# 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League

The 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reason) is the 11th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

## Teams

A total of 9 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League and 1 team promoted from the 2023–24 Hong Kong First Division.
| Club | Founded | Position of Last Season |
| Lee Man | 2017 | 1st |
| Tai Po | 2002 | 2nd |
| Eastern | 1932 | 3rd |
| Kitchee | 1931 | 4th |
| Southern | 2002 | 5th |
| Rangers | 1958 | 6th |
| HKFC | 1886 | 7th |
| North District | 2002 | 8th |
| Kowloon City | 2002 | 1st 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 | HKFC | Kowloon City | Lee Man |
| Mong Kok Stadium | HKFC Stadium | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
| Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 2,750 | Capacity: 2,194 | Capacity: 3,500 |
| North District | Rangers | Southern | Tai Po |
| North District Sports Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Aberdeen Sports Ground | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 4,500 | 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 by the community | Upbest Group | |
| HKFC | Mark Grainger | Chancy Cooke | Freddie Toomer | Adidas | The Executive Centre | Standard Chartered | |
| Kitchee | Ken Ng | Edgar Cardoso | Hélio | Nike | EDPS | | Gatorade MEKO Team Station |
| Kowloon City | Wong Siu Kei | Chan Ming Kong | Tsang Kam To | MC Sports | Resources Capital | E Cash Xinyi Glass | Hanaa Kowloon City District Council |
| Lee Man | Norman Lee | Chu Siu Kei | Ngan Lok Fung | Macron | Lee & Man Chemical | | |
| North District | Chu Ho Yin | Chan Chi Hong | Kendy | Kelme | | | New Harvest Enterprises Tak Shing Development Investment |
| Rangers | Peter Mok | Wong Chin Hung | Lau Chi Lok | Kelme | EGL Tours | Biu Chun Watch Hands Mettip Engineering | Hung Fook Tong Watsons Water |
| Southern | Matthew Wong | Pui Ho Wang | Shu Sasaki | Kelme | Isuzu | Kwoon Chung Motors | Hung Fook Tong OM System Pillar Sports |
| Tai Po | Lam Yick Kuen | Lee Chi Kin | Gabriel Cividini | Cyndicat Sports | Tai Po Sports Association | Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant | Agile Plus Physio Euro Asia Chinese Golf Association Royal China Pearl |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Kitchee | Kim Dong-jin | End of interim spell | 27 June 2024 | Pre-season | Edgar Cardoso | 27 June 2024 |
| North District | Leung Chi Wing | Mutual consent | 29 June 2024 | Pre-season | Pau Ka Yiu | 29 June 2024 |
| Rangers | Vom Ca-nhum | Mutual consent | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Tim Bredbury | 30 June 2024 |
| HKFC | Tony Hamilton-Bram | Mutual consent | 31 July 2024 | Pre-season | Chancy Cooke | 31 July 2024 |
| Lee Man | Tsang Chiu Tat | Resignation | 3 October 2024 | 3rd | Chu Siu Kei (interim) | 3 October 2024 |
| Rangers | Tim Bredbury | Mutual consent | 12 October 2024 | 7th | Wong Chin Hung | 12 October 2024 |
