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Football in Hong Kong
Season	2011–12
Men's football
First Division	Kitchee
Second Division	Mettip
Third A Division	Eastern
Third District Division	Tsuen Wan
Senior Challenge Shield	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei
FA Cup	Kitchee
League Cup	Kitchee
Junior Challenge Shield	Wanchai

The 2011–12 season in Hong Kong football, starting in July 2011 and ending in June 2012.

The season began on 3 September 2011 for the First Division League and the Second Division League, on 17 September 2011 for the Third A Division League and 25 September 2011 for the Third District Division League. The Third District Division League ended on 15 March 2012 and the Third A Division League ended on 25 March 2012. The top two teams of Third A Division League and the Third A Division League were qualified for the Third Division League Final Round. The Final Round started on 1 April 2012 and ended on 15 April 2012. The Second Division League ended on 15 April 2012 and the First Division League ended on 20 May 2012.

Honours

Trophy & League Champions

Competition	Winner	Details	At	Match Report
Senior Challenge Shield	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield beat South China 5–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time)	Hong Kong Stadium	Report
Hong Kong FA Cup	Kitchee	2011–12 Hong Kong FA Cup beat TSW Pegasus 5–3 on penalties (3–3 after extra time)	Hong Kong Stadium	Report
League Cup	Kitchee	2011–12 Hong Kong League Cup beat TSW Pegasus 2–1	Mong Kok Stadium	Report
First Division League	Kitchee	2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground	Report
Second Division League	Kam Fung	2011–12 Football League Championship	Shek Kip Mei Park	Report
Third A Division League	Eastern	2011–12 Hong Kong Third Division League	Kwong Fuk Park Football Pitch	Report
Third District Division League	Tsuen Wan	2011–12 Hong Kong Third Division League	Po Kong Village Park Pitch	Report
Junior Challenge Shield	Wanchai	2011–12 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield beat Happy Valley 3–0	Hong Kong Stadium	Report

Representative team

Hong Kong

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Hong Kong had gone through their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, where they were knocked out in the Second Round by Saudi Arabia

Second round

July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13) 1st leg	Saudi Arabia	3 – 0	Hong Kong	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:45 (UTC+3)	Al-Shamrani 45+1', 47' Al-Muwalled 45+3'	Report(FIFA) Report(HKFA)		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Vladislav Tseylin (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov(Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Vadim Agishev (Uzbekistan)

Match Detail

Saudi Arabia

Hong Kong


SAUDI ARABIA:
GK	22	Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB	5	Osama Al-Muwallad
CB	12	Hassan Fallatah	28'
CB	3	Osama Hawsawi
LB	2	Abdullah Shuhail
CM	6	Ahmed Otaif
CM	8	Mohammed Noor (c)	78'
CM	17	Taisir Al-Jassim
ST	14	Yousef Al-Salem	84'
ST	11	Nasser Al-Shamrani
ST	10	Nawaf Al Abed	58'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Waleed Abdullah
DF	4	Hamad Al-Montashari
DF	7	Hamad Al-Montashari	78'
FW	9	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
MF	13	Moataz Al-Musa
MF	15	Saud Hamood	84'
MF	16	Ibrahim Ghaleb
MF	18	Sultan Al-Numare
DF	19	Mishaal Al-Saeed
DF	20	Waleed Jahdali
GK	21	Yasser Al-Mosailem
DF	23	Rashed Al-Raheeb
Coach:
Frank Rijkaard


HONG KONG:
GK	1	Yapp Hung Fai
RB	2	Sham Kwok Fai		12'
CB	2	Lee Chi Ho	26'
CB	15	Chan Wai Ho (c)
LB	6	Chak Ting Fung	45+3'	52'
DM	16	Leung Chun Pong
CM	14	Chu Siu Kei		62'
CM	12	Lo Kwan Yee
RW	9	Lee Wai Lim		84'
LW	21	Kwok Kin Pong
ST	7	Chan Siu Ki	48'
Substitutions:
GK	18	Tse Tak Him
GK	19	Wei Zhao
DF	4	Li Hang Wui
DF	5	So Wai Chuen		62'
MF	8	Lee Hong Lim		52'
ST	11	Chao Pengfei
DF	13	Cheung Kin Fung
ST	20	Ye Jia		84'
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai

July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13) 2nd leg	Hong Kong	0 – 5	Saudi Arabia	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong
20:00 (UTC+/)		Report(FIFA) Report(HKFA)	34' Fallatah 71' (pen.) Noor 73' Al-Shamrani 79' Ai-Sahlawi 90+3' Hawsawi	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) Assistant referees: Nguyen Ngoc Ha (Vietnam) Nguyen Hoang Minh (Vietnam) Fourth official: Phung Dinh Dung (Vietnam)

