2008–09_Hong_Kong_First_Division_League

Hong Kong First Division
Season	2008–09
Champions	South China; 39th Hong Kong title
Relegated	Eastern; Mutual
AFC Cup	South China ; NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po
Matches played	156
Goals scored	516 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorer	Detinho; Giovane ; (18)
Highest scoring	Tuen Mun Progoal 0–9 South China; Mutual 0–9 Happy Valley; Citizen 7–2 Mutual
Highest attendance	4,228 ; Fourway 1–2 TSW Pegasus ; Kitchee 1–3 South China ; (16 November 2008)
Lowest attendance	90 ; Sheffield United 4–1 Mutual ; (25 October 2008)
Average attendance	1,033
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2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League

Football league season

The 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League season, known as Coolpoint Ventilation First Division (Chinese: 快意空調甲組聯賽) for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th since its establishment in 1908. It began on 6 September 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The unveiling match was contested by the defending champions South China, and the runners-up of last season Citizen. They made a 1–1 draw, scored by Sandro of Citizen and Detinho of South China, China.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Three new teams joined the league as competition members, including Fourway, TSW Pegasus and Xiangxue Eisiti. The league consisted of 13 teams, the most since the 1979–80 season.

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[table_hth_FOU0.61032246221338-1] FOU 1–0 CSH; CSH 1–0 FOU

[table_hth_WTP0.61032246221338-2] WTP 2–2 TSW; TSW 1–2 WTP

[table_note_res_AFCGS10.61032246221338-3] Since TSW Pegasus, the winners of 2008–09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, were competition members of the Hong Kong Football Association, and could not qualify for any AFC competitions, the winners of 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup, NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po, earned a spot in the group stage of AFC Cup 2010.

[table_note_1_TSW_SCA0.30209239260391-4] South China is awarded a 3–0 win against TSW Pegasus due to TSW Pegasus using more than the allowed maximum six foreign players at a time in the match.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South China (C)	24	19	4	1	73	11	+62	61	AFC Cup 2010 Group stage
2	Kitchee	24	17	5	2	56	17	+39	56
3	Citizen	24	13	8	3	51	23	+28	47
4	Fourway	24	12	6	6	38	17	+21	42^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Convoy Sun Hei	24	13	3	8	39	32	+7	42^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	24	11	8	5	40	23	+17	41^{[lower-alpha 2]}	AFC Cup 2010 Group stage^{[lower-alpha 3]}
7	TSW Pegasus	24	12	5	7	51	23	+28	41^{[lower-alpha 2]}
8	Happy Valley	24	9	5	10	52	34	+18	32
9	Eastern (R)	24	8	4	12	28	33	−5	28	Relegation to Third Division
10	Sheffield United (W)	24	6	5	13	36	43	−7	23	Withdrew from the Hong Kong football league system
11	Tuen Mun Progoal	24	3	3	18	19	95	−76	12
12	Mutual (R)	24	2	2	20	21	84	−63	8	Relegation to Second Division
13	Xiangxue Eisiti (W)	24	1	2	21	12	81	−69	5	Withdrew from the Hong Kong football league system

Home \ Away	CIT	CSH	EAA	FOU	HVA	KIT	MUT	WTP	SHU	SCA	TSW	TMP	XXE
Citizen		0–1	0–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	7–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	3–2	4–1	6–1
Convoy Sun Hei	1–1		4–0	1–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	3–1
Eastern	1–0	3–4		0–1	0–0	1–3	5–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–3	5–1
Fourway	1–1	1–0	2–0		3–0	0–2	6–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	6–0	4–0
Happy Valley	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–2		1–1	7–1	3–5	0–0	1–2	3–2	5–1	3–0
Kitchee	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	3–2		3–1	1–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	7–1	5–0
Mutual	2–5	0–4	2–1	0–2	0–9	1–3		1–3	2–3	0–6	0–3	2–0	0–0
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	1–4	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–2	0–0		2–1	0–1	2–2	0–0	4–0
Sheffield United	2–3	0–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	4–1	1–3		1–3	0–6	4–0	5–0
South China	1–1	7–0	3–0	0–0	3–2	0–1	4–1	2–0	2–0		0–0	8–0	2–0
TSW Pegasus	1–2	0–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	3–1	1–2	2–0	0–3^{[lower-alpha 1]}		5–1	2–0
Tuen Mun Progoal	1–1	0–3	0–5	0–1	2–7	0–6	2–1	0–3	1–4	0–9	0–8		2–2
Xiangxue Eisiti	0–4	2–4	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–2	2–1	1–6	0–4	0–7	0–3	2–4

6 September 2008	South China	1–1	Citizen	Hong Kong Stadium
15:30	Detinho 72'	Report	Sandro 32'	Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

7 September 2008	Eastern	0–0	Happy Valley	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00		Report		Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Wong Chi Tang

7 September 2008	TSW Pegasus	0–1	Kitchee	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00		Report	McKee 12'	Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Wong Po On

9 September 2008	Tuen Mun Progoal	0–3	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00		Report	Annan 65' Joel 72' 77'	Attendance: 633 Referee: Cheng Oi Cho

9 September 2008	Mutual	0–0	Xiangxue Eisiti	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00		Report		Attendance: 633 Referee: Chan Shui Hung

10 September 2008	Sheffield United	0–0	Convoy Sun Hei	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00		Report		Attendance: 232 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

13 September 2008	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	2–1	Sheffield United	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00	Ye Jia 7' Joel 90+'	Report	Jiang Sheng 65'	Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Ng Kai Lam

