List of Hong Kong football champions
| Founded | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
2023–24) | |
| Most championships | South China (41 titles) |
| Current: 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier 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
Hong Kong First Division League (1908–2014)
Hong Kong Premier League (2014–Present)
| Year | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kitchee (7) | Eastern | Pegasus | Giovane (Eastern)
|
17 |
| 2015–16 | Eastern (5)
|
Kitchee | South China | Giovane (Eastern)
|
10 |
| 2016–17 | Kitchee (8) | Eastern
|
Southern | Sandro (Kitchee)
|
21 |
| 2017–18 | Kitchee (9) | Tai Po | Pegasus
|
Lucas Silva (Kitchee)
|
15 |
| 2018–19 | Tai Po (1) | R&F | Southern | (Eastern) | 12 |
| 2019–20 | Kitchee (10) | Eastern | R&F |  Serges Déblé (R&F)  Igor Sartori (R&F)
|
6 |
| 2020–21 | Kitchee (11) | Eastern | Lee Man |  Dejan Damjanović (Kitchee)
|
17 |
| 2021–22 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | ||||
| 2022–23 | Kitchee (12) | Lee Man | Rangers | (Lee Man) | 17 |
| 2023–24 | Lee Man (1) | Tai Po | Eastern
|
 Noah Baffoe (Eastern)  Henri Anier (Lee Man)
|
17 |
Performances
There are 30 clubs who have won the Hong Kong title.
Club
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 | – |
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
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
| Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island | 57
|
South China (41), Seiko (9), Happy Valley (6), HKFC (1) |
| Kowloon | 20
|
Kitchee (12), Eastern (5), Double Flower (2), Rangers (1) |
| New Territories | 6
|
Yuen Long (1)
|
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
| District | Number of Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Wan Chai | 51
|
South China (41), Seiko (9), HKFC (1) |
| Yau Tsim Mong | 17
|
Kitchee (12), Eastern (5) |
Eastern
|
8
|
Happy Valley (6), Double Flower (2) |
| Kwai Tsing | 3
|
Sun Hei (3) |
| Yuen Long | 1
|
Yuen Long (1) |
| Kwun Tong | 1
|
Rangers (1) |
| Sai Kung | 1
|
Lee Man (1) |
| Tai Po | 1
|
Tai Po (1) |
| Central and Western | –
|
–
|
| Islands | –
|
–
|
| Kowloon City | –
|
–
|
North
|
–
|
–
|
| Sha Tin | –
|
–
|
| Sham Shui Po | –
|
–
|
Southern
|
–
|
–
|
| Tsuen Wan | –
|
–
|
| Tuen Mun | –
|
–
|
| Wong Tai Sin | –
|
–
|
Multiple trophy wins
See The Double and The Treble.
Notes
^a Home grounds of many champions, especially ones who are defunct, may be unknown. This table should not be considered conclusive.