| Lee Man | Chu Siu Kei (interim) | End of interim spell | 21 November 2024 | 3rd | Matthew Holland | 21 November 2024 |
| North District | Pau Ka Yiu | Change of role | 8 January 2025 | 9th | Chan Chi Hong | 8 January 2025 |
| Southern | Yeung Ching Kwong | Resignation | 27 January 2025 | 6th | Pui Ho Wang | 27 January 2025 |
| Lee Man | Matthew Holland | Mutual consent | 10 March 2025 | 4th | Chu Siu Kei (interim) | 10 March 2025 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 7 in the match squad and no more than 6 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 | Player 12 | Player 13 | Former players |
| Eastern | Felipe Sá | Gu Bin | Carlos Pérez | Daniel Almazan | Noah Baffoe | Víctor Bertomeu | Marcos Gondra | Nii Noye Narh | Calum Hall | Aleksander Mitrovic | | | | Tamirlan Kozubayev |
| Kitchee | Matheus Dantas | Welthon | Chen Tao | Enikar Mehmud | Fynn Talley | Aarón Rey | Jay Haddow | Bae Jae-woo | Kim Shin-wook | Diego Bardanca | Luís Machado | Ruslan Mingazow | Sherzod Temirov | |
| Kowloon City | Willian Gaúcho | Kayron | Niltinho | Yoshihiro Tanaka | Kang Jun-hyeon | Aryan Rai | Abdoulaye Sané | Yang Chao-jing | | | | | | Victtor Chaves Thawan Lee Keun-ho Seong Min-gyu |
| Lee Man | Taufee Skandari | Samuel Rosa | Paulinho Simionato | Ryan Tafazolli | Henri Anier | Ryoya Tachibana | Kim Min-kyu | Mitchel Paulissen | | | | | | Jiloan Hamad Gaizka Martínez |
| North District | Matheus Chulapa | Weverton Gudula | Guilherme Kayron | Kendy | Danilo Santos | Benjamin Tandy Ortega | Elian Villalobos | | | | | | | Pedro Costa Félix Pérez-Doyle Lee Min-woo |
| Rangers | Guilherme Biteco | Fernando Lopes | Luizinho | Maxwell Ansah | Nassam Ibrahim | Ryota Hayashi | Makoto Rindo | Lim Hyoung-jun | Oleksii Shliakotin | Sebastian Nicot | | | | Daisuke Fukagawa Akito Okamoto Shunya Suganuma Yusuke Unoki Kim Do-hyun Hugo de Oliveira |
| Southern | Jonatan Acosta | Gregory | Kessi | Jackson Sousa | Gabriel Yanno | Kota Kawase | Shu Sasaki | Song Ju-ho | | | | | | Rondinelli da Silva |
| Tai Po | Dominic Johns | Gabriel Cividini | Marcão | Gabriel Pierini | Michel Renner | Igor Sartori | Lucas Silva | Patrick Valverde | Gerson Vieira | Weverton | Kevin Padilla | Habib Bah | | Guilherme Biteco |
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least 5 Hong Kong players on the pitch during matches.
| Club | HK Player 1 | HK Player 2 | HK Player 3 | HK Player 4 | HK Player 5 | HK Player 6 | HK Player 7 | HK Player 8 | HK Player 9 | HK Player 10 |
| HKFC | Oscar Benavides | Calum Bloxham | Chan Ho Ka | Max Chan | Cheng Chun Wang | Toby Down | Ho Ka Chi | Lai Hoi To | Lam Ho Hei | Bradley Leong |
| HKFC | HK Player 11 | HK Player 12 | HK Player 13 | HK Player 14 | HK Player 15 | HK Player 16 | HK Player 17 | HK Player 18 | HK Player 19 |
| HKFC | Li Chung Hang | Li Yat Chun | Ma Chin Ho | Andy Russell | Jack Sealy | Tsang Chun Hin | Wong Sum Chit | James Wright | Bosley Yu |

