The 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 95th since its establishment.
In this season, the First Division was composed of 10 teams.
HKFC and
Tai Po
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have been promoted from the
Second Division. The two bottom teams of the First Division last season,
South China
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and
Hong Kong 08
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, were reinstated.
South China
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won their 28th league title by defeating
Lanwa Redbull in their last match of the season on 27 April 2007.
League table
Full table
Home matches only
Away matches only
Teams
Featured matches
* Highest scoring game
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round 12) (
Hong Kong 08
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0–8
South China
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[HKFA Website (in Chinese) 和富大埔 2:0 聯華紅牛 香港08 0:8 南華](_blank)
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The first match of South China
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after the official return of head coach Casemiro Mior. Scorer table leader Tales Schutz scored 4 goals in the match, the most goals in a match during the season.
* Biggest goal difference
''( round 12) (Hong Kong 08
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0–8 South China
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)''
''(refer to Highest Scoring Game)''
* Highest attendance
''( round 17) (Citizen
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0–1 Rangers; South China
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1–1 Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
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The attendance was 8,426 and the matches were played in Mong Kok Stadium
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. It was the first time in 11 eleven years that Mong Kok Stadium
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is full for a First Division League match. (The full capacity of the stadium is 8,500. The unoccupied seats are due to unattended reserve tickets owners) It is also the first time since 1996 Senior Shield semi-final of Instant-Dict against South China
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where there is a full house in local Hong Kong football matches. One possible reason for the high attendance is that the result of the South China
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-Kitchee
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match may decide the champion of the season. Either South China
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won or Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
won by 3–0 or more, the winner would be granted champion. However, the match ended 1–1, which means that the league champion would be decided after the last round matches.
* Worst discipline match
''( round 4) ( Happy Valley 0–3 Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
)''
In a match played on the National Day holiday, 5 players were sent off in the match. Three were from Happy Valley and two from Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
. A total of 5 red cards and 8 yellow cards were issued in the match.
''(Round 4) ( Xiangxue Sun Hei 1–2 Lanwa Redbull)''
4 players of Xiangxue Sun Hei were sent off within the last 4 minutes of the match.
Mid-season highlights
Reference:HKFA Website (in chinese) 2006/07 快意空調甲組聯賽首循環總結
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Statistics
* Number of matches: 45
* Number of draw matches: 9
* Number of matches with score difference: 36
* Average attendance: about 1,500 (50% higher than last season)
* Total goals: 145
* Average goal: 3.22 per match
* Top goalscorer: Tales Schutz of South China
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(8 goals)
* Hat-trick
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Origin
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players: Keith Jerome Gumbs of Kitchee
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in 6–1 match against Wofoo Tai Po (Round 2), Julius Pongla Akosah of Kitchee
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in 4–0 match against HKFC (Round 6)
* Highest scoring games: (round 9) ( Wofoo Tai Po 4–3 Happy Valley), (Round 2) ( Wofoo Tai Po 1–6 Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
)
* Biggest goal difference: (round 3) ( Lanwa Redbull 6–0 Wofoo Tai Po)
Mid-season standings
Fixtures and results
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(UTC+8).''
''As of 14 April 2007''
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Scorers
;17 goals
* Tales Schutz of South China
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(top goalscorer of this season)
;15 goals
* Detinho of South China
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* Julius Akosah of Kitchee
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;12 goals
* Aldo Arsenio Villalba Torres of Lanwa Redbull
*Keith Gumbs
Keith Jerome Kayamba Gumbs Tukijo (born 11 September 1972) is a Kittitian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Playing career
Gumbs was born in Basseterre. He began playing football while he was attending the Newtown Prima ...
of Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
;11 goals
* Lico of Xiangxue Sun Hei
;9 goals
* Godfred Karikari of Rangers
;8 goals
* Chan Siu Ki of Kitchee
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;7 goals
* Gerard Ambassa of Happy Valley
;6 goals
* Joel of Wofoo Tai Po
;5 goals
* Christian Kwesi Annanof Wofoo Tai Po
*Jaimes Mckee
Jaimes Anthony McKee (; born 14 April 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong U-23.
He was the top scorer of the Hong Kong Senior Shield in the 2006– ...
of HKFC
*Sham Kwok Keung
Tailor Sham Kwok Keung (, born 10 September 1985) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Sham Kwok Fai.
