1995–96 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season	1995–96
Champions	Instant-Dict; 1st Hong Kong title
Relegated	HKFC
Matches played	90
Goals scored	292 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer	Paul Foster (Instant-Dict) ; (19 goals)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 85th since its establishment.

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South China (G)	9	7	2	0	31	7	+24	23
2	Instant-Dict	9	6	3	0	23	4	+19	21
3	Golden	9	4	4	1	16	16	0	16
4	Uhlsport Rangers	9	4	3	2	17	15	+2	15
5	Sing Tao	9	4	1	4	13	13	0	13
6	Frankwell (W)	9	2	4	3	12	10	+2	10
7	Happy Valley	9	2	3	4	18	14	+4	9
8	Mansion (W)	9	3	0	6	12	21	−9	9
9	Eastern	9	2	2	5	10	15	−5	8
10	HKFC (R)	9	0	0	9	8	47	−39	0

Source: see References
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(G) Grand Final; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from league system after the season

Second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Instant-Dict (G)	9	6	2	1	28	5	+23	20
2	South China	9	6	2	1	18	7	+11	20
3	Golden	9	5	2	2	19	9	+10	17
4	Happy Valley	9	3	4	2	12	8	+4	13
5	Eastern	9	4	1	4	7	14	−7	13
6	Mansion (W)	9	3	2	4	8	16	−8	11
7	Sing Tao	9	3	1	5	8	13	−5	10
8	Uhlsport Rangers	9	3	1	5	13	20	−7	10
9	Frankwell (W)	9	2	3	4	11	13	−2	9
10	HKFC (R)	9	0	2	7	8	27	−19	2

Source: see References
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(G) Grand Final; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from league system after the season

Grand final

30 May 1996

20:00 GMT+8

South China	0–1	Instant-Dict
		Costello

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 31,210

Referee: Ng Yim Kin

References

– List of final tables (RSSSF)
(in Chinese) Hong Kong Soccer – Gibson Lam's Homepage

v t e Hong Kong First Division seasons
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1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
^†Suspended season

v t e 1995–96 in Hong Kong football
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Domestic leagues	First Division League
Domestic cups	FA Cup
Asian competitions	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Related to representative team	Lunar New Year Cup