# 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League

The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2.
In this season, the First Division League was composed of 10 teams. Workable were promoted from the Second Division while Eastern, originally demoted to Third Division League by rule, was invited by HKFA to play in the First Division League after securing sufficient sponsorship.

## League table
### Full table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | South China (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 36 | 2009 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Citizen | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 34 | |
| 3 | Wofoo Tai Po | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 27 | |
| 4 | Happy Valley | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Convoy Sun Hei | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Kitchee | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Eastern | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 20 | 2009 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 8 | Lanwa Redbull | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | Workable | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 34 | −20 | 15 | |
| 10 | Bulova Rangers (R) | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 15 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ via 2007–08 Hong Kong Senior Shield
* First Division League 2007–08 winners
* South China 38th title

### Home matches only

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Citizen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 2 | Wofoo Tai Po | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 |
| 3 | South China | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 17 |
| 4 | Bulova Rangers | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 |
| 5 | Eastern | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 |
| 6 | Kitchee | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 9 |
| 7 | Lanwa Redbull | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 8 |
| 8 | Convoy Sun Hei | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 |
| 9 | Happy Valley | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
| 10 | Workable | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 7 |
Note: Here is the home stadium list of the teams:
* Dongguan Stadium – Lanwa Redbull
* Hong Kong Stadium & Mong Kok Stadium – Rest of the teams

### Away matches only

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South China | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 19 |
| 2 | Happy Valley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 17 |
| 3 | Citizen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 |
| 4 | Convoy Sun Hei | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 |
| 5 | Kitchee | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lanwa Redbull | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 |
| 7 | Eastern | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Wofoo Tai Po | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 10 |
| 9 | Workable | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 8 |
| 10 | Bulova Rangers | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 |

## Teams

The following 10 clubs are competing in the Hong Kong First Division League during the 2007–08 season.
| Club | Position in 2006–07 | First season in top division | Last title |
| Bulova Rangers | 4th | 1965–66 | 1970–71 |
| Citizen | 8th | 2004–05 | n/a |
| Convoy Sun Hei | 3rd | 1994–95 | 2004–05 |
| Eastern | 10th, Second Division | 1936–37 | 1994–95 |
| Happy Valley | 6th | 1959–60 | 2005–06 |
| Kitchee | 2nd | 1947–48 | 1963–64 |
| Lanwa Redbull | 5th | 2005–06 | n/a |
| South China | 1st | 1918–19 | 2006–07 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 7th | 2006–07 | n/a |
| Workable | 2nd, Second Division | 2007–08 | n/a |

## Kits

| Team | Kit maker | Sponsor |
| Bulova Rangers | Umbro | Bulova |
| Citizen | Jako | BMA Entertainment |
| Convoy Sun Hei | Kappa | Aviva |
| Eastern | Adidas | Panasonic |
| Happy Valley | Puma | Alliance Engineering |
| Kitchee | Mizuno | Canon |
| Lanwa Redbull | Umbro | Huangshan Wenquan |
| South China | Adidas | PCCW |
| Wofoo Tai Po | Akita | Yashica |
| Workable | Adidas | Crocodile Garments |

## Fixtures and results

* All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

### Round 18
## Scorers
### 19 goals

* Detinho (South China)

### 12 goals

* Giovane (Convoy Sun Hei)

### 11 goals

* Maxwell (South China)

### 10 goals

* Wang Xuanhong (Citizen)

### 8 goals

* Rodrigo (Eastern)
* Junior (Wofoo Tai Po)

### 7 goals

* Tomy (Happy Valley)
* Annan (Wofoo Tai Po)
* Rafeal (Wofoo Tai Po)

### 6 goals

* Leko (Citizen)
* Paulo (Eastern)
* Chan Siu Ki (Kitchee)
* Goran Stankovski (Kitchee)
* Joel (Wofoo Tai Po)

### 5 goals

* Aldo Villalba (Lanwa Redbull)
* Chao Pengfei (Happy Valley)
* Julius Akosah (Kitchee)
* Roberto Fronza (Workable)

### 4 goals

* Liang Zicheng (Bulova Rangers)
* Chan Yiu Lun (Convoy Sun Hei)
* Fábio (Eastern)
* Godfred (Bulova Rangers/Happy Valley)
* Anibal Pacheco Orzuza (Lanwa Redbull)
* Lin Zhong (Lanwa Redbull)
* Schutz (South China)
* Au Yeung Yiu Chung (Workable)

### 3 goals

* Lam Ka Wai (Bulova Rangers)
* Marcio (Citizen)
* Ronan (Citizen)
* Batoum Roger (Convoy Sun Hei)
* Diego (Happy Valley)
* Poon Yiu Cheuk (Happy Valley)
* Anderson da Silva (Kitchee)
* Jaimes McKee (Kitchee)
* Itaparica (South China)
* Kwok Kin Pong (South China)
* Li Haiqiang (South China)
Only scorers with 3 goals or above are listed here.