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2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League

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Hong Kong Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsEastern
RelegatedDreams Metro Gallery
Wong Tai Sin
AFC Champions LeagueKitchee
Eastern
Matches played72
Goals scored213 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Giovane da Silva (Eastern)
Montenegro Admir Adrović (Pegasus)
(10 goals)
Best goalkeeperYapp Hung Fai (Eastern)
Biggest home winKitchee 4–0 Yuen Long
(12 September 2015)
South China 4–0 Dreams Metro Gallery
(13 December 2015)
Eastern 4–0 Rangers (5 March 2016)
Biggest away winYuen Long 1–6 Eastern
(13 December 2015)
Highest scoringSouthern 6–3 Dreams Metro Gallery
(9 January 2016)
Longest winning run6 matches:
Kitchee
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Kitchee
Longest winless run10 matches:
Wong Tai Sin
Longest losing run4 matches:
Wong Tai Sin
Highest attendance4,130
Eastern 3–1 South China
(10 January 2016)
Lowest attendance271
Rangers 0–0 Southern
(12 December 2015)
Total attendance73334
Average attendance1,019

2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Teams

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A total of 9 teams contested the league, including eight sides from the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and one promoted from the 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League teams


Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team Stadium Location District Capacity
Dreams Metro Gallery Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po 2,194
Eastern Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong 6,769
Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Wan Chai 40,000
Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong 6,769
Rangers Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay Kwun Tong 1,200
South China Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sai Kung 3,500
Southern Aberdeen Sports Ground Aberdeen Southern 4,0001
Wong Tai Sin Hammer Hill Sports Ground Choi Hung Wong Tai Sin 2,200
Yuen Long Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long Yuen Long 4,932

Remarks:
1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches.

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Dreams Metro Gallery Lo Man Fai Leung Chi Wing Spain Pablo Gallardo Nike Fu Ho Restaurant
Eastern Lam Kin Ming Chan Yuen Ting Yapp Hung Fai Adidas —
Pegasus Canny Leung Lee Chi Kin Kwok Kin Pong Adidas —
Kitchee Ken Ng Chu Chi Kwong Lo Kwan Yee Nike Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
Rangers Mok Yiu Keung Yan Lik Kin Brazil Beto Xtep Kunne
South China Wallace Cheung Brazil Ricardo Rambo Chan Wai Ho Adidas Panasonic
Southern Chan Man Chun Cheng Siu Chung Spain José María Díaz Nike Kwoon Chung Motors（Home Jersey）
ISUZU（Guest Jersey）
Wong Tai Sin Ma Hung Ming Chiu Chung Man
Poon Man Chun 		Japan Yuto Nakamura Joma —
Yuen Long Wong Wai Shun Fung Hoi Man Brazil Fábio Lopes Nike Itacho Sushi

Chairman changes

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Team Outgoing Chairman Date of vacancy Incoming Chairman Date of appointment
Dreams Metro Gallery Khan Swadiq (as YFCMD) 1 July 2015 Lo Man Fai 1 July 2015
Pegasus Cheng Ting Kong (as Pegasus) 1 July 2015 Canny Leung 1 July 2015

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Yuen Long Chan Ho Yin Sacked 3 May 2015 Pre-season Fung Hoi Man 9 June 2015
Kitchee Spain José Molina Resigned 27 May 2015 Spain Abraham García 21 July 2015
Eastern Cristiano Cordeiro Sacked 1 June 2015 Yeung Ching Kwong 8 June 2015
Southern Fung Hoi Man Signed by Yuen Long 9 June 2015 Cheng Siu Chung 9 June 2015
Pegasus Chan Chi Hong Resigned 30 June 2015 Lee Chi Kin 8 July 2015
Rangers Yan Lik Kin Return as Assistant Manager 24 July 2015 Brazil Ricardo 24 July 2015
Eastern Yeung Ching Kwong Signed by Meizhou Wuhua 13 December 2015 1st Chan Yuen Ting 13 December 2015
Rangers Brazil Ricardo Signed by South China 2 March 2016 8th Yan Lik Kin 2 March 2016
Kitchee Spain Abraham García Resigned 5 Mar 2016 2nd Chu Chi Kwong 5 Mar 2016
South China Brazil Casemiro Mior Sacked 13 Mar 2016 3rd Brazil Ricardo 13 Mar 2016

