The 2016–17 season was R&F's first season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. R&F competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup in this season.
On 1 August 2016, R&F (Hong Kong) was accepted to play in the Hong Kong Premier League with following conditions: (1) Signing at least eight Hong Kong players. (2) Using at least three Hong Kong players in a match. (3) Non-Chinese/Hong Kong player could not be registered in the club. (4) Sponsoring a cup competition with a fee of $1 million. The club finished their inaugural season in 10th place with 3 wins, 1 draw and 16 defeats in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League, which secured to stay in the top flight for the next season.
Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head coach|| Li Zhihai |- |Team leader||rowspan="2"| Leung Chi Wing |- |Assistant coach |- |Team physician|| Chen Liang |- |Physiotherapist|| Liu Zhixing
Squad Summer As of 4 September 2016
Winter As of 1 April 2017
Transfers In Summer Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromType7FW Chuck Yiu Kwok Biu Chun RangersFree Transfer8MF Yang ZiyiFree agent9FW Tsang Kin Fong Yau Tsim MongFree Transfer11DF Ni BoFree agent14MF Cheung Kwok Ming KitcheeFree Transfer15MF Lam Hin Ting Chelsea FC Soccer SchoolFree Transfer21FW Lau Tak Yan Central & Western DistrictFree Transfer22DF Leung Ka Hai KitcheeLoan25DF Lam Wan Kit Eastern DistrictFree Transfer26MF Jing Teng Yau Tsim MongFree Transfer32DF Zhong KeFree agent
Winter Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromType11MF Ning An Guangzhou R&F13FW Liang Zicheng Southern District16DF Zhu Di Guangzhou R&F Reserve team29FW Chen Liming Wofoo Tai Po30DF Fu Yunlong Guangzhou R&F Reserve team35MF Mai Jiajian Guangzhou R&F Reserve team55DF Tu Dongxu Guangzhou R&F Reserve team66MF Huang Haoxuan Guangzhou R&F Reserve team99DF Wang Erduo Guangzhou R&F Reserve team
Out Winter Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving toType4DF Yang Ting Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng5DF Ye Ruiwen Guangzhou R&F Reserve team10FW Min Junlin Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng11DF Ni Bo Wuhan Zall Reserve teamTransfer12DF Li Lei Guangzhou R&F Reserve team14MF Cheung Kwok Ming Biu Chun Glory Sky22DF Leung Ka HaiReleased27MF Bi Guanghuan Guangzhou R&F Reserve team37MF Li Yuyang Guangzhou R&F45DF Liang Zhanhao Guangzhou R&F
Pre-season and friendlies Training matches
Competitions
BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League
Table
Results by round
Results summary
League Matches
HKFA Canbo Senior Shield
CODEX FA Cup
R&F Properties Sapling Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Player Premier League Senior Shield FA Cup Sapling Cup TotalApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoals1GK Long Wenhao10100110000000111103MF Xiang Wenjun2100001000003106MF Hou Junjie16160110000110181807FW Chuck Yiu Kwok17147000110000181578MF Yang Ziyi14130000110110161509FW Tsang Kin Fong181601101000002017015MF Lam Hin Ting860100100110117017FW Chen Jiaqi161501101101101918018DF Xiang Jiachi161120001101001812219DF Ma Weichao65000011010086021FW Lau Tak Yan00011000011022023MF He Zilin44000000011055024DF Wei Zongren62010011011094025DF Lam Wan Kit1040100000110125026MF Jing Teng1070000110000118032MF Zhong Ke73000000011184133GK Xing Yu101000001101101212044DF Kuang Haokun100000000100200Players who are left R&F that have appeared this season:4DF Yang Ting101021101100001212210MF Min Junlin121101101101101514011DF Ni Bo77011000000088012DF Li Lei33011000000044014MF Cheung Kwok Ming73011011000095022DF Leung Ka Hai11011000000022027MF Bi Guanghuan20000000000020037MF Li Yuyang63000000000063045DF Liang Zhanhao220000000000220Players who join R&F that have appeared this season:11MF Ning An74000000000074013FW Liang Zicheng101000000000001010016DF Zhu Di30000000000030029FW Chen Liming1082000000000108230DF Fu Yunlong44000000000044035FW Mai Jiajian44000000000044055DF Tu Dongxu76000000000076066MF Huang Haoxuan870000000000870 TOTALS 13 0 0 1 14
Goalscorers RankPlayer Premier LeagueSenior ShieldFA CupSapling CupTotal1 Chuck Yiu Kwok7FW700072 Xiang Jiachi18DF20002 Yang Ting4DF20002 Chen Liming29FW200025 Zhong Ke32DF00011TOTALS1300114
Disciplinary record
References