# 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League

The 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League, also known as 2011–12 bma Hong Kong First Division League season was the 100th since its establishment. Kitchee SC was the defending champions, having won their 4th Hong Kong title in the previous season.

## Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, 8 of which already contested in the 2010–11 season and 2 of which will be promoted from the 2010–11 Hong Kong Second Division League.
Tai Chung was relegated to Second Division after ending a two-year tenure in First Division and HKFC was also relegated, making its immediate return to the second level after just one year in the Hong Kong top flight. The 2 relegated teams will be replaced by Sham Shui Po and Pontic from the 2010–11 Hong Kong Second Division League.
Fourway Rangers changed their name to Biu Chun Rangers.

### Stadia

| Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
| Biu Chun Rangers | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | Tsing Yi | 1,500 |
| Citizen | Mong Kok Stadium | Mong Kok | 6,680 |
| Hong Kong Sapling | Kowloon Bay Park | Kowloon Bay | 1,200 |
| Kitchee | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | Tseung Kwan O | 3,500 |
| Sham Shui Po | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | Sham Shui Po | 2,194 |
| South China | Hong Kong Stadium | So Kon Po | 40,000 |
| Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Mong Kok Stadium | Mong Kok | 6,680 |
| TSW Pegasus | Yuen Long Stadium | Yuen Long | 4,932 |
| Tuen Mun | Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground | Tuen Mun | 2,200 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | Tai Po Sports Ground | Tai Po | 3,000 |
$^1$As Mutual has withdrawn from 2011 to 2012 Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong Sapling is formed to replace.

### Personnel and sponsorship

The 2011–12 season will continue to be sponsored by BMA Entertainment, a company owned by South China's convener Steven Lo. bma's sponsorship is worth HK$2 million. (approx US$250,000.) Of the HK$2 million, HK$1.2 million will be for the sponsorship of the Now TV Hong Kong football channel. The league winners will receive HK$500,000 prize money, while the 1st runner's up and 2nd runner's up will receive HK$200,000 and HK$100,000 respectively.
The referees' uniforms are sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia.
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Biu Chun Rangers | Mok Yiu Keung | Tim Bredbury | Beto | Xtep | Nikko |
| Citizen | Pui Kwan Kay | Chu Kwok Kuen | Festus Baise | Jako | Rasonic |
| Hong Kong Sapling | Brian Leung | Paul Foster | Tsang Chi Hau | Nike | — |
| Kitchee | Ken Ng | Josep Gombau | Roberto Losada | Nike | Canon |
| Wofoo Tai Po | Cheung Hok Ming | Cheung Po Chun | Chan Yuk Chi | Adidas | Lee & Man Paper |
| Sham Shui Po | Chan Tung | Lee Chi Kin | Poon Yiu Cheuk | Nike | — |
| South China | Steven Lo | Ján Kocian | Li Haiqiang | Adidas | Panasonic Corporation |
| Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Chow Man Leung | José Ricardo Rambo | Cristiano Cordeiro | Adidas | Sunray Cave |
| TSW Pegasus | Wilson Wong | Chan Hiu Ming | Itaparica | Adidas | PS3 |
| Tuen Mun | Lau Wong Fat | Yan Lik Kin | Čedomir Mijanović | Adidas | — |

## Television broadcast

For the 2011–12 season, Now TV's channel 634 will become the Hong Kong Football Channel. The first live broadcast of the season will be Kitchee vs Sun Hei SC on 3 September 2011. The production cost will be sponsored by the TV station and supported by HKFA and the clubs. Advertising revenues, after subtracting Now TV's costs, will be shared with HKFA. Now TV announced that the channel will be free to all Now TV subscribers. The production cost of the channel is about HK$40 million. Now TV hopes that the Hong Kong government will subsidise the channel in the future, because they will also broadcast Hong Kong's inter-school matches.
As Sun Hei has decided not to take part in the TV broadcast package, the HKFA has imposed four broadcast sanctions: No live home game broadcasts, no division of advertising revenues, no interviews or feature programmes of team personnel and no mention of their sponsors' names. Faced with these sanctions, Sun Hei's Chung Chi Kwong continued to say the club has the right to spend its resources the way they like and will not change its mind due to external influences.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kitchee | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 42 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | TSW Pegasus | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 38 | |
| 3 | South China | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 36 | |
| 4 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 28 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 5 | Citizen | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Tuen Mun | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Hong Kong Rangers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Wofoo Tai Po | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | Hong Kong Sapling (W) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 10 | Withdrew from league system |
| 10 | Sham Shui Po (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 6 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ via 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Kitchee | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TSW Pegasus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| South China | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Citizen | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Tuen Mun | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Hong Kong Rangers | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Hong Kong Sapling | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Sham Shui Po | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
* 2012 AFC Cup group stage
* Relegation to 2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League

## Fixtures and results
### Round 5

Note: The match between Hong Kong Sapling and South China was played at Mong Kok Stadium.(Originally at Kowloon Bay Park)

### Round 9

Note: The match between Biu Chun Rangers and Kitchee was played at Mong Kok Stadium. (Originally at Tsing Yi Sports Ground)

### Round 15

Note: Matches between Citizen and Sham Shui Po and between Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and Kitchee were held in January 2012. Note: The match between Biu Chun Rangers and TSW Pegasus was played at Mong Kok Stadium. (Originally at Tsing Yi Sports Ground)