Foreign players

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The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches.[1]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Asian Player
Rangers Brazil Mauricio Brazil Paulo César France Quentin Lendresse Spain Dieguito Spain Ernesto Gómez South Korea Gee Kyung-hun
Dreams Metro Gallery Spain Pablo Gallardo Brazil Leonidas Croatia Miroslav Saric Japan Kenji Fukuda
Eastern Australia James Meyer Brazil Clayton Brazil Diego Eli Brazil Giovane Brazil Michel Lugo Australia Andrew Barisic
Wong Tai Sin Brazil Everton Camargo Brazil Naves Brazil Reinaldo Serbia Mirko Teodorović South Korea Yoon Dong-hun Japan Yuto Nakamura
Pegasus Brazil Dhiego Martins Brazil Eduardo Praes Brazil João Emir North Macedonia Kristijan Naumovski Montenegro Admir Adrović
Southern Brazil Tomas Brazil Wellingsson Spain Diego Garrido Spain Jonathan Carril Spain José María Díaz
Kitchee Brazil Fernando Spain Dani Cancela Spain Fernando Recio Spain Jordi Tarrés Spain Rufino South Korea Kim Tae-Min
South China Brazil Luiz Carlos Cameroon Mahama Awal Ecuador Cristian Mora Ecuador Félix Borja Serbia Bojan Mališić Australia Ryan Griffiths
Yuen Long Brazil Fábio Lopes Brazil Gustavo Silva Brazil Luciano Silva Brazil Stefan Serbia Aleksandar Ranđelović South Korea Park Chan-Jong

Former players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Dreams Metro Gallery Brazil Clayton
Eastern Croatia Miroslav Saric South Korea Han Jae-woong
Pegasus Serbia Dušan Martinović Slovenia Nejc Mevlja Croatia Ivan Miličević Australia Dane Milovanović
Kitchee Spain Juan Belencoso
Rangers Brazil Santaiana Thailand Panudech Maiwong
Southern
South China Liberia Boima Karpeh Brazil Lucas Silva East Timor Murilo
Wong Tai Sin Brazil Leonidas Japan Kohei Ito
Yuen Long Spain José Cruz

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastern 16 12 2 2 35 13 +22 38 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Kitchee 16 11 4 1 32 11 +21 37 Qualification to season play-off and Champions League preliminary round 2
3 South China 16 9 2 5 26 21 +5 29 Qualification to season play-off[a]
4 Southern 16 6 5 5 26 21 +5 23
5 Pegasus 16 4 5 7 22 27 −5 17
6 Dreams Metro Gallery 16 4 4 8 19 30 −11 16 Relegation to First Division[b]
7 Yuen Long 16 3 6 7 21 32 −11 15
8 Rangers 16 2 5 9 15 29 −14 11[c]
9 Wong Tai Sin 16 2 5 9 17 29 −12 11[c] Relegation to First Division[b]
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. ^ Since the winners of the Senior Shield, Eastern, and the winners of the League Cup, Kitchee, qualified for AFC competitions and the Season Play-off respectively based on league position, the spots awarded to the Senior Shield winner and the League Cup winner for the Season Play-off were awarded to the third and fourth placed team in the league. Pegasus qualified as winners of the FA Cup.
  2. ^ a b Both Dreams Metro Gallery and Wong Tai Sin did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.
  3. ^ a b Rangers wins head-to-head against Wong Tai Sin.

Positions by round

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To preserve the chronological order of events, 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 8.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Eastern312111111111111111
Kitchee134544533333222222
South China685422222222333333
Southern478866665455644444
Pegasus521233456566455555
Dreams Metro Gallery243355344644566666
Yuen Long967788787777788877
Rangers756677879998899998
Wong Tai Sin899999998889977789
Leader - 2017 AFC Champions League play-off stage
Relegation to 2016–17 Hong Kong First Division League
Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Results

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Home \ Away HKR DMG EAA KCS KIT PEG SCA WTS YLF
Rangers 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1
Dreams Metro Gallery 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 3–2
Eastern 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 3–0
Southern 3–2 6–3 1–2 1–1 3–3 2–3 2–0 2–0
Kitchee 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–1 4–0
Pegasus 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1
South China 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–2 2–1 2–1
Wong Tai Sin 3–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Yuen Long 3–1 2–1 1–6 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 4–1
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

