| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | N/A (season abandoned) |
| Promoted | Resources Capital |
| Matches played | 87 |
| Goals scored | 354 (4.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefan Pereira (Citizen) (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Resources Capital 8–0 Sham Shui Po (8 September 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Icanfield 1–9 HKFC (1 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | King Fung 9–3 Wong Tai Sin (11 November 2019) |
| Longest winning run | HKFC (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Resources Capital (7 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Wong Tai Sin Sham Shui Po (9 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Sham Shui Po (9 matches) |
| ← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 Hong Kong First Division League was the 6th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15. The season began on 7 September 2019 and ended on 16 April 2020 when the Hong Kong Football Association announced the cancellation of all lower division seasons due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.
League leaders Resources Capital applied for promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League at season's end and were accepted on 24 June 2020.
Teams
Changes from last season
From First Division
Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to the Second Division
To First Division
Relegated from the Premier League
Promoted from the Second Division
Name changes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resources Capital (P) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 30 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | King Fung | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 25 | |
| 3 | HKFC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 25 | |
| 4 | South China | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 24 | |
| 5 | Eastern District | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 22 | |
| 6 | Central & Western | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Wing Yee | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | Citizen | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hoi King | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Sha Tin | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | North District | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | |
| 12 | Icanfield | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 11 | |
| 13 | Wong Tai Sin | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 10 | |
| 14 | Sham Shui Po | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 3 |
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
(P) Promoted
Top scorers
- As of 16 April 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefan Pereira
|
Citizen | 19 |
| 2 | Jose Leonardo
|
Eastern District | 12 |
 Tiekoro Sissoko
|
King Fung | ||
| 4 |  Jose Cabot Almela
|
Wing Yee Property | 11 |
| 5 |  Ye Jia
|
South China | 10 |
| 6 | Caleb Ekwegwo
|
King Fung | 9 |
| To Hon To
|
Eastern District | ||
| 8 | Chan Kin Fai
|
Central & Western | 8 |
| Sham Kwok Keung
|
Citizen |
References
- ^ "First Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
- "Hong Kong First Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Announcement on 2019-20 and 2020-21 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Yuen, Chi Ho. "足總成功爭取轉會特事特辦 晉峰升班來季至少9隊參賽". HK01. Retrieved 24 June 2020. (in Chinese)
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