2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong Premier League
Season2025–26
Dates29 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
2026–27

The 2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Teams

A total of 10 teams compete in the league, including the top 9 teams from the previous season and 1 team promoted from the First Division League.[1]

Club Founded Position 2024–25
Tai Po 2002 1st
Lee Man 2017 2nd
Eastern 1932 3rd
Kitchee 1931 4th
Southern 2002 5th
Kowloon City 2002 6th
Rangers 1958 7th
North District 2002 8th
HKFC 1886 9th
Eastern District 2002 8th in First Division
  • Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

Stadia and locations

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Eastern
Kitchee
Lee Man
Eastern District HKFC Kitchee Kowloon City
Mong Kok Stadium Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground HKFC Stadium Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,664 Capacity: 11,981 Capacity: 2,750 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 2,194
North District Rangers Southern Tai Po
North District Sports Ground Tsing Yi Sports Ground Aberdeen Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 3,200

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Chest Sponsor
Eastern Hong Kong Cheng Kai Ming Hong Kong Roberto Losada Hong Kong Leung Chun Pong Adidas XDAG by the community
Eastern District Hong Kong Goldbert Chi Chiu Hong Kong Ng Wai Chiu Hong Kong Hélio Kelme
HKFC Hong Kong Mark Grainger South Africa Chancy Cooke Puma[2] The Executive Centre
Kitchee Hong Kong Ken Ng Spain Iñigo Calderón Nike EDPS
Kowloon City Hong Kong Wong Siu Kei Hong Kong Chan Ming Kong Hong Kong Tsang Kam To MC Sportswear Resources Capital
Lee Man Hong Kong Norman Lee Hong Kong Chu Siu Kei Hong Kong Ngan Lok Fung Macron Lee & Man Chemical
North District Hong Kong Chu Ho Yin Hong Kong Chan Chi Hong Hong Kong Lo Kong Wai Kelme
Rangers Hong Kong Peter Mok Hong Kong Wong Chin Hung Hong Kong Lau Chi Lok Kelme EGL Tours
Southern Hong Kong Matthew Wong Hong Kong Pui Ho Wang Japan Shu Sasaki Kelme CRRC
Tai Po Hong Kong Lam Yick Kuen Hong Kong Lee Chi Kin Brazil Gabriel Cividini Cyndicat Sports Tai Po Sports Association

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lee Man Hong Kong Chu Siu Kei (interim) Appointed to permanent role 31 May 2025[3]
Kitchee Portugal Edgar Cardoso End of contract 1 June 2025 Pre-season Spain Iñigo Calderón 4 July 2025[4]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 7 in the match squad and no more than 6 on the pitch during matches.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Former players
Eastern Brazil Gil Brazil Felipe Sá Scotland Calum Hall South Korea Ku Ja-ryong Spain Daniel Almazan Spain Marcos Gondra
Eastern District Brazil Bruno Bianconi Brazil Matheus Favali Brazil Léo Brazil Bruno Luiz China Gu Bin Republic of the Congo Tiekoro Sissoko Japan Seito Takatori Scotland Marcus McMillan Serbia Aleksandar Andrić Sri Lanka Wazeem Razeek Chinese Taipei Martin Baudelet
HKFC Australia Dominic Johns England Dipen Gurung England Nicholas Kedwards England Félix Pérez-Doyle France Enzo Dietrich France William Mirwasser France Arnaud Rollin Japan Tatsuya Inoue Portugal Hugo Moreira Scotland Jack Bennie Scotland Cai McGunnigle South Korea Shin jae-ho United States Auston Kranick United States Leo Montesinos United States Jesus Salazar
Kitchee Brazil Matheus Dantas Brazil Kendy China Enikar Mehmud England Callum Beattie Japan Yumemi Kanda South Korea Kim Shin-wook Spain Adrián Revilla Spain Roger Riera Turkmenistan Ruslan Mingazow
Kowloon City Brazil Carioca Brazil Jadson Brazil Kayron Brazil Kessi Brazil Luizinho Guinea Habib Bah South Korea Kang Jun-hyeon South Korea Park Min-gyu United States Edison Castro
Lee Man Brazil Willian Gaúcho Brazil Mikael Georgia (country) Merab Gigauri Japan Cy Goddard Japan Ryoya Tachibana Spain Noah Baffoe Uzbekistan Dostonbek Tursunov
North District Brazil Kayke David Brazil Weverton Gudula Brazil Danilo Santos Brazil Vinicius Soares Colombia Diego Abadía Colombia Yilber Arboleda Colombia Elian Villalobos Colombia Carlos Páez
Rangers Argentina Matias Panigazzi China Chen Hao Ghana Abbey Agbodzie Ghana Maxwell Ansah Ghana Nassam Ibrahim Japan Ryota Hayashi Japan Akito Okamoto South Korea Kim Min-kyu
Southern Argentina Jonatan Acosta Brazil Matheus Chulapa Brazil Lucas Emmanuel Brazil Murilo Souza Brazil Gabriel Yanno Japan Kota Kawase Japan Shu Sasaki South Korea Song Ju-ho South Korea Gil Yehudayan United States Javen Leung
Tai Po Australia James Temelkovski Brazil Gabriel Cividini Brazil Daciel Brazil Marcão Brazil Mikael Brazil Michel Renner Brazil Igor Sartori Brazil Lucas Silva Brazil Paulinho Simionato Brazil Patrick Valverde Brazil Gerson Vieira Brazil Weverton