Match Detail

Hong Kong

Saudi Arabia


HONG KONG:
GK	1	Yapp Hung Fai
RB	2	Lee Chi Ho		81'
CB	5	So Wai Chuen
CB	15	Chan Wai Ho (c)		70'
LB	13	Wong Chin Hung		45+3'
DM	16	Leung Chun Pong
CM	12	Lo Kwan Yee
RW	9	Lee Wai Lim		77'
LW	21	Kwok Kin Pong		90+3'
CF	20	Ye Jia		77'
ST	7	Chan Siu Ki	68'
Substitutions:
GK	18	Tse Tak Him
GK	19	Wei Zhao
DF	4	Li Hang Wui
DF	6	Chak Ting Fung
MF	8	Lee Hong Lim		77'
ST	11	Chao Pengfei
DF	22	Sham Kwok Fai		81'
ST	23	Chu Siu Kei		77'
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai


SAUDI ARABIA:
GK	22	Hassan Al-Otaibi		85'
RB	5	Osama Al-Muwallad	68'	72'
CB	12	Hassan Fallatah
CB	3	Osama Hawsawi
LB	2	Abdullah Shuhail
CM	6	Ahmed Otaif		75'
CM	8	Mohammed Noor (c)
CM	17	Taisir Al-Jassim
ST	14	Yousef Al-Salem		67'
ST	11	Nasser Al-Shamrani		3'
ST	10	Nawaf Al Abed		10'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Waleed Abdullah
DF	4	Hamad Al-Montashari		72'
DF	7	Hamad Al-Montashari
FW	9	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	69'	67'
MF	13	Moataz Al-Musa
MF	15	Saud Hamood
MF	16	Ibrahim Ghaleb		75'
MF	18	Sultan Al-Numare
DF	19	Mishaal Al-Saeed
DF	20	Waleed Jahdali
GK	21	Yasser Al-Mosailem
DF	23	Rashed Al-Raheeb
Coach:
Frank Rijkaard

Long Teng Cup

This is a tournament was organized by Chinese Taipei Football Association and take place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 30 September to 4 October 2011. Another three participating teams is Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Macau. This year, Hong Kong sent their senior teams, as weel as another three associations did. FIFA ensured that these 3 matches are the formal international matches after the tournament.

The first match of Hong Kong team was against the Philippines on 30 September. Hong Kong was leading 2 goals before being scored 3 goals. Au Yeung Yiu Chung scored the equalizer before the end of the match. Hong Kong then won the following matches by winning Macau and Chinese Taipei 5–1 and 6–0 respectively. Hong Kong won the 2011 Long Teng Cup by getting 7 points in the competition.

2012 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

This is a tournament between two teams representing Hong Kong and Guangdong Province of China respectively. This year, Hong Kong had chosen 3 non-Hong Kong born player who are or will soon be able to represent Hong Kong. They are Godfred Karikari, Jaimes McKee and Jack Sealy.

The first leg took place in Hong Kong, being held in Hong Kong Stadium. Guangdong scored the first goal, but Hong Kong scored 2 goals, both in headers. However, before the end of the match, Guangdong equalized the match. The second leg took place in Huizhou, Guangdong, being held in Huizhou Olympic Stadium. Both teams could not score any goals in 120 minutes. Both Yapp Hung Fai, goalkeeper of Hong Kong, and Yang Zhi, goalkeeper of Guangdong and the China national team's first choice, saved 2 penalties in the first 5 rounds. In the seventh round, Yapp Hung Fai saved Ge Zheen's penalty, while Man Pei Tak converted to win Hong Kong the cup.

28 December 2011 (2011-12-28) 1st leg	Hong Kong	2 – 2	Guangdong	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8)	Cheng Siu Wai 64' Godfred 74'	Report	Tan Binliang 27' Huang Fengtao 90+'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Tong Kui Sum Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Chow Chun Kit Fourth official: Liu Kwok Man

Match Detail

Hong Kong

Guangdong


HONG KONG:
GK	1	Yapp Hung Fai
RB	3	Jack Sealy
CB	2	Lee Chi Ho
CB	5	Ng Wai Chiu (c)
LB	13	Cheung Kin Fung		83'
DM	16	Leung Chun Pong
RM	8	Xu Deshuai		46'
LM	14	Kwok Kin Pong
AM	12	Lo Kwan Yee
SS	20	Godfred Karikari		88'
CF	9	Cheng Siu Wai		82'
Substitutions:
GK	18	Tse Tak Him
DF	4	Man Pei Tak	90+'	46'
DF	6	Wong Chin Hung		83'
MF	10	Lam Ka Wai
MF	21	Lau Nim Yat		82'
FW	11	Jaimes McKee		88'
FW	17	Chen Liming
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai


GUANGDONG:
GK	30	Yang Zhi
RB	12	Li Jianhua	83'	88'
CB	19	Wang Weilong
CB	5	Yuan Lin
LB	2	Li Yan
CM	6	Ge Zhen	45'
CM	9	Wu Weian		80'
AM	18	Yin Hongbo (c)	90+'
RW	25	Tan Binliang		67'
LW	23	Lu Lin
CF	13	Shi Liang		75'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Li Weijun
DF	4	Guo Zichao
DF	20	Zhu Cong		88'
MF	7	Wu Pingfeng		67'
MF	15	Zhao Huang		80'
FW	10	Huang Fengtao		75'
FW	29	Chang Feiya
Coach:
Cao Yang

1 January 2012 (2012-01-01) 2nd leg	Guangdong	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Hong Kong	Huizhou, Guangdong
15:00(GMT+8)		Report		Stadium: Huizhou Olympic Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sun Bing (China PR)
	Penalties
	Yin Hongbo Li Yan Zhao Huang Li Jianhua Huang Fengtao Chang Feiya Ge Zhen		Lo Kwan Yee Lee Chi Ho Leung Chun Pong Cheung Kin Fung Chan Wai Ho Man Pei Tak Lam Ka Wai

Match Detail

Guangdong

Hong Kong


GUANGDONG:
GK	30	Yang Zhi
RB	12	Li Jianhua
CB	19	Wang Weilong
CB	5	Yuan Lin
LB	2	Li Yan
CM	6	Ge Zhen
CM	9	Wu Weian	88'
AM	18	Yin Hongbo (c)
RW	7	Wu Pingfeng	65'
LW	23	Lu Lin	91'
CF	13	Shi Liang	61'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Li Weijun
DF	4	Guo Zichao
DF	20	Zhu Cong
MF	15	Zhao Huang	88'
MF	25	Tan Binliang	91'
FW	10	Huang Fengtao	61'
FW	29	Chang Feiya	65'
Coach:
Cao Yang


HONG KONG:
GK	1	Yapp Hung Fai
RB	3	Jack Sealy	12'	111'
CB	2	Lee Chi Ho	53'
CB	5	Ng Wai Chiu (c)
LB	6	Wong Chin Hung		97'
DM	16	Leung Chun Pong
DM	15	Chan Wai Ho
RW	11	Jaimes McKee		106'
LW	14	Kwok Kin Pong		90+'
SS	9	Cheng Siu Wai		62'
CF	20	Godfred Karikari	120+'
Substitutions:
GK	18	Tse Tak Him
DF	4	Man Pei Tak		97'
DF	13	Cheung Kin Fung		90+'
MF	10	Lam Ka Wai		111'
MF	12	Lo Kwan Yee		106'
MF	8	Xu Deshuai		62'
FW	17	Chen Liming
Manager:
Liu Chun Fai

Friendly matches in second half season

This is the first match for the new head coach Ernie Merrick.

29 February 2012	Hong Kong	5 – 1	Chinese Taipei	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Chan Siu Ki 2', 5', 82' Lee Hong Lim 16' Lo Kwan Yee 39' Chan Man Fai 47' Chan Wai Ho 87'	(Report)	Kuo Yin-hung 45' Lin Cheng-yi 55'	Attendance: 5,187

The Hong Kong Football Association organised two friendly match, both will be played in Hong Kong in June. Hong Kong played the first match against Singapore on 1 June 2012.

1 June 2012	Hong Kong	1 – 0	Singapore	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Lam Ka Wai 36'	(Report)	Mustafić 14'	Attendance: 4,285

The second match against Vietnam will be played in Mong Kok Stadium on 10 June 2012.

10 June 2012	Hong Kong	1 – 2	Vietnam	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8	Au Yeung Yiu Chung 40' Lee Chi Ho 49'		71' Nguyen Van Quyet 74' Nguyen Trong Hoang 79' Nguyen Thanh Binh 83' Nguyen Viet Thang 86' Tran Chi Cong

Hong Kong U-22

2012 Hong Kong–Macau Interport

The 68th Hong Kong–Macau Interport was held at Macau National Stadium, Macau on 16 June 2012. Hong Kong was represented by its under-22 national team. The Hong Kong U-22 captured the champion by winning 3–1 this year.