### Round 17

Note: The match between Biu Chun Rangers and South China AA will be played at Mong Kok Stadium. (Originally at Tsing Yi Sports Ground)
* Due to unstable weather condition, the bma First Division League match between Citizen and HK Sapling which held at Mongkok Stadium tonight (4 May 2012) had been abandoned and rescheduled to 15 May 2012

### Round 18
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sandro | Biu Chun Rangers | 11 |
| 1 | Itaparica | TSW Pegasus | 11 |
| 3 | Leandro Carrijo | TSW Pegasus | 10 |
| 4 | Godfred Karikari | TSW Pegasus | 9 |
| 6 | Roberto Losada | Kitchee | 8 |
| 6 | Mamadou Barry | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 8 |
| 8 | Alex Tayo Akande | Hong Kong Sapling | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Godfred Karikari | TSW Pegasus | Sham Shui Po | WIN 4–0 | 24 September 2011 |
| Lo Chi Kwan | Kitchee | Hong Kong Sapling | WIN 6–0 | 25 September 2011 |
| Mamadou Barry | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Sham Shui Po | WIN 5–0 | 16 October 2011 |
| Ling Cong | Tuen Mun | Sham Shui Po | WIN 2–6 | 23 October 2011 |
| Yuto Nakamura | Citizen | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | WIN 2–3 | 16 December 2011 |
| Sandro | Biu Chun Rangers | Hong Kong Sapling | WIN 4–0 | 18 December 2011 |

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Leung Tsz Chun for Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei against Kitchee (3 September 2011)
* Widest winning margin: 6 goals
** Kitchee 6–0 Hong Kong Sapling (25 September 2011)
* Highest scoring game: 10 goals
** TSW Pegasus 6–4 Citizen (17 March 2012)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
** Kitchee Kitchee 6–0 Hong Kong Sapling (25 September 2011)
** Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po 2–6 Tuen Mun (23 October 2011)
** Kitchee Biu Chun Rangers 2–6 Kitchee (8 January 2012)
** TSW Pegasus TSW Pegasus 6–4 Citizen (17 March 2012)
* Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
** Citizen TSW Pegasus 6–4 Citizen (17 March 2012)

### Clean Sheets

* Most Clean Sheets: 7
** South China

## Awards
### Monthly awards
#### HKSPA Most Valuable Player of the Month

| Month | HKSPA Most Valuable Player of the Month | HKSPA Most Valuable Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Godfred Karikari | TSW Pegasus |
| October | Cheng Siu Wai | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei |
| November | Hou Yu | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei |
| December | Joel | South China |
| January | Jordi Tarrés | Kitchee |
| February | Cristiano Cordeiro | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei |
| March | Lam Ka Wai | Kitchee |
| April | Lo Kwan Yee | Kitchee |

#### Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month

| Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month | Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month |
| Month | Goalkeeper | Club | Defenders | Clubs | Midfielders | Clubs | Forwards | Clubs |
| September | Tse Tak Him | Citizen | Jack Sealy Ng Wai Chiu Jean-Jacques Kilama Cheung Kin Fung | Sun Hei South China Sun Hei TSW Pegasus | Chan Man Fai Dane Milovanovic Itaparica Cheng Siu Wai | Kitchee Sun Hei TSW Pegasus Sun Hei | Roberto Losada Godfred Karikari | Kitchee TSW Pegasus |
| October | Pang Tsz Kin | Wofoo Tai Po | Jack Sealy Ng Wai Chiu Clayton Afonso Cheung Kin Fung | Sun Hei South China Wofoo Tai Po TSW Pegasus | Lee Wai Lim Dane Milovanovic Gao Wen Cheng Siu Wai | Kitchee Sun Hei Kitchee Sun Hei | Jaimes McKee Christian Annan | TSW Pegasus Wofoo Tai Po |
| November | Hou Yu | Sun Hei | Jack Sealy Lucas Chiu Chun Kit Cheung Kin Fung | Sun Hei TSW Pegasus Citizen TSW Pegasus | Paulinho Huang Yang Itaparica Cheng Siu Wai | Citizen Kitchee TSW Pegasus Sun Hei | Detinho Leandro Carrijó | Citizen TSW Pegasus |
| December | Yapp Hung Fai | South China | Jack Sealy Joel Chan Wai Ho Wong Chin Hung | Sun Hei South China South China South China | Paulinho Bai He Itaparica Lee Hong Lim | Citizen South China TSW Pegasus TSW Pegasus | Yuto Nakamura Chan Siu Ki | Citizen South China |
| First Leg | Hou Yu | Sun Hei | Jack Sealy Chan Wai Ho Joel Cheung Kin Fung | Sun Hei South China South China TSW Pegasus | Paulinho Milutin Trnavać Itaparica Cheng Siu Wai | Citizen Tuen Mun TSW Pegasus Sun Hei | Godfred Karikari Sandro | TSW Pegasus Biu Chun Rangers |
| February | Leung Hing Kit | Biu Chun Rangers | Lee Wai Lun Ng Wai Chiu Cristiano Cordeiro Wong Chin Hung | TSW Pegasus TSW Pegasus Sun Hei South China | João Emir Lam Hok Hei Chan Man Fai | South China Biu Chun Rangers Kitchee | Godfred Karikari Sandro Dhiego Martins | TSW Pegasus Biu Chun Rangers South China |