2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League

The 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Hong Kong Premier League

Season	2019–20
Dates	30 August 2019 – 11 October 2020
Champions	Kitchee
Relegated	Tai Po Yuen Long
AFC Champions League	Kitchee
AFC Cup	Eastern Lee Man
Matches played	60
Goals scored	214 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer	Serges Déblé Igor Sartori (6 goals)
Biggest home win	R&F 8–0 Yuen Long (19 October 2019)
Biggest away win	R&F 0–4 Eastern (14 September 2019)
Highest scoring	R&F 8–0 Yuen Long (19 October 2019) Yuen Long 4–4 Rangers (30 November 2019) Rangers 1–7 R&F (22 December 2019)
Longest winning run	4 matches Eastern R&F
Longest winless run	9 matches Yuen Long
Longest losing run	3 matches Tai Po Pegasus Yuen Long Rangers
Highest attendance	2,772 Kitchee 5–0 Happy Valley (30 August 2019)
Lowest attendance	240 Rangers 1–7 R&F (22 December 2019)
Total attendance	34,903
Average attendance	793
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Kitchee became the champions for the fourth time. Igor Sartori and Serges Déblé were the joint top goalscorers with 6 goals. Tai Po and Yuen Long self-relegated to the Hong Kong First Division.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, the HKFA announced on 16 April 2020 that all the HKPL matches after 18 March 2020 will be postponed and the 2019–20 season will be resumed not earlier than mid-August, with an aim to finish by early November this year. No relegation will occur this year.^[1]

On 30 April 2020, HKFA announced Rangers, Yuen Long and Pegasus announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season. Their eligibility for the HKPL next season will remain secure, and the league standing will be adjusted according to the Article D.8 of Competition Regulations: “If any Participating Club ceases to participate in the Competition during the course of the season, the record of the matches of the Competition in which its playing team has participated shall be expunged from the league table”.^[2]

On 29 May 2020, Tai Po announced that they, too, would drop out from the restart of the season.^[3] This means that there were only 6 teams left in the remaining of the season.

On 17 September 2020, HKFA announced that the season will resume on 19 September 2020 and end on 11 October 2020.^[4]

Teams

A total of 10 teams contest the league, including eight sides from the 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League and two promoted from the 2018–19 Hong Kong First Division, replacing relegated Dreams FC and Hoi King. On 11 July 2019, Dreams FC decided to self-relegate to the Hong Kong First Division due to lack of funds.^[5] The Hong Kong Football Association held an emergency board meeting on the 15th, during which the board voted to allow Dreams FC to relegate into the First Division and invite Rangers into the HKPL.^[6]

Club	Founded	Position Last Season
Tai Po	2002	1st
R&F	2016	2nd
Southern	2002	3rd
Kitchee	1931	4th
Eastern	1932	5th
Pegasus	2008	6th
Yuen Long	1958	7th
Lee Man	2017	9th
Happy Valley	1950	1st in First Division
Rangers	1958	3rd in First Division

• Pink denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

Stadia and locations

R&F

Hong Kong

Location of R&F.

Southern
Kitchee

Lee Man

Pegasus

Happy Valley

Eastern

Yuen Long

Tai Po

Rangers

_Guangzhou

Locations of the Hong Kong based teams.

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Southern & Kitchee	Tai Po	Lee Man
Mong Kok Stadium	Tai Po Sports Ground	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,769	Capacity: 3,200	Capacity: 2,194
R&F	Happy Valley	Yuen Long
Yanzigang Stadium	Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground	Yuen Long Stadium
Capacity: 1,000	Capacity: 2,200	Capacity: 5,000
Eastern	Pegasus	Rangers
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Hong Kong Stadium	Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground
Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 2,200

