Hong Kong First Division League 2007-08
Encyclopedia
The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season is the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2.
In this season, the First Division League was composed by 10 teams. Workable has been promoted from the Second Division League while Eastern, originally demoted to Third Division League by rule, was invited by HKFA
to play in the First Division League after securing sufficient sponsorship.
Note: Here is the home stadium list of the teams:
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(South China)
12 goals Giovane
(Convoy Sun Hei)
11 goals Maxwell
(South China)
10 goals Wang Xuanhong
(Citizen)
8 goals Rodrigo
(Eastern
) Junior
(Wofoo Tai Po)
7 goals Tomy
(Happy Valley) Annan (Wofoo Tai Po) Rafeal (Wofoo Tai Po)
6 goals Leko
(Citizen) Paulo (Eastern
) Chan Siu Ki
(Kitchee) Goran Stankovski
(Kitchee) Joel
(Wofoo Tai Po)
5 goals Aldo Villalba (Lanwa Redbull) Chao Pengfei
(Happy Valley) Julius Akosah
(Kitchee) Roberto Fronza
(Workable
)
4 goals Liang Zicheng
(Bulova Rangers) Chan Yiu Lun
(Convoy Sun Hei) Fábio
(Eastern
) Godfred
(Bulova Rangers/Happy Valley) Anibal Pacheco Orzuza (Lanwa Redbull) Lin Zhong (Lanwa Redbull) Schutz
(South China) Au Yeung Yiu Chung
(Workable
)
3 goals Lam Ka Wai
(Bulova Rangers) Marcio (Citizen) Ronan
(Citizen) Batoum Roger (Convoy Sun Hei) Diego (Happy Valley) Poon Yiu Cheuk
(Happy Valley) Anderson da Silva (Kitchee) Jaimes McKee
(Kitchee) Itaparica
(South China) Kwok Kin Pong
(South China) Li Haiqiang
(South China)
Only scorers with 3 goals or above are listed here.
In this season, the First Division League was composed by 10 teams. Workable has been promoted from the Second Division League while Eastern, originally demoted to Third Division League by rule, was invited by HKFA
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...
to play in the First Division League after securing sufficient sponsorship.
Full Table
| First Division League 2007–08 Winners |
|---|
| South China 38th Title |
Home Matches Only
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |
| 2 | Wofoo Tai Po | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | |
| 3 | South China | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bulova Rangers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| 5 | Eastern Eastern AA Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third... |
9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| 6 | Kitchee | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | |
| 7 | Lanwa Redbull | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | |
| 8 | Convoy Sun Hei | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |
| 9 | Happy Valley | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Workable Workable FC Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion... |
7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
Note: Here is the home stadium list of the teams:
- Dongguan StadiumDongguan StadiumDongguan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000 people. The stadium was built in 1994....
- Lanwa Redbull - Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong StadiumHong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
& Mong Kok StadiumMong Kok StadiumMong Kok Stadium is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Hong Kong First Division League matches, a football league in Hong Kong...
- Rest of the teams
Away Matches Only
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South China | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2 | Happy Valley | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |
| 3 | Citizen | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | |
| 4 | Convoy Sun Hei | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | |
| 5 | Kitchee | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lanwa Redbull | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |
| 7 | Eastern Eastern AA Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third... |
11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Wofoo Tai Po | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | |
| 9 | Workable Workable FC Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion... |
8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bulova Rangers | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |
Teams
The following 10 clubs are competing in the Hong Kong First Division League during the 2007–08 season.| Club |
Position in 2006–07 |
First season in top division |
Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulova Rangers | 4th | 1965–66 | 1970–71 |
| Citizen | 8th | 2004–05 | n/a |
| Convoy Sun Hei | 3rd | 1994–95 | 2004–05 |
| Eastern Eastern AA Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third... |
10th, Second Division Hong Kong Second Division League Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:... |
1936–37 | 1994–95 |
| Happy Valley | 6th | 1959–60 | 2005–06 |
| Kitchee | 2nd | 1947–48 | 1963–64 |
| Lanwa Redbull | 5th | 2005–06 | n/a |
| South China | 1st | 1918–19 | 2006–07 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 7th | 2006–07 | n/a |
| Workable Workable FC Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion... |
2nd, Second Division Hong Kong Second Division League Hong Kong Second Division League is the second level of football league in Hong Kong, founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League.-Competition format:... |
2007–08 | n/a |
Kits
| Team | Kit maker | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Bulova Rangers | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Bulova Bulova Bulova is a corporation making luxury watches and clocks. It has its headquarters in Woodside, Queens, New York City.Bulova was founded and incorporated as the J. Bulova Company in 1875 by Joseph Bulova , an immigrant from Bohemia... |
