page_title: Hong Kong First Division League
section_title: Competition format
hierarchical_section_title: Hong Kong First Division League / Competition format
caption_attribution_description: 香港甲組足球聯賽比賽，於10月28日舉行，由zh:南華對zh:流浪足球會。
context_page_description: The Hong Kong First Division League is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation of the Hong Kong Premier League in 2014.
  Since 1908, a total of 29 clubs have been crowned champions of the Hong Kong football system. South China are the most successful club, having won 41 times since their first participation in 1941.
context_section_description: Each team plays the other teams in the division twice, one home and one away game. The ticket profits go to the home team. If there are two matches in the same stadium on the day, the profits are shared between the two home teams.
  The top two teams in the league are offered promotion to the Premier League while the bottom two are relegated to the Hong Kong Second Division.
caption: A 2006–07 football match between South China and Rangers in Mong Kok Stadium.
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