2016–17 Hong Kong Season Play-off

The 2016–17 Season Play-off for the 2016–17 Hong Kong football season was the 5th season of the tournament.

2016–17 Hong Kong Season Play-off

Country	Hong Kong
Teams	4
Champions	Eastern
Runners-up	Kwoon Chung Southern
Matches played	3
Goals scored	14 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	5,525 (1,842 per match)
← 2015–16

The play-off semi-finals are played were single elimination ties, contested by the teams who finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the Premier League table, the winners of the Senior Challenge Shield and the champions of the FA Cup. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the final, with the winner of the final gaining participation for the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Eastern defeated Kwoon Chung Southern in the final to win the play-offs.^[1] This is the last edition of the play-offs, and in future seasons the AFC Champions League and/or AFC Cup play-off place will be decided by the FA Cup.^[2]

Qualified

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kitchee (C)	20	16	3	1	54	8	+46	51	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Eastern Long Lions	20	15	4	1	60	25	+35	49	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 and Season Play-off
3	Southern	20	10	6	4	48	21	+27	36	Qualification to Season Play-off
4	South China (R)	20	11	2	7	34	26	+8	35	Qualification to Season Play-off and Relegation to First Division^[a]
5	Yuen Long	20	9	4	7	36	23	+13	31	Qualification to Season Play-off
6	Tai Po FC	20	9	4	7	29	21	+8	31
7	Rangers	20	7	5	8	31	33	−2	26
8	HK Pegasus	20	7	5	8	35	35	0	26
9	Biu Chun Glory Sky	20	2	4	14	24	55	−31	10
10	R&F	20	3	1	16	13	53	−40	10
11	HKFC (R)	20	2	0	18	13	77	−64	6	Relegation to First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. 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) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. South China did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.

Senior Challenge Shield

Main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

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

Winners:

• Kitchee

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Hong Kong FA Cup

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

Winners:

• Kitchee

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	South China		1
	Eastern		6
						Eastern		3
						Kwoon Chung Southern		0
	Yuen Long		1
	Kwoon Chung Southern		3

Fixtures and results

Semi-finals

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)

15:00 UTC+8

South China	1–6	Eastern
	Report

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 2,106

21 May 2017 (2017-05-21)

15:00 UTC+8

Yuen Long	1–3	Kwoon Chung Southern
	Report

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 1,226

Final

27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)

15:00 UTC+8

Eastern	3–0	Kwoon Chung Southern
	Report

Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon
(Capacity: 6,680)

Attendance: 2,193

Referee: Kui-Sum Tong

References

1. "History-making Chan Yuen-ting full of tears as she steps down as Eastern coach". South China Morning Post. 27 May 2017.
2. "港超聯　王威信：季後賽玩埋今季取消". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2017-05-06.