# 2017–18 R&F (Hong Kong) season

The 2017–18 season is R&F's 2nd season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. R&F will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup in this season. In June 2017, R&F was allowed to move their home stadium to Yanzigang Stadium, Guangzhou and register 3 foreigners for the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Marek Zając (to 12 March 2018) |
| Head coach | Bito Wu (from 12 March 2018) |
| Team leader | Wu Weian |
| Assistant coach | Wu Weian |
| Assistant coach | Andy McNeil |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sun Ce |
| Team physician | Liu Yihao |
| Physiotherapist | Liu Zhixing |
Source:

## Squad
### Summer

As of 18 August 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Pei Chensong |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Zhao Ming |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Vas Núñez $^{LP}$ |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Hou Junjie |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Deng Yanlin |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Wu Weian |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Bruninho $^{FP}$ |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Itaparica |
| 11 | FW | SRB | Marko Perović $^{FP}$ (Captain) |
| 12 | GK | CHN | Zhou Yuchen |
| 13 | MF | CHN | Chen Fuhai |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiajie |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Roberto (Vice-captain) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Yang Ziyi |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Liang Yongfeng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | HKG | Tsang Kin Fong |
| 21 | DF | CHN | Liang Zhanhao |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Giovane Alves da Silva $^{FP}$ |
| 23 | MF | CHN | He Zilin |
| 27 | DF | CHN | Zhong Ke |
| 28 | MF | HKG | Chow Cheuk Fung |
| 33 | MF | CHN | Wang Xinhui |
| 41 | FW | HKG | Wong Kai Yiu |
| 42 | MF | HKG | Ng Man Hin |
| 44 | DF | HKG | Hung Lau |
| 45 | GK | HKG | Law King Hei |
| 77 | FW | CHN | Li Rui |
| 98 | GK | CHN | Chen Zirong |
| 99 | DF | CHN | Wang Erduo |

### Winter

As of 2 February 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Ji Xiangzheng |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Zhao Ming |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Vas Núñez $^{LP}$ |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Hou Junjie |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Deng Yanlin |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Wu Weian |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Bruninho $^{FP}$ |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Itaparica |
| 11 | FW | HKG | Godfred Karikari |
| 12 | GK | CHN | Zhou Yuchen |
| 13 | MF | CHN | Chen Fuhai |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiajie |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Roberto (Captain) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Yang Ziyi |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Liang Yongfeng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | HKG | Tsang Kin Fong |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Giovane Alves da Silva $^{FP}$ |
| 23 | MF | CHN | He Zilin |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Tiago Leonço $^{FP}$ |
| 27 | DF | CHN | Zhong Ke |
| 28 | MF | HKG | Chow Cheuk Fung |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Liang Zheyu |
| 33 | MF | CHN | Wang Xinhui |
| 41 | FW | HKG | Wong Kai Yiu |
| 42 | MF | HKG | Ng Man Hin |
| 44 | DF | HKG | Hung Lau |
| 45 | GK | HKG | Law King Hei |
| 77 | FW | CHN | Li Rui |
| 98 | GK | CHN | Chen Zirong |
| 99 | DF | CHN | Wang Erduo |

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

| Squad number | Position | Player | Moving from | Type |
| 1 | GK | Pei Chensong | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 4 | DF | Zhao Ming | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 5 | DF | Vas Núñez | Eastern | |
| 7 | MF | Deng Yanlin | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 8 | MF | Wu Weian | | Free agent |
| 9 | FW | Bruninho | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 10 | MF | Itaparica | Tai Po | |
| 11 | FW | Marko Perović | South China | Free agent |
| 12 | GK | Zhou Yuchen | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Loan |
| 13 | MF | Chen Fuhai | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 14 | MF | Zhang Jiajie | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 15 | DF | Roberto | Eastern | |
| 18 | DF | Liang Yongfeng | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 21 | DF | Liang Zhanhao | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 22 | FW | Giovane | Eastern | |
| 28 | MF | Chow Cheuk Fung | Rangers | |
| 33 | MF | Wang Xinhui | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 77 | FW | Li Rui | Braga | |
| 98 | GK | Chen Zirong | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 99 | DF | Wang Erduo | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |

#### Winter

| Squad number | Position | Player | Moving from | Type |
| 1 | GK | Ji Xiangzheng | Guangzhou R&F | Loan |
| 11 | FW | Godfred Karikari | Qingdao Huanghai | Free agent |
| 25 | FW | Tiago Leonço | AEL Limassol | |
| 29 | FW | Liang Zheyu | | Free agent |

### Out
#### Summer

| Squad number | Position | Player | Moving to | Type |
| 1 | GK | Long Wenhao | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 3 | MF | Xiang Wenjun | | |
| 7 | FW | Chuck Yiu Kwok | Biu Chun Rangers | End of contract |
| 11 | MF | Ning An | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 13 | FW | Liang Zicheng | | |
| 15 | MF | Lam Hin Ting | Dreams FC | |
| 16 | DF | Zhu Di | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 18 | DF | Xiang Jiachi | | |
| 19 | DF | Ma Weichao | Guangzhou R&F Reserve team | Loan return |
| 21 | FW | Lau Tak Yan | Dreams FC | |
| 24 | DF | Wei Zongren | Guangzhou R&F Reserve team | Loan return |
| 25 | DF | Lam Wan Kit | Dreams FC | |
| 26 | MF | Jing Teng | Wong Tai Sin | |
| 29 | FW | Chen Liming | Wong Tai Sin | |
| 30 | DF | Fu Yunlong | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 33 | GK | Xing Yu | Guangzhou R&F Reserve team | Loan return |
| 35 | FW | Mai Jiajian | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 44 | DF | Kuang Haokun | | |
| 55 | DF | Tu Dongxu | Meizhou Techand | |
| 66 | DF | Huang Haoxuan | | |

#### Winter

| Squad number | Position | Player | Moving to | Type |
| 1 | GK | Pei Chensong | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |
| 11 | FW | Marko Perović | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 21 | DF | Liang Zhanhao | Guangzhou R&F | Loan return |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Hong Kong Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Yuen Long | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 23 |
| 7 | R&F | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 |
| 8 | Lee Man | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 15 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ground | A | A | A | H |
| Result | | L | L | |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 8 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches

#### League Matches
### Hong Kong Sapling Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Sapling Cup | Sapling Cup | Sapling Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Pei Chensong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zhao Ming | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Vas Núñez | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Hou Junjie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Deng Yanlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Bruninho | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Itaparica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Marko Perović | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Zhou Yuchen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Chen Fuhai | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Zhang Jiajie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Roberto | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Yang Ziyi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Liang Yongfeng | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Tsang Kin Fong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Liang Zhanhao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Giovane | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Zhong Ke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Chow Cheuk Fung | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Li Rui | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 7 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 8 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Premier League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Sapling Cup | Total |
| 1 | Li Rui | 77 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Marko Perović | 11 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Chen Fuhai | 13 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Roberto | 15 | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yang Ziyi | 17 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Giovane | 22 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |