2020–21 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season2020–21
ChampionsHKFC
PromotedHKFC
RelegatedNone
Matches played91
Goals scored362 (3.98 per match)
Top goalscorerLo Kong Wai (Sham Shui Po)
Thiago Silva (North District)
(11 goals) [1]
Biggest home winCentral & Western 9–0 Hoi King
(22 November 2020)
Biggest away winCentral & Western 0–9 HKFC
(6 June 2021)
Highest scoringHoi King 8–3 Metro Gallery
(20 June 2021)
Longest winning runHKFC
(13 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHKFC
(13 matches)
Longest winless runTai Po
Wong Tai Sin
(6 matches)
Longest losing runTai Po
(6 matches)

The 2020–21 Hong Kong First Division League was the 7th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.[2] The season began on 22 November 2020 and ended on 20 June 2021.

Format

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Relegation was suspended during the 2020–21 season and the season was shortened to a single round-robin due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong.[3]

Teams

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Changes from last season

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From First Division

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Withdrawn from the First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 HKFC (C, P) 13 13 0 0 47 4 +43 39 Promotion to the Premier League
2 North District 13 10 2 1 31 13 +18 32
3 Sham Shui Po 13 7 3 3 33 17 +16 24[a]
4 South China 13 7 3 3 31 15 +16 24[a]
5 Sha Tin 13 6 2 5 24 19 +5 20
6 Wing Yee 13 5 3 5 22 27 −5 18
7 Yuen Long 13 4 5 4 26 29 −3 17
8 Citizen 13 5 1 7 24 27 −3 16[b]
9 Central & Western 13 5 1 7 23 28 −5 16[b]
10 Hoi King 13 4 3 6 23 32 −9 15
11 Eastern District 13 3 4 6 19 20 −1 13
12 Metro Gallery 13 2 2 9 19 52 −33 8
13 Tai Po 13 2 2 9 20 32 −12 8
14 Wong Tai Sin 13 2 1 10 20 47 −27 7
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2021. 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sham Shui Po wins head-to-head against South China
  2. ^ a b Citizen wins head-to-head against Central & Western

References

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  1. ^ "First Division Top Scorer".
  2. ^ "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong". HKFA. Retrieved 18 March 2021.