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. 足球 bma續贊助港甲 Apple Daily. 30 August 2011. 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 TeamStadiumLocationCapacityBiu Chun RangersTsing Yi Sports GroundTsing Yi1,500CitizenMong Kok StadiumMong Kok6,680Hong Kong SaplingKowloon Bay ParkKowloon Bay1,200 KitcheeTseung Kwan O Sports GroundTseung Kwan O3,500Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po Sports GroundSham Shui Po2,194South ChinaHong Kong StadiumSo Kon Po40,000Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiMong Kok StadiumMong Kok6,680TSW PegasusYuen Long StadiumYuen Long4,932Tuen MunTuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports GroundTuen Mun2,200Wofoo Tai PoTai Po Sports GroundTai Po3,000 1As Mutual has withdrawn from 2011 to 2012 Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong Sapling is formed to replace.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.港甲球證獲服裝贊助 Wen Wei Po. 31 August 2011.

Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorBiu Chun RangersMok Yiu KeungTim BredburyBetoXtepNikkoCitizenPui Kwan KayChu Kwok KuenFestus BaiseJakoRasonicRasonic 樂信牌 Citizen FC. 7 September 2011.Hong Kong SaplingBrian LeungPaul FosterTsang Chi HauNike —KitcheeKen NgJosep GombauRoberto LosadaNikeCanonWofoo Tai PoCheung Hok MingCheung Po ChunChan Yuk ChiAdidasLee & Man Paper2011/12 年球季新聞發佈會 Sham Shui PoChan TungLee Chi KinPoon Yiu CheukNike —South ChinaSteven LoJán KocianLi HaiqiangAdidasPanasonic CorporationSunray Cave JC Sun HeiChow Man LeungJosé Ricardo RamboCristiano CordeiroAdidasSunray CaveTSW PegasusWilson WongChan Hiu MingItaparicaAdidasPS3Tuen MunLau Wong FatYan Lik KinČedomir MijanovićAdidas —

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.足球 now634台將播港甲 Apple Daily. 19 August 2011. 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.now播港足 毋須加錢任睇 Ming Pao. 19 August 2011.

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.足總擬「 4不」對付晨曦 Apple Daily. 7 September 2011. 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.晨曦拒絕出資協辦頻道 Sing Tao Daily (by Sina.com.hk) 8 September 2011.

League table

Positions by round

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

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

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

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

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

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 16

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 RankPlayerClubGoals1SandroBiu Chun Rangers11ItaparicaTSW Pegasus3Leandro CarrijoTSW Pegasus104Godfred KarikariTSW Pegasus96Roberto LosadaKitchee8Mamadou BarrySunray Cave JC Sun Hei8Alex Tayo AkandeHong Kong Sapling7

Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date TSW Pegasus Sham Shui Po WIN 4–0 Kitchee Hong Kong Sapling WIN 6–0 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Sham Shui Po WIN 5–0 Tuen Mun Sham Shui Po WIN 2–6 Citizen Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei WIN 2–3 Biu Chun Rangers Hong Kong Sapling WIN 4–0

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 MonthHKSPA Most Valuable Player of the MonthPlayerClubSeptemberGodfred Karikari 高梵當選體記協會 「9月最有價值球員」, Wen Wei Po, 31 October 2011 高梵---港甲九月MVP, Youtube, 8 December 2011TSW PegasusOctoberCheng Siu Wai , Ming Pao, 28 November 2011 鄭少偉---港甲十月MVP, Youtube, 29 November 2011Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiNovemberHou Yu 侯宇1票之微力壓巴利當選 , Hong Kong Daily News, 17 December 2011 侯宇當選11月最佳, Oriental Daily, 17 December 2011 侯宇---港甲十一月MVP, Youtube, 3 January 2012Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiDecemberJoel 祖爾奪香港體記協會甲足 十二月最有價值球員, Wen Wei Po, 27 January 2012 祖爾---港甲十二月MVP, Youtube, 7 February 2012South ChinaJanuaryJordi Tarrés 佐迪獲選為1月份MVP, Hong Kong Daily News, 27 February 2012KitcheeFebruaryCristiano Cordeiro [http://paper.wenweipo.com/2012/04/01/SP1204010023.htm 港菁向流浪搶分, Wen Wei Po, 1 April 2012Sunray Cave JC Sun HeiMarchLam Ka Wai [http://paper.wenweipo.com/2012/04/20/SP1204200027.htm 傑志挫公民重登榜首, Wen Wei Po, 20 April 2012KitcheeAprilLo Kwan Yee [http://hk.news.yahoo.com/video/topstory-19458512/title-29354138.html 傑志謝幕勝利賀衛冕港甲, HKBN bbTV, 20 May 2012Kitchee

Keymansoho Best Eleven of the Month MonthKeymansoho Best Eleven of the MonthGoalkeeperClubDefendersClubsMidfieldersClubsForwardsClubsSeptemberTse Tak HimCitizenJack SealyNg Wai ChiuJean-Jacques KilamaCheung Kin FungSun HeiSouth ChinaSun HeiTSW PegasusChan Man FaiDane MilovanovicItaparicaCheng Siu WaiKitcheeSun HeiTSW PegasusSun HeiRoberto LosadaGodfred KarikariKitcheeTSW PegasusOctoberPang Tsz KinWofoo Tai PoJack SealyNg Wai ChiuClayton AfonsoCheung Kin FungSun HeiSouth ChinaWofoo Tai PoTSW PegasusLee Wai LimDane MilovanovicGao WenCheng Siu WaiKitcheeSun HeiKitcheeSun HeiJaimes McKeeChristian AnnanTSW PegasusWofoo Tai PoNovemberHou YuSun HeiJack SealyLucasChiu Chun KitCheung Kin FungSun HeiTSW PegasusCitizenTSW PegasusPaulinhoHuang YangItaparicaCheng Siu WaiCitizenKitcheeTSW PegasusSun HeiDetinhoLeandro CarrijóCitizenTSW PegasusDecemberYapp Hung FaiSouth ChinaJack SealyJoelChan Wai HoWong Chin HungSun HeiSouth ChinaSouth ChinaSouth ChinaPaulinhoBai HeItaparicaLee Hong LimCitizenSouth ChinaTSW PegasusTSW PegasusYuto NakamuraChan Siu KiCitizenSouth ChinaFirst LegHou YuSun HeiJack SealyChan Wai HoJoelCheung Kin FungSun HeiSouth ChinaSouth ChinaTSW PegasusPaulinhoMilutin TrnavaćItaparicaCheng Siu WaiCitizenTuen MunTSW PegasusSun HeiGodfred KarikariSandroTSW PegasusBiu Chun RangersFebruaryLeung Hing KitBiu Chun RangersLee Wai LunNg Wai ChiuCristiano CordeiroWong Chin HungTSW PegasusTSW PegasusSun HeiSouth ChinaJoão EmirLam Hok HeiChan Man FaiSouth ChinaBiu Chun RangersKitcheeGodfred KarikariSandroDhiego MartinsTSW PegasusBiu Chun RangersSouth China

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