2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong Premier League
Season	2022–23
Dates	27 August 2022 – 14 May 2023
Champions	Kitchee
2023–24 AFC Champions League	Kitchee; Lee Man; Rangers
Matches played	90
Goals scored	286 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dejan Damjanović; Ruslan Mingazov; Everton Camargo; (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Lee Man 10–0 HK U23; (15 October 2022)
Biggest away win	Sham Shui Po 0–10 Kitchee; (18 September 2022)
Highest scoring	Lee Man 10–0 HK U23; (15 October 2022); Sham Shui Po 0–10 Kitchee; (18 September 2022)
Longest winning run	11 matches ; Kitchee
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches ; Kitchee
Longest winless run	18 matches ; HK U23
Longest losing run	14 matches ; HK U23
Highest attendance	6,489; Kitchee 2–2 Lee Man ; (7 May 2023)
Lowest attendance	135; HK U23 1–1 HKFC ; (19 March 2023)
Total attendance	67,454
Average attendance	749
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Teams

A total of 10 teams contest the league, including 8 teams from the 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League and 2 teams promoted from the 2021–22 Hong Kong First Division.

Club	Founded	Position of Last Season (Before Cancellation)
Southern	2002	1st
Kitchee	1931	2nd
Lee Man	2017	3rd
Eastern	1932	4th
Rangers	1958	5th
HKFC	1886	6th
HK U23	2021	7th
Resources Capital	1982	8th
Tai Po	2002	1st in First Division
Sham Shui Po	2002	6th in First Division

Yellow denotes a newly promoted club entering the league this year.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League clubs

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Kitchee Eastern	Sham Shui Po	Lee Man HK U23	Tai Po
Mong Kok Stadium	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Tai Po Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,664	Capacity: 2,194	Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 3,200

Resources Capital	HKFC	Southern	Rangers
Tsing Yi Sports Ground	HKFC Stadium	Aberdeen Sports Ground	Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Capacity: 1,500	Capacity: 2,750	Capacity: 9,000	Capacity: 2,200

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Kitchee	Ken Ng	Chu Chi Kwong	Huang Yang	Nike	EDPS Systems Ltd.
Lee Man	Norman Lee	Tsang Chiu Tat	Fernando Recio	Adidas	Lee & Man Chemical
Rangers	Peter Mok	Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai Poon Man Chun	Lam Ka Wai	UCAN	Biu Chun Watch Hands & Parts Manufacturers Ltd.
Southern	Matthew Wong	Cheng Siu Chung	Shu Sasaki	Macron	MAN SE
Resources Capital	Hanson Wong	Joan Esteva	Cheng King Ho	FPCM	Kai Bo Food Supermarket
HKFC	Tony Sealy	Tony Hamilton-Bram	Freek Schipper	Adidas	The Executive Centre
HK U23	Eric Fok	Szeto Man Chun	Wong Ho Yin	MC Sportswear	Key Connect
Tai Po	Lam Yick Kuen	Li Hang Wui	Chan Hiu Fung	Joma	Wofoo Social Enterprises Limited
Eastern	Lam Kin Ming	Roberto Losada	Leung Chun Pong	Adidas	Upbest Group
Sham Shui Po	Lo Wing Man	Kwok Kar Lok	Lo Kong Wai Wo Chi Ming	Atacar	Sportshouse

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Southern	Zesh Rehman	Mutual Consent	5 March 2022	Pre-season	Cheng Siu Chung	14 June 2022
Resources Capital	Joan Esteva	Signed by United City	3 June 2022	Pre-season	Tang Kwun Yin	11 August 2022
Tai Po	Chan Yuk Chi	Change of Role	10 July 2022	Pre-season	Li Hang Wui	10 July 2022
Sham Shui Po	Ko Chun Kay	Change of Role	11 July 2022	Pre-season	Poon Man Tik	11 July 2022
HK U23	Cheung Kin Fung	Mutual Consent	31 July 2022	Pre-season	Szeto Man Chun	2 August 2022
Sham Shui Po	Poon Man Tik	Resigned	1 October 2022	10th	Kwok Kar Lok	3 October 2022
Resources Capital	Tang Kwun Yin	Resigned	19 October 2022	6th	Joan Esteva	4 November 2022
Lee Man	Chan Hiu Ming	Sacked	5 February 2023	2nd	Tsang Chiu Tat	5 February 2023

