2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League

Hong Kong Premier League
Season	2020–21
Dates	14 November 2020 – 30 May 2021
Champions	Kitchee
AFC Champions League	Kitchee
AFC Cup	Eastern
Matches played	68
Goals scored	221 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dejan Damjanović ; (17 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Yapp Hung Fai (Eastern)
Biggest home win	Eastern 5–0 Resources Capital; (21 November 2020); Happy Valley 7–2 Resources Capital ; (22 May 2021)
Biggest away win	Resources Capital 0–6 Rangers ; (16 May 2021)
Highest scoring	Happy Valley 7–2 Resources Capital; (22 May 2021)
Longest winning run	7 matches; Kitchee
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches; Kitchee
Longest winless run	8 matches; Southern
Longest losing run	6 matches; Happy Valley
Highest attendance	7,802; Kitchee 2–0 Eastern ; (23 May 2021)
Lowest attendance	308; Southern 4–1 Resources Capital ; (5 May 2021)
Total attendance	72,560
Average attendance	1,067
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic[]

Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Football Association postponed the opening of the 2020–21 season.^[1] Later, it was announced that the season would begin on 21 November 2020.^[2]^[3] The league was suspended again after two rounds being played due to the third wave of coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. On 12 February 2021, the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department approved to resume football competitions in Hong Kong after February 20 behind closed doors. The Senior Shied and FA Cup were cancelled, while the ongoing Sapling Cup would continue.

Teams[]

A total of 8 teams contest the league, including seven sides from the 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League and one promoted from the 2019–20 Hong Kong First Division. Tai Po and Yuen Long decided to self-relegate to the Hong Kong First Division due to lack of funds. Meanwhile, R&F decided to withdraw from the league system.

Club	Founded	Position Last Season
Kitchee	1931	1st
Eastern	1932	2nd
Lee Man	2017	4th
Southern	2002	5th
Happy Valley	1950	6th
Pegasus	2008	Withdrew
Rangers	1958	Withdrew
Resources Capital	1982	1st in First Division (before cancellation)

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

Stadia and locations[]

Southern

Happy Valley

Rangers

Pegasus

Resources Capital

Eastern
Kitchee

Lee Man

Locations of the Hong Kong based teams.

Primary venues used in the Hong Kong Premier League:

Kitchee Eastern	Happy Valley	Lee Man	Resources Capital
Mong Kok Stadium	Sham Shui Po Sports Ground	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Capacity: 6,664	Capacity: 2,194	Capacity: 3,500	Capacity: 1,500

Rangers	Pegasus	Southern
Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground	Yuen Long Stadium	Aberdeen Sports Ground
Capacity: 2,200	Capacity: 4,932	Capacity: 4,000

Personnel and kits[]

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Main sponsor
Eastern	Lam Kin Ming	Roberto Losada	Leung Chun Pong	Adidas	Upbest Group
Happy Valley	Chen Zhishi	Pau Ka Yiu	Luciano	Adidas	Michi
Kitchee	Ken Ng	Chu Chi Kwong	Huang Yang	Nike	EDPS Systems Ltd.
Pegasus	Steven Lo	Kwok Kar Lok	Leung Hing Kit	Adidas	RedMR
Lee Man	Norman Lee	Chan Hiu Ming	Fernando Recio	Adidas	Lee & Man Chemical
Rangers	Peter Mok	Chiu Chung Man Wong Chin Hung Lai Ka Fai	Lam Ka Wai	Kelme Ucan	Hong Kong Amateur Football Association
Southern	Matthew Wong	Zesh Rehman	Shu Sasaki^[4]	Macron	Isuzu Motors
Resources Capital	Hanson Wong	Joan Esteva	Lam Chun Kit Law Ho Yin Liu Yik Shing Carles Tena^[5]		Future Hong Kong Football Development Charity Limited

Managerial changes[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Pegasus	Man Pei Tak	Change of Role	20 October 2020	Pre-season	Kwok Kar Lok	20 October 2020
Eastern	Lee Chi Kin	Change of Role	28 May 2021	2nd	Roberto Losada	28 May 2021

Foreign players[]

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, with no more than five on the pitch during matches, the fifth player must be a marquee player.

According to the decision made by Hong Kong Football Association Board of Directors on 15 July 2020, the marquee player must fulfil one of the following criteria:

i) played for a club which is in a world's top professional league of one of the top 50 associations in the FIFA ranking published by FIFA on 11 June 2020 for at least 1 season or ii) fielded by his association in an international match, which his association is one of the top 50 associations in the FIFA ranking published by FIFA on 11 June 2020.

