2016–17
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...
(also known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...
, the top division of
Hong Kong football. The season was won by
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
. Kitchee forward
Sandro
Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro (disambiguation), Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname.
Sandro may refer to:
Given name or nickname
Sports
*Sandro (f ...
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
2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.
Teams
A total of 9 teams contested the leag ...
, 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:
Remarks:
1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground
Aberdeen Sports Ground () is a rugby union and football sports ground situated at 108 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. It is the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League football club Southern and Global Rapid Rugby rugby union team Sou ...
reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.
Personnel and Kits
Managerial Changes
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.
League Table
Positions by Round
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
Top Scorer
Hat-tricks
*
4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances
Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards
The Hong Kong Top Footballers Awards (), established by the Hong Kong Football Association in 1978, recognizes the top performers for each season's Hong Kong Premier League. The prizes are decided according to the votes from mass media and the ge ...
References
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Hong Kong Premier League seasons
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
2016–17 in Hong Kong football