2012–13 in Hong Kong football

The 2012–13 season is the 111th season of competitive football in Hong Kong, starting in July 2012 and ending in June 2013.

Football in Hong Kong
Season2012–13
Men's football
First DivisionSouth China
Second DivisionYuen Long
Third DivisionWong Tai Sin
Fourth DivisionYau Tsim Mong
FA CupKitchee
Senior Challenge ShieldWofoo Tai Po
Season Play-offKitchee
2011–12 2013–14

Promotion and relegation

Team relegated from First Division League

Team promoted to First Division League

  • Kam Fung
  • Southern District

Team relegated from Second Division League

Team promoted to Second Division League

  • Eastern
  • Tuen Mun FC

Team relegated from Third Division League

Third A Division League

Third District Division League

Honours

Trophy and league champions

Competition Winner Details At Match Report
Senior Challenge Shield Wofoo Tai Po 2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
beat Citizen 5–3 on penalties
(2–2 after extra time)
Hong Kong Stadium Report
FA Cup Kitchee 2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup
beat Sun Pegasus 1–0
Hong Kong Stadium Report
First Division South China 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong Stadium Report
Second Division Yuen Long 2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League
beat Shatin 3–0
Yuen Long Stadium Report
Third Division Wong Tai Sin 2012–13 Hong Kong Third Division League
beat New Fair Kuitan 2–1
Kwong Fuk Park Report
FourthDivision Yau Tsim Mong 2012–13 Hong Kong Fourth Division League
beat Central & Western 2–0
Causeway Bay Sports Ground Report
Junior Challenge Shield Yuen Long 2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
beat Kwai Tsing 6–2
Hong Kong Stadium Report

Promotion winners

Competition Winner Details
Second Division Happy Valley 2nd in Second Division
Eastern Salon 3rd in Second Division
Third Division Lucky Mile 2nd in Third Division
Kwun Tong 3rd in Third Division
Kwai Tsing 4th in Third Division
Fourth Division Mutual 2nd in Fourth Division
Kwong Wah 3rd in Fourth Division
Sun Source 4th in Fourth Division

Playoffs winners

Competition Winner Details
Hong Kong Season Play-offs Kitchee 2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off
beat Tuen Mun 3–0

Representative team

Hong Kong

2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification

The qualification stage (semi-final competition) of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup will be held from 1 December to 9 December 2012 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong will play against Australia, Chinese Taipei, Guam and North Korea. Winner of the group qualifies and advances to the final competition held in South Korea.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4 3 1 0 19 1 +18 10
 North Korea 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 10
 Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 6
 Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 3 2 17 15 1
 Guam 4 0 1 3 2 17 15 1
Source:
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) Matchday 1Guam 1 – 2 Hong KongMong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 (GMT+8) Guerrero  54'
Merfalen  56'
Nicklaw  90'
Report  2', 17' Chan Siu Ki
 55' Michael Luk
 85' Lee Wai Lim
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Kim Dae Yong (Korea Republic)
Assistant referees: Anuwat Feenuachang (Thailand), Sumate Saiwaew (Thailand)
Fourth official: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) Matchday 2Hong Kong 0 – 1 AustraliaMong Kok, Hong Kong
20:30 (GMT+8) Chu Siu Kei  12'
Chan Siu Ki  52'
Lam Hok Hei  88'  90'
Report  26' Behich
 52'  85' Emerton
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Assistant referees: Lee Hung Ping (Chinese Taipei), Musi Ala (China PR)
Fourth official: Kim Dae Yong (Korea Republic)
7 December 2012 (2012-12-07) Matchday 4Hong Kong 2 – 0 Chinese TaipeiSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:30 (GMT+8) Chan Wai Ho  24'
Lee Hong Lim  25'
Cheng Siu Wai  72'
Report  23' Yang Chao-hsun
 47' Lin Cheng-yi
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)

Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Assistant referees: Musi Ala (China PR), Anuwat Feenuachang (Thailand)
Fourth official: Kim Dae-Yong (Korea Republic)
9 December 2012 (2012-12-09) Matchday 4Hong Kong 0 – 4 North KoreaSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
14:20 (GMT+8) Chan Siu Ki  68'
Lee Chi Ho  74'
Michael Luk  90'
Report  27' Pak Nam-Chol II
 33' Ryang Yong-Gi
 36' Pak Nam-Chol I
 80' Jong Il-Gwan
 85' Pak Song-Chol
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)

Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Yao Qing (China)
Assistant referees: Lee Hung Ping (Chinese Taipei), Sumate Saiwaew (Thailand)
Fourth official: Wang Zhe (China)

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The draw for the group stage of qualification was held in Australia on 9 October 2012. Hong Kong was drawn with Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Hong Kong will start their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign in February 2013.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16
 Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 2 13 11 4
 Vietnam 6 1 0 5 5 15 10 3
Source:
6 February 2013 (2013-02-06) Matchday 1Uzbekistan 0 – 0 Hong KongTashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 (GMT+5) Report Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
(Capacity:35,000)

Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Assistant referees: Yaser Khalil Ebrahim Abdulla Tulefat (Bahrain), Ebrahim Moosa Saleh (Bahrain)
Fourth official: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)
22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) Matchday 2Hong Kong 1 – 0 VietnamMong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 (GMT+8) Chan Wai Ho  87' Report (AFC)
Report (HKFA)
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 6,639
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar), Yaser Marad (Kuwait)
Fourth official: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

2013 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

This is a tournament between two teams representing Hong Kong and Guangdong Province of China respectively. The first leg will take place in Huizhou, Guangdong, being held in Huizhou Olympic Stadium, and the second leg took place in Hong Kong, being held in Mong Kok Stadium.

Guangdong took the 1–0 lead in the first leg, thanks to Yin Hongbo's goalscoring penalty before the end of match. However, Hong Kong levelled the game in the second leg, with Bai He's and Lee Wai Lim's header, while Guangdong's Shi Liang scored once. After 120 minutes of play, the scoreline levels in 2–2, thus the game proceeded to penalty shoot-out stage. Both team scored 8 out of 8 penalties perfectly, and Wisdom Fofo Agbo scored the ninth penalty for Hong Kong. However, Guangdong's Shi Liang, who scored once in the tournament, missed the kick as Yapp Hung Fai saved. Hong Kong won the champions of the 2013 edition.

29 December 2012 (2012-12-29) 1st legGuangdong 1 – 0 Hong KongHuizhou, Guangdong
15:00(GMT+8) Yin Hongbo  88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Huizhou Olympic Stadium
Referee: Chen Honghui (China PR)

Friendly matches in first half season

An away friendly match for Hong Kong is proposed. Hong Kong will play against Singapore in August.[1] The match was originally proposed to play at Bishan Stadium in Bishan, but then changed to Jurong West Stadium in Jurong West.[2]

15 August 2012 (2012-08-15) Singapore 2 – 0 Hong KongJurong West, Singapore
20:30(SST)  7', 21' Đurić Report Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
(Capacity:3,200)

Attendance: 837

According to the official website of the FIFA, Hong Kong will play a home match against Malaysia on 16 October 2012.

16 October 2012 (2012-10-16) Hong Kong 0 – 3 MalaysiaMong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
20:00 (GMT+8) Yapp Hung Fai  51' Report  20' Kunanlan
 51'  60' Sali
 61' Faizal
 82'  90' Rahim
 90+2' Saarani
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)

Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

According to the official website of the FIFA, Hong Kong will play an away match against Malaysia on 14 November 2012.

14 November 2012 (2012-11-14) Malaysia 1 – 1 Hong KongShah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (GMT+8) Sali  58' Report  88' Lam Hok Hei Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
(Capacity: 80,000)

Friendly matches in second half season

According to the official website of the FIFA, Hong Kong will play a home match against the Philippines on 4 June 2013.

4 June 2013 (2013-06-04) [3]Hong Kong 0 – 1 PhilippinesMong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 (GMT+8) Chan Siu Ki 68' Report  33' J Younghusband Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Pratan Nasa Wang (Thailand)
Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung (Hong Kong)
Fourth official: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong Under-21

Friendly matches in first half season

The Hong Kong Football Association has organised a friendly match between the Hong Kong U-21 and Australia U-19 on 29 August 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong.[4]

29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) Hong Kong U-21 0 – 3 Australia U-19Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
19:30 (GMT+8) Report

Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)

First Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South China (C) 18 11 3 4 46 21 +25 36 2014 AFC Champions League Play-off stage
2 Kitchee 18 9 5 4 39 23 +16 32 2014 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 Tuen Mun 18 8 4 6 29 31 2 28 2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off[lower-alpha 2]
4 Southern 18 6 6 6 24 27 3 24
5 Sun Pegasus 18 4 9 5 35 29 +6 21
6 Hong Kong Rangers 18 5 5 8 32 52 20 20[lower-alpha 3]
7 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 18 4 8 6 26 33 7 20[lower-alpha 3]
8 Citizen 18 5 5 8 31 27 +4 20[lower-alpha 3]
9 Yokohama FC Hong Kong 18 4 8 6 25 34 9 20[lower-alpha 3]
10 Wofoo Tai Po[lower-alpha 4] (R) 18 4 7 7 34 44 10 19
2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off
Relegation to the 2013–14 Hong Kong Second Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2013. Source:
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Kitchee won the 2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off and thus qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup Group stage.
  2. Southern qualified for the play-offs as Kitchee defeated Sun Pegasus in the FA Cup while they have guaranteed a place for the play-offs, meaning the league 4th place qualifies.
  3. HKR 3–3 CIT, HKR 2–2 SUN, HKR 1–1 YHK; CIT 2–3 HKR, CIT 1–2 SUN, CIT 3–0 YHK; SUN 2–2 HKR, SUN 1–1 CIT, SUN 1–1 YHK; YHK 2–4 HKR, YHK 1–1 CIT, YHK 2–0 SUN
  4. Wofoo Tai Po won the 2012–13 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield and thus qualified for the 2012–13 Hong Kong Season Play-off along with Southern District whom qualified due to Kitchee winning the FA Cup along with coming runners up in the league.