Marquee Player

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Former/Unregistered Players
Eastern	Lucas Silva	Everton	Eduardo Praes	João Emir	Dudu		Chen Hao-wei
Happy Valley	Razaq Adegbite	Luciano	Mikael	Charlie Scott	Robert Odu
Kitchee	Manuel Gavilán	Raúl Baena	Park Jun-heong	Dejan Damjanović	Cleiton	Tomas	Wellingsson
Lee Man	Gil	Jonathan Acosta	Serhiy Shapoval	José Ángel	Kim Seung-yong	Manolo Bleda	Michaël N'dri
Southern	Stefan Pereira	Zesh Rehman	Shu Sasaki	Kota Kawase			Matthew Cahill Pedro Mendes
Pegasus	Nilson	Marquinhos	Kessi	Júnior Goiano			Bernardo
Rangers	Oleksii Shliakotin	Juninho	Fernando Lopes	Augusto Neto	Douglão
Resources Capital	Albert Canal	Felipe Sá	Carles Tena	Jordon Brown

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Kitchee (C)	17	11	4	2	32	12	+20	37	Qualification for AFC Champions League Group Stage
2	Eastern	17	10	4	3	38	16	+22	34	Qualification for AFC Cup group preliminary round 2
3	Lee Man	17	9	3	5	34	21	+13	30	Standby team for AFC Cup
4	Pegasus (R)	17	9	1	7	23	27	−4	28	Relegation to Hong Kong Third Division League^[b]

5	Southern	17	4	4	9	29	35	−6	16^[c]
6	Rangers	17	3	7	7	25	28	−3	16^[c]
7	Resources Capital	17	5	0	12	15	49	−34	15
8	Happy Valley (R)	17	2	7	8	25	33	−8	13	Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League^[d]

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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams were split into two groups (Championship Group and Relegation Group) after each team played 14 matches.
^ Pegasus announced that they would self-relegate to the third division due to lack of funds.
^ ^a ^b Head-to head results for teams with 16 points: Southern 5 points; Rangers 2 points.
^ Happy Valley announced that they would self-relegate to the third division due to lack of funds.

Results[]

Home \ Away	EAS	HVA	KIT	LEE	PEG	RAN	RES	SOU
Eastern	—	2–1	0–1	3–2	0–0	2–2	5–0	2–1
Happy Valley	1–1	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–1	0–1	1–1
Kitchee	1–1	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–0	4–1
Lee Man	2–3	0–0	0–2	—	1–3	0–0	4–0	2–1
Pegasus	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–2	—	2–0	3–2	0–4
Rangers	1–3	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–2	—	0–1	1–2
Resources Capital	0–5	3–0	0–3	1–5	0–1	1–2	—	1–0
Southern	0–5	3–3	1–2	1–2	2–3	3–3	4–1	—

Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Group[]

Home \ Away	KIT	EAS	PEG	LEE
Kitchee	—	2–0	—	0–1
Eastern	—	—	4–0	—
Pegasus	2–1	—	—	1–5
Lee Man	—	2–1	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: HKFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Group[]

Home \ Away	SOU	RES	RAN	HVA
Southern	—	1–2	—	2–1
Resources Capital	—	—	0–6	—
Rangers	2–2	—	—	3–3
Happy Valley	—	7–2	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. 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
Team ╲ Round
Kitchee	5	6	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Eastern	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pegasus	7	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Lee Man	6	7	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Southern	2	2	5	7	7	8	8	8	8	6	7	7	5	5
Resources Capital	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	7	7	8	6	5	6	6
Rangers	3	5	7	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	6	7	7
Happy Valley	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	8	8	8	8

	Qualification for the Championship Group
	Qualification for the Regulation Group

Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Championship Group[]

Team ╲ Round	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Kitchee	1	1	1
Eastern	2	2	2
Lee Man	4	4	3
Pegasus	3	3	4

	Leader - 2022 AFC Champions League

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Relegation Group[]

Team ╲ Round	15	16	17
Team ╲ Round
Southern	1	1	1
Rangers	2	2	2
Resources Capital	3	3	3
Happy Valley	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: Hong Kong Football Association website

Fixtures and results[]

Round 1[]

