List of Hong Kong football champions
Football league
The Hong Kong football champions are the winners of the Hong Kong Premier League and Hong Kong First Division League, which is the oldest top-flight league system in Asia.
South China is the most successful club in Hong Kong . The club has won 41 league titles until 2012–13 season.
A defunct club, Seiko , are the record holders of winning longest consecutive titles. Between 1978–79 and 1984–85 they had won 7 league titles.
List
There are 30 clubs who have won the Hong Kong title.
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
Italic indicates clubs which are defuncted.
Club
Club
Winners
Runners-up
Winning seasons
South China
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41
17
1923–24 , 1930–31 , 1932–33 , 1934–35 , 1935–36 , 1937–38 , 1938–39 , 1939–40 , 1940–41 , 1948–49 , 1950–51 , 1951–52 , 1952–53 , 1954–55 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59 , 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1961–62 , 1965–66 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1971–72 , 1973–74 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1985–86 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1990–91 , 1991–92 , 1996–97 , 1999–2000 , 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2012–13
Kitchee ⭐
12
8
1947–48 , 1949–50 , 1963–64 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2022–23
Seiko 9
3
1972–73 , 1974–75 , 1978–79 , 1979–80 , 1980–81 , 1981–82 , 1982–83 , 1983–84 , 1984–85
Happy Valley
6
15
1964–65 , 1988–89 , 1998–99 , 2000–01 , 2002–03 , 2005–06
Eastern 5
8
1955–56 , 1992–93 , 1993–94 , 1994–95 , 2015–16
Royal Garrison Artillery 5
2
1909–10 , 1912–13 , 1914–15 , 1915–16 , 1917–18
Sun Hei
3
3
2001–02 , 2003–04 , 2004–05
Chinese A. A. 3
2
1927–28 , 1928–29 , 1929–30
Kowloon Motor Bus 2
5
1953–54 , 1966–67
Double Flower (Instant-Dict)
2
3
1995–96 , 1997–98
Buffs 2
1
1908–09 , 1910–11
South Welsh Borderers 2
1
1931–32 , 1933–34
King's Own Rifiles 2
–
1911–12 , 1922–23
Sing Tao 1
4
1946–47
East Surrey Regiment 1
2
1924–25
Tai Po 1
2
2018–19
Royal Engineers 1
1
1916–17
Royal Navy 1
1
1918–19
HKFC 1
1
1919–20
Kowloon FC 1
1
1925–26
Jardines 1
1
1969–70
Lee Man 1
1
2023–24
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1
–
1913–14
Wiltshire Regiment 1
–
1920–21
HMS Curiew 1
–
1921–22
Recreio 1
–
1926–27
Ulster Guards 1
–
1936–37
Royal Air Force 1
–
1945–46
Yuen Long
1
–
1962–63
Rangers 1
–
1970–71
Pegasus
–
3
–
Bulova –
2
–
HMS Ambrose –
1
–
Somerset Light Infantry Regiment –
1
–
St. Joseph's
–
1
–
Police –
1
–
Middlesex Regiment –
1
–
44 Commando –
1
–
Army Force –
1
–
Tung Wah
–
1
–
Caroline Hill –
1
–
Citizen
–
1
–
R&F –
1
–
Current Club
Club
Winners
Runners-up
Winning seasons
South China
41
17
1923–24 , 1930–31 , 1932–33 , 1934–35 , 1935–36 , 1937–38 , 1938–39 , 1939–40 , 1940–41 , 1948–49 , 1950–51 , 1951–52 , 1952–53 , 1954–55 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59 , 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1961–62 , 1965–66 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1971–72 , 1973–74 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1985–86 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1990–91 , 1991–92 , 1996–97 , 1999–2000 , 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2012–13
Kitchee 12
8
1947–48 , 1949–50 , 1963–64 , 2010–11 , 2011–12 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2022–23
Happy Valley
6
15
1964–65 , 1988–89 , 1998–99 , 2000–01 , 2002–03 , 2005–06
Eastern 5
8
1955–56 , 1992–93 , 1993–94 , 1994–95 , 2015–16
Sun Hei
3
3
2001–02 , 2003–04 , 2004–05
Double Flower (Instant-Dict)
2
3
1995–96 , 1997–98
Tai Po 1
2
2018–19
HKFC 1
1
1919–20
Lee Man 1
1
2023–24
Yuen Long
1
–
1962–63
Rangers 1
–
1970–71
Pegasus
–
3
–
Citizen
–
1
–
Total titles won by region
Hong Kong Island , Kowloon , and the New Territories make up the three regions of Hong Kong. All three have had clubs based within become Hong Kong football champions, most recently, New Territories, when Lee Man won the title in 2023–24 .a
By District
Hong Kong is divided into 18 districts . Eight out of the eighteen districts have had a club become Hong Kong football champions. The most recent district to have the distinction is Sai Kung , when Lee Man won the title in 2023–24 .a
Multiple trophy wins
See The Double and The Treble .
Notes
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References
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