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The BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League is the top professional competition for men’s football clubs in Hong Kong. Its inaugural season is 2014/2015, as it replaces the old Hong Kong First Division in an attempt to revitalise the moribund club game in Hong Kong under the government’s ‘Project Phoenix’ plan. Nine teams will contest the first season.
Team, who won just one game out of 16 matches in the 2014-15 season, is ready to be 10th team for next term after First Division sides decline promotion
Premier League side had been set to lose funding from Japanese parent club
Today's match against YFCMD will be a title party for Kitchee, who sewed up the inaugural Premier League prize last weekend, but in the first division, the race is on for two promotion spots.
Kitchee were crowned Hong Kong champions after a thrilling 3-3 draw with struggling Wofoo Tai Po yesterday. The match kept fans on the edge of their seats at Tai Po Sports Ground with Kitchee seeking the title and the home side trying to avoid relegation.
Marksman Giovane da Silva scored four goals in a match for the first time in his six seasons in Hong Kong but Eastern are still unlikely to catch rivals Kitchee for the Hong Kong league title.
Wofoo Tai Po dug deep when it mattered to stave off relegation and record their first win of the season in beating fellow strugglers Wong Tai Sin 3-1 yesterday.
Barring a major disaster in their remaining three matches, Kitchee will be crowned the inaugural Hong Kong Premier League soccer champions later this month.
YFCMD were punished for a host of missed chances as they squandered a two-goal lead and allowed Sun Pegasus to fight back for a 2-2 draw in the BOCG Life Premier League on Saturday.
Kitchee's 5-0 demolition job on BC Rangers at Kowloon Bay Park yesterday appears to have made it a question of when, rather than if, they will be crowned champions of the inaugural BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League.
Eastern will have to overcome another tough obstacle in their title chase when they face the challenge of Sun Pegasus in the BOCG Life Premier League at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground tonight.
Kitchee survived a bout of late nerves to beat Sun Pegasus 2-1 in a BOCG Life Premier League clash yesterday and tighten their grip on bolster their bid for a second successive championship title.
Experience holds the key to success as the championship title race closes in when Kitchee face Sun Pegasus in the BOCG Life Premier League at Mong Kok Stadium on Saturday
Kitchee proved they are still the team to beat in the BOCG Life Premier League with a stunning 4-0 win over high-flying Eastern at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday night.
Eastern coach Cristiano Cordeiro played down their top-of-the-table clash against defending champions Kitchee as the two leading BOCG Life Premier League sides meet at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground tonight.
Festus Baise scored in stoppage time as Sun Pegasus struggled to beat I-Sky Yuen Long 3-2 in the BOCG Life Premier League at Mong Kok Stadium on Sunday
Financially troubled ATV will keep the broadcasting rights for the domestic soccer season after guaranteeing it would improve services, the Hong Kong Football Association said
Eastern coach Cristiano Cordeiro played down their BOCG Life Premier League match against champions Kitchee as they clash for the second time in a week at Mong Kok Stadium today.
South China sounded a warning to their domestic and regional rivals after completing a remarkable seven-player transfer swoop on Wednesday, including 2013 A-League golden boot winner Daniel McBreen.
Eastern coach Cristiano Cordeiro has urged his players to keep up the good fight as the club turned their attention back on the Premier League after snatching the Canbo Senior Shield in a thrilling final at Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday.