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)	Eastern	5–0	Resources Capital	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sandro 29' (pen.), 70' Lucas 39', 49' (pen.) Everton 61'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 915 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)	Pegasus	0–4	Southern	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Pereira 55', 57', 71' Ha 63'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)	Rangers	2–2	Happy Valley	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Juninho 31' Yiu Ho Ming 75'	Report	Yuen Sai Kit 22' Odu 60'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 489 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)	Kitchee	2–2	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Orr 26' Li Ngai Hoi 45+3'	Report	Shapoval 31' Acosta 50'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 2[]

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)	Southern	3–3	Rangers	Aberdeen, Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 24' Ha 71', 77'	Report	Lam Hok Hei 73' Lo Kwan Yee 85' Fernando 90'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 418 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)	Resources Capital	0–1	Pegasus	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Kessi 30'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 538 Referee: Law Pik Chi

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)	Kitchee	1–1	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Li Ngai Hoi 74'	Report	Odu 18'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)	Lee Man	2–3	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Gil 4' N'dri 31' (pen.)	Report	Sandro 13' Lucas 26' Eduardo 70'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 937 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Round 3[]

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)	Southern	1–2	Kitchee	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
19:00 (UTC+8)	Cahill 77'	Report	Baena 75' Cleiton 90+1'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 561 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)	Happy Valley	1–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
19:00 (UTC+8)	Lam Hin Ting 38'	Report	Lum 57'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)	Pegasus	2–0	Rangers	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Marquinhos 74', 86'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)	Resources Capital	1–5	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
19:00 (UTC+8)	Tena 90' (pen.)	Report	N'dri 17', 24' (pen.) Gil 45+3' Kim Seung-yong 58', 90+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 763 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 4[]

4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)	Kitchee	2–0	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 57', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

5 March 2021 (2021-03-05)	Southern	0–5	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Eduardo 6' Lum 21' Lucas 44' Sandro 52' Everton 88'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06)	Resources Capital	1–2	Rangers	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sá 69'	Report	Augusto 33' Harima 90+4'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 419 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

7 March 2021 (2021-03-07)	Lee Man	0–0	Happy Valley	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 900 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 5[]

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13)	Lee Man	2–1	Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Hong Lim 7' Gil 11'	Report	Cahill 90+1'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 539 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

14 March 2021 (2021-03-14)	Happy Valley	0–1	Resources Capital	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Canal 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 732 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

14 March 2021 (2021-03-14)	Rangers	0–0	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 678 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)	Eastern	0–0	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 867 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 6[]

10 March 2021 (2021-03-10)	Eastern	0–1	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Damjanović 64'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

21 March 2021 (2021-03-21)	Pegasus	1–0	Happy Valley	Yuen Long, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Nilson 17'	Report		Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,680 Referee: Law Bik Chi

21 March 2021 (2021-03-21)	Resources Capital	1–0	Southern	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Tena 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 566 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

21 March 2021 (2021-03-21)	Lee Man	0–0	Rangers	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 481 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 7[]

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)	Rangers	1–3	Eastern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lam Hok Hei 89'	Report	Diego 33' Lucas 52' Sandro 60'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 881 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)	Happy Valley	1–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Odu 6'	Report	Kawase 40'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)	Pegasus	1–2	Lee Man	Yuen Long, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)	Marquinhos 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Kim Seung-yong 22' Bleda 59'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,524 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)	Resources Capital	0–3	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Gavilán 56' Damjanović 60' Roberto 78'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 671 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Round 8[]

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)	Southern	3–3	Happy Valley	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 38' Ha 46', 90+6'	Report	Odu 51' Scott 55' Chu Wai Kwan 69'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 519 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

11 April 2021 (2021-04-11)	Kitchee	3–0	Resources Capital	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 12', 64' (pen.) Ho Chun Ting 22'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

11 April 2021 (2021-04-11)	Lee Man	1–3	Pegasus	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Recio 12'	Report	Marquinhos 68', 83', 88'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 640 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

12 April 2021 (2021-04-12)	Eastern	2–2	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Sandro 48' Clayton 90+4'	Report	Augusto 54' Lam Ka Wai 58'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 762 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 9[]

3 April 2021 (2021-04-03)	Resources Capital	0–5	Eastern	Tsing Yi, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Fernando 12', 50' Emir 31' Sandro 67' Khan 76'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 588 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

3 April 2021 (2021-04-03)	Lee Man	0–2	Kitchee	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Orr 54' Gavilán 67'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

4 April 2021 (2021-04-04)	Happy Valley	2–1	Rangers	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Mikael 85', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Juninho 39'	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 689 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

5 April 2021 (2021-04-05)	Southern	2–3	Pegasus	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Pereira 20' Ha 50'	Report	Sun Ming Him 23' Júnior 52' Nilson 87'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 710 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 10[]

