# 2022–23 in Hong Kong football

This article summarizes Hong Kong football in the 2022–23 season.

## National teams

Source: HKFA

### Women's
#### Senior
#### U-17
## Club competitions
### League (men)
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Hong Kong Premier League | North District | N/A |
| Hong Kong First Division League | 3 Sing Sai Kung | Kwai Tsing Leaper MG |
| Hong Kong Second Division League | WSE Sun Hei | Double Flower St. Joseph's |
| Hong Kong Third Division League | | Lung Moon |

#### Hong Kong Premier League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kitchee (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 7 | +69 | 46 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Lee Man | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 44 | Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | Eastern | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 31 | |
| 5 | Southern | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 31 | |
| 6 | HKFC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 26 | |
| 7 | Tai Po | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Resources Capital | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 18 | |
| 9 | Sham Shui Po | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 62 | −58 | 7 | |
| 10 | HK U23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 67 | −61 | 1 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup, Kitchee, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the Champions League qualifying play-offs berth given to the Hong Kong FA Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Eastern 3, Southern 3. Head-to-head goals: Eastern 2, Southern 2 Goal differences: Eastern +19, Southern -1.

#### Hong Kong First Division League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Central & Western (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 21 | +58 | 67 | |
| 2 | Kowloon City | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 57 | |
| 3 | North District (P) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 46 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 4 | South China | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 43 | |
| 5 | Sha Tin | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 42 | |
| 6 | Yuen Long | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Wing Yee | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 41 | |
| 8 | Hoi King | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 38 | |
| 9 | Eastern District | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 31 | |
| 10 | Citizen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 30 | |
| 11 | Happy Valley (W) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 84 | −37 | 29 | Withdrew from league system |
| 12 | Wong Tai Sin | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 20 | |
| 13 | Leaper MG (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 12 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 14 | Kwai Tsing (R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 11 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Yuen Long 4, Wing Yee 1.

#### Hong Kong Second Division League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | 3 Sing (C, P) | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 17 | +99 | 86 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Sai Kung (P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 68 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Wing Go | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 58 | |
| 4 | Kowloon Cricket Club | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 55 | |
| 5 | Yau Tsim Mong | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 53 | |
| 6 | Mutual | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 51 | |
| 7 | Lucky Mile | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 51 | |
| 8 | CFCSSHK | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kwun Tong | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Kwong Wah | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 37 | |
| 11 | Wan Chai | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 33 | |
| 12 | Tuen Mun | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Fu Moon | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 32 | |
| 14 | Tung Sing | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 31 | |
| 15 | Double Flower (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 87 | −57 | 15 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 16 | St. Joseph's (R) | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 107 | −83 | 7 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Tuen Mun is ahead on goal difference.

#### Hong Kong Third Division League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | WSE (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 16 | +58 | 70 | Promotion to Second Division |
| 2 | Sun Hei (P) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 60 | Promotion to Second Division |
| 3 | Fukien | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 58 | |
| 4 | Tsun Tat | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 53 | |
| 5 | Islands | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | Gospel | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 37 | |
| 7 | City | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Pegasus | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | |
| 9 | Tsuen Wan | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 33 | |
| 10 | KCDRSC | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 31 | |
| 11 | Lansbury | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 31 | |
| 12 | Ornament | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 28 | |
| 13 | Tuen Mun FC | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 26 | |
| 14 | Kui Tan | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 24 | |
| 15 | Lung Moon (E) | 28 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 16 | Elimination from League System |

### Final
#### Hong Kong FA Cup

Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

### Final
#### Hong Kong Sapling Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Southern | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Lee Man | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 17 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Tai Po | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | HKFC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Sham Shui Po | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 5 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Eastern | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 17 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 17 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Kitchee | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 16 | |
| 4 | HK U23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | Resources Capital | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 2 | |