## Match ball

The match ball chosen for the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 24/25. The ball will be used for all local competitions including the FA Cup, Sapling Cup, and also the Senior Challenge Shield.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Eastern | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 39 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 2 | Tai Po | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 38 | |
| 3 | Lee Man | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 35 | |
| 4 | Kitchee | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 32 | |
| 5 | Kowloon City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 21 | |
| 6 | Southern | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Rangers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 13 | |
| 8 | HKFC | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 10 | |
| 9 | North District | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 9 | |

## Results
### Home and away

| Home \ Away | EAS | HKF | KIT | KLC | LEE | NOR | RAN | SOU | TPF |
| Eastern | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| HKFC | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 |
| Kitchee | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kowloon City | 1–1 | | 0–5 | — | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Lee Man | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| North District | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | — | 3–3 | | 0–3 |
| Rangers | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Southern | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Tai Po | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |

### Third round

| Home \ Away | EAS | HKF | KIT | KLC | LEE | NOR | RAN | SOU | TPF |
| Eastern | — | | | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — |
| HKFC | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Kitchee | — | | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | | — | — | — |
| Kowloon City | 1–5 | — | — | — | — | — | | | |
| Lee Man | | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | — | — | — |
| North District | — | | — | 3–1 | — | — | 4–4 | — | 1–2 |
| Rangers | | — | | — | | — | — | — | |
| Southern | — | — | | — | | 4–1 | | — | — |
| Tai Po | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | | — |

## Results by match played

* Win
* Draw
* Lose
| Team ╲ Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Eastern | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| HKFC | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Kitchee | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Kowloon City | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L |
| Lee Man | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | |
| North District | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W |
| Rangers | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L |
| Southern | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W |
| Tai Po | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L |

## 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Eastern | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| HKFC | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Kitchee | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kowloon City | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Lee Man | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| North District | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Rangers | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Southern | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Tai Po | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
* Leader - 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 14 |
| 2 | Everton Camargo | Lee Man | 13 |
| 2 | Lucas Silva | Tai Po | 13 |
| 4 | Marcos Gondra | Eastern | 9 |
| 4 | Sherzod Temirov | Kitchee | 9 |
| 6 | Kayron | Kowloon City | 8 |
| 6 | Lau Chi Lok | Rangers | 8 |
| 6 | Welthon | Kitchee | 8 |
| 9 | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 7 |
| 9 | Gregory | Southern | 7 |
| 9 | Weverton Gudula | North District | 7 |
| 9 | Juninho | Kitchee | 7 |
| 9 | Luizinho | Rangers | 7 |

### 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 | Lau Chi Lok | Hong Kong | Rangers | HKFC | 3–1 | 15 September 2024 |
| 2 | Sherzod Temirov | Uzbekistan | Kitchee | Kowloon City | 6–1 | 25 September 2024 |
| 3 | Stefan Pereira | Hong Kong | Southern | HKFC | 4–3 | 10 November 2024 |
| 4 | Lucas Silva | Brazil | Tai Po | Rangers | 5–2 | 21 December 2024 |
| 6 | Lucas Silva | Brazil | Tai Po | Kowloon City | 5–2 | 9 March 2025 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches |
| 1 | Fynn Talley | Kitchee | 5 |
| 1 | Tse Ka Wing | Tai Po | 5 |
| 3 | Yapp Hung Fai | Eastern | 4 |
| 4 | Freddie Toomer | HKFC | 3 |
| 4 | Yuen Ho Chun | Kowloon City | 3 |
| 6 | Chan Ka Ho | Lee Man | 2 |
| 6 | Ng Wai Him | Southern | 2 |
| 8 | Chan Kun Sun | Rangers | 1 |
| 8 | Li Hon Ho | Kowloon City | 1 |
| 8 | Li Yat Chun | HKFC | 1 |
| 8 | Liu Fu Yuen | Eastern | 1 |

## Attendances

    As of 16 March 2025
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Tai Po | 12,074 | 1,886 | 473 | 1,207 | +81.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Eastern | 7,982 | 2,010 | 454 | 998 | +28.8%$^†$ |
| 3 | Kitchee | 8,505 | 1,682 | 614 | 945 | −17.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | HKFC | 6,050 | 832 | 313 | 605 | +31.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Kowloon City | 3,502 | 776 | 423 | 584 | n/a$^1$ |
| 6 | Lee Man | 3,996 | 1,050 | 274 | 444 | −38.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Southern | 3,470 | 785 | 286 | 434 | +30.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | North District | 3,181 | 770 | 175 | 398 | −28.9%$^†$ |
| 9 | Rangers | 2,568 | 429 | 172 | 321 | −35.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 51,311 | 2,010 | 172 | 675 | +17.0%$^†$ |
Source: HKFA Notes: 1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season