19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)	Kitchee	1–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 49'	Report	Everton 70'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,101 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)	Rangers	1–0	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Lo Kwan Yee 13' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 610 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)	Southern	4–1	Resources Capital	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ha 14', 50', 64' Sasaki 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Sá 89'	Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground Attendance: 308 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)	Happy Valley	1–3	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Odu 24'	Report	Marquinhos 48' Lai Kak Yi 59' Nilson 80'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 579 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Round 11[]

23 April 2021 (2021-04-23)	Southern	1–2	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ha 30'	Report	Bleda 33', 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 834 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)	Pegasus	0–1	Eastern	Yuen Long, New Territories
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Fernando 90+1'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)	Resources Capital	3–0	Happy Valley	Tsing Yi, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Sá 5' Law Chun Yan 16', 33'	Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 483 Referee: Wong Ka Ho

7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)	Kitchee	3–1	Rangers	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 1', 34' (pen.)	Report	Kilama 59'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Round 12[]

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24)	Pegasus	1–2	Kitchee	Yuen Long, New Territories
19:00 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 75'	Report	Gavilán 29' (pen.) Orr 90+2'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)	Eastern	2–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Chung Wai Keung 34' Sandro 90+3'	Report	Kawase 62'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)	Rangers	0–1	Resources Capital	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Wong Wai Kwok 75'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 464 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)	Happy Valley	1–4	Lee Man	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Scott 5'	Report	Shapoval 38' Kim Seung-yong 69' Gil 80' To Chun Kiu 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 559 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Round 13[]

16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)	Happy Valley	1–3	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Wong Ho Yin 75'	Report	Damjanović 31', 42', 55'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)	Eastern	3–2	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sandro 50' Chung Wai Keung 57' Fernando 87'	Report	Gil 2' Lee Hong Lim 14'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,168 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)	Rangers	1–2	Southern	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Augusto 90+2'	Report	Pereira 9', 82'	Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground Attendance: 584 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)	Pegasus	3–2	Resources Capital	Yuen Long, New Territories
17:30 (UTC+8)	Nilson 38', 60' Fábio 83'	Report	Sá 22' Liu Yik Shing 57'	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Round 14[]

9 May 2021 (2021-05-09)	Lee Man	4–0	Resources Capital	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 (UTC+8)	Gil 21', 70', 75' Wong Chun Ho 45'	Report		Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 595 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

9 May 2021 (2021-05-09)	Eastern	2–1	Happy Valley	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Sandro 18' Dudu 60'	Report	Lee Ka Yiu 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 470 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

10 May 2021 (2021-05-10)	Kitchee	4–1	Southern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Tomas 8' Damjanović 19', 36' Gavilán 66'	Report	Pereira 26'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

11 May 2021 (2021-05-11)	Rangers	0–2	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Law Hiu Chung 29' Nilson 75'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 586 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 15[]

15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)	Eastern	4–0	Pegasus	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Sandro 23' Clayton 31' Lum 59', 83'	Report		Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 556 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)	Kitchee	0–1	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Gil 90+5'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

16 May 2021 (2021-05-16)	Southern	2–1	Happy Valley	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 (UTC+8)	Rehman 12' Ha 39'	Report	Yuen Sai Kit 86'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 616 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

16 May 2021 (2021-05-16)	Resources Capital	0–6	Rangers	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Chan Siu Kwan 5', 32' Juninho 37', 47' Wong Chun Hin 61' Lo Kwan Yee 85'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 616 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Round 16[]

18 May 2021 (2021-05-18)	Lee Man	2–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Ngan Lok Fung 11' Tsui Wang Kit 88'	Report	Fernando 84'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,491 Referee: Woo Chun Sing

19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)	Pegasus	2–1	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 8' Lau Hok Ming 58'	Report	Benhaddouche 56'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)	Rangers	2–2	Southern	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
16:00 (UTC+8)	Lo Kwan Yee 43' (pen.) Juninho 45+1'	Report	Kawase 46' Ha 90+4'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 726 Referee: Wong Wai Lun

22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)	Happy Valley	7–2	Resources Capital	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
18:30 (UTC+8)	Mikael 20', 71' Luciano 58', 60', 89' Adegbite 63' Scott 90+2'	Report	Sá 22', 40'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 726 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Round 17[]

