2012–13 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

Yokohama FC Hong Kong
, First Division)
Average home league attendance	825; (In all competitions)
Home colours	Away colours
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Biu Chun Rangers, previously known as Rangers, will seek to win at least a trophy in this season. They are competing in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup

this season.

Key events

28 September 2012:
midfielder Wilfred Bamnjo joins the club for free after being released by Tuen Mun this summer.^[1]

4 November 2012: Head coach
Goran Paulic was demoted to the youth team as youth team coach. Chan Hung Ping is named as their new head coach.^[2]

10 January 2013: Biu Chun Rangers made a player exchange deal with
Biu Chun Rangers from South China while Chak Ting Fung is transferred to South China. Both transfers are free transfers.^[3]^[4]

23 January 2013:
Sun Pegasus for an undisclosed fee.^[5]

24 January 2013:
An Giang.^[6]

31 January 2013:
midfielder Yeung Chi Lun lefts the club and joins Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei for an undisclosed fee.^[7]

Players

As of 30 January 2013.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	HKG	Leung Hing Kit (Vice-captain)
2	DF	HKG	Lai Hau Hei
3	DF	HKG	Wong Chin Hung (Captain)
4	DF	ZAM	Sashi Chalwe^FP
5	MF	CMR	Wilfred Bamnjo
6	DF	HKG	Lau Nim Yat
7	MF	HKG	Cheng King Ho
8	MF	CRO	Miroslav Saric ^FP
10	FW	HKG	Lam Hok Hei
11	DF	HKG	Shum Wai Shing
12	MF	HKG	Li Ka Chun


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	HKG	Chan Siu Yuen
17	GK	HKG	Wong Tsz Him
18	DF	BRA	Luciano Silva da Silva ^FP
19	MF	HKG	Law Hiu Chung
20	MF	HKG	Wong Philip
21	FW	HKG	Julius Akosah
22	FW	BRA	Giovane ^FP
23	DF	HKG	Liu Songwei
24	MF	HKG	Yuen Kin Man
25	DF	BRA	Juninho^FP
27	GK	HKG	Chan Chi Kit

Remarks:
^FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Players with dual nationality:

Wilfred Bamnjo (Local player)
Andy Nägelein (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
Liu Songwei (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)

Transfers

In

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
17	GK	Wong Tsz Him	Kitchee	Undisclosed	6 July 2012	First team	^[8]
3	DF	Hrvoje Komar	NK Šparta Elektra	Undisclosed		First team	^[9]
5	MF	Wilfred Bamnjo	Tuen Mun	Free transfer		First team	^[1]
18	DF	Luciano Silva da Silva	An Giang		24 January 2013	First team	^[6]
25	DF	Juninho	Sun Pegasus		23 January 2013	First team

Stats

Squad Stats

				Total				Hong Kong First Division League		Senior Challenge Shield		FA Cup

N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	Leung Hing Kit		18	18	-44	1563	15	-37	1	-5	2	-2	(−) GA
17	GK	Wong Tsz Him		3	4	-13	335	3	-9	1	-4			(−) GA
27	GK	Chan Chi Kit												(−) GA
2	DF	Lai Hau Hei		1	4		127	3		1
3	DF	Wong Chin Hung		10	10		900	8				2		joined in January 2013
4	DF	Sashi Chalwe		5	10		542	9				1		joined in October 2012
6	DF	Lau Nim Yat		17	18		1536	15		2		1
11	DF	Shum Wai Shing		1	1		59			1
14	DF	Chan Siu Yuen		18	19		1419	15		2		2
18	DF	Luciano		9	9	1	781	7	1			2
23	DF	Liu Songwei		20	20	1	1754	17	1	1		2
25	DF	Juninho		8	9		674	6		1		2		joined in January 2013
26	DF	Sasa Kolic		1	1		83	1						left in January 2013
	DF	Hrvoje Komar		7	7	2	534	5	1	2	1			left in November 2012
	DF	Chak Ting Fung		9	9		810	8		1				left in January 2013
5	MF	Wilfred Bamnjo		14	14	2	1136	11	2	1		2		joined in September 2012
7	MF	Cheng King Ho		11	21	1	981	17	1	2		2
8	MF	Miroslav Saric		19	19	6	1641	16	5	1		2	1
12	MF	Li Ka Chun		2	10		296	8		2
18	MF	Andy Nägelein		2	2		180	2
19	MF	Law Hiu Chung		3	11		425	9		2
20	MF	Wong Philip			1		12			1
24	MF	Yuen Kin Man			2		15	2						joined in October 2012
	MF	Yeung Chi Lun		4	9	1	465	7	1	2				left in January 2013
10	FW	Lam Hok Hei		18	19	5	1587	16	5	1		2
21	FW	Julius Akosah		10	15	3	871	12	3	2		1		joined in September 2012
22	FW	Giovane Alves da Silva		18	18	11	1589	15	11	1		2
	FW	Li Jian		2	3		122	3						left in September 2012
	FW	S'Celo Zuma		2	2		147	1		1				joined in October 2012, left in January 2013