Foreign players

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited, with no more than 6 in the match squad and no more than 5 on the pitch during matches.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Player 7	Player 8	Player 9	Former/Unregistered Players
Kitchee	Cleiton	Mikael	Igor Sartori	Charlie Scott	Dejan Damjanović	Ruslan Mingazow	Bekzhan Sagynbaev	Kim Shin-wook	Enikar Mehmud	Raúl Baena Michalis Manias
Lee Man	Gil	Everton	Jonathan Acosta	José Ángel	Manolo Bleda	Manuel Gavilán	Alie Sesay	Ryoya Tachibana
Southern	Stefan Pereira	Dudu	Kessi	Jean Moser	Shu Sasaki	Kota Kawase
Rangers	Juninho	Fernando Lopes	Kim Min-kyu	Park Jong-bum	Ryota Hayashi	Yumemi Kanda	Yang Bailin	Nassam Ibrahim		David Bala Cássio Augusto Neto Kaan Gül
Resources Capital	Felipe Sá	Ricardo Sendra	Pablo Gállego	Albert Canal	Carles Tena	Benjamin Tandy Ortega	Robert Odu
Tai Po	João Emir	Paulinho Simionato	Gabriel Cividini	Luizinho
Eastern	Marcos Gondra	Víctor Bertomeu	João Gil	Kaan Gül	Tamirlan Kozubayev	Emilio Estevez
Sham Shui Po	Nicholas Benavides	Jesús González	Oleksii Shliakotin	Sim Woon-sub	Kwon Jae-kyeong	Chen Hao	Sanzio Limbu	Oyuntuya Oyunbold		Thiago Silva Shahwaiz Khan

There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players that HKFC can register. However, the team must have at least nine Hong Kong players in the squad, with no less than three on the pitch during matches.

Club	HK Player 1	HK Player 2	HK Player 3	HK Player 4	HK Player 5	HK Player 6	HK Player 7
HKFC	Yue Yixing	Alexandre Dujardin	Paul Ngue	Jack Sealy	Emmet Wan	Paulinho	Timothy Chow
	HK Player 8	HK Player 9	HK Player 10	HK Player 11	HK Player 12	HK Player 13
	Wong Sheung Choi	Fung Long Hin	Ng Tsz Chung	Siu Ka Ming	Robert Scott	Freek Schipper

HK U23 is not allowed to register any foreign players. Meanwhile, the number of overaged players is restricted to five for the team, with no more than three on the pitch during matches. The rest of the players must meet the registration status of U23 local players.

Club	Overaged Player 1	Overaged Player 2	Overaged Player 3	Overaged Player 4	Overaged Player 5
HK U23	Law Hiu Chung	Kwok Tsz Kaai	Wong Ho Yin	Yuen Sai Kit	Cheung Chun Hin

Match ball

The match ball chosen for the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League is the Nike Flight football 22/23. The ball will be used for all HKFA-related competitions including the Sapling Cup, Senior Challenge Shield and also the FA Cup.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kitchee (C)	18	15	1	2	76	7	+69	46	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Lee Man	18	14	2	2	50	13	+37	44	Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs^[a]
3	Rangers	18	10	3	5	41	16	+25	33
4	Eastern	18	9	4	5	32	13	+19	31^[b]
5	Southern	18	10	1	7	24	25	−1	31^[b]
6	HKFC	18	7	5	6	18	22	−4	26
7	Tai Po	18	5	5	8	20	27	−7	20
8	Resources Capital	18	5	3	10	15	34	−19	18
9	Sham Shui Po	18	2	1	15	4	62	−58	7
10	HK U23	18	0	1	17	6	67	−61	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup, Kitchee, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the Champions League qualifying play-offs berth given to the Hong Kong FA Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Eastern 3, Southern 3.
Head-to-head goals: Eastern 2, Southern 2
Goal differences: Eastern +19, Southern -1.

