1999–2000 Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division
Season	1999–2000
Champions	South China
Relegated	Sai Kung
Matches played	56
Goals scored	182 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Leandro ; (Sai Kung)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 89th since its establishment. The season began on the 7 September 1999 and ended on 20 May 2000.

Teams

Happy Valley (Defending Champion)
Instant-Dict
Kitchee (Promoted from Second Division)
O&YH Union (Branded O&YH Union due to sponsorship)
Rangers (Retained in the First Division despite relegated by rules)
Sai Kung (Renamed from Sai Kung Friends, retained in the First Division despite originally relegated by rules)
South China
Sun Hei (Renamed from Golden)

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Happy Valley	14	11	2	1	24	8	+16	35	To Grand Final
2	South China	14	9	2	3	35	13	+22	29	Championship Playoff
3	O&YH Union	14	7	2	5	28	24	+4	23
4	Sun Hei	14	7	1	6	26	24	+2	22
5	Sai Kung	14	6	1	7	28	28	0	19	Relegation Playoff
6	Instant-Dict	14	5	2	7	20	20	0	17
7	Kitchee	14	5	2	7	13	21	−8	17
8	Rangers	14	0	0	14	8	44	−36	0

Source: rsssf.com

Second stage

NB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.

Championship playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South China	6	4	1	1	33	12	+21	27.5	To Grand Final
2	Sun Hei	6	4	1	1	22	20	+2	24
3	Happy Valley	6	0	3	3	19	19	0	17^[a]
4	O&YH Union	6	0	3	3	21	18	+3	14.5

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

^ 3 points were deducted for walking off in the match against Sun Hei

Relegation playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	Instant-Dict	6	6	0	29	13	+16	26.5
6	Kitchee	6	3	3	21	22	−1	20.5
7	Sai Kung	6	2	4	19	24	−5	18.5	Relegated to Second Division
8	Rangers	6	1	5	10	42	−32	3	Relegation to Second Division by rules, but retained in the First Division

Source: rsssf.com

Final

20 May 2000

South China	2 – 2 2 – 2 (AET) 4 – 3 (PSO)	Happy Valley
	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island

Attendance: 10,861

First Division League 1999–00 winners
South China 36th title

References

www.rsssf.com Hongkong 1999/00

[table_hth_HVA0.076736749651254-1] 3 points were deducted for walking off in the match against Sun Hei

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