Hong Kong A1 Division Championship

Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (HKA1)
SportBasketball
Founded1954
First season1954–55
Owner(s)Hong Kong Basketball Association
No. of teams10
CountriesHong Kong
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Hong Kong Eastern (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most titlesSouth China (16 titles)
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League Asia
Official websiteHKBA

Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (Chinese: 香港男子甲一組籃球聯賽), abbreviated as HKA1 and A1 Division, is the top division of men's basketball league in Hong Kong. The league was founded in 1954 and the inaugural season was held the same year. Currently, ten teams make up the league.

South China is the most successful team in league history with 16 titles.

Format

Since 2021, the season is usually held between September and April, with offseason taking place from May to August. To make the league more entertaining, a play-off system was adopted in 2005 and an all-star game was held in the middle of the season.

Current clubs

A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season:[1]

Champions

Edition Year(s) Champion
1 1954–55 South China (1)
2 1955–56 Self-Strength (1)
3 1956–57 Eastern (1)
4 1957–58 South China (2)
5 1958–59 Pei Er (1)
6 1959–60 South China (3)
7 1977 Kung Ngam (1)
8 1978 Police (1)
9 1979 Police (2)
10 1980 Kung Ngam (2)
11 1981 Kung Ngam (3)
12 1982 Kung Ngam (4)
13 1983 Si Yuan (1)
14 1984 South China (4)
15 1985 South China (5)
16 1986 South China (6)
17 1987 Police (3)
18 1988 Fukien (1)
19 1989 Si Yuan (2)
20 1990 Si Yuan (3)
21 1991 Fukien (2)
22 1992 Winling (1)
23 1993 Si Yuan (4)
24 1994 Winling (2)
25 1995 Winling (3)
26 1996 Winling (4)
27 1997 Winling (5)
28 1998 Winling (6)
29 1999 Winling (7)
30 2000 Winling (8)
31 2001 Winling (9)
32 2002 Winling (10)
33 2003 Fukien (3)
34 2004 South China (7)
35 2005 South China (8)
36 2006 Winling (11)
37 2007 Winling (12)
38 2008 South China (9)
39 2009 Winling (13)
40 2010 Winling (14)
41 2010–11 Winling (15)
42 2011–12 South China (10)
43 2012–13 South China (11)
44 2013–14 Winling (16)
45 2014–15 Winling (17)
46 2015–16 South China (12)
47 2016–17 South China (13)
48 2017–18 Eastern (2)
49 2018–19 South China (14)
– 2019–20 No competition
50 2020–21 South China (15)
51[2] 2021–22 South China (16)
– 2022–23 No competition
52[3] 2023–24 Eastern (3)

References

  1. ^ "2021年香港籃球聯賽" (PDF) (in Chinese). Hong Kong Basketball Association. 2021.
  2. ^ "A1 Division Basketball 2021-2022, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. ^ "A1 Division Basketball 2023-2024, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.


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