# 2012–13 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

Biu Chun Rangers, previously known as Rangers, will seek to win at least a trophy in this season. They are competing in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup this season.

## Key events

* 28 September 2012: Cameroonian midfielder Wilfred Bamnjo joins the club for free after being released by Tuen Mun this summer.
* 4 November 2012: Head coach Goran Paulic was demoted to the youth team as youth team coach. Chan Hung Ping is named as their new head coach.
* 10 January 2013: Biu Chun Rangers made a player exchange deal with South China. Wong Chin Hung joins Biu Chun Rangers from South China while Chak Ting Fung is transferred to South China. Both transfers are free transfers.
* 23 January 2013: Brazilian defender Juninho joins the club from Sun Pegasus for an undisclosed fee.
* 24 January 2013: Brazilian defender Luciano Silva da Silva joins the club from Vietnamese First Division side An Giang.
* 31 January 2013: Hong Kong midfielder Yeung Chi Lun lefts the club and joins Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for an undisclosed fee.

## Players

    As of 30 January 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Leung Hing Kit (Vice-captain) |
| 2 | DF | HKG | Lai Hau Hei |
| 3 | DF | HKG | Wong Chin Hung (Captain) |
| 4 | DF | ZAM | Sashi Chalwe$^{FP}$ |
| 5 | MF | CMR | Wilfred Bamnjo |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Lau Nim Yat |
| 7 | MF | HKG | Cheng King Ho |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Miroslav Saric$^{FP}$ |
| 10 | FW | HKG | Lam Hok Hei |
| 11 | DF | HKG | Shum Wai Shing |
| 12 | MF | HKG | Li Ka Chun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | HKG | Chan Siu Yuen |
| 17 | GK | HKG | Wong Tsz Him |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Luciano Silva da Silva$^{FP}$ |
| 19 | MF | HKG | Law Hiu Chung |
| 20 | MF | HKG | Wong Philip |
| 21 | FW | HKG | Julius Akosah |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Giovane$^{FP}$ |
| 23 | DF | HKG | Liu Songwei |
| 24 | MF | HKG | Yuen Kin Man |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Juninho$^{FP}$ |
| 27 | GK | HKG | Chan Chi Kit |
Remarks: $^{FP}$ These players are registered as foreign players.
Players with dual nationality:
* Wilfred Bamnjo (Local player)
* Andy Nägelein (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
* Liu Songwei (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
| 17 | GK | Wong Tsz Him | Kitchee | Undisclosed | 6 July 2012 | First team |
| 3 | DF | Hrvoje Komar | NK Šparta Elektra | Undisclosed | | First team |
| 5 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | Tuen Mun | Free transfer | | First team |
| 18 | DF | Luciano Silva da Silva | An Giang | | 24 January 2013 | First team |
| 25 | DF | Juninho | Sun Pegasus | | 23 January 2013 | First team |