Personnel and kits

Team	President	Head Coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Kit sponsor
Eastern	Lam Kin Ming	Lee Chi Kin	Leung Chun Pong	Adidas	Topeast
Happy Valley	Chen Zhishi	Pau Ka Yiu	Mahir Karić	Adidas	World Electronic Sports Games
Kitchee	Ken Ng	Chu Chi Kwong	Huang Yang	Nike	edps, Lippo Group
Pegasus	Steven Lo	Man Pei Tak	Chan Siu Ki	Adidas	RedMR Cosmos
Lee Man	Norman Lee	Chan Hiu Ming	Fernando Recio	Adidas	Lee & Man Chemical
Rangers	Peter Mok	Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai	Tomas	Kelme	Bjorn Hendal Sweden
Southern	Matthew Wong	Zesh Rehman	Tse Tak Him	Macron	Isuzu
Tai Po	Gary Choy	Davor Berber	Dudu	Nike	Lippo Limited
Yuen Long	Wilson Wong	Kwok Kar Lok	Fábio Lopes	Kelme	PanaShop
R&F	Huang Shenghua	Yeung Ching Kwong	Roberto	Ucan	R&F Properties

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Yuen Long	Kwok Kar Lok	End of Contract	30 May 2019	Pre-season	Chan Man Chun	3 August 2019
Tai Po	Lee Chi Kin	Mutual Consent	26 June 2019		Kwok Kar Lok Fung Hoi Man	29 July 2019
Kitchee	Chu Chi Kwong	Change of Role	3 July 2019		Blaž Slišković	3 July 2019
Pegasus	Chan Ho Yin	End of Contract	16 July 2019		Man Pei Tak	16 July 2019
Eastern	Andrejs Štolcers	Change of Role	17 July 2019		Lee Chi Kin	17 July 2019
Tai Po	Kwok Kar Lok	Resigned	6 November 2019	6th
Tai Po	Fung Hoi Man	Change of Role	16 January 2020	6th	Davor Berber	16 January 2020
Yuen Long	Chan Man Chun	Change of Role	1 February 2020	9th	Kwok Kar Lok	1 February 2020
Southern	Cheng Siu Chung	Mutual Consent	16 March 2020	3rd	Pui Ho Wang Cristiano Cordeiro	16 March 2020
Kitchee	Blaž Slišković	Change of Role	23 March 2020	3rd	Chu Chi Kwong	23 March 2020
Yuen Long	Kwok Kar Lok	Mutual Consent	2 May 2020	9th
Southern	Pui Ho Wang Cristiano Cordeiro	End of Caretaker Roles	16 May 2020	3rd	Zesh Rehman	16 May 2020

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven (including one Asian player and one Chinese player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Asian Player	Chinese Player	Former/Unregistered Players
Eastern	Everton	João Emir	Eduardo Praes	Lucas Silva		Chen Hao-wei		Fernando Jean Moser
Happy Valley	Luciano							Mahir Karić Mikael Igor Miović Marko Rajković Edu Cruz Manuel Gavilán
Kitchee	Cleiton	Tomas	Wellingsson	Nikola Komazec	Park Jun-heong	Manuel Gavilán		Fernando Paulo César Lucas Silva Krisztián Vadócz Manuel Bleda
Lee Man	Jonathan Acosta	Gil	Michaël N'dri	Bruno Pinheiro	Serhiy Shapoval			Diogo Rangel
Southern	Stefan Pereira	Kota Kawase	Shu Sasaki			Zesh Rehman		Gabriel Méndez Travis Major Dhiego Martins Ticão Pedro Mendes Nikola Komazec
R&F	Dudu	Igor Sartori	Adama Guira	Serges Déblé	Daniel Angulo	Zhou Yuchen		Tiago Leonço Emmerson Chen Zirong Fu Yunlong Ji Xiangzheng
Pegasus								Gabriel Méndez Michael Glassock Charles Lokolingoy Juninho David Lazari Jean Moser Mahama Awal Shu Sasaki Marcos Gondra Jorge Ortí
Tai Po								Benjamin Van Meurs Paulo César Dudu Michel Lugo Željko Kuzmić Kim Min-ki Kim Seung-yong
Yuen Long								Juninho Katê Kessi Mikael Maicon Santana Wang Ruei
Rangers								Leandro Bazán Diego Cañete Tomas Stefan Pereira Ji Xiangzheng Pablo Leguizamón

