List of Hong Kong football champions

The Hong Kong football champions are the winners of the Hong Kong Premier League.

List of Hong Kong football champions
Founded1908
CountryHong Kong
ConfederationAFC
Current championsKitchee
(10th title)
(2019–20)
Most championshipsSouth China
(41 titles)
Current: 2020–21

South China is the most successful club in Hong Kong. The club has won 41 league titles until 2012–13 season.

A defunct club, Seiko, are the record holders of winning longest consecutive titles. Between 1978–79 and 1984–85 they had won 7 league titles.

List

Hong Kong First Division League (1908–2014)
Year Champions
(number of titles)		 Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1908–09 Buffs (1) R.G.A. Royal Engineers (Unknown)
1909–10 R.G.A. (1) Buffs (Unknown) Taylor (Buffs) 20
1910–11 Buffs (2) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1911–12 King's Own Rifiles (1) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1912–13 R.G.A. (2) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1913–14 D.C.L.I. (1) Royal Engineers R.G.A. (Unknown)
1914–15 R.G.A. (3) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1915–16 R.G.A. (4) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1916–17 Royal Engineers (1) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1917–18 R.G.A. (5) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1918–19 Royal Navy (1) Hong Kong FC R.G.A. (Unknown)
1919–20 Hong Kong FC (1) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1920–21 Wiltshire Regiment (1) R.G.A. (Unknown) (Unknown)
1921–22 HMS Curiew (1) Hong Kong FC (Unknown) (Unknown)
1922–23 King's Own Rifiles (2) HMS Ambrose (Unknown) (Unknown)
1923–24 South China (1) East Surrey Regiment HMS Titania (Unknown)
1924–25 East Surrey Regiment (1) South China Hong Kong FC (Unknown)
1925–26 Kowloon FC (1) East Surrey Regiment Hong Kong FC (Unknown)
1926–27 Recreio (1) C.A.A. Police (Unknown)
1927–28 C.A.A. (1) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1928–29 C.A.A. (2) Somerset Regiment (Unknown) (Unknown)
1929–30 C.A.A. (3) Royal Navy Somerset Regiment (Unknown)
1930–31 South China (2) Kowloon FC Argylis (Unknown)
1931–32 South Welsh Borderers (1) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1932–33 South China (3) South Welsh Borderers Royal Artillery (Unknown)
1933–34 South Welsh Borderers (2) St. Joseph's Lincoleshire Regiment (Unknown)
1934–35 South China (4) Police Recreio (Unknown)
1935–36 South China (5) C.A.A. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Unknown)
1936–37 Ulster Guards (1) South China South China B (Unknown)
1937–38 South China B (6) Middlesex Regiment South China (Unknown)
