2016–17 Hong Kong season play-off

The 2016–17 season play-off for the 2016–17 Hong Kong football season was the 5th season of the tournament.

2016–17 Hong Kong Season play-off
Tournament details
CountryHong Kong
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsEastern
Runner-upSouthern
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Attendance5,525 (1,842 per match)

The play-off semi-finals are played were single elimination ties, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the Premier League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the final, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Eastern defeated Southern in the final to win the play-offs.[1] This is the last edition of the play-offs, and in future seasons the AFC Champions League and/or AFC Cup play-off place will be decided by the FA Cup.[2]

Qualified

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Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee (C) 20 16 3 1 54 8 +46 51 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Eastern 20 15 4 1 60 25 +35 49 Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 and season play-off
3 Southern 20 10 6 4 48 21 +27 36 Qualification to season play-off
4 South China (R) 20 11 2 7 34 26 +8 35 Qualification to season play-off and relegation to First Division[a]
5 Yuen Long 20 9 4 7 36 23 +13 31 Qualification to season play-off
6 Tai Po 20 9 4 7 29 21 +8 31
7 Rangers 20 7 5 8 31 33 −2 26
8 Pegasus 20 7 5 8 35 35 0 26
9 Biu Chun Glory Sky 20 2 4 14 24 55 −31 10
10   R&F 20 3 1 16 13 53 −40 10
11 HKFC (R) 20 2 0 18 13 77 −64 6 Relegation to First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
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 (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ South China did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.

Senior Challenge Shield

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The winners of the Senior Challenge Shield will guarantee a place in the play-off.

Winners:

FA Cup

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The winners of the FA Cup will guarantee a place in the play-off.

Winners:

Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
South China 1
Eastern 6
Eastern 3
Southern 0
Yuen Long 1
Southern 3

Fixtures and results

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Semi-finals

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20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) South China1–6 Eastern Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon
15:00 UTC+8 Kato   70' Report
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) Yuen Long1–3 Southern Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon
15:00 UTC+8 Pereira   56' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final

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27 May 2017 (2017-05-27) Eastern 3–0SouthernMong Kok Stadium, Kowloon
15:00 UTC+8
Report Attendance: 2,193
Referee: Tong Kui Sum

References

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  1. ^ "History-making Chan Yuen-ting full of tears as she steps down as Eastern coach". South China Morning Post. 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "港超聯 王威信:季後賽玩埋今季取消". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2017-05-06.