Results

Home \ Away	KIT	TPF	LEE	RAN	RES	SOU	HKF	U23	EAS	SSP
Kitchee	—	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–0	7–0	5–0	8–0	3–0	7–0
Tai Po	2–1	—	0–3	1–5	1–2	2–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–0
Lee Man	2–1	2–0	—	2–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	10–0	1–1	4–0
Rangers	0–2	1–1	1–0	—	4–1	1–0	0–1	3–0	2–2	4–0
Resources Capital	0–5	0–0	0–4	1–3	—	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–3	2–1
Southern	0–5	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–0	—	0–0	2–0	1–2	3–0
HKFC	0–3	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	2–1	—	2–1	1–0	2–0
HK U23	0–7	0–3	1–5	0–5	0–3	1–3	1–1	—	0–5	1–2
Eastern	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	4–0	0–1	1–0	4–0	—	4–0
Sham Shui Po	0–10	0–4	0–4	0–7	0–2	0–3	0–1	1–0	0–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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	16	17	18
Team ╲ Round
Kitchee	6	7	2	6	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Eastern	3	5	5	3	5	6	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	4
Lee Man	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Southern	1	1	3	4	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5
Rangers	9	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	3
Resources Capital	7	2	6	5	3	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
HKFC	5	3	1	2	4	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6
HK U23	10	10	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Tai Po	4	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Sham Shui Po	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Leader - 2023–24 AFC Champions League
	Runner-up - 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Fixtures and results

Round 1

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)	Southern	2–0	HK U23	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 12' (pen.) Lee Ka Yiu 59'	Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 864 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)	Eastern	0–0	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

28 August 2022 (2022-08-28)	Lee Man	2–1	Rangers	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 16', 80'	Report	Juninho 41'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18)	Sham Shui Po	0–10	Kitchee	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Poon Pui Hin 3', 8' Scott 39' (pen.), 49' Law Tsz Chun 55' Mingazov 74' Damjanović 75', 79' Cheng Chin Lung 78' Mikael 83'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18)	Resources Capital	1–1	HKFC	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Sá 73'	Report	Sahaghian 37'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 568 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 2

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)	Tai Po	1–2	Resources Capital	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Cheng Tsz Sum 50'	Report	Wong Wai Kwok 46' Sá 56'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 958 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)	Lee Man	1–3	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 45+1'	Report	Sasaki 47', 89' (pen.) Dudu 77'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

4 September 2022 (2022-09-04)	Sham Shui Po	0–1	HKFC	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Ngue 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 940 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06)	Rangers	0–2	Kitchee	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Mingazov 57' Manias 90+2'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 699 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)	HK U23	0–5	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Bertomeu 9' Wong Ho Chun 29' Jojo 32' Cheung Chun Hin 33' (o.g.) Wu Chun Ming 48'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 288 Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 3

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)	Lee Man	10–0	HK U23	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Tachibana 6' Gil 25', 30' Bleda 27', 38', 40', 47', 58' Lee Hong Lim 73' Gavilán 75'	Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 413 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)	Kitchee	7–0	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Cleiton 10' Poon Pui Hin 12' Mingazow 35', 51', 82' Fernando 45+4' Manias 84'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,245 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)	Sham Shui Po	0–4	Tai Po	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Dujardin 9' (o.g.) Khan 66' Chan Hiu Fung 75' Paulinho 78'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 868 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)	Rangers	0–1	HKFC	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Maciel 70'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 338 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)	Eastern	4–0	Resources Capital	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Gondra 21', 45+4' Wu Chun Ming 33' Kozubayev 45'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 751 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 4

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)	Eastern	4–0	Sham Shui Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 27', 33' Estevez 50' Gil 88'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 611 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)	Lee Man	2–1	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 18' Diego 44'	Report	Hélio 75'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)	Southern	0–0	HKFC	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 365 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)	Rangers	1–1	Tai Po	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Kim Min-kyu 45+3'	Report	Paulinho 90+3'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 530 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)	HK U23	0–3	Resources Capital	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Sá 13', 76', 88'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 281 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 5

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)	Resources Capital	2–1	Sham Shui Po	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Wong Wai Kwok 20' Yip Cheuk Man 60'	Report	Benavides 67'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 433 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)	HK U23	0–7	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Benhaddouche 45+2' Damjanović 53', 57', 59' Mikael 55', 75' Mingazov 76'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 392 Referee: Law Bik Chi

13 November 2022 (2022-11-13)	HKFC	1–2	Lee Man	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Wong Sheung Choi 48'	Report	Gavilán 82' Chang Hei Yin 90+5'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

13 November 2022 (2022-11-13)	Eastern	0–0	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 754 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)	Southern	3–1	Tai Po	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 9', 16' Lee Ka Yiu 12'	Report	Luizinho 66'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 301 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 6