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kitchee (C)	10	6	2	2	25	10	+15	20	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Eastern	10	6	1	3	16	8	+8	19	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	R&F (D)	10	5	3	2	21	15	+6	18	Withdrew from league system, club folded[a]
4	Lee Man	10	5	1	4	16	14	+2	16	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Southern	10	2	4	4	15	21	−6	10
6	Happy Valley	10	0	1	9	6	31	−25	1
7	Pegasus (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew, record expunged[b]
8	Rangers (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tai Po (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew, record expunged Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League[c]
10	Yuen Long (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.
2. Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.
3. Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.^[7]

Head to head

Home \ Away	ELL	KIT	R&F	LEE	KCS	HVA	TPO	BCR	BYL	PEG
Eastern	—	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–1	4–0	3–3
Kitchee	3–1	—	0–0	2–1	1–1	5–0			2–2	2–1
R&F	0–4	2–3	—	5–1	2–2	2–0		5–0	8–0
Lee Man	1–0	2–1	0–1	—	2–2	2–0	4–1	1–0		4–2
Southern	0–1	1–5	3–4	0–4	—	1–1	2–1	3–1	1–1
Happy Valley	1–2	0–4	2–5	1–2	1–4	—			1–1	3–3
Tai Po		1–1	1–4		2–4		—	3–2
Rangers		1–1	1–7			0–1		—
Yuen Long	1–2					0–0	1–3	4–4	—
Pegasus	0–1	0–3			2–2		1–1	1–2	2–1	—

Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Kitchee	1	4	3	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	1	2	1
Eastern	5	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	5	5	2	1	2	1	2
R&F	2	5	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	3
Lee Man	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	1	4	4	4	4
Southern	4	3	2	1	3	6	4	3	3	2	5	5	5	5	5
Happy Valley	10	6	5	6	7	8	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6
Tai Po	9	8	9	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	x	x	x	x	x
Pegasus	7	7	10	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	x	x	x	x	x
Rangers	8	10	7	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	x	x	x	x	x
Yuen Long	6	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	x	x	x	x	x

	Leader
	Withdrew

Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Kitchee v Happy Valley

30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)	Kitchee	5–0	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Bleda 16' Lucas Silva 28' Cleiton 38' Fernando 49' (pen.) Wellingsson 71'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Tai Po v R&F

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Tai Po	1–4	R&F	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sandro 41' (pen.)	Report	Leonço 38' Giovane 57' Zhi-Gin Lam 77' Leung Nok Hang 83'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 969 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Yuen Long v Eastern

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Yuen Long	1–2	Eastern	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Tsang Tsz Hin 70'	Report	Clayton 83' Moser 89'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Southern v Rangers

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)	Southern	3–1	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ha 39', 42' Chan Kwong Ho 84'	Report	Au Yeung Yiu Chung 90+3'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 667 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Lee Man v Pegasus

1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)	Lee Man	4–2	Pegasus	Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Recio 36' N'dri 45+1', 56', 90+2'	Report	Lokolingoy 26' Gondra 65'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 991 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 2

R&F v Eastern

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)	R&F	0–4	Eastern	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Diego Eli 45+1' Clayton 86' Everton 87' Chung Wai Keung 90+3'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 440 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Kitchee v Yuen Long

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)	Kitchee	2–2	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lum 44' Bleda 59'	Report	Wang Ruei 56' Tsang Tsz Hin 69'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Rangers v Happy Valley

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)	Rangers	0–1	Happy Valley	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 57'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 432 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Lee Man v Southern

