The 2008–09 season in Hong Kong football , starting July 2008 and ending June 2009:
Overview
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(July 2010 )
Events
On 9 July 2008, South China goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui was sentenced imprisonment for 8 months due to inflicting grievous bodily harm upon another person. He injured a 17-year-old boy in Causeway Bay on 19 December 2007.[ 1]
On 22 July 2008, HKFA confirmed the Hong Kong First Division League team list for 2008-09 season. 13 teams will compete in the top division, among which TSW Pegasus and Xiangxue Eisiti will enter using competing membership, and they will need to sponsor one local cup competition each. There are two team name changes: Lanwa Redbull renamed to be Sheffield United and Wofoo Tai Po renames to be NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po .[ 2]
On 2 September 2008, the 2008–09 season of Hong Kong First Division League started at Hong Kong Stadium , with the match between South China and Citizen , with Citizen drawing South China 1–1.
On 17 September 2008, South China head coach Tsang Wai Chung left his post.
Representative team
Hong Kong Team
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Friendly matches
Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup
Hong Kong representative football team participated in 31st Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup .
Asian Cup qualifiers
Hong Kong is going to play in their Asian Cup 2011 qualifying campaign .
Hong Kong U-23
Hong Kong Macau Interport
Honours
Overall Top-scorers
First Division
Asian clubs competitions
AFC Cup 2008
AFC Cup 2009
Exhibition matches
ING Cup
Lunar New Year Cup
See 2009 Lunar New Year Cup .
Transfer deals
References
^ "南華門將張春暉傷人囚8月". Ta Kung Pao. 2008-07-09.
^ HKFA , 2008/09年度甲組聯賽參賽隊伍事宜 (in Chinese)
^ Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat. An extra point is also awarded for every goal scored.
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Asian competitions Related to representative team Other competitions
Footballer of the Year Best Youth Footballer of the Year Top Footballer Coach of the Year
National teams League system
Domestic cups Interport competitions Others Defunct competitions Rivalries Awards Lists