2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off

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Hong Kong season play-off
Season2013–14
ChampionsSouth China
Matches played3
Goals scored10 (3.33 per match)
Total attendance7,595
Average attendance2,531

The 2013–14 season play-off for the 2013–14 Hong Kong football season was the second season of the tournament. It was held in May 2014. All matches were played at the Mong Kok Stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon.

The play-off semi-finals were played as single elimination ties, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the First Division League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals go through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2015 AFC Cup group stage.

Qualified teams

First Division League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee (C) 18 15 3 0 47 12 +35 48 2015 AFC Champions League play-off stage
2 Sun Pegasus 18 10 2 6 40 28 +12 32 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off
3 South China 18 8 8 2 35 24 +11 32 2015 AFC Cup[a]
4 Royal Southern (R) 18 5 6 7 25 32 −7 21 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off and relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League[b]
5 Hong Kong Rangers 18 5 6 7 23 32 −9 21
6 Eastern Salon 18 5 6 7 34 37 −3 21 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off[c]
7 I-Sky Yuen Long 18 5 5 8 25 33 −8 20
8 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei (R) 18 5 4 9 32 41 −9 19 Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League[d]
9 Citizen (R) 18 4 6 8 25 33 −8 18
10 Yokohama FC Hong Kong 18 3 4 11 25 39 −14 13
11 Happy Valley (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded, record expunged
Relegation to 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division League[e]
12 Tuen Mun (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. 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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ South China won the 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 AFC Cup group stage.
  2. ^ Since the 2013–14 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield winners (South China) would at this point qualify for the 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off, the 4th placed team would qualify for the Season Play-off. At the same time, Royal Southern declined to participate in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and would self-relegate in the following season.
  3. ^ Eastern Salon qualified for the 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off as winners of the 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup.
  4. ^ Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei & Citizen declined to participate in the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and would self-relegate in the following season.
  5. ^ On 13 February 2014, the HKFA announced that as a result of a match-fixing investigation, both Tuen Mun and Happy Valley would be excluded from the league, and their records would be expunged.[1]

Qualified teams:

Senior Challenge Shield

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

Winners:

FA Cup

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

Winners:

Calendar

Round Draw Date Date Matches Clubs
Semi-finals TBC 24–25 May 2014 2 4 → 2
Final 31 May 2014 at Mong Kok Stadium 1 2 → 1

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
Royal Southern 2
Eastern Salon 3
Eastern Salon 0
South China 1
Sun Pegasus 1
South China 3

Fixtures and results

Semi-finals

Sun Pegasus vs South China

30 May 2013 (2013-05-30) Sun Pegasus 1 – 3 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00(GMT+8) Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)

Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Sun Pegasus
South China

Royal Southern vs Eastern Salon

25 May 2013 (2013-05-25) Royal Southern 2 – 3 Eastern Salon Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30(GMT+8) Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)

Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Royal Southern
Eastern Salon

Sun Pegasus vs South China

Final

Eastern Salon vs South China

30 May 2013 (2013-05-30) Eastern Salon 0 – 1 South China Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00(GMT+8) Report 65' Dhiego Martins Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
(Capacity:6,680)

Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Tong Kui Sum
Eastern Salon
South China

References

  1. ^ "Further Information in relation to the Suspension of Matches". hkfa.com. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.