## Stats
### Squad Stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Hong Kong First Division League | Hong Kong First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Leung Hing Kit | | 18 | 18 | -44 | 1563 | 15 | -37 | 1 | -5 | 2 | -2 | (−) GA |
| 17 | GK | Wong Tsz Him | | 3 | 4 | -13 | 335 | 3 | -9 | 1 | -4 | | | (−) GA |
| 27 | GK | Chan Chi Kit | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) GA |
| 2 | DF | Lai Hau Hei | | 1 | 4 | | 127 | 3 | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Wong Chin Hung | | 10 | 10 | | 900 | 8 | | | | 2 | | joined in January 2013 |
| 4 | DF | Sashi Chalwe | | 5 | 10 | | 542 | 9 | | | | 1 | | joined in October 2012 |
| 6 | DF | Lau Nim Yat | | 17 | 18 | | 1536 | 15 | | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 11 | DF | Shum Wai Shing | | 1 | 1 | | 59 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | DF | Chan Siu Yuen | | 18 | 19 | | 1419 | 15 | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 18 | DF | Luciano | | 9 | 9 | 1 | 781 | 7 | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 23 | DF | Liu Songwei | | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1754 | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 25 | DF | Juninho | | 8 | 9 | | 674 | 6 | | 1 | | 2 | | joined in January 2013 |
| 26 | DF | Sasa Kolic | | 1 | 1 | | 83 | 1 | | | | | | left in January 2013 |
| | DF | Hrvoje Komar | | 7 | 7 | 2 | 534 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | left in November 2012 |
| | DF | Chak Ting Fung | | 9 | 9 | | 810 | 8 | | 1 | | | | left in January 2013 |
| 5 | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1136 | 11 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | joined in September 2012 |
| 7 | MF | Cheng King Ho | | 11 | 21 | 1 | 981 | 17 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 8 | MF | Miroslav Saric | | 19 | 19 | 6 | 1641 | 16 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | Li Ka Chun | | 2 | 10 | | 296 | 8 | | 2 | | | | |
| 18 | MF | Andy Nägelein | | 2 | 2 | | 180 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 19 | MF | Law Hiu Chung | | 3 | 11 | | 425 | 9 | | 2 | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Wong Philip | | | 1 | | 12 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 24 | MF | Yuen Kin Man | | | 2 | | 15 | 2 | | | | | | joined in October 2012 |
| | MF | Yeung Chi Lun | | 4 | 9 | 1 | 465 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | left in January 2013 |
| 10 | FW | Lam Hok Hei | | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1587 | 16 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 21 | FW | Julius Akosah | | 10 | 15 | 3 | 871 | 12 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | joined in September 2012 |
| 22 | FW | Giovane Alves da Silva | | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1589 | 15 | 11 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| | FW | Li Jian | | 2 | 3 | | 122 | 3 | | | | | | left in September 2012 |
| | FW | S'Celo Zuma | | 2 | 2 | | 147 | 1 | | 1 | | | | joined in October 2012, left in January 2013 |

### Top scorers

    As of 4 May 2013
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 22 | Giovane Alves da Silva | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| =2 | MF | | 8 | Miroslav Saric | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| =2 | FW | | 10 | Lam Hok Hei | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | | 21 | Julius Akosah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| =5 | MF | | 5 | Wilfred Bamnjo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =5 | DF | | | Hrvoje Komar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| =7 | MF | | 7 | Cheng King Ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | MF | | 13 | Yeung Chi Lun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | DF | | 18 | Luciano Silva da Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =7 | DF | | 23 | Liu Songwei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 32 | 1 | 1 | 34 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 21 April 2013
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | First Division League | First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Leung Hing Kit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Sashi Chalwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Wilfred Bamnjo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | | DF | Lau Nim Yat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Miroslav Saric | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Lam Hok Hei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | Yeung Chi Lun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Chan Siu Yuen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Chak Ting Fung | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Luciano Silva da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Julius Akosah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | Liu Songwei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | | DF | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | DF | Hrvoje Komar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Hong Kong First Division League | — | 6th | 1 September 2012 | 4 May 2013 |
| Senior Challenge Shield | 1st round | 1st round | 22 September 2012 | 10 October 2012 |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 16 February 2013 | 9 March 2013 |
Updated to match played 4 May 2013 Source: Competitions

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Southern | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 24 | 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off |
| 5 | Sun Pegasus | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Hong Kong Rangers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 20 | |
| 7 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 20 | |
| 8 | Citizen | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 20 | |
* ↑ Southern qualified for the play-offs as Kitchee defeated Sun Pegasus in the FA Cup while they have guaranteed a place for the play-offs, meaning the league 4th place qualifies.
* 1 2 3 HKR 3–3 CIT, HKR 2–2 SUN, HKR 1–1 YHK; CIT 2–3 HKR, CIT 1–2 SUN, CIT 3–0 YHK; SUN 2–2 HKR, SUN 1–1 CIT, SUN 1–1 YHK; YHK 2–4 HKR, YHK 1–1 CIT, YHK 2–0 SUN

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2013. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

## Matches
### Competitive
#### First Division League

Remarks: $^1$ Biu Chun Rangers's home matches against South China and Kitchee were played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground. $^2$ South China's home matches against Biu Chun Rangers were rescheduled and played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground of Hong Kong Stadium.