1938–39 South China (7) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1939–40 South China (8) Eastern South China B (Unknown)
1940–41 South China A (9) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
1941–42 Season unfinished due to World War II.
1942–43 Postponed due to World War II.
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46 Royal Air Force (1) 44 Commando Eastern Lai Shiu Wing (Eastern) 13
1946–47 Sing Tao (1) South China 42 Commando Lai Shiu Wing (Sing Tao) 34
1947–48 Kitchee (1) Sing Tao K.M.B. Kwok Ying Kee (Kitchee) 38
1948–49 South China A (10) K.M.B. C.A.A. Tang Yee Kit (K.M.B.) 26
1949–50 Kitchee (2) K.M.B. St. Joseph's Yiu Cheuk Yin (Kithcee) 25
1950–51 South China (11) K.M.B. Army Force Au Chi Yin (Police) 20
1951–52 South China (12) Army Force Sing Tao 陳家壽 (South China) 25
1952–53 South China (13) Kitchee Eastern Lee Yuk Tak (South China) 36
1953–54 K.M.B. (1) South China Kitchee Tang Yee Kit (K.M.B.) 26
1954–55 South China (14) Kitchee K.M.B. Lee Yuk Tak (South China) 32
1955–56 Eastern (1) South China K.M.B. Ho Cheung Yau (South China) 38
1956–57 South China (15) Kitchee K.M.B. Lee Yuk Tak (South China) 33
1957–58 South China (16) K.M.B. Kitchee Ho Cheung Yau (South China) 40
1958–59 South China (17) K.M.B. Tung Wah 麥永雄 (Police) 27
1959–60 South China (18) Happy Valley Tung Wah Lau Chi Lam (Kitchee) 25
1960–61 South China (19) Happy Valley Tung Wah 郭滿華 (Happy Valley) 27
1961–62 South China (20) Happy Valley Sing Tao Lau Chi Lam (Happy Valley) 32
1962–63 Yuen Long (1) Tung Wah Kitchee 郭滿華 (Happy Valley) 26
1963–64 Kitchee (3) Happy Valley South China Cheung Chi Doy (Kitchee) 42
1964–65 Happy Valley (1) South China Sing Tao 袁權滔 (Tung Wah)
郭滿華 (Happy Valley)		 19
1965–66 South China (21) Happy Valley Sing Tao 郭滿華 (Happy Valley) 21
1966–67 K.M.B. (2) South China Sing Tao 袁權滔 (Tung Sing) 21
1967–68 South China (22) Sing Tao Eastern 郭滿華 (Eastern) 33
1968–69 South China (23) Sing Tao Jardines 陳朝基 (South China) 17
1969–70 Jardines (1) Sing Tao Yuen Long Cheung Chi Doy (Jardines)
郭滿華 (Eastern)		 18
1970–71 Rangers (1) Jardines Sing Tao Derek Currie (Rangers) 24
1971–72 South China (24) Caroline Hill Fire Services 袁權滔 (Eastern) 26
1972–73 Seiko (1) South China Tung Sing Wu Kwok Hung (Seiko)
Cheung Chi Wai (Fire Services)		 25
1973–74 South China (25) Seiko Caroline Hill Chung Chor Hung (Happy Valley) 22
1974–75 Seiko (2) Happy Valley Rangers Etti (Seiko) 21
1975–76 South China (26) Seiko Rangers Chung Chor Hung (Happy Valley) 16
1976–77 South China (27) Seiko Happy Valley Fung Chi Ming (South China) 15
1977–78 South China (28) Happy Valley Tung Sing Fung Chi Ming (South China) 19
1978–79 Seiko (3) Happy Valley Eastern Chung Chor Hung (Happy Valley) 22
