The Hong Kong football champions are the winners of the Hong Kong Premier League.
| Founded | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Current champions | Kitchee (12th title) (2022–23) |
| Most championships | South China (41 titles) |
| Current: 2023-24 Hong Kong Premier League | |
South China is the most successful club in Hong Kong. The club has won 41 league titles until 2012–13 season.
A defunct club, Seiko, are the record holders of winning longest consecutive titles. Between 1978–79 and 1984–85 they had won 7 league titles.
List edit
Hong Kong First Division League (1908–2014) edit
Hong Kong Premier League (2014–Present) edit
| Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kitchee (7) | Eastern | Pegasus |  Giovane (Eastern)
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17 |
| 2015–16 | Eastern (5) | Kitchee | South China |  Admir Adrović (Hong Kong Pegasus) Giovane (Eastern)
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10 |
| 2016–17 | Kitchee (8) | Eastern | Southern |  Sandro (Kitchee)
|
21 |
| 2017–18 | Kitchee (9) | Tai Po | Pegasus | Lucas Silva (Kitchee)
|
15 |
| 2018–19 | Tai Po (1) | R&F | Southern | Lucas Silva (Kitchee)  Manolo Bleda (Eastern)
|
12 |
| 2019–20 | Kitchee (10) | Eastern | R&F |  Serges Déblé (R&F) Igor Sartori (R&F)
|
6 |
| 2020–21 | Kitchee (11) | Eastern | Lee Man | Dejan Damjanović (Kitchee)
|
17 |
| 2021–22 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. | ||||
| 2022–23 | Kitchee (12) | Lee Man | Rangers | Dejan Damjanović (Kitchee)  Ruslan Mingazov (Kitchee) Everton Camargo (Lee Man)
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17 |
Performances edit
There are 29 clubs who have won the Hong Kong title.
Club edit
Current Club edit
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| South China | 41 | 16 | 1923–24, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13 |
| Kitchee | 12 | 8 | 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 |
| Happy Valley | 6 | 16 | 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06 |
| Eastern | 5 | 8 | 1955–56, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2015–16 |
| Sun Hei | 3 | 2 | 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
| Double Flower (Instant-Dict) | 2 | 2 | 1995–96, 1997–98 |
| HKFC | 1 | 1 | 1919–20 |
| Yuen Long | 1 | – | 1962–63 |
| Rangers | 1 | – | 1970–71 |
| Tai Po | 1 | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Pegasus | – | 3 | – |
| Citizen | – | 1 | – |
| Lee Man | – | 1 | – |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Total titles won by region edit
Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories make up the three regions of Hong Kong. All three have had clubs based within be Hong Kong football champions, most recently, Kowloon, when Kitchee won the title in 2022–23.a
| Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island | 57
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South China (41), Seiko (9), Happy Valley (6), HKFC (1) |
| Kowloon | 20
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Kitchee (12), Eastern (5), Double Flower (2), Rangers (1) |
| New Territories | 5
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Sun Hei (3), Tai Po (1), Yuen Long (1) |
By District edit
Hong Kong is divided into 18 districts. Seven out of the eighteen districts have had a club be Hong Kong football champions. The most recent district to have the distinction is Yau Tsim Mong, when Kitchee won the title in 2022–23.a
| District | Number of Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Wan Chai | 51
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South China (41), Seiko (9), HKFC (1) |
| Yau Tsim Mong | 17
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Kitchee (12), Eastern (5) |
| Eastern | 9
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Happy Valley (6), Double Flower (2), HKFC (1) |
| Kwai Tsing | 3
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Sun Hei (3) |
| Yuen Long | 1
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Yuen Long (1) |
| Kwun Tong | 1
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Rangers (1) |
| Tai Po | 1
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Tai Po (1) |
| Central and Western | –
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| Islands | –
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| Kowloon City | –
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| North | –
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| Sai Kung | –
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| Sha Tin | –
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| Sham Shui Po | –
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| Southern | –
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| Tsuen Wan | –
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| Tuen Mun | –
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| Wong Tai Sin | –
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Multiple trophy wins edit
See The Double and The Treble.
Notes edit
^a Home grounds of many champions, especially ones who are defunct, may be unknown. This table should not be considered conclusive.