23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)	Kitchee	2–0	Eastern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
16:00 (UTC+8)	Damjanović 45+3', 71'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 7,802 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)	Pegasus	1–5	Lee Man	Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8)	Sun Ming Him 66'	Report	Wong Chun Ho 17' Gil 48', 71', 85' (pen.) Lee Hong Lim 65'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)	Southern	1–2	Resources Capital	Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8)	Sasaki 20'	Report	Cheng King Ho 51' Yue Tze Nam 65'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)	Rangers	3–3	Happy Valley	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8)	Lam Hok Hei 8', 63' Augusto 49'	Report	Yip Cheuk Man 34' Luciano 54' Chu Wai Kwan 80'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 357 Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of the end of the season^[6]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	17
2	James Ha	Southern	12
2	Gil	Lee Man	12
4	Sandro	Eastern	11
5	Stefan Pereira	Southern	9
6	Marquinhos	Pegasus	7
7	Felipe Sá	Resources Capital	6
7	Nilson	Pegasus	6
9	Lucas Silva	Eastern	5
	Robert Odu	Happy Valley
	Fernando	Eastern
	Juninho	Rangers

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	Stefan Pereira	Brazil	Southern	Pegasus	4–0	21 November 2020	^[7]
2	Marquinhos	Brazil	Pegasus	Lee Man	3–1	11 April 2021	^[8]
3	Dejan Damjanović	Montenegro	Kitchee	Happy Valley	3–1	16 April 2021	^[9]
4	James Ha	Hong Kong	Southern	Resources Capital	4–1	5 May 2021	^[10]
5	Dejan Damjanović	Montenegro	Kitchee	Rangers	3–1	7 May 2021	^[11]
6	Gil	Brazil	Lee Man	Resources Capital	4–0	9 May 2021	^[12]
7	Luciano	Brazil	Happy Valley	Resources Capital	7–2	22 May 2021	^[13]
8	Gil	Brazil	Lee Man	Pegasus	5–1	23 May 2021	^[14]

Clean sheets[]

Rank	Player	Club	Match(es)
1	Wang Zhenpeng	Kitchee	6
2	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	5
3	Lam Chun Kit	Resources Capital	4
	Yuen Ho Chun	Lee Man
	Oleksii Shliakotin	Rangers
6	Leung Hing Kit	Pegasus	3
7	Tse Tak Him	Southern	1
	To Chun Kiu	Happy Valley
	Felix Luk	Pegasus
	Tsang Man Fai	Eastern
	Paulo César	Kitchee

Attendances[]

As of matches played 11 May 2021

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Kitchee	11,571	3,101	1,130	1,653	−14.0%^†
2	Pegasus	9,873	2,106	545	1,410	+155.9%^†
3	Eastern	8,133	2,813	470	1,162	+44.7%^†
4	Happy Valley	6,003	1,635	559	858	+54.6%^†
5	Lee Man	5,964	1,872	481	852	−2.9%^†
6	Southern	4,386	1,036	308	627	−27.2%^†
7	Rangers	4,292	881	464	613	+63.5%^†
8	Resources Capital	4,028	763	419	575	n/a¹
	League total	54,250	3,101	308	969	+22.2%^†

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

Awards[]

Monthly Most Valuable Player[]

Month	Most Valuable Player		References
Month	Player	Club	References
October & November	Sandro	Eastern	^[15]^[16]
February & March	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	^[15]^[17]
April	Leung Hing Kit	Pegasus	^[15]^[18]
May	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	^[15]^[19]

Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards[]

Awards	Prize Winner	Club	Votes
Footballer of the Year	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	77.34%
Women's Footballer of the Year	Lau Yun Yi	Tai Po (Women)	9
Coach of the Year	Chu Chi Kwong	Kitchee	35.76%
Young Players of the Year	Sun Ming Him	Pegasus	49.57%
Young Players of the Year	Ho Chun Ting	Kitchee	42.26%
Players' Player	Charlie Scott	Happy Valley	32
Most Favorite Player	Dani Cancela	Kitchee	2,367
Hong Kong Top Footballers
Goalkeeper	Yapp Hung Fai	Eastern	32.52%
Defenders	Dani Cancela	Kitchee	51.63%
	Eduardo Praes	Eastern	49.61%
	Júnior Goiano	Pegasus	36.65%
	Hélio	Kitchee	26.45%
Midfielders	Marquinhos	Pegasus	53.92%
	Ngan Lok Fung	Lee Man	43.40%
	Charlie Scott	Happy Valley	31.80%
	Cleiton	Kitchee	28.12%
Forwards	Dejan Damjanović	Kitchee	77.34%
Forwards	Sandro	Eastern	47.63%

Remarks[]

^
Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.

