# 2015–16 Eastern SC season

The 2015–16 season is Eastern's 61st season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Eastern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.

## Key events

* 31 May 2015: Hong Kong defender Leung Chi Wing retires from professional football.
* 31 May 2015: Hong Kong striker Yiu Hok Man retires from professional football.
* 1 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Man Pei Tak retires from professional football.
* 1 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Ju Yingzhi joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
* 3 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Cheng King Ho joins the club from I-Sky Yuen Long on a free transfer.
* 9 June 2015: Australian striker Dylan Macallister leaves the club and joins Rockdale City Suns on a free transfer.
* 10 June 2015: South Korea midfielder Han Jae-woong joins the club from Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee.
* 10 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Leung Tsz Chun leaves the club and joins KC Southern for an undisclosed fee.
* 12 June 2015: Cameroon-born Hong Kong midfielder Eugene Mbome joins the club from Biu Chun Rangers on a free transfer.
* 12 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Xu Deshuai joins the club from Kitchee for an undisclosed fee.
* 16 June 2015: English striker Rohan Ricketts leaves the club after contract expires.
* 19 June 2015: Hong Kong goalkeeper Ho Kwok Chuen joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
* 23 June 2015: Nigerian defender Festus Baise joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
* 24 June 2015: Australian striker Andrew Barisic joins the club from Melbourne Knights for an undisclosed fee.
* 24 June 2015: Hong Kong Liang Zicheng leaves the club and joins South China for an undisclosed fee.
* 30 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Lee Hong Lim joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
* 3 July 2015: Hong Kong goalkeeper Liang Yuhao joins the club from Wofoo Tai Po on a free transfer.
* 8 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Tsang Chi Hau joins the club from Kitchee for an undisclosed fee.
* 9 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Tsang Kam To joins the club from Kitchee for an undisclosed fee.
* 9 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Kwok Kin Pong leaves the club and joins Pegasus for an undisclosed fee.
* 11 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Luk Chi Ho Michael leaves the club and joins KC Southern for an undisclosed fee.
* 17 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Leung Kwok Wai leaves the club and joins Dream Metro Gallery on a free transfer.
* 21 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Pak Wing Chak retires from professional football.
* 23 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Lee Chi Ho leaves the club and joins Biu Chun Rangers on a free transfer.
* 23 July 2015: Hong Kong goalkeeper Li Hon Ho leaves the club and joins Tai Po on a free transfer.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | P | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Previous Club | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Yapp Hung Fai$^{LP}$ | (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 | 25 | 2014 | South China | Club captain |
| 2 | DF | Jean-Jacques Kilama$^{LP}$ | (1985-10-13)13 October 1985 | 29 | 2014 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | |
| 3 | MF | Diego Eli Moreira$^{FP}$ | (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 | 26 | 2013 | Tuen Mun | |
| 5 | DF | Clayton Michel Afonso$^{FP}$ | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 | 27 | 2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | |
| 6 | DF | Wong Chin Hung$^{LP}$ | (1982-03-02)2 March 1982 | 33 | 2013 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 7 | MF | Xu Deshuai$^{LP}$ | (1987-07-13)13 July 1987 | 28 | 2015 | Kitchee | |
| 8 | MF | Miroslav Saric$^{FP}$ | (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 | 29 | 2014 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 9 | MF | Han Jae-woong$^{FP}$ | (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 | 30 | 2015 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 13 | DF | Tse Man Wing$^{LP}$ | (1983-01-05)5 January 1983 | 32 | 2013 | Royal Southern | |
| 14 | DF | Cheng King Ho$^{LP}$ | (1989-11-17)17 November 1989 | 25 | 2015 | I-Sky Yuen Long | |
| 15 | DF | Beto$^{FP}$ | (1984-07-10)10 July 1984 | 31 | 2013 | Tuen Mun | |
| 16 | GK | Ho Kwok Chuen$^{LP}$ | (1977-02-20)20 February 1977 | 38 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 17 | MF | Lee Hong Lim$^{LP}$ | (1983-09-29)29 September 1983 | 31 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 19 | FW | Cheng Siu Wai$^{LP}$ | (1981-12-27)27 December 1981 | 33 | 2013 | Kitchee | |
| 20 | MF | Li Ka Chun$^{LP}$ | (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 | 21 | 2014 (Winter) | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 21 | DF | Tsang Kam To$^{LP}$ | (1989-06-21)21 June 1989 | 26 | 2015 | Kitchee | |
| 22 | FW | Giovane Alves da Silva$^{FP}$ | (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 | 32 | 2013 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 24 | MF | Ju Yingzhi$^{LP}$ | (1987-07-24)24 July 1987 | 28 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 27 | FW | Andrew Barisic$^{LP}$ | (1986-03-22)22 March 1986 | 29 | 2015 | Melbourne Knights | |
| 28 | DF | Wong Chi Chung$^{LP}$ | (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 | 32 | 2014 (Winter) | Tuen Mun | |
| 32 | MF | Lo Chi Kwan$^{LP}$ | (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 | 34 | 2014 | Royal Southern | |
| 33 | GK | Liang Yuhao$^{LP}$ | (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 | 22 | 2015 | Wofoo Tai Po | |
| 77 | DF | Festus Baise$^{LP}$ | (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 | 35 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 88 | MF | Andy Nägelein$^{LP}$ | (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 | 33 | 2015 (Winter) | Hunan Billows | |
| | MF | Eugene Mbome$^{LP}$ | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 | 29 | 2015 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
Last update: 28 July 2015 Source: South China Football Team Ordered by squad number. $^{LP}$Local player; $^{FP}$Foreign player; $^{NR}$Non-registered player