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)	Resources Capital	0–1	Southern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Ju Yingzhi 38'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 458 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)	Eastern	0–1	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 26'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)	Rangers	4–0	Sham Shui Po	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Gül 25' Yiu Ho Ming 33' (pen.) Yu Joy Yin 55' Juninho 59'	Report		Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 362 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)	HKFC	2–1	HK U23	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Siu Ka Ming 8' Léo 90+2'	Report	Leung Wai Fung 19'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 595 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)	Kitchee	4–0	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Mingazov 19' Cleiton 53' Roberto 60' Fung Kwun Ming 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 982 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 7

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)	Southern	3–0	Sham Shui Po	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 9', 66', 80'	Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 269 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)	HK U23	0–5	Rangers	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Cássio 16' Juninho 42' Hayashi 53' Lo Kwan Yee 56' Kim Min-kyu 69'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 172 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26)	Kitchee	3–0	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Mingazov 54', 90+2' Poon Pui Hin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)	Tai Po	1–2	HKFC	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Cividini 56'	Report	Schipper 5' Dujardin 16'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 481 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)	Lee Man	3–1	Resources Capital	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Chang Hei Yin 20' Gavilán 61' Cheng Siu Kwan 64'	Report	Wong Wai Kwok 90+2'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 358 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Round 8

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	Southern	1–2	Eastern	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 37' (pen.)	Report	Sun Ming Him 8' Wong Ho Chun 18'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 395 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	HK U23	1–2	Sham Shui Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Law Hiu Chung 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Singh 23' Dujardin 58'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 420 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	Kitchee	5–0	HKFC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 15', 44' Cleiton 31' Roberto 47' Mikael 89'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 768 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)	Rangers	4–1	Resources Capital	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Kanda 9', 80' (pen.) Lau Chi Lok 47' Lo Kwan Yee 87'	Report	Sá 40'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 376 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)	Lee Man	2–0	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 53' (pen.) Nakamura 59'	Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 375 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 9

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)	Southern	2–1	Rangers	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 28' Khan 40'	Report	Hayashi 33'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 449 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)	Resources Capital	0–5	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Yeung Hin Lok 1' (o.g.) Damjanović 10', 12' Ngan Cheuk Pan 34' Lau Kwan Ching 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 518 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29)	Sham Shui Po	0–4	Lee Man	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Tachibana 37' Gil 45+2' Chang Hei Yin 54' Everton 89'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 657 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29)	HKFC	1–0	Eastern	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Paulinho 37'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 843 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29)	HK U23	0–3	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Paulinho 45+2', 78' Chan Hiu Fung 84'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 185 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 10

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)	Tai Po	1–2	Eastern	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Paulinho 72'	Report	Bertomeu 34' Sun Ming Him 66'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 690 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)	HK U23	1–3	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Lam Chi Fung 7'	Report	Pereira 2', 5', 50'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 316 Referee: Wong Po Sing

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)	Rangers	1–0	Lee Man	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Juninho 37'	Report		Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 494 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)	HKFC	1–1	Resources Capital	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Toomer 90+6'	Report	Yip Cheuk Man 68'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 611 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)	Kitchee	7–0	Sham Shui Po	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 6', 9' Mingazov 13' Sartori 28' Mikael 45' Fernando 71' Sagynbayev 79'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 11

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)	Tai Po	2–0	Southern	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Chan Hiu Fung 27' Luizinho 73'	Report		Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 549 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)	Lee Man	2–1	HKFC	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 15', 68'	Report	Yu Wai Lim 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 369 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12)	Sham Shui Po	0–2	Resources Capital	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Wong Wai Kwok 67' Sá 74'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 572 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12)	Rangers	2–2	Eastern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Kanda 36', 88'	Report	Park Jong-bum 12' (o.g.) Bertomeu 18'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 602 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12)	Kitchee	8–0	HK U23	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Fernando 27' Damjanović 31' (pen.), 33' Mikael 55' Sartori 61', 76' Mingazov 88' (pen.) Ngan Cheuk Pan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 636 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Round 12

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)	Southern	0–2	Lee Man	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Bleda 63' Everton 76'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 499 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)	Kitchee	2–1	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Mingazov 38' Damjanović 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Yu Joy Yin 55'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	Resources Capital	0–0	Tai Po	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 331 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	HKFC	2–0	Sham Shui Po	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Scott 22' Paulinho 24'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 560 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	Eastern	4–0	HK U23	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Bertomeu 48', 50' Swainston 52' Sun Ming Him 61'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 345 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 13