1979–80 Seiko (4) Happy Valley Bulova 張家平 (Tung Sing) 18
1980–81 Seiko (5) South China Happy Valley 張家平 (Tung Sing) 14
1981–82 Seiko (6) Happy Valley Bulova Cees Storm (Seiko) 12
1982–83 Seiko (7) Bulova Eastern Derek Parlane (Bulova)
Clive Haywood (Bulova)
史賓斯 (Rangers)
拉南 (Ryoden)		 8
1983–84 Seiko (8) Bulova Happy Valley Peter Bodak (Seiko) 10
1984–85 Seiko (9) South China Sea Bee John Paskin (South China) 10
1985–86 South China (29) Happy Valley Sea Bee 麥當奴 (Happy Valley)
波能泰 (Sea Bee)		 11
1986–87 South China (30) Eastern Happy Valley Tim Bredbury (South China) 10
1987–88 South China (31) Happy Valley Sing Tao Chan Fat Chi (South China) 13
1988–89 Happy Valley (2) South China Lai Sun Double Flower Chan Fat Chi (South China) 18
1989–90 South China (32) Eastern Happy Valley Dale Tempest (South China) 15
1990–91 South China (33) Happy Valley Lai Sun Tim Bredbury (Lai Sun)
Dale Tempest (South China)		 16
1991–92 South China (34) Eastern Happy Valley Steve Neville (South China) 21
1992–93 Eastern (2) South China Instant-Dict Dale Tempest (Eastern) 15
1993–94 Eastern (3) Instant-Dict South China Dale Tempest (Eastern) 16
1994–95 Eastern (4) South China Golden Dale Tempest (Eastern) 18
1995–96 Instant-Dict (1) South China Golden Paul Foster (Instant-Dict) 19
1996–97 South China (35) Instant–Dict Golden Paul Foster (Instant-Dict) 18
1997–98 Instant-Dict (2) South China Happy Valley Paul Foster (Instant-Dict) 16
1998–99 Happy Valley (3) South China Yee Hope Tomy (Sai Kung Friends) 16
1999–2000 South China (36) Sun Hei Happy Valley Leandro (Sai Kung) 16
2000–01 Happy Valley (4) Instant-Dict South China Paul Ritchie (Happy Valley) 13
2001–02 Sun Hei (1) Happy Valley South China Cornelius Udebuluzor (Buler Rangers)
Keith Gumbs (Happy Valley)		 12
2002–03 Happy Valley (5) Sun Hei Buler Rangers Keith Gumbs (Happy Valley) 17
2003–04 Sun Hei (2) Kitchee Happy Valley Julius Akosah (Sun Hei) 12
2004–05 Sun Hei (3) Happy Valley Kitchee Clodoaldo de Oliveira (Happy Valley) 14
2005–06 Happy Valley (6) Sun Hei Buler Rangers Fábio Lopes Alcântara (Happy Valley)
Clodoaldo de Oliveira (Happy Valley)		 10
2006–07 South China (37) Kitchee Sun Hei Tales Schutz (South China) 17
2007–08 South China (38) Citizen Tai Po Detinho (South China) 19
2008–09 South China (39) Kitchee Citizen Detinho (South China)
Giovane (Sun Hei)		 18
2009–10 South China (40) Pegasus Kitchee Cahê (Sun Hei) 14
2010–11 Kitchee (4) South China Pegasus Jordi Tarrés (Kitchee)
Makhosonke Bhengu (Fourway Rangers)		 12
2011–12 Kitchee (5) Pegasus South China Sandro (Rangers) 12
2012–13 South China (41) Kitchee Tuen Mun Jaimes McKee (Pegasus) 16
2013–14 Kitchee (6) Pegasus South China Admir Raščić (Pegasus) 14