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12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) Dreams Metro Gallery 2–0 Wong Tai Sin Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Tse Long Hin 6'
Wong Tsz Ho 54'		 Report Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) Kitchee 4–0 Yuen Long Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Jordi 36', 45+2', 90+3'
Paulinho 83'		 Report Stadium: Mongkok Stadium
Attendance: 1,933
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) Southern 3–3 Pegasus Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Díaz 27'
Michael Luk 52'
Souza 58' (pen.)		 Report Adrović 31', 42' (pen.)
Emir 66'		 Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 689
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) Rangers 1–2 Eastern Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Hui Wang Fung 35' Report Roberto 75'
Barisic 82'		 Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 966
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 2

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18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) Rangers 1–1 Yuen Long Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Lendresse 50' Report Yip Tsz Chun 90+4' Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 306
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) Dreams Metro Gallery 0–3 Pegasus Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Adrović 24'
Lee Ka Yiu 63'
Emir 88'		 Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 927
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) Eastern 1–0 Wong Tai Sin Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Barisic 23' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
23 December 2015 (2015-12-23) Kitchee 4–2 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Paulinho 19'
Fernando 47'
Sandro 87'
Alex 90+4'		 Report Chan Siu Ki 12'
Carlos 90+5'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,630
Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Round 3

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26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) South China 1–0 Southern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8) Lucas 52' Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 757
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) Eastern 1–1 Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Festus 90+5' Report Belencoso 4' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) Dreams Metro Gallery 3–2 Yuen Long Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Fukuda 11' (pen.), 21'
Lau Hok Ming 77'		 Report Cruz 90+1'
Luciano 90+3'		 Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 580
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) Pegasus 1–0 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Emir 65' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Ching Oi Cho

Round 4

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16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) South China 2–1 Wong Tai Sin Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8) Carlos 3'
Awal 78'		 Report Kohei Ito 16' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 910
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) Southern 1–2 Eastern Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Souza 9' Report Diego 5'
Ju Yingzhi 69'		 Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 780
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) Pegasus 1–1 Yuen Long Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Kwok Kin Pong 24' Report Yuan Yang 18' Stadium: Mongkok Stadium
Attendance: 658
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) Rangers 0–0 Dreams Metro Gallery Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 365
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 5

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31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) Southern 2–0 Wong Tai Sin Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Díaz 37'
Michael Luk 45+2'		 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 345
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) Pegasus 0–2 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8) Report Itaparica 11'
Carlos 80'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) Eastern 1–0 Dreams Metro Gallery Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Lee Hong Lim 83' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) Rangers 0–2 Kitchee Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Paulinho 73'
Fernando 90+6'		 Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 511
Referee: Chan Ming Siu

Round 6

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16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) South China 2–1 Yuen Long Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8) Carlos 7'
Liang Zicheng 26'		 Report Stefan 88' (pen.) Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 461
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) Kitchee 2–0 Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Chan Cham Hei 22' (o.g.)
Sham Kwok Keung 82'		 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 694
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
16 March 2016 (2016-03-16) Eastern 4–2 Pegasus Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Lugo 8', 22'
Barisic 79', 82'		 Report Adrović 68', 90+1' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Ng Kai Lam
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) Wong Tai Sin 3–3 Rangers Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Gee Kyung-hun 4' (o.g.)
Everton 51'
Wong Chun Hin 90+1'		 Report Ernesto 25', 64'
Lendresse 38'		 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 592
Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Round 7

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28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) Wong Tai Sin 2–2 Pegasus Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Liu Pui Fung 33'
Chiu Chun Kit 65'		 Report Eduardo 23'
Adrović 60'		 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 470
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) South China 2–0 Rangers Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Itaparica 39'
Awal 83'		 Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 928
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) Dreams Metro Gallery 2–1 Kitchee Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Clayton 21'
Chu Siu Kei 33'		 Report Lam Ka Wai 45' Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 932
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) Yuen Long 1–1 Southern Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Yip Tsz Chun 3' Report Michael Luk 59' Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 8