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)	Lee Man	2–2	Southern	Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	N'dri 27' (pen.) Gil 50'	Report	Major 3' Beto 90+4'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 972 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Pegasus v Tai Po

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16)	Pegasus	1–1	Tai Po	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Lokolingoy 90+5'	Report	Sandro 65'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 635 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 3

Pegasus v Rangers

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)	Pegasus	1–2	Rangers	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
14:30 (UTC+8)	Wong Chun Ho 84'	Report	Cañete 47' Bazán 86'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Southern v Yuen Long

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)	Southern	1–1	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 87'	Report	Mikael 45'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 978 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Eastern v Tai Po

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)	Eastern	3–3	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Fung Hing Wa 59' Everton 62', 79'	Report	Sandro 17' (pen.), 32' Nakamura 86'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 893 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

R&F v Happy Valley

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)	R&F	2–0	Happy Valley	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sartori 10', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Law Pik Chi

Lee Man v Kitchee

18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)	Lee Man	2–1	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	N'dri 88' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Komazec 66'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 4

Southern v Kitchee

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)	Southern	1–5	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 87'	Report	Chan Kong Pan 14' (o.g.) Shinichi Chan 49' Park Jun-heong 60' Bleda 62', 74'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 5

R&F v Yuen Long

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)	R&F	8–0	Yuen Long	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 11', 24', 72', 88' Guira 28' Sartori 35' Tsang Chi Hau 62' (o.g.) Leonço 82'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 316 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Tai Po v Kitchee

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)	Tai Po	1–1	Kitchee	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sandro 20'	Report	Ju Yingzhi 74'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Lee Man v Rangers

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Lee Man	1–0	Rangers	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Acosta 9'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 425 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Happy Valley v Pegasus

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Happy Valley	3–3	Pegasus	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 35' Chu Wai Kwan 44' Karić 64'	Report	Sasaki 69' Chan Siu Ki 71' Glassock 90+5'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 465 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Eastern v Southern

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	Eastern	0–1	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Major 44'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 731 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 6

R&F v Lee Man

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)	R&F	5–1	Lee Man	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 16', 68', 71' Giovane 34' Sartori 82' (pen.)	Report	Diogo 36'	Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 384 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Yuen Long v Tai Po

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)	Yuen Long	1–3	Tai Po	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Juninho 52'	Report	Kim Min-ki 2' Lugo 63' Dudu 70'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 701 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Happy Valley v Eastern

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)	Happy Valley	1–2	Eastern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Miović 29'	Report	Diego 17' Moser 22'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 713 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Rangers v Kitchee

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)	Rangers	1–1	Kitchee	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Aender 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Lum 27'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 452 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Pegasus v Southern

4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)	Pegasus	2–2	Southern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
19:30 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 49' Lokolingoy 58'	Report	Komazec 60' Hui Wang Fung 90+3'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 462 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 7

Happy Valley v Lee Man

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)	Happy Valley	1–2	Lee Man	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 80' (pen.)	Report	N'dri 47' Lee Hong Lim 54'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 548 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Southern v R&F

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)	Southern	3–4	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Komazec 33' Lau Ho Lam 60' Hui Wang Fung 70'	Report	Sean Tse 4' Sartori 68' (pen.) Leung Nok Hang 88' Giovane 90'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Tai Po v Rangers

24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)	Tai Po	3–2	Rangers	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 43' Michael Luk 69' (pen.) Kim Min-ki 76'	Report	Bazán 40', 62'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 537 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Kitchee v Eastern

24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)	Kitchee	3–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Li Ngai Hoi 44' Fernando 47' Cheng Chin Lung 52'	Report	Lam Ka Wai 37'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Pegasus v Yuen Long

25 November 2019 (2019-11-25)	Pegasus	2–1	Yuen Long	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)	Méndez 15' Lokolingoy 89'	Report	Santana 32'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 363 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Round 8

Kitchee v R&F

29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)	Kitchee	0–0	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Yuen Long v Rangers

