Happy Valley ‘relegated’ and Rangers win bonus as Hong Kong Premier League season ends

Southern finish top of the Relegation group but loss to new boys Resources Capital sees them miss out on HK$200,000 bonus

Rangers miss chance to top the mini-table with final day 3-3 draw against Happy Valley but take prize money

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Resources Capital's Yue Tsz-nam bears down on the Southern goal in the Hong Kong Premier League at Mong Kok Stadium. Photo: HKFA

Published: 2:09pm, 31 May 2021Updated: 11:32am, 2 Jul 2021

The final games of the Hong Kong Premier League 2020-21 season left it all to play for in the Relegation group with pride and a HK$200,000 bonus on offer on the final day.

Going into Sunday’s judgment day both table-topping Southern and second-placed Rangers could lay claim to being the best of the rest by claiming the four team mini group.

Meanwhile, bottom-placed Happy Valley – fresh off beating Resources Capital FC 7-2 in their last game – could avoid "relegation", leapfrog Rangers into second spot and take the bonus cash offered by HKFA vice-chairman Matthew Wong for the team who performed best in the final group stage.

As it was, the teams finished the day as they started. Zesh Rehman’s Southern finished top of the Relegation group, though it came down to their head-to-head record against Rangers.

Happy Valley’s Luciano da Silva battles with Lam Hok-hei of Rangers. Photo: HKFA

Second-placed Rangers were a point behind the table-toppers going into the final day and faced bottom side Happy Valley at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.

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