2008–09 Hong Kong Third Division League

Hong Kong Third Division League 2008–09 is the 7th season since the establishment of Hong Kong Third Division "District" League.

League tables

Third "A"

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Lucky Mile (C) (A)	19	15	1	3	45	17	+28	46	Third Division Final Round
2	Derico (A) (P)	19	13	3	3	51	10	+41	42
3	Ornament	19	12	3	4	42	21	+21	39
4	St. Joseph's	19	10	8	1	39	22	+17	38
5	Five-One-Seven	19	10	6	3	42	25	+17	36
6	Fire Services	19	9	7	3	19	11	+8	34
7	Lung Moon	19	9	4	6	41	25	+16	31		LUM 1–1 BLG
8	Blake Garden	19	8	7	4	41	28	+13	31
9	Telecom	19	7	5	7	33	31	2	26
10	New Fair Kuitan	19	6	6	7	24	30	−6	24		NKT 2–1 FUM
11	Fu Moon	19	7	3	9	23	26	−3	24
12	Hi Lee	19	6	5	8	26	18	8	23		SUS 0–3 HIL
13	Sun Source	19	7	2	10	17	33	−16	23
14	KCDRSC	19	5	5	9	22	25	−3	20
15	Kln. Fruit	19	4	6	9	16	35	−19	18		FRU: 6 pts, 3–1 TUS: 4 pts, 3–4 TUM: 1 pts, 2–3
16	Tung Sing	19	4	6	9	22	30	−8	18
17	Tuen Mun FC	19	4	6	9	29	45	−16	18
18	Kwong Wah	19	5	1	13	25	57	−32	16
19	Solon	19	4	3	12	20	35	−15	15	Third Division Elimination Playoff
20	Yau Luen Golden Sea	19	1	1	17	16	69	−53	4

Updated to games played on 29 March 2009.
Source: The 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) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Third "District"

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Tuen Mun (C) (A) (O) (P)	14	11	3	0	40	12	+28	36	Third Division Final Round
2	Sai Kung (A)	14	10	3	1	48	15	+33	33		SAK 4–2 SSP
3	Sham Shui Po	14	10	3	1	49	15	+34	33
4	Southern	14	10	1	3	42	12	+30	31
5	HKSSF	14	7	2	5	27	21	+6	23
6	Tsuen Wan	14	6	3	5	28	20	+8	21
7	Yau Tsim Mong	14	5	4	5	19	14	+5	19		YUL 0–2 YTM
8	Yuen Long	14	6	1	7	23	35	−12	19
9	Central and Western	14	5	3	6	28	26	+2	18
10	Kwun Tong	14	5	2	7	23	20	+3	17
11	Kowloon City	14	5	0	9	19	38	−19	15
12	Wong Tai Sin	14	4	2	8	7	20	−13	14
13	Eastern District	14	4	0	10	15	41	−26	12
14	Northern	14	1	3	10	6	32	−26	6	Third Division Elimination Playoff
15	Wanchai	14	1	0	13	7	60	−53	3

Updated to games played on 22 March 2009.
Source: The 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) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Final Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Tuen Mun (C) (P)	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Promotion to Hong Kong Second Division League 2009–10
2	Derico Friends (P)	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4		DER 1–1 LUC
3	Lucky Mile	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
4	Sai Kung	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Updated to games played on 19 April 2009.
Source: The 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) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Elimination Playoff

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Solon	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7
2	Northern	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Yau Luen Golden Sea (R)	3	1	1	1	12	5	+7	4	Elimination from Hong Kong football league system
4	Wanchai (R)	3	0	0	3	3	19	−16	0

Updated to games played on 19 April 2009.
Source: The 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) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.