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Eastern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Eastern District 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 HKFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kowloon City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lee Man 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 North District 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Southern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Tai Po 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to First Division League
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2025. 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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (18 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom five).

Results

Home and away

Home \ Away EAS EDS HKF KIT KLC LEE NOR RAN SOU TPF
Eastern
Eastern District
HKFC
Kitchee
Kowloon City
Lee Man
North District
Rangers
Southern
Tai Po
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Split

After 18 matches, the league splits into two groups of five teams. The top five are grouped into the Championship Group and the bottom five into the Challenging Group, with the teams playing every other team in their group once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.


Results by match played

Win
Draw
Lose

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 9.

Qualification for the Championship Group
Qualification for the Challenging Group


Fixtures and results

Round 1

29 August 2025 (2025-08-29) Eastern Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) Southern Rangers Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
16:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) Lee Man Tai Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:30 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 2

13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) Southern Lee Man Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
16:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) Tai Po North District Tai Po, New Territories
16:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) Eastern Kowloon City Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:30 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
14 September 2025 (2025-09-14) HKFC Rangers Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium

Round 3

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) Lee Man Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
16:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) Rangers North District Tsing Yi, New Territories
16:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
21 September 2025 (2025-09-21) Southern Eastern Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
16:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
21 September 2025 (2025-09-21) Kowloon City Tai Po Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
16:00 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground

Round 4

11 January 2026 (2026-01-11) HKFC Kitchee Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
24 January 2026 (2026-01-24) Lee Man Eastern Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
15 March 2026 (2026-03-15) Tai Po Southern Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground

Round 5

18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) Tai Po Kitchee Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) Lee Man Eastern District Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
19 October 2025 (2025-10-19) Rangers Eastern Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
19 October 2025 (2025-10-19) HKFC Southern Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium

Round 6

26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) Kowloon City HKFC Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) Tai Po Eastern Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) Kitchee North District Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
4 March 2026 (2026-03-04) Lee Man Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 7

1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) Tai Po Rangers Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) Lee Man HKFC Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
2 November 2025 (2025-11-02) Kowloon City Kitchee Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground

Round 8

8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) Southern Kitchee Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
7 December 2025 (2025-12-07) HKFC Tai Po Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
21 March 2026 (2026-03-21) Lee Man Kowloon City Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 9

9 November 2025 (2025-11-09) HKFC Eastern Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) Tai Po Eastern District Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
23 November 2025 (2025-11-23) Lee Man North District Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) Rangers Kitchee Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

Round 10

29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) Kitchee Eastern District Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) Kowloon City Eastern Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) Rangers HKFC Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) Lee Man Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 11

14 December 2025 (2025-12-14) Rangers Lee Man Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
14 December 2025 (2025-12-14) HKFC Kowloon City Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
14 December 2025 (2025-12-14) Eastern Tai Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 12

10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) Tai Po Kowloon City Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18) Eastern Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18) HKFC Eastern District Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) Kitchee Lee Man Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

Round 13

5 October 2025 (2025-10-05) HKFC North District Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) Tai Po Lee Man Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) Rangers Southern Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

Round 14

28 January 2026 (2026-01-28) Eastern North District Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
1 February 2026 (2026-02-01) Kowloon City Lee Man Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
1 February 2026 (2026-02-01) Tai Po HKFC Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground

Round 15

25 January 2026 (2026-01-25) Kitchee Tai Po Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) Southern HKFC Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
22 February 2026 (2026-02-22) Eastern Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Round 16

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) Southern Tai Po Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) Eastern Lee Man Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
1 March 2026 (2026-03-01) Kitchee HKFC Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

Round 17

14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) Eastern Eastern District Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
15 March 2026 (2026-03-15) HKFC Lee Man Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 Report Stadium: HKFC Stadium
22 March 2026 (2026-03-22) Rangers Tai Po Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 Report Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

Round 18

11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) Eastern HKFC Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of
Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.
# Player Nationality For Against Result Date Ref

Clean sheets

As of
Rank Player Club Matches

Attendances

As of
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Eastern NA
2 Eastern District n/a1
3 HKFC NA
4 Kitchee NA
5 Kowloon City NA
6 Lee Man NA
7 North District NA
8 Rangers NA
9 Southern NA
10 Tai Po NA
League total NA

Source: HKFA
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season

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