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)	Yuen Long	4–4	Rangers	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Juninho 5', 25' Santana 52' Yip Tsz Chun 82'	Report	Aender 40', 60' Bazán 41', 90+3'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 627 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Happy Valley v Southern

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Happy Valley	1–4	Southern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Karić 27'	Report	Miović 10' (o.g.) Ha 79', 90+4' Major 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 456 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Lee Man v Tai Po

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Lee Man	4–1	Tai Po	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Gil 44', 45+1' N'dri 64', 66'	Report	Sandro 79'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 742 Referee: Ho Wai Sang

Pegasus v Eastern

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)	Pegasus	0–1	Eastern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Wong Wai 86'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 568 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 9

Yuen Long v Happy Valley

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)	Yuen Long	0–0	Happy Valley	Yuen Long, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Rangers v R&F

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)	Rangers	1–7	R&F	Tuen Mun, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Bazán 90+2'	Report	Lam 32', 41' Sartori 35' Bai He 43' Déblé 54' (pen.) Leonço 82' Yuen Chun Sing 84'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground Attendance: 240 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Lee Man v Eastern

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22)	Lee Man	1–0	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Ngan Lok Fung 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Kitchee v Pegasus

30 December 2019 (2019-12-30)	Kitchee	2–1	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ju Yingzhi 49' Wellingsson 76'	Report	Chan Pak Hang 68'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Southern v Tai Po

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)	Southern	2–1	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Major 50', 79'	Report	Nakamura 90+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 897 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 10

Pegasus v Kitchee

16 January 2020 (2020-01-16)	Pegasus	0–3	Kitchee	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Wellingsson 4', 63' Glassock 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 747 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

R&F v Rangers

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	R&F	5–0	Rangers	Guangzhou, China
14:30 (UTC+8)	Déblé 25' Sartori 37' Giovane 56', 60' (pen.) Roberto 65'	Report		Stadium: Yanzigang Stadium Attendance: 466 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Tai Po v Southern

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	Tai Po	2–4	Southern	Tai Po, New Territories
14:30 (UTC+8)	Chan Man Fai 45+1' Che Runqiu 63'	Report	Chan Siu Kwan 11' Méndez 23' Major 30' Dhiego 73'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 641 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Eastern v Lee Man

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	Eastern	2–1	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Everton 13' Sandro 20'	Report	Shapoval 75'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: Ng Chiu Kok Referee: 784

Happy Valley v Yuen Long

19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)	Happy Valley	1–1	Yuen Long	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
14:30 (UTC+8)	Lai Pui Kei 83'	Report	Mikael 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 593 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Resume Round 1 (Origin Round 13)

Eastern v Kitchee

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Eastern	2–1	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Diego 52' Chung Wai Keung 68'	Report	Komazec 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

R&F v Southern

20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)	R&F	2–2	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sartori 51' (pen.), 62'	Report	Kawase 43' Sasaki 90+4'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Lee Man v Happy Valley

21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)	Lee Man	2–0	Happy Valley	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ngan Lok Fung 6' Nakamura 62'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Resume Round 2 (Origin Round 11 & 14)

Southern v Eastern

23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)	Southern	0–1	Eastern	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Lucas 13'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Kitchee v Lee Man

24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)	Kitchee	2–1	Lee Man	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Komazec 31' Tong Kin Man 83'	Report	N'dri 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Happy Valley v R&F

25 September 2020 (2020-09-25)	Happy Valley	2–5	R&F	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ng Ka Yeung 67' Moore 82'	Report	Déblé 35', 42', 76' Lam 75' Dudu 88'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Resume Round 3 (Origin Round 15)

Southern v Happy Valley

30 September 2020 (2020-09-30)	Southern	1–1	Happy Valley	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 65'	Report	Chu Wai Kwan 43'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Wong Wai Lun

