1997–98 Hong Kong First Division League
Appearance
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Instant-Dict |
Relegated | Five-One-Seven |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 185 (3.3 per match) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 87th since its establishment. The season began on 7 September 1997 and ended on 16 April 1998.
First stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Instant-Dict | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 35 | To Grand Final |
2 | Happy Valley | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 29 | Championship Playoff |
3 | Sing Tao | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 26 | |
4 | South China | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | |
5 | Yee Hope | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 15 | Relegation Playoff |
6 | Rangers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 15 | |
7 | Golden | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 11 | |
8 | Five-One-Seven | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Second stage
[edit]NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.
Championship playoff
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Instant-Dict | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 26.5 | To Grand Final |
2 | South China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | |
3 | Happy Valley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 19.5 | |
4 | Sing Tao | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 19 |
Source: rsssf.com
Relegation playoff
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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5 | Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18.5 | |
6 | Yee Hope | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16.5 | |
7 | Golden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 14.5 | Relegation to Second Division by rules, but retained in the First Division |
8 | Five-One-Seven | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 3.5 | Relegation to Second Division |
Source: rsssf.com
Final
[edit]No final was played as Instant-Dict granted the champion in both stages, and automatically became the overall champion. The runner-up in the Champion Playoff, South China, was awarded the overall runners-up.
First Division League 1997–98 winners |
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Instant-Dict 2nd title |