2025–26 in Hong Kong football

Football in Hong Kong
Season2025–26

This article summarises Hong Kong football in the 2025–26 season.

National teams

Source: HKFA

Men's

Senior

31 March 2027 ACQ R3 India  v  Hong Kong Kolkata, India
--:-- UTC+5:30 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

U-23

U-20

U-17

Futsal

Women's

Senior

U-20

U-17

Futsal

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

Hong Kong Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Kitchee 9 7 2 0 21 9 +12 23 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Lee Man 8 5 2 1 20 9 +11 17
3 North District 10 4 4 2 19 14 +5 16
4 Tai Po 10 4 4 2 19 12 +7 16
5 Kowloon City 11 4 2 5 11 18 −7 14
6 Southern 10 3 2 5 10 14 −4 11
7 Eastern District 11 3 2 6 6 7 −1 11
8 Eastern 9 3 2 4 12 11 +1 11
9 Rangers 8 3 1 4 11 15 −4 10
10 HKFC 10 1 1 8 6 26 −20 4 Relegation to First Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. 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).
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (18 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom five).

Hong Kong First Division League

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong First Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 WSE 12 10 1 1 45 8 +37 31 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Supreme FC 11 9 1 1 45 13 +32 28
3 Hoi King 12 8 2 2 31 21 +10 26
4 South China 12 7 2 3 27 10 +17 23
5 Tung Sing 12 7 1 4 18 12 +6 22
6 Resources Capital 12 6 2 4 31 21 +10 20
7 Sha Tin 11 5 3 3 23 16 +7 18
8 Central & Western 12 5 1 6 22 22 0 16
9 Sham Shui Po 10 5 1 4 17 17 0 16
10 Yuen Long 12 4 2 6 14 19 −5 14
11 Bright Cerulean 12 4 2 6 17 23 −6 14
12 Citizen 12 1 1 10 13 44 −31 4
13 Lucky Mile 12 1 0 11 12 57 −45 3 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Kwun Tong 12 0 1 11 8 40 −32 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2025. 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

Hong Kong Second Division League

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong Second Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kui Tan 12 12 0 0 58 2 +56 36 Promotion to the First Division
2 Sui Tung 12 8 3 1 22 12 +10 27
3 Kwai Tsing 12 8 2 2 30 17 +13 26
4 Leaper 12 7 4 1 32 10 +22 25
5 Wing Yee 12 7 2 3 29 14 +15 23
6 Yau Tsim Mong 12 6 1 5 22 23 −1 19
7 Wong Tai Sin 12 4 5 3 17 14 +3 17
8 Fukien 12 4 4 4 12 17 −5 16
9 Gospel 11 5 1 5 19 18 +1 16
10 Wan Chai 11 5 0 6 25 19 +6 15
11 Kwong Wah 12 4 1 7 15 32 −17 13
12 Kowloon Cricket Club 12 3 2 7 20 19 +1 11
13 Tuen Mun 12 3 0 9 20 26 −6 9
14 Tsuen Wan 12 1 3 8 9 28 −19 6
15 Mutual 12 1 2 9 7 27 −20 5 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Fu Moon 12 1 2 9 10 69 −59 5
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2025. 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

Hong Kong Third Division League

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong Third Division League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sun Hei 13 12 1 0 47 8 +39 37 Promotion to Second Division
2 Double Flower 12 11 1 0 33 9 +24 34
3 Tsun Tat 13 7 5 1 28 15 +13 26
4 Ravia 12 7 1 4 38 13 +25 22
5 KCDRSC 13 5 6 2 18 12 +6 21
6 Qi Yi 13 5 3 5 17 23 −6 18
7 Ornament 13 5 3 5 30 27 +3 18
8 Tuen Mun FC 13 5 2 6 20 19 +1 17
9 Ling Yui Orion 13 5 2 6 23 32 −9 17
10 St. Joseph's 12 4 3 5 21 22 −1 15
11 CityLinkers SW 13 4 2 7 18 33 −15 14
12 Konter 13 3 3 7 18 33 −15 12
13 Sai Kung 12 3 2 7 18 26 −8 11
14 Islands 13 3 2 8 16 21 −5 11
15 Chandler Lambert 13 1 2 10 6 34 −28 5
16 Wui Hong Sports Centre 13 1 2 10 10 40 −30 5 Elimination from League System
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Hong Kong Football Association

Cup competitions (men)

Hong Kong Senior Shield

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong Senior Shield

First round

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) Kowloon City 2–1 (a.e.t.)Eastern DistrictMong Kok Stadium
20:00
  • Park Min-gyu 11'
  • Jadson 102'
 Report
Attendance: 510
Referee: Wong Po Sing
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Tai Po 3–1SouthernMong Kok Stadium
20:00
Report
Attendance: 633
Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Quarter-finals

