of 11 teams compete in the league, including the top 10 teams from the previous season and 1 team promoted from the First Division League.
Sha Tin will play in the Premier League for the first time in their history this season.
Club Founded Position 2025–26Kitchee19311stTai Po20022ndLee Man20173rdEastern19324thNorth District20025thKowloon City20026thSouthern20027thEastern District20028thRangers19589thHKFC188610thSha Tin19829th in First Division
Stadia and locations
EasternLee ManEastern DistrictHKFCKitcheeKowloon CityNorth DistrictMong Kok StadiumSiu Sai Wan Sports GroundHKFC StadiumTseung Kwan O Sports GroundKai Tak Youth Sports GroundNorth District Sports GroundCapacity: 6,664Capacity: 11,981Capacity: 2,750Capacity: 3,500Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 2,500RangersSha TinSouthernTai PoTsing Yi Sports GroundSha Tin Sports GroundHammer Hill Road Sports GroundAberdeen Sports GroundTai Po Sports GroundCapacity: 1,500Capacity: 2,540Capacity: 2,200Capacity: 9,000Capacity: 3,200
Personnel and kits TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit ManufacturerChest SponsorEastern Cheng Kai Ming Cristiano Cordeiro (caretaker) Leung Chun PongAdidasCrocodileEastern District Goldbert Chi Chiu Ng Wai Chiu HélioKelmeHKFC Mark Grainger Darren Arnott Charlie WestonPumaThe Executive CentreKitchee Ken Ng Iñigo Calderón Tan Chun LokNikeEDPSKowloon City Wong Siu Kei Fung Hoi Man Tsang Kam ToUmbroResources CapitalLee Man Norman Lee Giancarlo Italiano Ngan Lok FungAdidasLee & Man ChemicalNorth District Chu Ho Yin Sin Ka Yu Lo Kong WaiKelmeGolikRangers Mok Man Too Szeto Man Chun Lau Chi LokKelmeEGL ToursSha Tin Wong Chi Chuen Tom Ballantyne Law Tsz ChunKelmeLiveNationSouthern Matthew Wong Chan Chi Hong Shu SasakiKelmeCRRCTai Po Lam Yick Kuen Lee Chi Kin Gabriel CividiniKelmeX Wallet
Notes Kelme continues to provide the venue uniforms and official match footballs for Hong Kong Premier League. Adidas provides professional uniform for the referee.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentHKFC Chancy CookeChange of role19 May 2026Pre-season Darren Arnott21 August 2026Lee Man Darren ReadEnd of interim role31 May 2026 Giancarlo Italiano17 June 2026Southern Pui Ho WangChange of role31 May 2026 Chan Chi Hong4 July 2026North District Chan Chi HongMutual consent1 July 2026 Sin Ka Yu9 July 2026Rangers Poon Man TikChange of role4 July 2026 Szeto Man Chun4 July 2026Sha Tin Lee Wai ManChange of role16 July 2026 Kwok Kar Lok16 July 2026Eastern Manuel TorresMutual consent8 September 20268th Cristiano Cordeiro8 September 2026Sha Tin Kwok Kar LokMutual consent16 September 20267th Lee Wai Man16 September 2026 Lee Wai ManChange of role6 October 20268th Tom Ballantyne6 October 2026
League table
Results Home and away
Results by match played
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Samuel GranadaNorth District4 Yu OkuboEastern3 Wallisson BahiaTai Po3 Noah BaffoeLee Man Paulinho SimionatoTai Po615 players2
Hat-tricks Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams. #PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef1 Samuel GranadaNorth DistrictRangers5–0
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubMatches1 Chan Kun SunNorth District42 Chan Ka HoLee Man33 Pong Cheuk HeiKitchee1 Yuen Ho ChunEastern Yip Ka YuRangers
Attendances
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