R&F v Kitchee

1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)	R&F	2–3	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Giovane 67', 76'	Report	Law Tsz Chun 17' Gavilán 27' Wellingsson 80'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Resume Round 4 (Origin Round 16 & 17)

Kitchee v Southern

4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)	Kitchee	1–1	Southern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Gavilán 73'	Report	Kawase 84'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Lee Man v R&F

5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)	Lee Man	0–1	R&F	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Jordan Lam 41'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Eastern v Happy Valley

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06)	Eastern	4–0	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Wong Wai 44' Lucas 46', 81' Emir 50'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Resume Round 5 (Origin Round 12 & 18)

Happy Valley v Kitchee

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Happy Valley	0–4	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 36' Wellingsson 59', 63', 65'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Southern v Lee Man

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Southern	0–4	Lee Man	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Tarrés 1' Leong Ka Hang 59', 74', 77'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Wong Po Sing

Eastern v R&F

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)	Eastern	0–0	R&F	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Notes

1. ^
   Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.^[8]

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played 11 October 2020^[9]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Serges Déblé	R&F	12
2	Michaël N'dri	Lee Man	10
3	Igor Sartori	R&F	9
4	Travis Major	Southern	8
	Wellingsson	Kitchee
6	Sandro	Tai Po/Eastern	7
	Giovane	R&F
8	Leandro Bazán	Rangers	6
	Manuel Gavilán	Happy Valley / Kitchee
10	Nikola Komazec	Southern / Kitchee	5

Hat-tricks

Note: The results column shows the scorer's team score first. Teams in bold are home teams.

#	Player	Nationality	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
1	Michaël N'dri	France	Lee Man	Pegasus	4–2	1 September 2019	[10]
2	Serges Déblé 4	Ivory Coast	R&F	Yuen Long	8–0	19 October 2019	[11]
3	Serges Déblé	Ivory Coast	R&F	Lee Man	5–1	2 November 2019	[12]
4	Serges Déblé	Ivory Coast	R&F	Happy Valley	5–2	25 September 2020	[13]
5	Wellingsson	Brazil	Kitchee	Happy Valley	4–0	11 October 2020	[14]
6	Leong Ka Hang	Macau	Lee Man	Southern	4–0	11 October 2020	[15]

Note

⁴ The player scored 4 goals.

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Match(es)
1	Zhou Yuchen	R&F	6
2	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	5
3	Wang Zhenpeng	Kitchee	4
	Yuen Ho Chun	Lee Man
5	To Chun Kiu	Happy Valley	2
6	Yip Ka Yu	Yuen Long	1
	Tse Tak Him	Southern

Attendances

As of matches played 19 January 2020

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kitchee	9,617	2,772	1,483	1,923	+9.0%†
2	Lee Man	4,386	1,256	425	877	+39.9%†
3	Southern	3,443	978	667	861	+4.1%†
4	Eastern	2,408	893	731	803	−22.8%†
5	Tai Po	3,173	1,026	537	793	−37.9%†
6	Yuen Long	2,727	791	608	682	−27.1%†
7	Happy Valley	2,775	713	456	555	n/a1
8	Pegasus	3,308	747	363	551	−43.0%†
9	R&F	1,942	466	316	388	−45.1%†
10	Rangers	1,124	452	240	375	n/a1
	League total	34,903	2,772	240	793	−15.3%†

Source: HKFA
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the Premier League last season

Awards

Monthly Most Valuable Player

Month	Most Valuable Player		References
	Player	Club
August & September	Michaël N'dri	Lee Man	[16][17]
October	Serges Déblé	R&F	[16][18][19]
November	Giovane	R&F	[16][20][21]
December	Ngan Lok Fung	Lee Man	[16][22][23]
January	Wellingsson	Kitchee	[16]
February	Sun Ming Him	Tai Po	[16]
March	Sandro	Eastern	[16]
September & October	Shinichi Chan	Kitchee	[16]

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

This year's Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards was cancelled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.