# 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League

The 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 10th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. The video assistant referee (VAR) review system is introduced this season.

## Teams

A total of 11 teams contest the league, including 10 teams from the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League and 1 team promoted from the 2022–23 Hong Kong First Division.
| Club | Founded | Position of Last Season |
| Kitchee | 1931 | 1st |
| Lee Man | 2017 | 2nd |
| Rangers | 1958 | 3rd |
| Eastern | 1932 | 4th |
| Southern | 2002 | 5th |
| HKFC | 1886 | 6th |
| Tai Po | 2002 | 7th |
| Resources Capital | 1982 | 8th |
| Sham Shui Po | 2002 | 9th |
| HK U23 | 2021 | 10th |
| North District | 2002 | 3rd in First Division |
* Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

### Stadia and locations

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
| Eastern Kitchee Rangers | HKFC | HK U23 | Lee Man | North District |
| Mong Kok Stadium | HKFC Stadium | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | North District Sports Ground |
| Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 2,750 | Capacity: 2,200 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 2,500 |
| Rangers Resources Capital | Sham Shui Po | Southern | Tai Po |
| Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 2,194 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 3,200 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | Sponsors | Sponsors |
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Rear Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
| Eastern | Cheng Kai Ming | Roberto Losada | Leung Chun Pong | Adidas | XDAG | Upbest Group | Myprotein Watsons Water |
| HKFC | Mark Grainger | Tony Hamilton-Bram | Jack Sealy | Adidas | The Executive Centre | | Petrel Hong Kong |
| HK U23 | Eric Fok | Szeto Man Chun | Lam Hok Hei | MC Sportswear | Vivere Sky Social Enterprise | | Square Fitness |
| Kitchee | Ken Ng | Kim Dong-jin (Interim) | Huang Yang | Nike | EDPS Systems Ltd. | | Gatorade MEKO TeamStation |
| Lee Man | Norman Lee | Tsang Chiu Tat | Fernando Recio | Macron | Lee & Man Chemical | | Macron Myprotein |
| North District | Chu Ho Yin | Leung Chi Wing | Ho Chun Ting | Kelme | Crownity Engineering Limited | North District | 24/7 fitness Kelme PHYSIOMAX |
| Rangers | Peter Mok | Vom Ca-nhum | Lam Ka Wai | Kelme | EGL Tours | Biu Chun Watch Hands | Hung Fook Tong Kelme MY Medicare Physiotherapy & Wellness Watsons Water |
| Resources Capital | Hanson Wong | Ho Shun Yin (Interim) | Cheng King Ho | FCPM sports | Arrano Security | Future Hong Kong Football Development Charity Limited New Fei Optical | L'Avenue Qi Feng Capital |
| Sham Shui Po | Lo Wing Man | Chan Ho Yin | Ngan Cheuk Pan | Atacar | Sportshouse | 3S Wellness & Sports Club | |
| Southern | Matthew Wong | Yeung Ching Kwong | Shu Sasaki | Macron | MAN SE | | |
| Tai Po | Lam Yick Kuen | Lee Chi Kin | Gabriel Cividini | UCAN | | HINICHIJOU | Euro Asia Chinese Golf Association HKPRC Physiotherapy Superfans |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Sham Shui Po | Kwok Kar Lok | End of contract | 14 May 2023 | Pre-season | Tang Kwun Yin | 3 June 2023 |
| Southern | Cheng Siu Chung | Change of role | 21 May 2023 | Pre-season | Yeung Ching Kwong | 6 June 2023 |
| Tai Po | Li Hang Wui | End of contract | 21 May 2023 | Pre-season | Lee Chi Kin | 21 June 2023 |
| Resources Capital | Joan Esteva | End of contract | 29 May 2023 | Pre-season | Ha Hyeok-jun | 21 July 2023 |
| Rangers | Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai Poon Man Chun | Change of role | 7 July 2023 | Pre-season | Vom Ca-nhum | 7 July 2023 |
| North District | Choi Chung Yin | End of contract | 10 July 2023 | Pre-season | Leung Chi Wing | 10 July 2023 |
| Kitchee | Chu Chi Kwong | Change of role | 29 September 2023 | 2nd | Kim Dong-jin (Interim) | 29 September 2023 |
| Sham Shui Po | Tang Kwun Yin | Termination of contract | 29 October 2023 | 11st | Chan Ho Yin | 9 November 2023 |
| Resources Capital | Ha Hyeok-jun | Termination of contract | 23 January 2024 | 9th | Ho Shun Yin (Interim) | 23 January 2024 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and on the pitch during matches.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Former players |
| Eastern | Daniel Almazan | Noah Baffoe | Marcos Gondra | Tamirlan Kozubayev | Ryu Ji-seong | Calum Hall | | | | | | |
| Kitchee | Jakob Jantscher | Sedin Ramić | Cleiton | Mikael | Igor Sartori | Ibrahim Kurban | Enikar Mehmud | Charlie Scott | Kim Shin-wook | Ruslan Mingazow | Sherzod Temirov | Ogenyi Onazi Aleksandar Damchevski |
| Lee Man | Jonatan Acosta | Gil | Paulinho Simionato | José Ángel | Henri Anier | Ryoya Tachibana | Mitchel Paulissen | | | | | |
| North District | Itallo | Kendy | Neném | Pedrão | Matheus Porto | Carles Tena | | | | | | |
| Rangers | Fernando Lopes | Nassam Ibrahim | Ryota Hayashi | Yosuke Kamigata | Yumemi Kanda | Akito Okamoto | Makoto Rindo | Choi Woo-jae | Kim Min-kyu | Oleksii Shliakotin | | Ryo Wada Ma Sang-hoon Park Jong-bum Stefan Cadjenovic John Uemofia |
| Resources Capital | Benjamin Tandy Ortega | Yuki Shibata | Kotaro Umeda | Kim Hyun-ho | Kim Sang-woo | Lee Yoon-kwon | Moon Ji-seong | Chukwuemeka Ikondu | | | | Bradie Smith Caíque Ribeiro Anto Okamura Aryan Rai |
| Sham Shui Po | Chen Hao | Jhonattan Limbu | Kota Odakura | Ismael Dunga | Song Ju-ho | Nii Noye Narh | Ivan Marković | Vanja Marković | | | | Akihiro Koike Phumin Bores Panupong Wongpila Oleksii Shliakotin |
| Southern | Junior Goiano | Kessi | Jackson Sousa | Raphaël Merkies | Kota Kawase | Shu Sasaki | Ryoo Togashi | | | | | Robert Odu |
| Tai Po | Guilherme Biteco | Gabriel Cividini | Kayron | Luizinho | Marcão | Michel Renner | Lucas Silva | Gerson Vieira | Emilio Estevez | | | Park Ye-jun |
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least nine Hong Kong players in the squad, with no less than three on the pitch during matches.
| Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 | HK Player 6 |
| HKFC | Stefan Antonić | Calum Bloxham | Jordon Brown | Timothy Chow | Fung Long Hin | Jahangir Khan |
| HKFC | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 | HK Player 10 | HK Player 11 | HK Player 12 |
| HKFC | Lau Hok Ming | Lee Chun Yin | Daniel Man | Paulinho | Jack Sealy | Emmet Wan |
HK U23 is not allowed to register any foreign players. Meanwhile, the number of overaged players is restricted to five for the team and on the pitch during matches. The rest of the players must meet the registration status of U23 local players.
| Club | Overaged Player 1 | Overaged Player 2 | Overaged Player 3 | Overaged Player 4 | Overaged Player 5 |
| HK U23 | Kwok Tsz Kaai | Lam Hok Hei | Leung Wai Fung | Ng Man Hei | |

