The 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League (known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons)2010/11 HKFA bma First Division Football League, Hong Kong Football Association, 3 September 2010 season was the 99th since its establishment. The 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League is contested by 10 teams. The defending champions were South China. Hong Kong Football Club and Tuen Mun were promoted from the second division to take part.
Teams
Teams summaries
Stadia
Citizen had to move away from its usual home ground, Mong Kok Stadium, due to renovations.
Team Stadium Stadium capacityCitizenSiu Sai Wan Sports GroundFourway RangersSham Shui Po Sports GroundHKFCHong Kong Football Club StadiumKitcheeTseung Kwan O Sports GroundNT Realty Wofoo Tai PoTai Po Sports GroundSouth ChinaHong Kong StadiumSun HeiTsing Yi Sports GroundTai ChungKowloon Bay ParkTSW PegasusYuen Long StadiumTuen MunTuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground
Managerial changes TeamOutgoingDate of vacancyIncomingDate of appointmentSun HeiYan Lik KinPre-seasonJosé Ricardo RamboPre-seasonTai ChungChan Ho YinPre-seasonDejan AntonićPre-seasonTSW PegasusJosé Ricardo RamboPre-seasonChan Hiu MingPre-seasonTuen MunLeung Sui WingPre-seasonLo Kwong ChungPre-seasonSouth ChinaKim Pan-GonDecember 2010Chan Ho Yin (caretaker)December 2010
League table
Results
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Top scorers As the match played on 6 May 2011.
RankScorerClubGoals1Jordi TarrésKitchee12Makhosonke BhenguFourway Rangers123ItaparicaTSW Pegasus114CahêSun Hei10Leandro CarrijóSouth China/TSW Pegasus106Godfred KarikariTSW Pegasus9BetoFourway Rangers98Roberto LosadaKitchee89Lam Ka WaiKitchee710Mamadou BarrySun Hei6Edson MingaFourway Rangers6
Home ground allocation
This season will be the first time in Hong Kong First Division League history that all 10 First Division clubs will be allocated their own sports ground for home games, without having to share with another club. Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground will be used for the league for the first time as Kitchee's home ground.
South China – Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Kitchee – Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (Capacity:3,500) TSW Pegasus – Yuen Long Stadium (Capacity:5,000) Sun Hei – Tsing Yi Sports Ground (Capacity:1,500) Tai Po – Tai Po Sports Ground (Capacity:3,500) Citizen – Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground (Capacity:12,000) Fourway Athletics – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground (Capacity:2,000) Tai Chung – Kowloon Bay Park (Capacity:1,500) HKFC – Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (Capacity:2,750) Tuen Mun – Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground (Capacity:2,200)
Double entertainment Double entertainment is a term meaning two clubs will play their home games on the same ground one after the other, to attract more fans and save costs. Although both Sun Hei SC and Fourway Athletics would like to see the return of double entertainment, South China, Kitchee, Pegasus and Tai Chung are against it, while Tuen Mun's home ground do not have enough changing rooms to accommodate 4 teams.港甲4隊拒辦「雙料娛樂」 大公報 2010年07-31 In the HKFA's published calendar, no double entertainment are listed.
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