Monthly awards

The monthly awards are organised by the Hong Kong Sports Press Association. 20 journalists who specialise in football in Hong Kong will vote their best player of the month. Player with the highest number of votes wins the award.

Year Month Winner Club Source
2012 September Lee Chi HoSouth China[5]
October DetinhoCitizen[6]
November DetinhoCitizen[7]
December Lee Wai LimSouth China[8]
2013 January Au Yeung Yiu ChungSouth China[9]
February Christian AnnanWofoo Tai Po[10]
March Zhang ChunhuiSunray Cave JC Sun Hei[11]
April Li HaiqiangTuen Mun[12]
May Jordi TarrésKitchee[13]

Second Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yuen Long (C, P) 20 16 3 1 70 15 +55 51 Promotion to First Division
2 Happy Valley (P) 20 13 5 2 54 20 +34 44
3 Eastern Salon (P) 20 12 6 2 41 21 +20 42
4 Tai Chung 20 12 4 4 53 25 +28 40
5 Hong Kong FC 20 12 1 7 49 33 +16 37
6 Wing Yee 20 7 6 7 31 39 8 27
7 Shatin 20 7 4 9 28 29 1 25
8 Wanchai 20 4 3 13 28 44 16 15
9 Double Flower 20 3 2 15 19 64 45 11
10 Tuen Mun FC 20 3 1 16 32 73 41 10
11 Sham Shui Po (R) 20 2 3 15 16 58 42 9 Relegation to Third Division
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2013. Source: Second Division Score Table
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Third Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wong Tai Sin (C, P) 26 18 5 3 59 25 +34 59 Promotion to Second Division
2 Lucky Mile (P) 26 18 3 5 66 29 +37 57
3 Kwun Tong (P) 26 16 6 4 48 25 +23 54
4 Kwai Tsing (P) 26 13 6 7 53 34 +19 45
5 New Fair Kui Tan 26 12 6 8 40 25 +15 42
6 Fire Services 26 9 9 8 38 33 +5 36
7 Tsuen Wan 26 9 8 9 21 23 2 35
8 Fu Moon 26 8 8 10 29 37 8 32
9 Eastern District 26 8 7 11 38 36 +2 31
10 KCDRSC 26 8 3 15 24 47 23 27
11 Kowloon City 26 5 7 14 28 50 22 22
12 Kwok Keung 26 5 6 15 25 58 33 21[lower-alpha 1]
13 Telecom 26 5 6 15 20 50 30 21[lower-alpha 1]
14 Fukien (R) 26 4 8 14 28 45 17 20 Relegation to Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2013. Source: hkfa.com
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. KKA 1–0 TEL; TEL 0–3 KKA

Fourth Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yau Tsim Mong (C, P) 28 26 0 2 148 20 +128 78 Promotion to Third Division
2 Mutual (P) 28 23 2 3 132 38 +94 71
3 Kwong Wah (P) 28 18 4 6 72 36 +36 58
4 Sun Source (P) 28 17 4 7 98 38 +60 55
5 Sai Kung Friends 28 15 5 8 62 41 +21 50
6 St. Joseph's 28 13 6 9 43 39 +4 45
7 Sai Kung 28 12 3 13 58 46 +12 39
8 Central & Western 28 10 2 16 49 74 25 32
9 Solon 28 9 5 14 44 76 32 32
10 Lung Moon 28 10 1 17 28 66 38 31
11 North District 28 8 4 16 47 101 54 28
12 Ornament 28 8 4 16 46 74 28 28
13 Islands 28 8 3 17 49 70 21 27
14 Tung Sing 28 5 7 16 33 77 44 22
15 Blake Garden (R) 28 2 2 24 18 131 113 8 Elimination from Hong Kong league
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: Fourth Division Score Table
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Exhibition matches

Arsenal's Asia Tour 2012 against Kitchee

English Premier League side Arsenal played against Hong Kong First Division League champions Kitchee on Sunday, 29 July 2012 at the Hong Kong Stadium as part of Arsenal's Asia Tour 2012.

29 July 2012 Kitchee 2 – 2 ArsenalSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:00 (GMT+8) Yago  8'
Dani  28'
Report(HKFA)
Report(Arsenal.com)
 24' Walcott
 77' Eisfeld
 80' Santos
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)
Attendance: 39,209
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Assistant referees: Cheng Oi Cho, Chan Shui Hung
Fourth official: Ng Chiu Kok
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