2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League
# 2009–10 Hong Kong First Division League

The 2009–10 Hong Kong Football Association First Division League (known as HKFA bma First Division League for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th top tier football league of Hong Kong. Because of the renovation of Mong Kok Stadium which will last for two league seasons, the current First Division League has allocated eight stadia for the eleven participating teams to play their home games.

The inaugural match was held between South China and Tai Chung on 6 September 2009. It was the first time since 1987–88 season that the inaugural match was not played between the former season champion and runner-up.

Hong Kong Football Association disqualified Tuen Mun Progoal on 27 November 2009 due to Tuen Mun Progoal defaulting on labour insurance.

The title was won by South China, their fourth title in a row. Happy Valley and Shatin were relegated at the end of the season. This is the first ever relegation for Happy Valley and came in their 60th anniversary season. The players from Happy Valley and Fourway Rangers were involved in a match-fixing scandal.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South China (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 42 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | TSW Pegasus | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 35 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Kitchee | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 31 | |
| 4 | Citizen | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 26 | |
| 5 | Sun Hei | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 24 | |
| 6 | NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Fourway | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Tai Chung | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 18 | |
| 9 | Shatin (R) | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Happy Valley (R) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |
| – | Tuen Mun Progoal (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |

* ↑ via 2009–10 Hong Kong FA Cup
* ↑ All Tuen Mun Progoal matches were cancelled.

## Results

| Home \ Away | CIT | RAN | HVA | KIT | WTP | SHA | SCA | SUN | TAI | TSW |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Citizen | | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Fourway | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Happy Valley | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Kitchee | 2–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Shatin | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| South China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Sun Hei | 0–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Tai Chung | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| TSW Pegasus | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

* All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

## Stadia

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Citizen | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground | 12,000 |
| Fourway Rangers | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 2,194 |
| Happy Valley | Kowloon Bay Park | 1,200 |
| Kitchee | Hong Kong Stadium | 40,000 |
| Kitchee | Sham Shui Po Sports Ground | 2,194 |
| NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | Tai Po Sports Ground | 3,000 |
| NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 3,500 |
| Shatin | Sha Tin Sports Ground | 3,000 |
| South China | Hong Kong Stadium | 40,000 |
| Sun Hei | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 1,500 |
| TSW Pegasus | Yuen Long Stadium | 4,932 |
| Tai Chung | Kowloon Bay Park | 1,200 |
| Tuen Mun Progoal | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | 1,500 |

^1 Since the Hong Kong Stadium held 2009 East Asian Games in December and 2010 Hong Kong Sevens in March, Kitchee and South China used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground sometimes after December.

^2 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po use Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground for 2010 AFC Cup due to Tai Po Sports Ground failed the criteria set by Asian Football Confederation.

^3 Sham Shui Po Sports Ground is the home stadium of Kitchee in later of season.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cahê | Sun Hei | 14 |
| 2 | Itaparica | TSW Pegasus | 13 |
| 3 | Chan Siu Ki | South China | 11 |
| 4 | Sandro | Citizen | 9 |
| 5 | Tales Schutz | South China | 8 |
| 5 | Chan Yiu Lun | Sun Hei | 8 |
| 7 | Alex Akande | Tai Chung / Kitchee | 7 |
| 8 | Detinho | Citizen | 6 |
| 8 | Ling Cong | Happy Valley | 6 |
| 8 | Albert Virgili | Kitchee | 6 |

Only players scored ≥6 is shown.

## Records

### Team records

As at the match played on 2 January 2010

* Highest Scoring Match: TSW Pegasus 9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6)
* Biggest Goal Difference: TSW Pegasus 9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6)
* Biggest Home Victory: TSW Pegasus 9–1 Tuen Mun Progoal (Round 6)
* Biggest Home Defeat: Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5)
* Most Wins in a row: South China 4 ;6 September 2009 – 15 December 2009
* Longest Undefeated Steak: TSW Pegasus 4 ; 18 October 2009 – 19 December 2009;
* Most Draws in a Row: Citizen 2 – 12 September 2009 – 27 September 2009;
* Longest Losing Streak: Tuen Mun Progoal 5 ; 20 September 2009 – 25 October 2009
* Longest Winless Streak: Tuen Mun Progoal 5 ; 20 September 2009 – 25 October 2009
* Highest Attendance: 5,442 Kitchee 2–1 South China (Round 6)) @ Hong Kong Stadium
* Lowest Attendance: 132 Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5) @ Tsing Yi Sports Ground
* Highest Gate Receipt: $159,740 Kitchee 2–1 South China (Round 6))
* Lowest Gate Receipt: $1,780 (Tuen Mun Progoal 1–9 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 5))
* Average Attendance: 770
* Average Goals: 3.52 goals

### Individual records

* Most Goals in a match: Sandro of Citizen – 5 (Citizen 7–0 Happy Valley (Round 6))
* Fastest Goal : 2' Chan Yiu Lun of Sun Hei (Sun Hei 2–3 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (Round 2))