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 24 | MF | Ju Yingzhi | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 1 June 2015 |
| 14 | DF | Cheng King Ho | I-Sky Yuen Long | Free transfer | 3 June 2015 |
| 9 | MF | Han Jae-woong | Biu Chun Rangers | Undisclosed | 10 June 2015 |
| | MF | Eugene Mbome | Biu Chun Rangers | Free transfer | 12 June 2015 |
| 7 | MF | Xu Deshuai | Kitchee | Undisclosed | 12 June 2015 |
| 77 | DF | Festus Baise | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 23 June 2015 |
| 27 | FW | Andrew Barisic | Melbourne Knights | Undisclosed | 24 June 2015 |
| 17 | MF | Lee Hong Lim | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 30 June 2015 |
| 33 | GK | Liang Yuhao | Wofoo Tai Po | Free transfer | 3 July 2015 |
| 12 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Kitchee | Undisclosed | 8 July 2015 |
| 21 | DF | Tsang Kam To | Kitchee | Undisclosed | 9 July 2015 |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 33 | DF | Leung Chi Wing | Retired | N/A | 31 May 2015 |
| 29 | FW | Yiu Hok Man | Retired | N/A | 31 May 2015 |
| 12 | DF | Man Pei Tak | Retired | N/A | 1 June 2015 |
| 9 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Rockdale City Suns | Free transfer | 9 June 2015 |
| 26 | MF | Leung Tsz Chun | KC Southern | Undisclosed | 10 June 2015 |
| 11 | FW | Rohan Ricketts | | End of contract | 16 June 2015 |
| 18 | MF | Liang Zicheng | South China | Undisclosed | 24 June 2015 |
| 21 | DF | Kwok Kin Pong | Pegasus | Undisclosed | 7 July 2015 |
| 10 | MF | Luk Michael Chi Ho | KC Southern | Undisclosed | 11 July 2015 |
| 23 | DF | Leung Kwok Wai | Dream Metro Gallery | Free transfer | 17 July 2015 |
| | DF | Pak Wing Chak | Retired | N/A | 21 July 2015 |
| 14 | DF | Lee Chi Ho | Biu Chun Rangers | Free transfer | 23 July 2015 |
| 17 | GK | Li Hon Ho | Tai Po | Free transfer | 23 July 2015 |

### Loan In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |

### Loan Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Yeung Ching Kwong |
| Assistant Coach | Leung Chi Wing |
| Assistant Coach | Lai Kai Cheuk |
| Assistant Coach | Wong Chun Yu |
| Assistant Coach | Chan Yuen Ting |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Chung Ho Yin |
Last updated: 30 July 2015 Source: Eastern SC

## Squad statistics
### Overall Stats

| | League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals for | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Player Stats

### Appearances and goals
#### Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    As of 30 July 2015
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Yapp Hung Fai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | HKG | Jean-Jacques Kilama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Diego Eli Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Clayton Michel Afonso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Wong Chin Hung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | HKG | Xu Deshuai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Miroslav Saric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | KOR | Han Jae-woong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | HKG | Tse Man Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | HKG | Cheng King Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Beto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | HKG | Ho Kwok Chuen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | HKG | Lee Hong Lim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | HKG | Cheng Siu Wai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | HKG | Li Ka Chun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | HKG | Tsang Kam To | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Giovane Alves da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | HKG | Ju Yingzhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | AUS | Andrew Barisic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | HKG | Wong Chi Chung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | HKG | Lo Chi Kwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | HKG | Liang Yuhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | HKG | Festus Baise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | HKG | Andy Nägelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Last updated: 25 July 2015. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | | | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | | | | |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | League | League | League | Shield | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Others | Total | Total | Total | Notes |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Substitution Record

Includes all competitive matches.
| | | | League | League | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Name | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Yapp Hung Fai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Ho Kwok Chuen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Liang Yuhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | CB | Jean-Jacques Kilama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Clayton Michel Afonso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | LB | Wong Chin Hung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | LB | Tse Man Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | RB | Cheng King Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CB | Beto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | RB | Tsang Kam To | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | CB | Wong Chi Chung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | CB | Festus Baise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 3 | DM | Diego Eli Moreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | RM | Xu Deshuai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | AM | Miroslav Saric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | LM | Han Jae-woong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | RM | Lee Hong Lim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | CM | Li Ka Chun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | CM | Ju Yingzhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | CM | Lo Chi Kwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DM | Andy Nägelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 19 | CF | Cheng Siu Wai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | CF | Giovane Alves da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | CF | Andrew Barisic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 July 2015

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match |
| Hong Kong Premier League | — | 4th | 12 September 2015 |
| Senior Shield | — | — | |
| FA Cup | — | — | |
Updated to match played 25 July 2015 Source: Competitions

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 4 | Southern | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 5 | Pegasus | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 17 | Qualification to season play-off |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 July 2015. Source: Premier League