Last updated: 4 May 2013
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Ordered by Position
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Top scorers

As of 4 May 2013

Place	Position	Number	Name	First Division League	Senior Challenge Shield	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	22	Giovane Alves da Silva	11	0	0	11
=2	MF	8	Miroslav Saric	5	0	1	6
=2	FW	10	Lam Hok Hei	6	0	0	6
4	FW	21	Julius Akosah	3	0	0	3
=5	MF	5	Wilfred Bamnjo	2	0	0	2
=5	DF		Hrvoje Komar	1	1	0	2
=7	MF	7	Cheng King Ho	1	0	0	1
=7	MF	13	Yeung Chi Lun	1	0	0	1
=7	DF	18	Luciano Silva da Silva	1	0	0	1
=7	DF	23	Liu Songwei	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				32	1	1	34

Disciplinary record

As of 21 April 2013

Number	Nationality	Position	Name
Number	Nationality	Position	Name	First Division League		Senior Challenge Shield		FA Cup		Total
1		GK	Leung Hing Kit	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4		DF	Sashi Chalwe	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		MF	Wilfred Bamnjo	2	2	0	0	2	0	4	2
6		DF	Lau Nim Yat	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Miroslav Saric	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Lam Hok Hei	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		MF	Yeung Chi Lun	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		DF	Chan Siu Yuen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16		DF	Chak Ting Fung	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		DF	Luciano Silva da Silva	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		FW	Julius Akosah	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23		DF	Liu Songwei	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
25		DF	Juninho	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		DF	Hrvoje Komar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS				27	4	1	0	3	0	31	4

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Hong Kong First Division League	—	6th	1 September 2012	4 May 2013
Senior Challenge Shield	1st round	1st round	22 September 2012	10 October 2012
FA Cup	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	16 February 2013	9 March 2013

Updated to match played 4 May 2013
Source: Competitions

First Division League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Southern	18	6	6	6	24	27	−3	24	2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off^[a]
5	Sun Pegasus	18	4	9	5	35	29	+6	21
6	Hong Kong Rangers	18	5	5	8	32	52	−20	20^[b]
7	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	18	4	8	6	26	33	−7	20^[b]
8	Citizen	18	5	5	8	31	27	+4	20^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2013. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Southern qualified for the play-offs as Kitchee defeated Sun Pegasus in the FA Cup while they have guaranteed a place for the play-offs, meaning the league 4th place qualifies.
^ ^a ^b ^c HKR 3–3 CIT, HKR 2–2 SUN, HKR 1–1 YHK; CIT 2–3 HKR, CIT 1–2 SUN, CIT 3–0 YHK; SUN 2–2 HKR, SUN 1–1 CIT, SUN 1–1 YHK; YHK 2–4 HKR, YHK 1–1 CIT, YHK 2–0 SUN

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	5	5	8	32	52	−20	20	1	3	5	16	33	−17	4	2	3	16	19	−3

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L
Position	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: hkfa.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Competitive

First Division League

1 September 2012 Week 1

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Saric

90+4'

Key events

Players

Transfers

In

Stats

Squad Stats

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Competitions

Overall

First Division League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Competitive

First Division League

Senior Challenge Shield

First round

FA Cup

Quarter-finals

Notes

References