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
CountryHong Kong
Teams4
ChampionsEastern
Runners-upKwoon Chung Southern
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 Kwoon Chung 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

Premier League
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 Long Lions 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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Yuen Long 20 9 4 7 36 23 +13 31 Qualification to Season Play-off
6 Tai Po FC 20 9 4 7 29 21 +8 31
7 Rangers 20 7 5 8 31 33 −2 26
8 HK 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. South China did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.

Senior Challenge Shield
Main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

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

Winners:

FA Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong FA Cup

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

Winners:

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

Fixtures and results

Semi-finals
South China1–6Eastern
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)
Attendance: 2,106
Yuen Long1–3Kwoon Chung Southern
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)
Attendance: 1,226

Final
Eastern3–0Kwoon Chung Southern
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)
Attendance: 2,193
Referee: Kui-Sum Tong

References
  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). 2017-05-06.
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