Club career Happy Valley
Both Sham Kwok ...
of Happy Valley
;4 goals
* Anderson da Silva of Kitchee
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* Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu of Citizen
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* Fan Weijun of Rangers
*Kwok Kin Pong
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Kwok was charged by t ...
of South China
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* Leung Chun Pong of Citizen
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* Li Haiqiang of South China
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* So Loi Keung of Wofoo Tai Po
* Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo of Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
*Zhang Yu of Lanwa Redbull
* Lin Zhong of Lanwa Redbull
;3 goals
* Au Yeung Yiu Chungg of Hong Kong 08
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* Chao Pengfei of Citizen
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* Chu Siu Kei of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Edgar Aldrighi Junior of Wofoo Tai Po
* Festus Baise of Citizen
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* Gao Wen of Kitchee
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* Lee Wai Lim of Wofoo Tai Po
* Poon Man Tik of Happy Valley
*Ju Yingzhi
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Ju represented Hong Kong on the internatio ...
of Citizen
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;2 goals
* Akandu Lawrence Chimezie of HKFC
* Antonio Serrano Davila of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Au Wai Lun of South China
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* Chan Ho Man of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Chan Man Fai of Hong Kong 08
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* Cheng Lai Hin of HKFC
*Kwok Yue Hung
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Early life
Kwok started playing football in fifth grade of elementary school. He started playing eleven-a-side football a ...
of Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
* Law Chun Bong of Happy Valley
* Lee Hong Lim of Wofoo Tai Po
*Lee Kin Wo
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Lee won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award three times during his career. He holds an AFC "A" License.
Club career
Lee made ...
of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Lee Sze Ming of Happy Valley
* Li Chun Yip of Citizen
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*Lo Chi Kwan
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of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Marcio Gabriel Anaclato of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Poon Yiu Cheuk of Happy Valley
* So Wai Chuen of Hong Kong 08
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* Stephen Musah of Citizen
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* Sze Kin Wai of Wofoo Tai Po
* Vítor Hugo of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Wen Kai of Lanwa Redbull
*Wong Chin Hung
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Club career Instant-Dict
Wong played at hard grounds at lu ...
of Rangers
* Wong Chun Yue of South China
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* Xie Wei of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Ye Nan of Lanwa Redbull
*Yuan Yang of Citizen
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Scorers with 1 goal are not listed here.
Annual awards
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year
* Li Haiqiang of South China
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[2006/07 HKFA now TV HK Top Footballer Awards](_blank)
, The Hong Kong Football Association
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History
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website, 21 May 2007.
Hong Kong Top Footballer
* Detinho of South China
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*Lo Chi Kwan
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of Xiangxue Sun Hei
* Li Haiqiang of South China
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* Gerard Ambassa of Happy Valley
* Vandre Sagerillo Monteiro of Happy Valley
*Zhang Chunhui
Zhang Chunhui (; born 13 March 1983) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong football coach and former professional footballer.
Club career
Zhang was selected in the Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards (Best XI Squad) in the 2006–07 season.
On 2 July 20 ...
of South China
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*Keith Gumbs
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Playing career
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of Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
* Cristiano Cordeiro of Xiangxue Sun Hei
*Ivan Jević
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of Kitchee
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The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
*Chan Wai Ho
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Chan was a member of the East Asian Games gold medal-winning Hong Kong U-23 squad in 2009. He was also the ...
of South China
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* Christian Kwesi Annan of Wofoo Tai Po
Most Favorite Player
* Cristiano Cordeiro of Xiangxue Sun Hei
Best coach
* Casemiro Mior of South China
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Best Youth Players
* Leung Chun Pong of Citizen AA
* Chan Siu Ki of Kitchee FC
See also
*Hong Kong First Division League
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*The Hong Kong Football Association
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History
The HKFA was established in 1914. It is one of the ...
* 2006–07 in Hong Kong football
* 2006–07 Hong Kong FA Cup
*2006–07 Hong Kong League Cup
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The competition started on 11 January 2007 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and was concluded on 18 March 2007 with the final.
Kitchee regained their seco ...
* 2006–07 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
References
External links
The Hong Kong Football Association official site
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Hong Kong First Division League seasons
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