2017–18 Hong Kong Second Division League

The 2017–18 Hong Kong Second Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong Second Division since it became the third-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.^[2] The season began on 3 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.

Hong Kong Second Division

Season	2017-18
Champions	Happy Valley
Promoted	Happy Valley Central & Western
Relegated	Kwai Tsing GFC Friends Sai Kung Fukien
Matches played	182
Goals scored	503 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer	Chung Man Ho (Central & Western) Lam Wai Lok (Tuen Mun) (14 goals) [1]
Biggest home win	Happy Valley 5-0 Kwai Tsing (8 October 2017)
Biggest away win	Wing Go Fu Moon 0-6 Happy Valley (11 March 2018)
Highest scoring	Kowloon City 7-3 Tuen Mun (13 May 2017)
Longest winning run	8 matches Happy Valley
Longest unbeaten run	22 matches Happy Valley
Longest winless run	9 matches Sai Kung
Longest losing run	5 matches Sai Kung Fukien
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Teams

Changes from last season

From Second Division

Promoted to First Division

• Sparta Rotterdam (Mutual)
• Hoi King

Relegated to Third Division

• Kwok Keung
• Tuen Mun FC

To Second Division

Relegated from First Division

• Kwai Tsing
• Yau Tsim Mong

Promoted from Third Division

• Happy Valley
• Fu Moon
• GFC Friends
• Fukien

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Happy Valley (C, P)	26	19	6	1	58	16	+42	63	Promotion to First Division
2	Central & Western (P)	26	14	9	3	48	21	+27	51
3	Tuen Mun	26	14	4	8	34	35	−1	46
4	Sun Source	26	14	2	10	48	44	+4	44
5	Wing Go Fu Moon	26	12	3	11	35	42	−7	39
6	Sham Shui Po	26	9	11	6	36	24	+12	38
7	Kowloon City	26	10	6	10	43	42	+1	36
8	Kwong Wah	26	10	4	12	34	31	+3	34
9	Yau Tsim Mong	26	9	3	14	29	44	−15	30
10	Lucky Mile	26	6	8	12	38	43	−5	26[a]
11	Kwai Tsing (R)	26	6	8	12	27	42	−15	26[a]	Relegation to Third Division
12	GFC Friends (R)	26	7	3	16	25	48	−23	24[b]
13	Sai Kung (R)	26	6	6	14	28	45	−17	24[b]
14	Fukien (R)	26	5	9	12	20	26	−6	24[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Lucky Mile wins head-to-head against Kwai Tsing
2. GFC Friends wins head-to-head against Fukien and Sai Kung