Hong Kong Premier League (2014–Present)
Year Champions
(number of titles)		 Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
2014–15 Kitchee (7) Eastern Pegasus Giovane (Eastern) 17
2015–16 Eastern (5) Kitchee South China Admir Adrović (Hong Kong Pegasus)
Giovane (Eastern)		 10
2016–17 Kitchee (8) Eastern Southern Sandro (Kitchee) 21
2017–18 Kitchee (9) Tai Po Pegasus Lucas Silva (Kitchee) 15
2018–19 Tai Po (1) R&F Southern Lucas Silva (Kitchee)
Manolo Bleda (Eastern)		 12
2019–20 Kitchee (10) Eastern R&F Serges Déblé (R&F) 12

Performances

There are 28 clubs who have won the Hong Kong title.

Club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
South China

⭐⭐⭐⭐

 41 16 1923–24, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13
Kitchee

⭐

 10 8 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Seiko 9 3 1972–73, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
Happy Valley 6 16 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
Eastern 5 7 1955–56, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2015–16
Royal Garrison Artillery 5 1 1909–10, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1917–18
Chinese A. A. 3 2 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30
Sun Hei 3 2 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
Kowloon Motor Bus 2 5 1953–54, 1966–67
Double Flower (Instant-Dict) 2 2 1995–96, 1997–98
Buffs 2 1 1908–09, 1910–11
Royal Navy 2 1 1918–19, 1931–32
King's Own Rifiles 2 – 1911–12, 1922–23
Sing Tao 1 4 1946–47
East Surrey Regiment 1 2 1924–25
HKFC 1 1 1919–20
Kowloon FC 1 1 1925–26
South Welsh Borderers 1 1 1933–34
Jardines 1 1 1969–70
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1 – 1913–14
Royal Engineers 1 – 1916–17
Wiltshire Regiment 1 – 1920–21
HMS Curiew 1 – 1921–22
Recreio 1 – 1926–27
Ulster Guards 1 – 1936–37
Royal Air Force 1 – 1945–46
Yuen Long 1 – 1962–63
Rangers 1 – 1970–71
Tai Po 1 – 2018–19
Pegasus – 3 –
Police – 2 –
Bulova – 2 –
HMS Ambrose – 1 –
Somerset Light Infantry Regiment – 1 –
St. Joseph's – 1 –
Middlesex Regiment – 1 –
44 Commando – 1 –
Army Force – 1 –
Caroline Hill – 1 –
Citizen – 1 –
R&F – 1 –

Club (After Second World War)
Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
South China 32 14 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13
Kitchee 10 8 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Seiko 9 3 1972–73, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
Happy Valley 6 16 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
Eastern 5 6 1955–56, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2015–16
Sun Hei 3 2 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
Kowloon Motor Bus 2 5 1953–54, 1966–67
Double Flower (Instant-Dict) 2 2 1995–96, 1997–98
Sing Tao 1 4 1946–47
Jardines 1 1 1969–70
Royal Air Force 1 – 1945–46
Yuen Long 1 – 1962–63
Rangers 1 – 1970–71
Tai Po 1 – 2018–19
Pegasus – 3 –
Police – 2 –
Bulova – 2 –
44 Commando – 1 –
Army Force – 1 –
Caroline Hill – 1 –
Citizen – 1 –
R&F – 1 –

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.

Italics indicate club is either defunct or no longer plays in the Hong Kong football league system.

Current Club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
South China 41 16 1923–24, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13
Kitchee 10 8 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Happy Valley 6 16 1964–65, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
Eastern 5 6 1955–56, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2015–16
Sun Hei 3 2 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
Double Flower (Instant-Dict) 2 2 1995–96, 1997–98
HKFC 1 1 1919–20
Yuen Long 1 – 1962–63
Rangers 1 – 1970–71
Tai Po 1 – 2018–19
Pegasus – 3 –
Citizen – 1 –
R&F – 1 –

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.

Total titles won by region

Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories make up the three regions of Hong Kong. All three have had clubs based within be Hong Kong football champions, most recently, Kowloon, when Kitchee won the title in 2019–20.a

Region Number of titles Clubs
Hong Kong Island
57
 South China (41), Seiko (9), Happy Valley (6), HKFC (1)
Kowloon
17
 Kitchee (10), Eastern (5), Double Flower (2), Rangers (1)
New Territories
5
 Sun Hei (3), Tai Po (1), Yuen Long (1)

By District

Hong Kong is divided into 18 districts. Seven out of the eighteen districts have had a club be Hong Kong football champions. The most recent district to have the distinction is Yau Tsim Mong, when Kitchee won the title in 2019–20.a

District Number of Titles Clubs
Wan Chai
51
 South China (41), Seiko (9), HKFC (1)
Yau Tsim Mong
14
 Kitchee (10), Eastern (5)
Eastern
9
 Happy Valley (6), Double Flower (2), HKFC (1)
Kwai Tsing
3
 Sun Hei (3)
Yuen Long
1
 Yuen Long (1)
Kwun Tong
1
 Rangers (1)
Tai Po
1
 Tai Po (1)
Central and Western
–
–
Islands
–
–
Kowloon City
–
–
North
–
–
Sai Kung
–
–
Sha Tin
–
–
Sham Shui Po
–
–
Southern
–
–
Tsuen Wan
–
–
Tuen Mun
–
–
Wong Tai Sin
–
–

Multiple trophy wins

See The Double and The Treble.

Notes

    ^a Home grounds of many champions, especially ones who are defunct, may be unknown. This table should not be considered conclusive.

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