References[]

^ "Announcement on 2019–20 and 2020–21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 16 April 2020.
^ 菁英盃周六開鑼晉峰先鬥冠忠南區 on.cc 21 October 2020
^ Fixture Release of 2020-21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League and Home Stadium for participating team HKFA 3 November 2020
^ "夏志明、佐佐木周分別成為球會及球隊隊長 (James Ha and Shu Sasaki became club captain and team captain, respectively)". KC.Southern District Football Club Facebook page. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
^ "港超聯晉峰擇吉拜神鄭璟昊驚喜現身 (Hong Kong Premier League - Resources Capital held deity worshiping ceremony, Cheng King Ho appeared)". on.cc. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
^ "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Pegasus 0 Southern 4". Hong Kong Football Association. 21 November 2020.
^ "Lee Man 1 Pegasus 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 April 2021.
^ "Happy Valley 1 Kitchee 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 16 April 2021.
^ "Southern 4 Resources Capital 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 May 2021.
^ "Kitchee 3 Rangers 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 7 May 2021.
^ "Lee Man 4 Resources Capital 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 9 May 2021.
^ "Happy Valley 7 Resources Capital 2". Hong Kong Football Association. 22 May 2021.
^ "Pegasus 1 Lee Man 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 23 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League Monthly MVP Award 2020–2021". HKFA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Eastern Long Lions striker Alessandro Leonardo claims BOC Life HKPL MVP honor October and November". HKFA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Kitchee striker Dejan Damjanovic earns BOC Life HKPL MVP (February and March 2021) award". HKFA. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ "Tin Shui Wai Pegasus goalkeeper Leung Hing-kit named BOC Life HKPL MVP (April 2021)". HKFA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Kitchee striker Dejan Damjanovic earns BOC Life HKPL MVP (May 2021) award". HKFA. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[6] Teams were split into two groups (Championship Group and Relegation Group) after each team played 14 matches.

[table_note_res_REL10.55791359793298-7] Pegasus announced that they would self-relegate to the third division due to lack of funds.

[table_hth_SOU0.55791359793298-8] Head-to head results for teams with 16 points: Southern 5 points; Rangers 2 points.

[table_note_res_REL20.55791359793298-9] Happy Valley announced that they would self-relegate to the third division due to lack of funds.

[cnote_N_1] 
Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.

[1] "Announcement on 2019–20 and 2020–21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. 16 April 2020.

[2] 菁英盃周六開鑼晉峰先鬥冠忠南區 on.cc 21 October 2020

[3] Fixture Release of 2020-21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League and Home Stadium for participating team HKFA 3 November 2020

[4] "夏志明、佐佐木周分別成為球會及球隊隊長 (James Ha and Shu Sasaki became club captain and team captain, respectively)". KC.Southern District Football Club Facebook page. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[5] "港超聯晉峰擇吉拜神鄭璟昊驚喜現身 (Hong Kong Premier League - Resources Capital held deity worshiping ceremony, Cheng King Ho appeared)". on.cc. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[topscorer-10] "Hong Kong Football Association – Top Scorers". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[11] "Pegasus 0 Southern 4". Hong Kong Football Association. 21 November 2020.

[12] "Lee Man 1 Pegasus 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 April 2021.

[13] "Happy Valley 1 Kitchee 3". Hong Kong Football Association. 16 April 2021.

[14] "Southern 4 Resources Capital 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 May 2021.

[15] "Kitchee 3 Rangers 1". Hong Kong Football Association. 7 May 2021.

[16] "Lee Man 4 Resources Capital 0". Hong Kong Football Association. 9 May 2021.

[17] "Happy Valley 7 Resources Capital 2". Hong Kong Football Association. 22 May 2021.

[18] "Pegasus 1 Lee Man 5". Hong Kong Football Association. 23 May 2021.

[Monthly_MVP-19] "BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League Monthly MVP Award 2020–2021". HKFA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[20] "Eastern Long Lions striker Alessandro Leonardo claims BOC Life HKPL MVP honor October and November". HKFA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[21] "Kitchee striker Dejan Damjanovic earns BOC Life HKPL MVP (February and March 2021) award". HKFA. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[22] "Tin Shui Wai Pegasus goalkeeper Leung Hing-kit named BOC Life HKPL MVP (April 2021)". HKFA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[23] "Kitchee striker Dejan Damjanovic earns BOC Life HKPL MVP (May 2021) award". HKFA. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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