2016–17 Hong Kong Third Division League

The 2016–17 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 3rd season of Hong Kong Third Division League since it became the fourth-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15.

Hong Kong Third Division League

Season	2016–17
Champions	Happy Valley
Promoted	Happy Valley Wing Go Fu Moon GFC Friends Fukien
Relegated	Telecom King Mountain
Matches played	182
Goals scored	695 (3.82 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Teams

Changes from last season

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

• Central & Western
• Hoi King

Eliminated from league

• HKFYG
• Kowloon Cricket Club

To Third Division

Relegated from Second Division

• Tsuen Wan
• Happy Valley

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Happy Valley (C, P)	26	21	4	1	90	14	+76	67	Promotion to Second Division
2	Wing Go Fu Moon (P)	26	21	2	3	85	21	+64	65
3	GFC Friends (P)	26	15	3	8	43	31	+12	48
4	Fukien (P)	26	13	6	7	45	25	+20	45
5	Golik North District	26	13	4	9	60	35	+25	43
6	Ornament	26	10	8	8	38	45	−7	38[a]
7	Islands	26	11	5	10	51	43	+8	38[a]
8	Leaper St. Joseph's	26	11	5	10	52	39	+13	38[a]
9	New Fair Kui Tan	26	11	4	11	57	46	+11	37
10	KCDRSC	26	10	3	13	50	57	−7	33
11	V Sports (W)	26	7	7	12	38	42	−4	28	Withdrew from League System
12	Tsuen Wan	26	5	4	17	37	51	−14	19
13	Telecom (E)	26	4	4	18	40	67	−27	16	Elimination from League System
14	King Mountain (E)	26	0	1	25	9	179	−170	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 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
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

1. Ornament wins head-to-head against Leaper St. Joseph's and Islands

References