## Match ball

The match ball chosen for the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 23/24. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the Sapling Cup, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and also the HKPLC Cup.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lee Man (C) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 16 | +47 | 54 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 2 | Tai Po | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 46 | |
| 3 | Eastern | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 46 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Kitchee | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 15 | +45 | 45 | |
| 5 | Southern | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 34 | |
| 6 | Rangers | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 24 | |
| 7 | HKFC | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 18 | |
| 8 | North District | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Sham Shui Po (R) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 12 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | HK U23 (W) | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 71 | −59 | 9 | Withdrew from league system |
| 11 | Resources Capital (R) | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 55 | −42 | 7 | Relegation to First Division |
* 1 2 Tai Po are ahead of Eastern on head-to-head points: Tai Po 6, Eastern 0
* ↑ Eastern qualified for the AFC Champions League Two group stage as the 2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup winners
* 1 2 HKFC are ahead of North District on head-to-head points: HKFC 4, North District 1
* ↑ Sham Shui Po announced on 22 June 2024 that they would self-relegate'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"'
* ↑ HK U23 announced on 25 May 2024 that they would be dissolved after the end of the season'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001D-QINU`"'
* ↑ Resources Capital announced on 21 June 2024 that they would self-relegate'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001F-QINU`"'

## Results

| Home \ Away | EAS | HKF | U23 | KIT | LEE | NOR | RAN | RES | SSP | SOU | TPF |
| Eastern | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| HKFC | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–3 |
| HK U23 | 0–6 | 1–1 | — | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 |
| Kitchee | 0–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Lee Man | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| North District | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Rangers | 1–5 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 9–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 |
| Resources Capital | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–6 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sham Shui Po | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Southern | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Tai Po | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Results by match played

| Team ╲ Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Eastern | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| HKFC | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D |
| HK U23 | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Kitchee | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| Lee Man | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| North District | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Rangers | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Resources Capital | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L |
| Sham Shui Po | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D |
| Southern | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W |
| Tai Po | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |

## Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, 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 9.
* Leader - 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Eastern | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| HKFC | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| HK U23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Kitchee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lee Man | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North District | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Resources Capital | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Sham Shui Po | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Southern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tai Po | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 26 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Henri Anier | Lee Man | 17 |
| 1 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 17 |
| 3 | Mikael | Kitchee | 16 |
| 4 | Nassam Ibrahim | Rangers | 12 |
| 5 | Paulinho Simionato | Lee Man | 11 |
| 6 | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 9 |
| 6 | Stefan Pereira | Southern | 9 |
| 8 | Juninho | Kitchee | 8 |
| 8 | Yumemi Kanda | Rangers | 8 |
| 8 | Lucas Silva | Tai Po | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

    Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.
| # | Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result | Date |
| 1 | Kim Shin-wook | South Korea | Kitchee | HKFC | 8–0 | 27 August 2023 |
| 2 | Nassam Ibrahim | Ghana | Rangers | Sham Shui Po | 9–0 | 27 August 2023 |
| 3 | Lau Chi Lok | Hong Kong | Rangers | Sham Shui Po | 9–0 | 27 August 2023 |
| 4 | Mikael | Brazil | Kitchee | Sham Shui Po | 5–1 | 29 October 2023 |
| 5 | Paulinho Simionato | Brazil | Lee Man | Resources Capital | 4–1 | 3 March 2024 |
| 6 | Nicholas Benavides | Hong Kong | Sham Shui Po | Rangers | 3–1 | 3 March 2024 |
| 7 | Noah Baffoe | Spain | Eastern | HK U23 | 6–0 | 21 April 2024 |
| 8 | Mikael | Brazil | Kitchee | HK U23 | 6–0 | 28 April 2024 |
| 9 | Noah Baffoe | Spain | Eastern | HKFC | 5–0 | 22 May 2024 |
^ $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of 26 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches |
| 1 | Tse Ka Wing | Tai Po | 12 |
| 2 | Yapp Hung Fai | Eastern | 9 |
| 3 | Chan Ka Ho | Lee Man | 8 |
| 4 | Ng Wai Him | Southern | 7 |
| 5 | Paulo César | Kitchee | 6 |
| 5 | Wang Zhenpeng | Kitchee | 6 |
| 7 | Leung Hing Kit | Rangers / Sham Shui Po | 5 |
| 8 | Lo Siu Kei | Rangers | 4 |
| 9 | Pong Cheuk Hei | Resources Capital | 2 |
| 9 | Michael Wan | HK U23 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 players | 10 players | 1 |

## Attendances

    As of matches played 26 May 2024
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Kitchee | 11,468 | 2,310 | 474 | 1,147 | −32.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Eastern | 7,748 | 1,929 | 291 | 775 | −25.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Lee Man | 7,155 | 2,108 | 363 | 716 | −12.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Tai Po | 6,667 | 1,481 | 275 | 667 | +14.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Sham Shui Po | 6,289 | 1,633 | 361 | 629 | −16.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | North District | 5,604 | 1,377 | 166 | 560 | n/a$^1$ |
| 8 | Rangers | 4,975 | 1,128 | 213 | 498 | +6.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | HKFC | 4,615 | 782 | 79 | 462 | −44.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Resources Capital | 3,498 | 549 | 200 | 350 | −33.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | Southern | 3,324 | 559 | 178 | 332 | −33.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | HK U23 | 2,147 | 346 | 143 | 215 | −21.8%$^†$ |
| | League total | 63,490 | 2,310 | 79 | 577 | −23.0%$^†$ |
Source: HKFA Notes: 1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season

## Awards
### Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

| Awards | Prize Winner | Club | Score / Votes |
| Footballer of the Year | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 67.00% |
| Coach of the Year | Roberto Losada | Eastern | 50.86% |
| Young Players of the Year | Yu Joy Yin | Eastern | 61.40% |
| Young Players of the Year | Ma Hei Wai | Eastern | 33.64% |
| Players' Player | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 117 |
| Most Favorite Player | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 4,575 |
| Best HKRT Player in the HKPL | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 58.32% |
| Hong Kong Top Footballers ||||
| Goalkeeper | Tse Ka Wing | Tai Po | 47.90% |
| Defenders | Gabriel Cividini | Tai Po | 45.19% |
| Defenders | Tsui Wang Kit | Lee Man | 42.44% |
| Defenders | Tamirlan Kozubayev | Eastern | 40.10% |
| Defenders | Daniel Almazan | Eastern | 29.06% |
| Midfielders | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 67.00% |
| Midfielders | Mikael | Kitchee | 29.18% |
| Midfielders | Marcos Gondra | Eastern | 28.01% |
| Forwards | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 63.97% |
| Forwards | Henri Anier | Lee Man | 40.82% |
| Forwards | Everton Camargo | Lee Man | 30.87% |