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25)	Tai Po	0–3	Lee Man	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gil 16' Everton 29', 39'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 574 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25)	Eastern	0–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Pereira 77'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 907 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)	Sham Shui Po	1–0	HK U23	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Chu Wai Kwan 6'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 711 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)	HKFC	0–3	Kitchee	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Damjanović 25' Mingazov 74', 84'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)	Resources Capital	1–3	Rangers	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Gállego 33'	Report	Kanda 8', 63' (pen.) Yu Joy Yin 86'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 392 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 14

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11)	Rangers	3–0	HK U23	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lau Chi Lok 11' Juninho 13' Chan Yiu Cho 79'	Report		Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 302 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11)	Eastern	0–2	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Damjanović 26', 57'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)	Sham Shui Po	0–3	Southern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Tomas 47' Pereira 74', 90+1'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 626 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)	HKFC	1–1	Tai Po	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Thiago 61'	Report	Chan Hiu Fung 45+3'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 605 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)	Resources Capital	0–4	Lee Man	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gil 63', 75' Everton 67' (pen.) Tsui Wang Kit 90+6'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 329 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 15

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)	Southern	1–0	Resources Capital	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Awal 74'	Report		Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 272 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)	Lee Man	1–1	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Tsui Wang Kit 45'	Report	Ma Hei Wai 77'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 745 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)	Sham Shui Po	0–7	Rangers	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Juninho 24' Lau Chi Lok 45' Hayashi 45+3' Kilama 49' Fernando 57' Ibrahim 72', 90'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 591 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)	Tai Po	2–1	Kitchee	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Paulinho 18', 60'	Report	Mingazov 67'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 799 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)	HK U23	1–1	HKFC	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Lau Ka Kiu 90+1'	Report	Thiago 47'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 135 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 16

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)	Southern	0–5	Kitchee	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Mingazov 2', 89' Scott 6' Poon Pui Hin 25' Mikael 69'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)	HK U23	1–5	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Lok Him 82'	Report	Wong Wai 15' Gil 31' Everton 67' (pen.), 77', 78'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 283 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)	Tai Po	0–0	Sham Shui Po	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 422 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)	HKFC	1–2	Rangers	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
16:30 (UTC+8)	Thiago 32'	Report	Juninho 14' Kim Min-kyu 63'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 732 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)	Resources Capital	0–3	Eastern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Bertomeu 30', 62' Kozubayev 56'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 265 Referee: Law Bik Chi

Round 17

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)	Rangers	1–0	Southern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Kim Min-kyu 68'	Report		Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 493 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)	Kitchee	2–0	Resources Capital	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Cleiton 7' Mikael 34'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 712 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)	Tai Po	2–1	HK U23	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Paulinho 13' (pen.) Khan 47'	Report	Wong Ho Yin 81'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 333 Referee: Law Bik Chi

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)	Lee Man	4–0	Sham Shui Po	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Everton 51' Ángel 53' Acosta 74' Gil 85'	Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 428 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)	Eastern	1–0	HKFC	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 33'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 379 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

Round 18

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)	Tai Po	1–5	Rangers	Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Ka Ho 67'	Report	Ibrahim 11', 54' Kanda 22' (pen.) Lam Hok Hei 40' Hayashi 64'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 454 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)	HKFC	2–1	Southern	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Thiago 48' Chow 89'	Report	Awal 90+6'	Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Attendance: 567 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)	Resources Capital	1–0	HK U23	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Chan Siu Kwan 24'	Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Law Bik Chi

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)	Kitchee	2–2	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Mikael 23' (pen.) Russell 76'	Report	Bleda 9' Everton 73'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)	Sham Shui Po	0–4	Eastern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Gil 7' Kozubayev 29' Sun Ming Him 76', 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 344 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of ^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	17
	Ruslan Mingazov	Kitchee
	Everton Camargo	Lee Man
4	Stefan Pereira	Southern	13
5	Mikael	Kitchee	9
6	Paulinho Simionato	Tai Po	8
	Gil	Lee Man
	Sun Ming Him	Eastern
9	Felipe Sá	Resources Capital	7
	Juninho	Rangers
	Yumemi Kanda	Rangers
	Víctor Bertomeu	Eastern
	Manolo Bleda	Lee Man