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12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) Wong Tai Sin 0–0 Kitchee Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Hammer Hill Sports Ground
Attendance: 719
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) Rangers 0–0 Southern Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 271
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) South China 4–0 Dreams Metro Gallery Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8) Carlos 58'
Awal 71', 90+4'
Itaparica 84'		 Report Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) Yuen Long 1–6 Eastern Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Park Chan Jong 74' Report Diego 10'
Giovane 30', 69' (pen.), 90+1'
Barisic 54', 89'		 Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 9

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9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Southern 6–3 Dreams Metro Gallery Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Emmet Wan 3'
Souza 8' (pen.)
Carril 19'
James Ha 45', 64'
Michael Luk 82'		 Report Leonidas 48'
Fukuda 60' (pen.), 81'		 Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 333
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Kitchee 2–0 Pegasus Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Fernando 63'
Alex 81'		 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Wong Tai Sin 1–1 Yuen Long Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Zhang Jun 48' Report Ip Chung Long 25' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 543
Referee: Ng Kai Lam
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Eastern 3–1 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Giovane 23', 33'
Diego 50'		 Report Chan Siu Ki 90+4' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 10

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16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) Southern 2–0 Yuen Long Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Luciano 62' (o.g.)
Tomas 83'		 Report Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 308
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) Kitchee 1–1 Dreams Metro Gallery Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Matt Lam 14' Report Leung Kwok Wai 90+4' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 928
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) Pegasus 2–0 Wong Tai Sin So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Adrović 19', 83' Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 506
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) Rangers 0–2 South China Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Cheung Kin Fung 20'
Awal 43'		 Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 707
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 11

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30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Pegasus 0–3 Dreams Metro Gallery So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Fukuda 45+1'
Wong Tsz Ho 86'
Chung Wai Keung 90+1'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 542
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) South China 0–3 Kitchee Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Rufino 17', 65'
Alex 79'		 Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) Wong Tai Sin 1–2 Eastern Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Nakamura 89' (pen.) Report Roberto 42'
Giovane 51'		 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 959
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) Yuen Long 3–1 Rangers Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Stefan 16', 59'
Ip Chung Long 67'		 Report Chuck Yiu Kwok 48' Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 647
Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 12

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20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Southern 1–1 Kitchee Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Díaz 44' Report Jared Lum 45+2' Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 552
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Yuen Long 2–2 South China Yuen Long, New Territories
19:00 (UTC+8) Park Chan-jong 80'
Ranđelović 85'		 Report Griffiths 18'
Awal 78'		 Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) Pegasus 0–0 Eastern So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) Rangers 2–1 Wong Tai Sin Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Ernesto 20'
Mauricio 79'		 Report Liu Pui Fung 25' Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park
Attendance: 294
Referee: Ng Kai Lam

Round 13

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27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) Dreams Metro Gallery 0–4 Eastern Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Clayton 17'
Lugo 52', 90'
Andy Nägelein 88'		 Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Wong Tai Sin 2–1 Southern Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Everton 84'
Aender 89'		 Report Tomas 45+1' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 530
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Kitchee 2–1 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Rufino 16' (pen.)
Alex 81'		 Report Mauricio 70' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 979
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) South China 0–2 Pegasus Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8) Report Fong Pak Lun 45'
McKee 69'		 Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 745
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 14

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) Yuen Long 0–1 Kitchee Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Sandro 73' Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) Eastern 4–0 Rangers Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Lugo 3'
Diego 37'
Beto 57' (o.g.)
Giovane 88'		 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,366
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) Wong Tai Sin 3–2 Dreams Metro Gallery Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Reinaldo 35'
Everton 55' (pen.)
Chiu Chun Kit 60'		 Report Nunez 21'
Fukuda 24'		 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 552
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) Pegasus 0–1 Southern So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8) Report James Ha 76' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 582
Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Round 15

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12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) Wong Tai Sin 1–1 South China Choi Hung, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Aender 63' Report Griffiths 30' Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Attendance: 962
Referee: Ching Oi Cho
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) Eastern 0–2 Southern Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Report Michael Luk 11'
Souza 28'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) Dreams Metro Gallery 1–1 Rangers Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Wong Tsz Ho 37' Report Ernesto 31' Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 551
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) Yuen Long 2–2 Pegasus Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Gustavo 56'
Yip Tsz Chun 90+6'		 Report McKee 58'
Lee Ka Yiu 67'		 Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 861
Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 16

