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

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have been promoted from the Second Division. The two bottom teams of the First Division last season,

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and

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, were reinstated.

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 ''( round 12) (

0–8

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The first match of

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) (

0–8

)''
''(refer to Highest Scoring Game)'' * Highest attendance ''( round 17) (

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0–1 Rangers;

1–1

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The attendance was 8,426 and the matches were played in

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. It was the first time in 11 eleven years that

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

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

match may decide the champion of the season. Either

won or

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

)''
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

. 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

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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

(8 goals) *

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players: Keith Jerome Gumbs of

in 6–1 match against Wofoo Tai Po (Round 2), Julius Pongla Akosah of

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

) * Biggest goal difference: (round 3) ( Lanwa Redbull 6–0 Wofoo Tai Po)

Mid-season standings

Fixtures and results

''All times are

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(UTC+8).''
''As of 14 April 2007''

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Scorers

;17 goals * Tales Schutz of

(top goalscorer of this season) ;15 goals * Detinho of

* Julius Akosah of

;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 ...

;11 goals * Lico of Xiangxue Sun Hei ;9 goals * Godfred Karikari of Rangers ;8 goals * Chan Siu Ki of

;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

* Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu of

* Fan Weijun of Rangers *

Kwok Kin Pong Kwok Kin Pong (, born 30 March 1987) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defender or a midfielder. As he resembles Hong Kong artist and singer Edison Chen, he was given the nickname 'Edison'. Kwok was charged by t ...

* Leung Chun Pong of

* Li Haiqiang of

* So Loi Keung of Wofoo Tai Po * Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo of

*Zhang Yu of Lanwa Redbull * Lin Zhong of Lanwa Redbull ;3 goals * Au Yeung Yiu Chungg of

* Chao Pengfei of

* Chu Siu Kei of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Edgar Aldrighi Junior of Wofoo Tai Po * Festus Baise of

* Gao Wen of

* Lee Wai Lim of Wofoo Tai Po * Poon Man Tik of Happy Valley *

Ju Yingzhi Ju Yingzhi (; born ) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Ju represented Hong Kong on the internatio ...

;2 goals * Akandu Lawrence Chimezie of HKFC * Antonio Serrano Davila of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Au Wai Lun of

* Chan Ho Man of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Chan Man Fai of

* Cheng Lai Hin of HKFC *

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* Law Chun Bong of Happy Valley * Lee Hong Lim of Wofoo Tai Po *

Lee Kin Wo Lee Kin Wo (; born 20 October 1967) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a winger. 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

Lo Chi Kwan Lo Chi Kwan (; born 18 March 1981) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer and the current assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Foo ...

of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Marcio Gabriel Anaclato of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Poon Yiu Cheuk of Happy Valley * So Wai Chuen of

* Stephen Musah of

* Sze Kin Wai of Wofoo Tai Po * Vítor Hugo of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Wen Kai of Lanwa Redbull *

Wong Chin Hung Wong Chin Hung (; born 2 March 1982) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers. Club career Instant-Dict Wong played at hard grounds at lu ...

of Rangers * Wong Chun Yue of

* Xie Wei of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Ye Nan of Lanwa Redbull *Yuan Yang of

Scorers with 1 goal are not listed here.

Annual awards

Hong Kong Footballer of the Year

* Li Haiqiang of

2006/07 HKFA now TV HK Top Footballer Awards
,

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website, 21 May 2007.

Hong Kong Top Footballer

* Detinho of

of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Li Haiqiang of

* 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 ...

* Cristiano Cordeiro of Xiangxue Sun Hei *

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Chan Wai Ho Chan Wai Ho ( zh, 陳偉豪; born 24 April 1982) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back. Chan was a member of the East Asian Games gold medal-winning Hong Kong U-23 squad in 2009. He was also the ...

* Christian Kwesi Annan of Wofoo Tai Po

Most Favorite Player

* Cristiano Cordeiro of Xiangxue Sun Hei

Best coach

* Casemiro Mior of

Best Youth Players

* Leung Chun Pong of Citizen AA * Chan Siu Ki of Kitchee FC

References

External links

The Hong Kong Football Association official site
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League table

Full table

Home matches only

Away matches only

Teams

Featured matches

Mid-season highlights

Statistics

Mid-season standings

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Scorers

Annual awards

Hong Kong Footballer of the Year

Hong Kong Top Footballer

Most Favorite Player

Best coach

Best Youth Players

See also

References

External links