The 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.
Teams A total of 10 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League and 2 teams promoted from the 2021–22 Hong Kong First Division.
ClubFoundedPosition of Last Season (Before Cancellation) Southern 2002 1st Kitchee 1931 2nd Lee Man 2017 3rd Eastern 1932 4thRangers 1958 5thHKFC 1886 6th HK U23 2021 7thResources Capital 1982 8th Tai Po 2002 1st in First Division Sham Shui Po 2002 6th in First Division Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.
Stadia and locations
Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:
KitcheeEastern Sham Shui Po Lee ManHK U23 Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground Capacity: 6,664 Capacity: 2,194 Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 3,200 Resources Capital HKFC Southern Rangers Tsing Yi Sports Ground HKFC Stadium Aberdeen Sports Ground Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 2,750 Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 2,200
Personnel and kits Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorKitcheeKen Ng Chu Chi Kwong Huang Yang NikeEDPS Systems Ltd.Lee ManNorman Lee Tsang Chiu Tat Fernando Recio AdidasLee & Man ChemicalRangersPeter Mok Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai Poon Man Chun Lam Ka Wai UCANBiu Chun Watch Hands & Parts Manufacturers Ltd.SouthernMatthew Wong Cheng Siu Chung Shu Sasaki MacronMAN SEResources CapitalHanson Wong Joan Esteva Cheng King HoFPCMKai Bo Food SupermarketHKFC Tony Sealy Tony Hamilton-Bram Freek Schipper AdidasThe Executive CentreHK U23Eric Fok Szeto Man Chun Wong Ho YinMC SportswearKey ConnectTai PoLam Yick Kuen Li Hang Wui Chan Hiu Fung JomaWofoo Social Enterprises LimitedEasternCheng Kai Ming Roberto Losada Leung Chun Pong AdidasUpbest GroupSham Shui PoLo Wing Man Kwok Kar Lok Lo Kong Wai Wo Chi MingAtacarSportshouse
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSouthern Zesh Rehman Mutual Consent 5 March 2022 Pre-season Cheng Siu Chung 14 June 2022Resources Capital Joan Esteva Signed by United City 3 June 2022 Pre-season Tang Kwun Yin 11 August 2022Tai Po Chan Yuk Chi Change of Role 10 July 2022 Pre-season Li Hang Wui 10 July 2022Sham Shui Po Ko Chun Kay Change of Role 11 July 2022 Pre-season Poon Man Tik 11 July 2022HK U23 Cheung Kin Fung Mutual Consent 31 July 2022 Pre-season Szeto Man Chun 2 August 2022Sham Shui Po Poon Man Tik Resigned 1 October 2022 10th Kwok Kar Lok 3 October 2022Resources Capital Tang Kwun Yin Resigned 19 October 2022 6th Joan Esteva 4 November 2022Lee Man Chan Hiu Ming Sacked 5 February 2023 2nd Tsang Chiu Tat 5 February 2023
Foreign players The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and no more than 5 on the pitch during matches.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Former/Unregistered PlayersKitchee Cleiton Mikael Igor Sartori Enikar Mehmud Charlie Scott Bekzhan Sagynbaev Dejan Damjanović Kim Shin-wook Ruslan Mingazow Michalis Manias Raúl BaenaLee Man Jonathan Acosta Everton Gil Ryoya Tachibana Alie Sesay José Ángel Manolo Bleda Manuel GavilánSouthern Dudu Kessi Jean Moser Stefan Pereira Kota Kawase Shu SasakiRangers Juninho Fernando Lopes Yang Bailin Nassam Ibrahim Ryota Hayashi Yumemi Kanda Kim Min-kyu Park Jong-bum David Bala Cássio Augusto Neto Kaan GülResources Capital Ricardo Sendra Felipe Sá Benjamin Tandy Ortega Pablo Gállego Robert Odu Albert Canal Carles TenaTai Po Gabriel Cividini João Emir Luizinho Paulinho SimionatoEastern João Gil Emilio Estevez Tamirlan Kozubayev Marcos Gondra Víctor Bertomeu Kaan GülSham Shui Po Nicholas Benavides Chen Hao Oyuntuya Oyunbold Sanzio Limbu Kwon Jae-kyeong Sim Woon-sub Jesús González Oleksii Shliakotin Thiago Silva Shahwaiz Khan
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least nine Hong Kong players in the squad, with no less than three on the pitch during matches. Club HK Player 1 HK Player 2 HK Player 3 HK Player 4 HK Player 5 HK Player 6 HK Player 7HKFC Timothy Chow Alexandre Dujardin Fung Long Hin Ng Tsz Chung Paul Ngue Paulinho Jack Sealy HK Player 8 HK Player 9 HK Player 10 HK Player 11 HK Player 12 HK Player 13 Siu Ka Ming Emmet Wan Wong Sheung Choi Yue Yixing Freek Schipper Robert Scott
HK U23 is not allowed to register any foreign players. Meanwhile, the number of overaged players is restricted to five for the team, with no more than three on the pitch during matches. The rest of the players must meet the registration status of U23 local players. Club Overaged Player 1 Overaged Player 2 Overaged Player 3 Overaged Player 4 Overaged Player 5 HK U23 Cheung Chun Hin Kwok Tsz Kaai Law Hiu Chung Wong Ho Yin Yuen Sai Kit
League table
Results
Positions by round To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Fixtures and results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dejan Damjanović Kitchee17 Ruslan MingazovKitchee Everton Camargo Lee Man4 Stefan Pereira Southern135 Mikael Kitchee96 Paulinho Simionato Tai Po8 Gil Lee Man Sun Ming Him Eastern9 Felipe Sá Resources Capital7 Juninho Rangers Yumemi Kanda Rangers Víctor Bertomeu Eastern Manolo Bleda Lee Man
Hat-tricks Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams. #PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef1 Manolo BledaLee ManHK U2310–02 Ruslan MingazowKitcheeSouthern7–03 Felipe SáResources CapitalHK U233–04 Dejan DamjanovićKitcheeHK U237–05 Stefan PereiraSouthernSham Shui Po3–06 Stefan PereiraSouthernHK U233–17 Everton CamargoLee ManHK U235–1 5 Player scored 5 goals
Clean sheets Rank Player Club Match(es)1 Paulo César Kitchee132 Yapp Hung Fai Eastern93 Ng Wai Him Southern74 Chan Ka Ho Lee Man65 Freddie Toomer HKFC5 Leung Hing Kit Rangers7 Li Hon Ho Tai Po3 Tse Ka Wing Tai Po Lam Chun Kit Resources Capital10 Yuen Ho Chun Lee Man2 Lo Siu Kei Rangers
Attendances
Awards Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards Awards Prize Winner Club Score / Votes Footballer of the Year Ruslan Mingazov Kitchee 69.33% Coach of the Year Roberto Losada Eastern 53.91% Young Players of the Year Sun Ming Him Eastern 57.58% Wong Ho Chun Eastern 33.52% Players' Player Chan Siu Kwan Resources Capital 30 Most Favorite Player Freddie Toomer HKFC 1,712 Hong Kong Top Footballers Goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai Eastern 47.27% Defenders Gabriel Cividini Tai Po 54.61% Hélio Kitchee 36.54% Kim Min-kyu Rangers 31.94% Tsui Wang Kit Lee Man 55.98% Midfielders Lam Hin Ting Rangers 32.39% Cleiton Kitchee 39.04% Mikael Kitchee 39.51% Forwards Everton Camargo Lee Man 47.39% Ruslan Mingazov Kitchee 69.33% Sun Ming Him Eastern 53.54%
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