2022–23 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season	2022–23
Champions	Central & Western
Promoted	North District
Relegated	Leaper MG; Kwai Tsing
Matches played	182
Goals scored	676 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Walter Vaz (South China) ; (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Central & Western 8–0 Kwai Tsing; (18 December 2022) Central & Western 8–0 Happy Valley; (15 January 2023)
Biggest away win	Kwai Tsing 1–8 Central & Western; (2 April 2023)
Highest scoring	Eastern District 3–6 Happy Valley; (4 December 2022); Kwai Tsing 1–8 Central & Western; (2 April 2023) ; Central & Western 6–3 Wong Tai Sin; (12 February 2023)
Longest winning run	10 matches ; Central & Western
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches ; Central & Western
Longest winless run	20 matches ; Leaper MG
Longest losing run	10 ; Leaper MG
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Hong Kong First Division League was the 9th 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 2 October 2022 and ended on 28 May 2023.

Teams[edit]

Changes from last season[edit]

From First Division[edit]

Promoted to the Premier League[edit]

To First Division[edit]

Promoted from the Second Division[edit]

Name changes[edit]

Metro Gallery renamed as Leaper MG

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Central & Western (C)	26	21	4	1	79	21	+58	67
2	Kowloon City	26	17	6	3	67	28	+39	57
3	North District (P)	26	14	4	8	50	27	+23	46	Promotion to the Premier League
4	South China	26	12	7	7	62	31	+31	43
5	Sha Tin	26	14	0	12	50	48	+2	42
6	Yuen Long	26	11	8	7	42	35	+7	41^[a]
7	Wing Yee	26	11	8	7	48	29	+19	41^[a]
8	Hoi King	26	10	8	8	58	42	+16	38
9	Eastern District	26	9	4	13	47	59	−12	31
10	Citizen	26	8	6	12	44	43	+1	30
11	Happy Valley (W)	26	8	5	13	47	84	−37	29	Withdrew from league system
12	Wong Tai Sin	26	5	5	16	30	59	−29	20
13	Leaper MG (R)	26	3	3	20	25	70	−45	12	Relegation to the Second Division
14	Kwai Tsing (R)	26	3	2	21	27	106	−79	11	Relegation to the Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. 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; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Yuen Long 4, Wing Yee 1.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	BYL	CWD	CIT	EAS	GND	HVA	HOK	KLC	KTS	LMG	SHT	SCA	WYP	WTS
Yuen Long	—	0–0	3–1	0–3^[a]	1–0	6–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–1	1–3
Central & Western	2–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	8–0	7–1	2–1	8–0	7–1	2–1	2–1	2–0	6–3
Citizen	1–0	1–2	—	0–2	0–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	5–1	0–1	5–2	1–1	0–2	1–1
Eastern District	0–1	2–3	1–3	—	0–2	3–6	4–3	2–3	1–0	3–1	4–2	2–5	4–3	2–0
North District	2–0	0–1	2–1	7–0	—	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	4–1
Happy Valley	1–1	2–3	0–6	2–2	1–3	—	0–6	4–4	4–2	3–2	1–4	2–5	4–3	3–0
Hoi King	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	0–1	3–4	—	1–2	5–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–1	4–1
Kowloon City	2–1	0–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–1	—	6–0	2–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–4
Kwai Tsing	1–4	0–2	3–2	1–8	0–6	1–2	2–4	0–5	—	2–0	1–4	1–7	1–5	2–4
Leaper MG	0–2	2–5	1–3	2–3	0–3	3–2	0–1	1–3	2–2	—	1–0	1–7	0–3	1–2
Sha Tin	3–1	0–3	2–1	3–0	0–4	3–0	2–5	1–3	7–1	1–0	—	0–3	0–1	4–1
South China	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	—	0–0	3–1
Wing Yee	1–1	0–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	5–0	1–1	3–3	6–0	4–1	1–3	1–2	—	0–0
Wong Tai Sin	1–2	0–1	0–3	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–4	2–2	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–5	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ Eastern District and Yuen Long were both charged with a 0–3 loss due to equipment violation

References[edit]

^ "First Division Top Scorer".
^ "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[table_hth_YLN0.07028261808226-3] Head-to-head points: Yuen Long 4, Wing Yee 1.

[table_note_1_BYL_EAS0.47421762881531-4] Eastern District and Yuen Long were both charged with a 0–3 loss due to equipment violation

[1] "First Division Top Scorer".

[2] "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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v t e Hong Kong First Division
2023–24 teams	3 Sing Central & Western Citizen Eastern District Hoi King Kowloon City Sai Kung Sha Tin South China Wing Yee Wong Tai Sin Yuen Long
Others	Champions Foreign Players

v t e Hong Kong First Division seasons
1900s	1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42^† 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
^†Suspended season