2017–18 Hong Kong Third Division League

Football league season

Hong Kong Third Division
Season	2017–18
Champions	North District
Promoted	North District Leaper St. Joseph's
Relegated	Tuen Mun FC KMB
Matches played	132
Goals scored	465 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tang Tsz Kwan (Leaper St. Joseph's) (25 goals)
Biggest home win	North District 9–0 Tuen Mun (18 March 2018)
Biggest away win	Ornament 0–11 Leaper St. Joseph's (22 April 2018)
Highest scoring	Ornament 0–11 Leaper St. Joseph's (22 April 2018)
Longest winning run	11 matches North District
Longest unbeaten run	13 matches Kwok Keung
Longest winless run	10 matches Ornament
Longest losing run	6 matches Tuen Mun FC
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Hong Kong Third Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong Third Division since it became the fourth-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15. The season began on 16 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.

Teams

Changes from last season

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

Eliminated from league

Withdrawn from league

V Sports

To Third Division

Relegated from Second Division

New Clubs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	North District (C, P)	22	18	2	2	78	19	+59	56	Promotion to Second Division
2	Leaper St. Joseph's (P)	22	15	6	1	69	23	+46	51	Promotion to Second Division
3	Kwok Keung	22	11	6	5	45	24	+21	39
4	Freemen FC	22	11	5	6	29	27	+2	38
5	New Fair Kui Tan	22	10	3	9	45	44	+1	33
6	Islands	22	8	6	8	34	41	−7	30
7	KCDRSC	22	9	1	12	36	40	−4	28
8	Tsuen Wan	22	6	7	9	31	35	−4	25
9	Lung Moon	22	5	6	11	31	44	−13	21
10	Ornament	22	5	6	11	27	54	−27	21
11	Tuen Mun FC (E)	22	5	2	15	24	58	−34	17	Elimination from League System
12	KMB (E)	22	2	4	16	16	56	−40	10	Elimination from League System

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. 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
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Lung Moon wins head-to-head against Ornament

References

"Third Division Top Scorer". HKFA.
"Hong Kong Third Division". HKFA. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

v t e Hong Kong Third Division teams
2024–25 teams	Double Flower Fukien Gospel Islands KCDRSC Konter Kowloon Cricket Club Kui Tan Kwok Keung Orion Pak Hei Ravia St. Joseph's Sui Tung Tuen Mun Wanchai

v t e Hong Kong Third Division seasons
1950s	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2017–18 in Hong Kong football

« 2016–17 2018–19 »

Domestic leagues

Men	Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division
Women	Women's League

Domestic cups

Men	Community Cup Senior Shield HKFA Cup Sapling Cup
Women	Women's League FA Cup

Asian club competitions

AFC Champions League
- 2018

Related to national teams

Men	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup Hong Kong–Macau Interport
Women	Women's Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

Other competitions

Lunar New Year Cup

Clubs
Premier League	Eastern Kitchee Lee Man Pegasus Rangers R&F Dreams Southern Tai Po Yuen Long
First Division	Citizen Double Flower Eastern District HKFC Hoi King Kwun Tong Metro Gallery Resources Capital Sha Tin South China Sparta Rotterdam Mutual Sun Hei Tung Sing Wan Chai Wing Yee Wong Tai Sin
Second Division	Central & Western Fu Moon Fukien GFC Friends Happy Valley Kowloon City Kwai Tsing Kwong Wah Lucky Mile Sai Kung Sham Shui Po Sun Source Tuen Mun Yau Tsim Mong
Third Division	Freemen FC North District Islands KCDRSC KMB Kwok Keung Tuen Mun FC Lung Moon New Fair Kui Tan Ornament Leaper St. Joseph's Tsuen Wan