14 September 2008	Kitchee	3–1	Mutual	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Ngue 51' 63' 79'	Report	Leung Tsz Chun 47'	Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Pau Sai Yin

14 September 2008	Convoy Sun Hei	1–2	TSW Pegasus	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00	Chan Yiu Lun 20' (pen.)	Report	Yip Chi Ho 60' Cheung Kin Fung 75'	Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Fung Ka Yu

15 September 2008	Citizen	4–1	Tuen Mun Progoal	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Sandro 29' 61' 81' Paulinho 85'	Report	Chau Wai Ming 35'	Attendance: 606 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

15 September 2008	Happy Valley	0–2	Fourway	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00		Report	Caleb 3' Minga 69'	Attendance: 606 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

19 September 2008	Mutual	0–4	Convoy Sun Hei	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00		Report	Giovane 27' 40' 82' Anderson 77'	Attendance: 404 Referee: Cheng Oi Cho

19 September 2008	Sheffield United	2–3	Citizen	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00	Lu Jing 41' Hao Shuang 56'	Report	Xu Deshuai 23' 36' Paulinho 81'	Attendance: 404 Referee: Ng Kai Lam

20 September 2008	TSW Pegasus	1–2	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Zeng Qixiang 65'	Report	Annan 10' 69'	Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Wong Po On

20 September 2008	Tuen Mun Progoal	0–9	South China	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00		Report	Schütz 31' Chan Siu Ki 36' (pen.) 48' 70' Detinho 50' 60' 62' 69' Monteiro 76'	Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Pau Sai Yin

21 September 2008	Fourway	4–0	Xiangxue Eisiti	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Yu Yang 10' Paulo 72' Caleb 75' 84'	Report		Attendance: 787 Referee: Fung Ka Yu

21 September 2008	Eastern	1–3	Kitchee	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00	Rodrigo 24'	Report	Backhaus 7' (pen.) 16' Zamudio 90'	Attendance: 787 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

26 September 2008	Kitchee	2–0	Fourway	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00	Díaz 39' Sepúlveda 44'	Report		Attendance: 837 Referee: Wong Po On

27 September 2008	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	0–0	Mutual	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00		Report		Attendance: 993 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

28 September 2008	Citizen	3–2	TSW Pegasus	Hong Kong Stadium
14:00	Sandro 23' 90+' (pen.) Sham Kwok Fai 34' (pen.)	Report	Cheung Kin Fung 40' Beto 68'	Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

1 October 2008	Sheffield United	4–0	Tuen Mun Progoal	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Hao Shuang 18' Xu Yiwen 27' Min Jin 76' Lu Jing 88'	Report		Attendance: 742 Referee: Chan Shui Hung

1 October 2008	Fourway	1–0	Convoy Sun Hei	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00	Lam Hok Hei 54'	Report		Attendance: 742 Referee: Cheng Oi Cho

4 October 2008	Eastern	1–3	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Siumar 45'	Report	Lee Wai Lim 12' Lee Hong Lim 55' Junior 84'	Attendance: 1,333 Referee: Wong Po On

2008–09_Hong_Kong_First_Division_League

League team changes

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Stadia

See also

References

External links

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8 October 2008	TSW Pegasus	0 – 3 (awarded)	South China	Yuen Long Stadium
20:00^[1]	Itaparica 40' Wong Chin Hung 53' Ondoua 77'	Report	Schütz 5' Chan Wai Ho 29'	Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

21 October 2008	Mutual	2–5	Citizen	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00	Leung Tsz Chun 75' 89'	Report	Rogerio 53' Chen Zhizhao 61' Paulinho 71' 82' 87'	Attendance: 152 Referee: Cheng Oi Cho

7 October 2008	Kitchee	5–0	Xiangxue Eisiti	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Ngue 2' 9' 65' Zamudio 32' Nanmi 43' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Wong Po On

11 October 2008	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	0–0	Fourway	Tai Po Sports Ground
15:00		Report		Attendance: 931 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

12 October 2008	Tuen Mun Progoal	0–8	TSW Pegasus	Hong Kong Stadium
14:00		Report	Mbome 4' Wong Chin Hung 20' 60' 88' Ondoua 27' 82' Cheng Siu Wai 45' Itaparica 51'	Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Wong Chi Tang

17 October 2008	Mutual	2–0	Tuen Mun Progoal	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00	Benin 29' Leung Tsz Chun 39'	Report		Attendance: 312 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

17 October 2008	Xiangxue Eisiti	2–4	Convoy Sun Hei	Mong Kok Stadium
20:00	Huang Chao 51' 61'	Report	Giovane 27' 33' 78' Chu Siu Kei 90'	Attendance: 312 Referee: Chan Shui Hung

18 October 2008	Happy Valley	3–5	NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
14:00	Gerard 32' (pen.) Ling Cong 56' Chao Pengfei 85'	Report	Joel 1' Ye Jia 15' Junior 27' (pen.) Lee Wai Lim 50' Annan 74'	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ng Kai Lam

19 October 2008	South China	3–0	Eastern	Hong Kong Stadium
14:30	Cris 24' Li Haiqiang 33' Yang Xu 53' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Wong Chi Tang

24 October 2008	Tuen Mun Progoal	0–5	Eastern	Mong Kok Stadium
18:00		Report	Yu Ho Pong 18' 27' Lee Kin Wo 41' Tam Lok Hin 53' Akosah 89'	Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Chow Chun Kit