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

26 March Friendly Nepal    v  Hong Kong Kathmandu, Nepal
18:00 UTC+5:45 Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

U-23

U-20

U-17

Futsal

Women's

Senior

26 February 2026 Pink Ladies Cup Ghana  4–0  Hong Kong Al Hamriyah, UAE
16:00 UTC+4
  • Princess 28'
  • Boaduwaa 40'
  • Boye-Hlorkah 47'
  • Zakaria 87'
Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rawdha Almansoori

U-20

26 February 2026 Pink Ladies Cup Ghana  4–0  Hong Kong Al Hamriyah, UAE
16:00 UTC+4
Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rawdha Almansoori

U-17

Futsal

Club competitions

League (men)

Promotion and relegation

Hong Kong Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Kitchee (X) 16 14 2 0 43 14 +29 44 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2 Lee Man (X) 15 10 3 2 44 16 +28 33
3 North District (X) 16 8 5 3 31 22 +9 29
4 Tai Po 16 7 4 5 31 25 +6 25
5 Eastern 15 6 3 6 22 25 −3 21
6 Eastern District 16 5 3 8 14 12 +2 18
7 Southern 16 5 2 9 15 24 −9 17[b]
8 Kowloon City 16 5 2 9 20 32 −12 17[b]
9 Rangers 15 5 1 9 19 33 −14 16
10 HKFC (Y) 17 1 1 15 12 48 −36 4 Relegation to First Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. 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).
(X) Assured of a top five finish; (Y) Assured of a bottom five finish
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (18 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom five).
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Southern 3, Kowloon City 0

Hong Kong First Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Supreme FC 17 15 1 1 68 17 +51 46 Promotion to the Premier League
2 WSE 17 12 3 2 54 12 +42 39
3 South China 17 11 3 3 40 12 +28 36
4 Sham Shui Po 17 10 2 5 29 25 +4 32
5 Hoi King 17 9 3 5 38 35 +3 30
6 Tung Sing 17 9 2 6 28 21 +7 29
7 Yuen Long 17 7 3 7 24 26 −2 24
8 Resources Capital 17 7 3 7 38 28 +10 24
9 Central & Western 17 7 2 8 31 25 +6 23
10 Sha Tin 17 6 4 7 26 29 −3 22
11 Bright Cerulean 17 5 3 9 23 39 −16 18
12 Lucky Mile 17 3 0 14 15 68 −53 9
13 Citizen 17 2 2 13 22 52 −30 8 Relegation to the Second Division
14 Kwun Tong 17 0 1 16 12 59 −47 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kui Tan 15 14 1 0 67 5 +62 43 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Leaper 15 10 4 1 42 12 +30 34
3 Sui Tung 15 10 3 2 27 14 +13 33
4 Kwai Tsing 15 9 3 3 35 20 +15 30
5 Wing Yee 15 9 3 3 34 17 +17 30
6 Wan Chai 15 9 0 6 37 21 +16 27
7 Yau Tsim Mong 15 7 1 7 24 28 −4 22
8 Gospel 15 7 1 7 26 27 −1 22
9 Fukien 15 5 6 4 18 17 +1 21 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 Wong Tai Sin 15 4 8 3 19 16 +3 20
11 Kwong Wah 15 5 1 9 20 43 −23 16
12 Kowloon Cricket Club 15 4 2 9 25 25 0 14
13 Tuen Mun 15 4 0 11 41 33 +8 12
14 Tsuen Wan 15 1 3 11 12 37 −25 6
15 Mutual 15 1 2 12 8 34 −26 5
16 Fu Moon 15 1 2 12 11 97 −86 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sun Hei 15 14 1 0 52 9 +43 43 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Double Flower 15 12 1 2 35 12 +23 37
3 Tsun Tat 15 8 6 1 31 16 +15 30
4 Ravia 15 8 2 5 44 17 +27 26
5 Qi Yi 15 7 3 5 23 26 −3 24
6 Tuen Mun FC 15 7 2 6 25 22 +3 23
7 KCDRSC 15 5 6 4 19 20 −1 21
8 Sai Kung 15 6 2 7 28 28 0 20
9 Ornament 15 5 4 6 33 33 0 19 Qualification for the Relegation round
10 St. Joseph's 15 5 4 6 24 26 −2 19
11 Ling Yui Orion 15 5 2 8 27 38 −11 17
12 CityLinkers SW 15 4 2 9 18 39 −21 14
13 Islands 15 4 2 9 20 23 −3 14
14 Konter 15 3 3 9 21 40 −19 12
15 Wui Hong Sports Centre 15 2 2 11 14 44 −30 8
16 Chandler Lambert 15 2 2 11 10 37 −27 8
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2026. Source: Hong Kong Football Association

Cup competitions (men)

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 District2–3 Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
15:00
Report
Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) Eastern1–3 Rangers Mong Kok Stadium
15:00
Report Attendance: 982
Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Final

18 February 2026 Tai Po 4–1 (a.e.t.)RangersMong Kok Stadium
15:00
Report
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

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) Eastern0–0
(3–4 p)
Eastern District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
15:00 Report Attendance: 442
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
Penalties
7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) Tai Po 1–1
(6–5 p)
KitcheeMong Kok Stadium
18:30 Report
  • Revilla 33'
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Penalties
8 March 2026 (2026-03-08) Rangers 3–3
(3–1 p)
Lee ManSham Shui Po Sports Ground
15:00 Report
Attendance: 619
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Penalties
8 March 2026 (2026-03-08) HKFC1–3 North District Tsing Yi Sports Ground
18:30
  • Kranick 62'
Report
Attendance: 188
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Semi-finals

23 May 2026 (2026-05-23) Tai Po Rangers Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

Final

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

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) Lee Man 1–0Tai PoMong Kok Stadium
20:00
Report Attendance: 1,261
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
18 March 2026 (2026-03-18) Kitchee 1–0Kowloon CityMong Kok Stadium
20:00
  • Martínez 34' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 779
Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Final

6 April 2026 (2026-04-06) Kitchee Lee Man Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 Report

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 11 6 +5 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 7 12 −5 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

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.