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2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) Southern 3–2 Rangers Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Garrido 48'
Ngue 80'
Souza 82'		 Report Lendresse 67', 89' Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 336
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) Kitchee 2–1 Wong Tai Sin Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Rufino 4'
Alex 46'		 Report Liu Pui Fung 49' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) Dreams Metro Gallery 0–1 South China Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Report Griffiths 16' Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 924
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) Eastern 3–0 Yuen Long Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Diego 18'
Barisic 63'
Giovane 79'		 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Round 17

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22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) South China 1–2 Eastern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8) Griffiths 60' (pen.) Report Giovane 26', 44' Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) Pegasus 2–4 Kitchee Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Adrović 50' (pen.)
Lo Kong Wai 86'		 Report Alex 37'
Sandro 39', 64'
Cheng Chin Lung 90+2'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) Dreams Metro Gallery 1–1 Southern Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Yiu Ho Ming 64' Report Díaz 53' Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 574
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) Yuen Long 4–1 Wong Tai Sin Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8) Ranđelović 11'
Chan Cheuk Kwong 45+3'
Stefan 57'
Yuan Yang 90'		 Report Nakamura 9' (pen.) Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 1,389
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 18

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7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) Kitchee 2–0 Eastern Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Alex 20'
Matt Lam 32'		 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) Yuen Long 2–1 Dreams Metro Gallery Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8) Luciano 53'
Park Chan-jong 63'		 Report Yiu Ho Ming 70' Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) Rangers 3–2 Pegasus Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8) Lendresse 8', 65'
Chuck Yiu Kwok 26'		 Report Emir 41'
Adrović 52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 394
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) Southern 2–3 South China Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8) Souza 88' (pen.)
Garrido 90'		 Report Liang Zicheng 53'
Lam Hok Hei 59'
Awal 69'		 Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 572
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top Scorer

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As of 7 May 2016[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Giovane da Silva Eastern 10
Montenegro Admir Adrović Pegasus
3 Australia Andrew Barisic Eastern 7
Alex Akande Kitchee
Cameroon Mahama Awal South China
6 France Quentin Lendresse Rangers 6
Japan Kenji Fukuda Dreams Metro Gallery

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Spain Jordi Tarrés Kitchee Yuen Long 4–0 12 September 2015 [3]
Brazil Giovane da Silva Eastern Yuen Long 6–1 13 December 2015 [4]

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Eastern 15,267 4,130 1,085 1,908 +98.8%†
2 Kitchee 12,751 3,630 694 1,594 +6.5%†
3 South China 9,105 2,292 461 1,138 −18.6%†
4 Yuen Long 8,611 1,418 647 1,076 −9.6%†
5 Pegasus 7,847 2,378 506 981 −39.3%†
6 Dreams Metro Gallery 6,697 1,131 551 837 +10.1%†
7 Wong Tai Sin 5,327 962 470 666 −4.0%†
8 Southern 3,915 780 308 489 n/a1
9 Rangers 3,814 966 271 477 −1.6%†
League total 73,334 4,130 271 1,019 −2.8%†

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
1: Team did not play last season in the Premier League

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

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Awards Prize Winner Club Votes
Footballer of the Year Hong Kong Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 75.84%
Coach of the Year Hong Kong Chan Yuen Ting Eastern 50.64%
Young Players of the Year Hong Kong Tan Chun Lok Pegasus 68.01%
Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi Kitchee 34.29%
Players' Player Brazil Diego Eli Eastern 57.97%
Most Favorite Player Japan Kenji Fukuda Dreams Metro Gallery 3,011
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper Hong Kong Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 75.84%
Defenders Hong Kong Beto Júnior Eastern 56.96%
Hong Kong Lo Kwan Yee Kitchee 47.23%
Hong Kong Cheung Kin Fung South China 42.17%
Serbia Bojan Mališić South China 32%
Midfielders Brazil Diego Eli Eastern 57.97%
Hong Kong Huang Yang Kitchee 44.42%
Brazil Fernando Kitchee 40.96%
Brazil Michel Lugo Eastern 36.13%
Forwards Brazil Giovane Eastern 62.37%
Spain Rufino Kitchee 29.45%

References

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  1. ^ "足總CEO：下季港職聯降一隊 外援註6出3+1". on.cc 東網. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kitchee 4 Yuen Long 0". 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Yuen Long 1 Eastern 6". 13 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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