2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League

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Sun Pegasus 5–3 South China
Mong Kok Stadium
(Week 2)
Lowest attendance142
Citizen 3–4 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei
Tsing Yi Sports Ground
(Week 14)
Total attendance74,165 (Excluding voided matches)
86,651(Including voided matches)
Average attendance975 (Excluding voided matches)
931 (Including voided matches)
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The 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League, officially named 2013–14 HKFA RedMR Hong Kong First Division League due to sponsorship reasons, is the 102nd season of the First Division League since its establishment. It will be a transition season before the new Premier League gets under way in autumn 2014.[1] Therefore, this is also the last ever First Division that is the top division in the Hong Kong football league system.

South China are the defending champions, having won the First Division title in the previous season.

The season will start on 30 August 2013. League fixtures were announced on 14 August 2013.[2]

On 11 February 2014, the

Hong Kong Football Association concluded that Tuen Mun and Happy Valley failed to provide evidence to demonstrate that they are viable football clubs in terms of governance arrangements and financial sustainability. All of their remaining matches are suspended for the remainder of the season.[3] Two days later, the HKFA announced that the results of all of the matches played by the two clubs this season will not be included in the league table. Goals scored in the matches will not be counted. However, where the matches have involved disciplinary sanctions, i.e. yellow cards and red cards, etc., these will remain on record. Furthermore, HKFA has confirmed that none of the remaining 10 teams playing matches in the 1st Division will be relegated at the end of the 2013/14 season in the same report.[4]

On 5 April 2014,

Royal Southern
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Teams

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including nine sides from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the 2012–13 Hong Kong Second Division League.

Yokohama FC Hong Kong
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Locations of the Hong Kong First Division League 2013–14 teams