| Citizen | Jako Jako Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen... |
BMA Entertainment |
| Convoy Sun Hei | Kappa Kappa Kappa is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the voiceless velar stop, or "k", sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 20. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Kaph... |
Aviva Aviva Aviva plc is a global insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has 53 million customers in 28 countries... |
| Eastern Eastern AA Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third... |
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Panasonic Panasonic Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd... |
| Happy Valley | Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
Alliance Engineering |
| Kitchee | Mizuno Mizuno Corp. is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear, for golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, football, running, rugby, skiing, cycling, judo, table... |
Canon |
| Lanwa Redbull | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Huangshan Wenquan |
| South China | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
PCCW PCCW PCCW Limited is the holding company of HKT Group Holdings Limited, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider in the Information and Communications Technologies industry. PCCW also holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited... |
| Wofoo Tai Po | Akita Akita, Akita is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of... |
Yashica Yashica Yashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras.-History:The company began in December, 1949 in Nagano, Japan, when the Yashima Seiki Company was founded with an initial investment of $566. Its eight employees originally manufactured components for electric clocks... |
| Workable Workable FC Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion... |
Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Crocodile Garments Crocodile Garments Crocodile Garments is a textile and garments company in Hong Kong. Crocodile Garments was founded by the late Dr. Chan Shun in 1952.- History :Chan sold the business in 1987 to Lai Sun Garment, controlled by the late billionnaire Lim Por Yen.... |
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Scorers
19 goals DetinhoDetinho
José Wellington Bento dos Santos, commonly known as Detinho , is a Brazilian football player who is playing for the Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen.-Football career:...
(South China)
12 goals Giovane
Giovane Alves da Silva
Giovane Alves da Silva |Santa Catarina]], Brazil), commonly known as Giovane, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a striker for South China.-Club career:As of October 31, 2010-External links:* at convoysunhei.hk at Atleticoha.com.br...
(Convoy Sun Hei)
11 goals Maxwell
Maxwell Santos Silva
Maxwell is a Brazilian football player who is now playing in South China. He plays as a forward and joined the team on 5 September 2007....
(South China)
10 goals Wang Xuanhong
Wang Xuanhong
Wang Xuanhong is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Dalian Shide.-Club career:Wang Xuanhong was loaned out to Citizen at the beginning of the 2007/08 Hong Kong First Division League season. His loan period at Citizen was to prove extremely productive when he scored ten league goals for...
(Citizen)
8 goals Rodrigo
Rodrigo Andreis Galvão
Rodrigo Andreis Galvão , also known as Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer, who is currently playing for Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Rodrigo has a high profile with previous experience in big clubs in Brazil. In 2007–2008, he was named as the Top Scorer of the Hong Kong Top Professional League, scoring 18...
(Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...
) Junior
Edgar Aldrighi Júnior
Edgar Aldrighi Júnior , also known as Dega, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hong Kong First Division club South China, as a defensive midfielder, and also assistant coach.-Club career:...
(Wofoo Tai Po)
7 goals Tomy
Tomy Adriano Giacomeli
Tomy Adriano Giacomeli is a Brazilian football player. He is a free agent.He has played for Happy Valley AA, Sai Kung Friends, Sagesse. He won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in 2000, being the second foreign player to win the honour after Dimitre Kalkanov who won the prize in...
(Happy Valley) Annan (Wofoo Tai Po) Rafeal (Wofoo Tai Po)
6 goals Leko
Alexandro da Silva Santos
Alexandro da Silva Santos , better known as Leko, is a Brazilian striker currently playing for I-League club Kingfisher East Bengal FC.-Kingfisher East Bengal FC:...
(Citizen) Paulo (Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...
) Chan Siu Ki
Chan Siu Ki
Chan Siu Ki is a Hong Kong professional association football player who currently plays as a striker for South China AA. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national football team with 29 goals. As he is capable of playing with either feet, he is sometimes tactically deployed as winger...
(Kitchee) Goran Stankovski
Goran Stankovski
Goran Stankovski is a Macedonian football striker who plays for FC Dacia Chişinău in the Moldova Moldovan National Division.- External links :* * * at HKFA.com at Antwerpsupporter.be...
(Kitchee) Joel
Joel Bertoti Padilha
Joel Bertoti Padilha , more commonly known as Joel, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for South China in the Hong Kong First Division League.-Woofo Tai Po :Joel joined Wofoo Tai Po in September 2006...
(Wofoo Tai Po)
5 goals Aldo Villalba (Lanwa Redbull) Chao Pengfei
Chao Pengfei
Chao Pengfei is a Chinese and Hong Kong footballer, who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division League side Rangers FC.-South China:On 25 May 2010, Chao Pengfei scored a hat-trick against Happy Valley AA in the season closing match...
