Hong Kong Premier League 2019-20: Kitchee kick-off before champions Tai Po face R&F in opening games – full season fixture list
- Last season’s MVP Igor Sartori meets former team on the opening weekend while league winning coach has moved to Eastern
- Southern will swap Aberdeen for Mong Kok this season as building work forces them north
The opening weekend of fixtures for the Hong Kong Premier League have been confirmed. The season will start on Friday, August 30 and end on May 23 next year.
Kitchee take on newly promoted Happy Valley under the floodlights at Mong Kok Stadium to start a full schedule of matches on the opening weekend.
Champions Tai Po get their title defence under way with the visit of Guangzhou-based R&F on the Saturday, which will see them face their former player and last year’s league MVP Igor Sartori.
Tai Po’s league winning coach Lee Chi-kin also left in the close season and his Eastern side will head to Yuen Long in the early evening before KC Southern play their first game at their new home for this season.
With Aberdeen Sports Ground being renovated, Southern will play at Mong Kok Stadium this season and they will hope to ease in to their new surroundings with a win against new boys BC Rangers.
The Sunday action sees Lee Man and Pegasus battle it out in the final game of the weekend. They meet at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground.
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The first few months of the season will be disrupted by a packed international schedule.
There are World Cup qualifiers for Mixu Paatelainen’s side in September, October and November before they travel to South Korea in December to play in the EAFF finals with China, Japan and the hosts.
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Hong Kong Premier League fixtures
Friday, August 30
Kitchee vs Happy Valley – Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
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Saturday, August 31
Wofoo Tai Po v R&F – Tai Po Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Best Union Yuen Long vs Eastern Long Lions – Yuen Long Stadium, 5.30pm
Kwoon Chung Southern vs BC Rangers – Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
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Sunday, September 1
Lee Man vs Hong Kong Pegasus – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Saturday, September 14
R&F vs Eastern Long Lions – Yangzigang Stadium, 2.30pm
Kitchee vs Best Union Yuen Long – Mong Kok Stadium, 5.30pm
Sunday, September 15
BC Rangers vs Happy Valley – Tuen Mun TSK Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Lee Man vs Kwoon Chung Southern – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Kwoon Chung Southern vs BC Rangers – Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
Monday, September 16
Hong Kong Pegasus vs Wofoo Tai po – Hong Kong Stadium, 8pm
Saturday, September 28
R&F v Happy Valley – Yangzigang Stadium, 2.30pm
Hong Kong Pegasus vs Happy Valley – Hong Kong Stadium, 2.30pm
Sunday, September 29
Kwoon Chung Southern v Best Union Yuen Long – Mong Kok Stadium, 2.30pm
Eastern Long Lions v Wofoo Tai Po – Tseung Kwan O, 5.30pm
Tuesday, October 1
Lee Man v Kitchee – Sham Shui Po, 2.30pm
Friday, October 4
Kwoon Chung Southern v Kitchee – Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
Saturday, October 5
Best Union Yuen Long v Lee Man – Yuen Long Stadium, 2.30pm
Hong Kong Pegasus v R&F – Hong Kong Stadium, 5.30pm
Sunday, October 6
Wofoo Tai Po v Happy Valley – Tai Po, 2.30pm
Eastern Long Lions v BC Rangers – Tseung Kwan O, 5.30pm
Saturday, October 19
R&F v Best Union Yuen Long – Yangzigang Stadium, 2.30pm
Wofoo Tai Po v Kitchee – Tai Po, 2.30pm
Sunday, October 20
Lee Man v BC Rangers – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Happy Valley v Hong Kong Pegasus – Hammer Hill Road, 2.30pm
Eastern Long Lions v Kwoon Chung Southern - Tseung Kwan O, 5.30pm
Saturday, November 2
R&F v Lee Man – Yangzigang Stadium, 2.30pm
Best Union Yuen Long v Wofoo Tai Po – Yuen Long Stadium, 2.30pm
Hong Kong Pegasus v Kwoon Chung Southern - Hong Kong Stadium, 5.30pm
Sunday, November 3
Happy Valley v Eastern Long Lions – Hammer Hill Road, 2.30pm
BC Rangers v Kitchee – Tuen Mun TSK, 2.30pm
Saturday, November 23
Happy Valley v Lee Man – Hammer Hill Road, 2.30pm
Kwoon Chung Southern v R&F – Mong Kok Stadium, 5.30pm
Sunday, November 24
Wofoo Tai Po v BC Rangers – Tai Po, 2.30pm
Kitchee v Eastern Long Lions – Mong Kok Stadium, 5.30pm
Monday, November 25
Hong Kong Pegasus v Best Union Yuen Long – Hong Kong Stadium, 8pm
Friday, December 4
Kitchee v R&F – Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
Saturday, December 5
Best Union Yuen Long v BC Rangers – Yuen Long Stadium, 2.30pm
Sunday, December 6
Happy Valley v Kwoon Chung Southern – Hammer Hill Road, 2.30pm
Lee Man v Wofoo Tai Po – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, 5.30pm
Hong Kong Pegasus v Eastern Long Lions – Hong Kong Stadium, 5.30pm
Saturday, December 21
Best Union Yuen Long vs Happy Valley – Yuen Long Stadium, 2.30pm
Sunday, December 22
BC Rangers vs R&F – Tuen Mun TSK Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Lee Man vs Eastern Long Lions – Sham Shui Po Sports Ground, 2.30pm
Tuesday, December 31
Kitchee vs Hong Kong Pegasus - Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok Stadium, 8pm
Wednesday, January 1
Kwoon Chung Southern vs Wofoo Tai Po - Mong Kok Stadium, 2.30pm
More to follow