16 June 2012	Macau	1 – 3	Hong Kong	Taipa, Macau
15:00 UTC+8	Torrao 51' 90'	Report(HKFA) Report(Macau FA)	19' Chan Pak Hang 74' Lee Ka Yiu 88' Tsang Kin Fong 90' Lau Cheuk Hin	Stadium: Macau National Stadium Referee: Tou Lap Meng

2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification

Hong Kong U-22 will participate in 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification from 23 June 2012 to 3 July 2012 in Laos. Hong Kong is in group F along with China PR, North Korea, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. They will play in a one-round league format and the top two teams of each group will qualify for the tournament proper along with the best third-placed team in all the groups. All the matches of group F is held in Laos.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	5	4	1	0	11	4	+7	13
China	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9	11
Laos	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
Thailand	5	2	1	2	11	6	+5	7
Cambodia	5	1	1	3	6	15	−9	4
Hong Kong	5	0	0	5	3	15	−12	0

23 June 2012	Hong Kong	2 – 3	Cambodia	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Cham Cham Hai 20' Yuen Tsun Nam 50' Tsang Kin Fong 90'	Report	10' Suhana 63' Soksana 69' Saray 70' Sothearoth 90+8' Sokngon	Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Yu Ming Hsun(Chinese Taipei) Assistant referees: Hsu Min Yu(Chinese Taipei), Jakhongir Saidpv(Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Kim Sang Woo(South Korea)

25 June 2012	China PR	5 – 1	Hong Kong	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Peng Xinli 32' 49' Xu Xin 62' 80' Zhang Xizhe 63' Bi Jinhao 69' Zheng Kaimu 84' 90'	Report	22' Lam Hok Hei 33' Chan Pak Hang 13' Chan Siu Kwan 89' Chan Cham Hei	Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Kim Sang Woo(South Korea) Assistant referees: Kim Sung Il(South Korea), Lim Kok Heng(Singapore) Fourth official: Yu Ming Hsun(Chinese Taipei)

28 June 2012	North Korea	1 – 0	Hong Kong	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Han Song Hyok 23' Kim Jin Hyok 51' Mun Hyok 59'	Report	27' Wong Wai 77' Li Shu Yeung 90+1' Ngan Lok Fung	Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia) Assistant referees: Ahmed Ameez (Maldives), Thaufeeq Ibrahim (Maldives) Fourth official: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

30 June 2012	Hong Kong	0 – 2	Laos	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7	Wong Yim Kwan 63' Chan Cham Hei 88'	Report	5' Sousadakone 9' Khonesavanh 30' Keoviengphet 57' Sayyabounsou 80' Sourasay	Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees: Mohamed Aljalaf (United Arab Emirates), Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Andre El Haddad(Lebanon)

3 July 2012	Thailand	4 – 0	Hong Kong	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Thanklang 11' Anan 14' Weerawatnodom 24' Laosangthai 56'	Report		Stadium: Chao Anouvong Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon) Assistant referees: Thaufeeq Ibrahim (Maldives), Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan Fourth official: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Hong Kong U-21

Friendly against Russia U-19

The match was to celebrate the official opening of the newly renovated Mong Kok Stadium.

15 November 2011	Hong Kong	1 – 2	Russia	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
19:30 UTC+8	Chan Siu Kwan 50'	(Report)	Andrei Panyukov 24' Artyom Samsonov 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,466

Exhibition matches

2012 Asian Challenge Cup

2012 Asian Challenge Cup, also known as Nikon Asian Challenge Cup 2012, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. South China are the host of the tournament. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma from South Korea, Guangzhou Evergrande from China and Shimizu S-Pulse from Japan are invited to participate in this tournament. Each team will play a semi-final match in the first match day. Losers of semi-final matches will play in the third place match while winners will play in the final in the second match day. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma are the champions after defeating Shimizu S-Pulse in the final.

2012-01-23 Semi-finals	Guangzhou R&F	1 – 5	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Hong Kong Stadium
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zhang Shuo 45+'	Report	Héverton 12' Han Sang-Woon 29', 37' Jovančić 45+' Yun Young-Sun 50'	Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

2012-01-23 Semi-finals	South China	1 – 1 (1 – 3 p)	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hong Kong Stadium
18:30 (UTC+08:00)	Chan Siu Ki 67'	Report	Takagi 26'	Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
	Penalties
	Joel Wong Chin Hung Chan Siu Ki João Emir		Ono Omae Brosque Ito Takagi

2012-01-26 3rd place match	Guangzhou R&F	1 – 1 (3 – 1 p)	South China	Hong Kong Stadium
18:00 (UTC+08:00)	Li Zhe 90+5'	Report	Chan Wai Ho 42'	Attendance: 10,610 Referee: Tong Kui Sum (Hong Kong)
	Penalties
	Lu Lin Yu Guijun Xu Bo Wu Weian		Wong Chin Hung Au Yeung Yiu Chung Leung Chun Pong Kežman

2012-01-26 Final	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	5 – 1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Hong Kong Stadium
20:30 (UTC+08:00)	Éverton Santos 5', 38' (pen.) Héverton 17' Han Sang-Woon 21' Lee Chang-Hoon 76'	Report	Ito 68'	Attendance: 10,610 Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)