(Happy Valley) Julius Akosah
Julius Akosah
Julius Pongla Akosah is a Cameroonian-Hongkonger professional association football player, his position is striker. He was called for Cameroon but he is eligible to play for Hong Kong in international tournaments. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Agumon as a nickname for him because of his...
(Kitchee) Roberto Fronza
Roberto Fronza
Roberto Fronza, commonly known as Beto is a Brazilian football defender who is playing for Hong Kong First Division League club Biu Chun Rangers.-Club: TSW Pegasus*Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield**Winner2008-09-External links:**...
(Workable
Workable FC
Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion...
)
4 goals Liang Zicheng
Liang Zicheng
Liang Zicheng is a Chinese football player who is now playing in Hong Kong First Division League club Kitchee.-Career Statistics in Hong Kong:As of 20 September 2008-External links:* Player Information...
(Bulova Rangers) Chan Yiu Lun
Chan Yiu Lun
Chan Yiu Lun is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a winger for Fourway. Chan is good at managing the free-kick and long pass. In the East Asia Football Championship held in Taipei in 2005, the Taiwanese named him as the " Hong Kong Beckham " because his free kick skill is very...
(Convoy Sun Hei) Fábio
Fábio Lopes Alcântara
Fábio Lopes Alcântara , or simply Fábio Lopes, is a football player from Brazil. He then played as a striker for Eastern, having signed from Happy Valley in August 2007. Now, he is playing for Shatin....
(Eastern
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...
) Godfred
Godfred Karikari
Godfred Karikari is a Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional football player who currently plays for TSW Pegasus.-Early years:Godfred arrived in Hong Kong in 2002 and joined Fukien. In 2005 he moved to Hong Kong Rangers FC.-Happy Valley:...
(Bulova Rangers/Happy Valley) Anibal Pacheco Orzuza (Lanwa Redbull) Lin Zhong (Lanwa Redbull) Schutz
Tales Schütz
Tales Schutz is a Brazilian football striker of German descent who is has played for AZAL PFC. He spent a year playing in Hong Kong First Division League with South China during 2006-07 season....
(South China) Au Yeung Yiu Chung
Au Yeung Yiu Chung
Au Yeung Yiu Chung is a Hong Kong football player who currently plays for South China in Hong Kong First Division League. He is an attacking midfielder. He is renowned for his impressive dribbling skills and is being widely considered as the most talented local player in Hong Kong football at the...
(Workable
Workable FC
Workable Football Club was a Hong Kong football club, played in Hong Kong First Division League in the 2007–08 season.-History:The team got the 1st Runner-up in Hong Kong Third A Division League in 2005-06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion...
)
3 goals Lam Ka Wai
Lam Ka Wai
Lam Ka Wai is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Kitchee in Hong Kong First Division League. He is one of the best of Hong Kong's next generation of footballers.-Early career:...
(Bulova Rangers) Marcio (Citizen) Ronan
Ronan Carolino Falcão
Ronan Carolino Falcão , simply known as Ronan, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Mes Rafsanjan in the Azadegan League .-Early career:...
(Citizen) Batoum Roger (Convoy Sun Hei) Diego (Happy Valley) Poon Yiu Cheuk
Poon Yiu Cheuk
Poon Yiu Cheuk is a Hong Kong football left-back who currently plays for South China of the Hong Kong First Division League.-Honours:South China AA*Hong Kong First Division League: 3*Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 1-Club career:...
(Happy Valley) Anderson da Silva (Kitchee) Jaimes McKee
Jaimes McKee
Jaimes Anthony McKee , official simple name as McKee , is an Hongkong-English footballer who as a plays striker or winger for TSW Pegasus. He is the grandson of Frank McKee, the former Birmingham City midfielder. He was the top scorer of Hong Kong Senior Shield in 2006–07 season.-Early life:McKee...
(Kitchee) Itaparica
Manoel dos Santos Filho
Manoel dos Santos Filho , commonly known as Itaparica, is a Brazilian football player who is now playing in TSW Pegasus. He plays as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
(South China) Kwok Kin Pong
Kwok Kin Pong
Kwok Kin Pong is a Hong Kong professional footballer playing for Hong Kong First Division League side South China. He can play as a midfielder or forward. As he resembles Hong Kong artist and singer Edison Chen, he was given the nickname 'Edison'....
(South China) Li Haiqiang
Li Haiqiang
Li Haiqiang is a Hong Kong professional association football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League club South China where he is currently the captain of the team...
(South China)
Only scorers with 3 goals or above are listed here.