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	Manolo Bleda^⁵	Spain	Lee Man	HK U23	10–0	15 October 2022	^[2]
2	Ruslan Mingazow	Turkmenistan	Kitchee	Southern	7–0	15 October 2022	^[3]
3	Felipe Sá	Brazil	Resources Capital	HK U23	3–0	30 October 2022	^[4]
4	Dejan Damjanović	Montenegro	Kitchee	HK U23	7–0	12 November 2022	^[5]
5	Stefan Pereira	Brazil	Southern	Sham Shui Po	3–0	26 November 2022	^[6]
6	Stefan Pereira	Brazil	Southern	HK U23	3–1	4 February 2023	^[7]
7	Everton Camargo	Brazil	Lee Man	HK U23	5–1	15 April 2023	^[8]

^ ⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Match(es)
1	Paulo César	Kitchee	13
2	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	9
3	Ng Wai Him	Southern	7
4	Chan Ka Ho	Lee Man	6
5	Freddie Toomer	HKFC	5
5	Leung Hing Kit	Rangers	5
7	Li Hon Ho	Tai Po	3
	Tse Ka Wing	Tai Po
	Lam Chun Kit	Resources Capital
10	Yuen Ho Chun	Lee Man	2
10	Lo Siu Kei	Rangers	2

Attendances

As of

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kitchee	15,367	6,489	636	1,707	−21.6%^†
2	Eastern	9,386	2,448	345	1,043	−0.9%^†
3	HKFC	7,427	1,720	560	825	+68.7%^†
4	Lee Man	7,357	2,021	358	817	−13.4%^†
5	Sham Shui Po	6,759	1,450	344	751	n/a¹
6	Tai Po	5,260	958	333	584	n/a¹
7	Resources Capital	4,715	1,421	265	524	+11.7%^†
8	Southern	4,515	1,101	269	502	+18.4%^†
9	Rangers	4,196	699	302	466	−56.7%^†
10	HK U23	2,472	420	135	275	+5.8%^†
	League total	67,454	6,489	135	749	−23.0%^†

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

Awards

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards

Awards	Prize Winner	Club	Score / Votes
Footballer of the Year	Ruslan Mingazov	Kitchee	69.33%
Coach of the Year	Roberto Losada	Eastern	53.91%
Young Players of the Year	Sun Ming Him	Eastern	57.58%
Young Players of the Year	Wong Ho Chun	Eastern	33.52%
Players' Player	Chan Siu Kwan	Resources Capital	30
Most Favorite Player	Freddie Toomer	HKFC	1,712
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	47.27%
Defenders	Gabriel Cividini	Tai Po	54.61%
	Hélio	Kitchee	36.54%
	Kim Min-kyu	Rangers	31.94%
	Tsui Wang Kit	Lee Man	55.98%
Midfielders	Lam Hin Ting	Rangers	32.39%
	Cleiton	Kitchee	39.04%
	Mikael	Kitchee	39.51%
Forwards	Everton Camargo	Lee Man	47.39%
	Ruslan Mingazov	Kitchee	69.33%
	Sun Ming Him	Eastern	53.54%

Remarks

References

^ "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Lee Man 10 HK U23 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.
^ "Kitchee 7 Southern 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.
^ "HK U23 0 Resources Capital 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 30 October 2022.
^ "HK U23 0 Kitchee 7". Hong Kong Football Association. 12 November 2022.
^ "Southern 3 Sham Shui Po 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 26 November 2022.
^ "HK U23 1 Southern 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 4 February 2023.
^ "HK U23 1 Lee Man 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 April 2023.

[table_note_res_ACGS0.43067522553293-1] Since the winners of the 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup, Kitchee, qualified for the Champions League group stage, the Champions League qualifying play-offs berth given to the Hong Kong FA Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team.

[table_hth_EAS0.43067522553293-2] Head-to-head points: Eastern 3, Southern 3.
Head-to-head goals: Eastern 2, Southern 2
Goal differences: Eastern +19, Southern -1.

[topscorer-3] "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[4] "Lee Man 10 HK U23 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.

[5] "Kitchee 7 Southern 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 October 2022.

[6] "HK U23 0 Resources Capital 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 30 October 2022.

[7] "HK U23 0 Kitchee 7". Hong Kong Football Association. 12 November 2022.

[8] "Southern 3 Sham Shui Po 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 26 November 2022.

[9] "HK U23 1 Southern 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 4 February 2023.

[10] "HK U23 1 Lee Man 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 15 April 2023.

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