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) Eastern 3–0HKFCTai Po Sports Ground
15:00
Report Attendance: 226
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) Lee Man2–2
(1–3 p)		 Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
18:30
Report
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
Penalties
28 September 2025 (2025-09-28) Rangers 4–0Kowloon CityNorth District Sports Ground
15:00
Report Attendance: 284
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
28 September 2025 (2025-09-28) Kitchee2–3 North District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
18:30
  • Revilla 45', 45+4' (pen.)
 Report
  • Vinicius 40'
  • Gudula 80' (pen.)
  • Granada 82'
 Attendance: 451
Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Semi-finals

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) North District – Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) Eastern – Rangers Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

Final

19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) – Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

Hong Kong FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong FA Cup

First round

20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) Lee Man 3–0Kowloon CityTsing Yi Sports Ground
15:00
Report Attendance: 582
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
21 December 2025 (2025-12-21) Southern1–3 North District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
15:00
  • Vinicius 4'
 Report
  • Granada 72', 80' (pen.)
  • Gudula 88'
 Attendance: 515
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Quarter-finals

7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) Eastern – Eastern District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
15:00 Report
7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) Tai Po – Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
18:30 Report
8 March 2026 (2026-03-08) Rangers – Lee Man Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
15:00 Report
8 March 2026 (2026-03-08) HKFC – North District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
18:30 Report

Semi-finals

23 May 2026 (2026-05-23) – Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report
24 May 2026 (2026-05-24) – Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

Final

30 May 2026 (2026-05-30) – Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

Hong Kong League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Hong Kong League Cup

First Round

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) Tai Po 3–1EasternTsing Yi Sports Ground
16:00
Report
Attendance: 705
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) Southern1–4 Eastern District Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00
Report
Attendance: 272
Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Quarter-finals

11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) Kitchee 3–0RangersMong Kok Stadium
15:00
Report Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
12 October 2025 (2025-10-12) Kowloon City 2–1Eastern DistrictHammer Hill Road Sports Ground
15:00
Report
Attendance: 406
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) HKFC0–3 Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report
Attendance: 404
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
16 November 2026 (2026-11-16) North District1–2 (a.e.t.) Lee Man Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
15:00
  • Abadía 36'
 Report
Attendance: 482
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Semi-finals

11 March 2026 (2026-03-11) Kitchee – Kowloon City Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 Report
18 March 2026 (2026-03-18) Lee Man – Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 Report

Final

6 April 2026 (2026-04-06) – Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAC HNP TPF BJG
1 Macarthur FC 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
2 Công An Hà Nội 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 1–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 Tai Po 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 2–1 1–0 — 3–3
4 Beijing Guoan 6 1 2 3 10 12 −2 5 1–2 2–2 3–0 —
Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Tai Po 2–1 Macarthur
 Report
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Beijing Guoan 2–2 Công An Hà Nội
 Report
Attendance: 20,071
Referee: Wiwat Jumpao-on (Thailand)
Macarthur 3–0 Beijing Guoan
 Report
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Công An Hà Nội 3–0 Tai Po
 Report
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)
Tai Po 3–3 Beijing Guoan
 Report
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Công An Hà Nội 1–1 Macarthur
 Report
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Macarthur 2–1 Công An Hà Nội
 Report
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Beijing Guoan 3–0 Tai Po
 Report
Attendance: 21,371
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Macarthur 2–1 Tai Po
  • Vickery 50', 70'
 Report
Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Công An Hà Nội 2–1 Beijing Guoan
 Report
Attendance: 4,739
Referee: Ahmed Khalil (Bahrain)
Tai Po 1–0 Công An Hà Nội
 Report
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Beijing Guoan 1–2 Macarthur
 Report
Attendance: 20,759
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOS RPM TND EAS
1 Gamba Osaka 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 18 Advance to round of 16 — 2–0 3–1 3–1
2 Ratchaburi 6 3 0 3 15 8 +7 9 0–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Nam Định 6 3 0 3 14 7 +7 9 0–1 3–1 — 9–0
4 Eastern 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0 0–5 0–7 0–1 —
Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Gamba Osaka 3–1 Eastern
 Report
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Meder Tayçiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Nam Định 3–1 Ratchaburi
 Report
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Eastern 0–1 Nam Định
Report
Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Ratchaburi 0–2 Gamba Osaka
Report
Attendance: 6,769
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Gamba Osaka 3–1 Nam Định
 Report
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Ahmed Khalil (Bahrain)
Ratchaburi 5–1 Eastern
 Report
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Eastern 0–7 Ratchaburi
Report
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)
Nam Định 0–1 Gamba Osaka
Report
  • Mito 8'
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Eastern 0–5 Gamba Osaka
Report
Attendance: 1,881
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Ratchaburi 2–0 Nam Định
 Report
Attendance: 3,779
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Gamba Osaka 2–0 Ratchaburi
 Report
Attendance: 9,569
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
Nam Định 9–0 Eastern
 Report
Attendance: 2,988
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Cup competitions (women)

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
Preliminary stage Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2 Kitchee 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3 Phnom Penh Crown (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Players of Tai Po FC were wearing black arm bands and moment of silence was observed as a remembrance of victims of a major fire the day before.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Football team from Hong Kong fire district remembers dead". Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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