Hongkong 1998/99


First Division

First Phase

Final Table:

 1.Happy Valley          14  10  0  4  31-14  30
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.South China Athletics 14   6  4  4  24-15  22
 3.Yee Hope              14   6  4  4  30-27  22
 4.Golden                14   7  1  6  26-27  22 
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Sing Tao              14   5  4  5  26-18  19
 6.Instant-Dict          14   4  4  6  22-28  16 
 7.Rangers               14   4  4  6  21-29  16  
 8.Sai Kung's Friend     14   3  1 10  21-43  10 
  
Happy Valley qualified for grand final.

NB: teams take half their points and goals to playoffs.  Goal fractions
    are round up.

Cross-Table:
         	 G       	HV        	ID       	 R       	SKF       	ST      	SC       	YH
Golden	                 	0-4 (5/9)	1-2 (15/10)	2-0 (10/9)	2-4 (22/10)	4-1 (20/9)	3-0 (20/12) 	2-0 (1/11)
Happy Valley	2-3 (11/3)         		2-0 (27/12)	7-0 (20/9)	1-0 (2/10)	0-2 (8/10)	3-1 (28/10)	2-0 (20/12)
Instant-Dict	0-1 (28/1)	6-2 (11/2)          		2-2 (17/12)	3-2 (17/9)	1-1 (28/10)	2-2 (30/8)	3-3 (3/10)
Rangers 	6-1 (12/12)	0-3 (14/1)	2-0 (4/2)          		5-5 (1/11)	0-3 (2/10)	2-0 (8/10)	1-1 (3/9)
Sai Kung’s Fr.	2-4 (7/2)	0-2 (24/1)	1-4 (16/1)	1-0 (23/2)	        	0-4 (5/9)	1-6 (27/12)	3-2 (15/10)
Sing Tao	1-1 (14/1)	0-1 (31/1)	3-0 (25/2)	1-2 (21/1)	4-0 (1/3)	          	0-0 (17/12)	5-5 (10/9)
South China	2-0 (21/1)	0-1 (25/2)	1-1 (1/3)	1-1 (31/1)	3-0 (11/2)	2-0 (4/2)	        	1-1 (17/9)
Yee Hope	3-2 (23/2)	2-1 (7/2)	4-0 (24/1)	2-0 (11/3)	3-2 (28/1)	2-1 (12/12)	2-4 (16/1)	


Second Stage

Championship Playoff

Final Table:

 1.South China Athletics  6   4  2  0  20-11  25   (11;  12- 8)  [19-11?]
 2.Happy Valley           6   2  1  3  26-16  22   (15;  16- 7) 
 3.Yee Hope               6   2  1  3  26-26  18   (11;  15-14)  
 4.Golden                 6   1  2  3  20-26  16   (11;  13-14)  [20-25?]

South China Athletics qualified for grand final.

[Mar 14]
Happy Valley 0-1 South China
[Mar 18]
Yee Hope     3-2 Happy Valley
[Mar 20]
South China  2-1 Golden
[Mar 25]
Golden       1-1 Yee Hope
[Mar 28]
South China  2-1 Yee Hope
[Apr 1]
Golden       1-0 Happy Valley    
[Apr 4]
Yee Hope     4-1 Golden
[Apr 8]
South China  0-0 Happy Valley
[Apr 11]
Happy Valley 3-2 Golden
[Apr 15]
Golden       1-1 South China
[Apr 17]
Happy Valley 5-2 Yee Hope
[Apr 22]
Yee Hope     0-1 South China

Final Table:

 1.South China Athletics  6   4  2  0  19-11  25   (11;  12- 8) 
 2.Happy Valley           6   2  1  3  26-16  22   (15;  16- 7) 
 3.Yee Hope               6   2  1  3  26-26  18   (11;  15-14)  
 4.Golden                 6   1  2  3  20-25  16   (11;  13-14)

South China Athletics qualified for grand final.


Relegation Playoff

Final Table:

 1.Instant-Dict           6   5  0  1  27-18  23   ( 8  )
 2.Sing Tao               6   3  0  3  24-18  18,5 (10,5)
 3.Sai Kung's Friend      6   3  0  3  21-34  14   ( 5  ) 
 4.Rangers                6   1  0  5  15-31  11   ( 8  ) 

Cross-Table:
        	ID      	 R       	SKF       	ST
Instant-Dict	         	2-0 (1/4)	3-0 (18/3)	3-1 (14/3)
Rangers 	2-1 (11/4)        		1-3 (25/3)	1-3 (20/3)
Sai Kung’s Fr.	1-6 (17/4)	2-0 (4/4)          		1-2 (28/3)
Sing Tao	0-1 (8/4)	5-0 (15/4)	0-3 (22/4)	


Grand Final [May 16]
Happy Valley   1-1 South China    [aet, 8-7 pen]
  [Alen Bajkusa 41; Ricky Cheung Siu-chung 80; att: 10,258]

Happy Valley champioms.

Resigned: Sing Tao
Promoted: Kitchee
Name Changes: Yee Hope become Orient & Yee Hope Union
	      Golden become Sun Hei
	      Sai Kung’s Friend become Sai Kung

Shield

First Round
[Sep 24]
Sing Tao       3-1 Yee Hope	
Rangers        1-1 Instant-Dict   [aet, 3-2 pen]
[Srp 27]
Happy Valley   6-4 Sai Kung’s Friend	
South China    2-1 Golden	

Semifinals [Oct 11]
Sing Tao       2-1 Rangers		
South China    3-1 Happy Valley		

Final [Oct 18]
South China    2-0 Sing Tao		

FA Cup

First Round
[Apr 29]
Happy Valley   2-1 Sai Kung’s Friend	
Instant-Dict   2-1 Yee Hope	
[May 1]
South China    1-1 Golden         [aet, 4-2 pen]
Sing Tao       3-2 Rangers	

Semifinals [May 13]
South China    2-0 Happy Valley		
Instant-Dict   3-1 Sing Tao		

Final [May 20]	
South China    1-0 Instant-Dict   [asdet]



1997/98.

1999/2000.

list of champions.

list of senior shield winners and runners-up.

list of fa cup winners.

list of viceroy cup winners and runners-up.


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With thanks to Ian King (worldsoccer@members.v21.co.uk) and Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at)

Prepared and maintained by Tom Lewis for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Tom Lewis (Tom.Lewis@btinternet.com)
Last updated: 29 Jun 2003

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