2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League

The 2015–16 Hong Kong First Division League is the 2nd season of Hong Kong First Division League since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.

Hong Kong First Division League
Season2015–16
ChampionsTai Po
PromotedTai Po
HKFC
RelegatedMetro Gallery Sun Source
Lucky Mile
Matches played182
Goals scored630 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerDetinho (Easyknit Property)
(28 goals)

The league started on 6 September 2015 and ended on 15 May 2016.

Teams

From First Division League

Promoted to Hong Kong Premier League

Relegated to Second Division League

To First Division League

Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from Second Division League

Team review

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2014–15, 1 team relegated from the Premier League and 1 side promoted from the Second Division.

Club
 Position
in 2014–15		 Member since
season		 Consecutive
season in league
Citizen5th2014–152
Double Flower FA11th2002–0314
HKFC2nd2011–125
Kwai Tsing District FA7th2013–143
Kwun Tong FA10th2013–143
Lucky Mile6th2013–143
Metro Gallery Sun Source1st12014–152
Shatin SA9th2010–116
Sun Hei8th2014–152
Tai Chung FC13th2011–125
Tai Po9th in Premier League2015–161
Wanchai SF12th2011–125
Easyknit Property FT1st in Second Division2015–161
Yau Tsim Mong4th2014–152

Remarks:
1Due to financial difficulties, Metro Gallery Sun Source refused to promote to the Premier League.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tai Po FC (P) 26 19 5 2 67 29 +38 62 Promotion to Premier League
2 HKFC (P) 26 17 6 3 66 21 +45 57
3 Sun Hei 26 17 5 4 64 25 +39 56
4 Easyknit Property 26 14 5 7 66 49 +17 47
5 Yau Tsim Mong 26 13 7 6 55 35 +20 46
6 Citizen 26 13 6 7 55 31 +24 45
7 Shatin SA 26 12 6 8 48 39 +9 42
8 Double Flower 26 7 6 13 34 46 −12 27[lower-alpha 1]
9 Wanchai SF 26 8 3 15 30 56 −26 27[lower-alpha 1]
10 Tai Chung 26 7 2 17 34 63 −29 23
11 Kwai Tsing 26 4 8 14 36 59 −23 20[lower-alpha 2]
12 Kwun Tong 26 5 5 16 21 52 −31 20[lower-alpha 2]
13 Metro Gallery Sun Source (R) 26 5 4 17 26 58 −32 19[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Second Division
14 Lucky Mile (R) 26 5 4 17 28 67 −39 19[lower-alpha 3]
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Double Flower wins head-to-head against Wanchai.
  2. Kwai Tsing wins head-to-head against Kwun Tong.
  3. Metro Gallery Sun Source ahead of Lucky Mile on goal difference.

Results
Home \ Away CIT DFL CLU KTD KTF LML MGS SHA SUN TAI TPO WCH EKP YTM
Citizen 3–1 2–3 3–1 4–0 4–0 7–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–4 5–3 1–1 1–2
Double Flower 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–4 1–1 1–7 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0
HKFC 0–0 1–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–1 6–1 3–1 7–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–2
Kwai Tsing 1–1 1–1 0–6 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–3 0–3 2–5 0–2
Kwun Tong 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1
Lucky Mile 1–4 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–4 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–5
Metro Gallery Sun Source 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–7 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–5 0–2
Shatin 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–3 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–3
Sun Hei 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 0–1
Tai Chung 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 6–0 1–2 4–3 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–2
Tai Po 2–1 5–2 1–5 6–1 4–1 4–3 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–3 3–2
Wanchai 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–5 1–1 0–5 2–2 2–0
Easyknit Property 1–3 1–2 1–3 6–4 3–3 3–4 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 5–1 3–0
Yau Tsim Mong 2–1 2–4 2–2 2–1 4–1 8–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–1
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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