v t e 2017 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2016 2018 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '16–'17 '17–'18 Bahrain '16–'17 '17–'18 Bangladesh '17–'18 Bhutan Brunei '17–'18 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '16–'17 '17–'18 Hong Kong '16–'17 '17–'18 India I-League '16–'17 '17–'18 ISL '17–'18 Indonesia Iran '16–'17 '17–'18 Iraq '16–'17 '17–'18 Japan Jordan '16–'17 '17–'18 Korea DPR '17 '17–'18 Korea Republic Kuwait '16–'17 '17–'18 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '16–'17 '17–'18 Macau Malaysia Maldives Malé League Minivan Championship Premier League Mongolia Myanmar Oman '16–'17 '17–'18 Palestine West Bank '16–'17 '17–'18 Gaza Strip '16–'17 '17–'18 Philippines Qatar '16–'17 '17–'18 Saudi Arabia '16–'17 '17–'18 Singapore Sri Lanka '16–'17 '17–'18 Syria '16–'17 '17–'18 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '16–'17 '17–'18 Uzbekistan Vietnam
Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '16–'17 '17–'18 Bangladesh Brunei '17–'18 Cambodia China East Timor Guam Hong Kong '16–'17 '17–'18 India Iran '16–'17 '17–'18 Iraq '16–'17 Japan '16 (final) '17 Jordan '16–'17 '17–'18 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '16–'17 '17–'18 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon '16–'17 '17–'18 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Oman '16–'17 '17–'18 Pakistan Palestine '16–'17 '17–'18 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka '16–'17 Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '16–'17 '17–'18 Uzbekistan Vietnam
League cups	Hong Kong Shield '16–'17 '17–'18 India Shield Indonesia Japan Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '16–'17 '17–'18 Fed Cup '17–'18 Malaysia Maldives Qatar '17–'18 Saudi Arabia '16–'17 '17–'18 Singapore Thailand UAE '17–'18
Super Cups	China Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait Malaysia Maldives Qatar Tajikistan Thailand UAE
Regional club competitions	2017 Mekong Club Championship 2017 Arab Club Championship
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 SAFF Championship 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

v t e 2018 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2017 2019 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '17–'18 '18–'19 Bahrain '17–'18 '18–'19 Bangladesh '17–'18 Bhutan Brunei '17–'18 '18–'19 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '17–'18 '18–'19 Hong Kong '17–'18 '18–'19 India I-League '17–'18 '18–'19 ISL '17–'18 '18–'19 Indonesia Iran '17–'18 '18–'19 Iraq '17–'18 '18–'19 Japan Jordan '17–'18 '18–'19 Korea DPR '17–'18 '18–'19 Korea Republic Kuwait '17–'18 '18–'19 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '17–'18 '18–'19 Macau Malaysia Maldives Malé League Minivan Championship Premier League Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '18–'19 Northern Mariana Islands Oman '17–'18 '18–'19 Pakistan '18–'19 Palestine West Bank '17–'18 '18–'19 Gaza Strip '17–'18 '18–'19 Philippines Qatar '17–'18 '18–'19 Saudi Arabia '17–'18 '18–'19 Singapore Sri Lanka '17–'18 '18–'19 Syria '17–'18 '18–'19 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '17–'18 '18–'19 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '17–'18 '18–'19 Bangladesh Brunei '17–'18 '18–'19 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam Hong Kong '17–'18 '18–'19 India Indonesia '18–'19 Iran '17–'18 '18–'19 Iraq '18–'19 Japan '17 (final) '18 Jordan '17–'18 '18–'19 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '17–'18 '18–'19 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '17–'18 '18–'19 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '17–'18 '18–'19 Pakistan Palestine '17–'18 '18–'19 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria '18 '18–'19 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '17–'18 '18–'19 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
League cups	Bahrain '17–'18 '18–'19 Bangladesh '17–'18 '18–'19 Hong Kong Shield '17–'18 '18–'19 India Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Japan Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '17–'18 '18–'19 Fed Cup '17–'18 '18–'19 Lebanon Malaysia Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives Oman '17–'18 '18–'19 Qatar '17–'18 '18–'19 Saudi Arabia '17–'18 Singapore Syria Thailand UAE '17–'18 '18–'19 Uzbekistan
Super Cups	Bahrain China Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Tajikistan Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying play-offs Knockout stage Final
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2018 AFC U-23 Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Football at the 2018 Asian Games (Men - Women) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship 2018 AFC U-16 Championship 2018 AFF Championship 2018 CAFA Championship 2018 SAFF Championship 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

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