聯 賽 - League

The First Divison League is sponsored by Ericsson this year, namely Ericsson League. It is divided into 2 phases.

In the first phase, each team will play against each other twice. The top 4 teams will enter the championship playoff, while the bottom 4 will enter a relegation playoff. The last 2 teams in the relegation playoff will be relegated and the champion of the championship playoff will be the grand league champion. Each team will have half of their points, goals-for and against in the first phase carried over to the second phase.

South China 4 : 5 Instant-Dict -- Match Report
(Au Wai-lun 50, 65, 83, Yeung Ching-kwong 90) (Paul Foster 33, 49, 59, Cheng Siu-chung, Ricky 63, 67)
HT: 0 : 1
Attn: 5072

11-9-1997

South China 1 : 1 Yee Hope -- Match Report
(Aurelio 88) (Anthony Mcpeak 72 pen)
HT: 0 : 0
Attn: 3041

18-9-1997

South China 0 : 3 Happy Valley -- Match Report
(Paul Wood 66, Lo Kai-wah 67, Kwok Man-tik 90)
HT: 0 : 0
Attn: 4894

10-10-1997

South China 5 : 2 Five-One-Seven -- Match Report
(Au Wai-lun 57, 64, 68, 86, Shum Kwok-pui 71) (Lawrence Akandu 9, Gregory Thomas 88)
HT: 0 : 1
Attn: 3187

5-11-1997

South China 1 : 1 Rangers -- Match Report
(Dale Tempest 44) (Dean Martin 29)
HT: 1 : 1
Attn: 2182

24-11-1997

South China 2 : 1 Yee Hope -- Match Report
(Noakim Grandelius 49, Chan Chi-hong 81) (Neil Armour 88)
HT: 0 : 0
Attn: 2187

8-12-1997

South China 2 : 1 Rangers -- Match Report
(Noakim Grandelius 47, Graham Easter 90) (Emmanuel Akile 7)
HT: 0 : 1
Attn: 1710

18-12-1997

South China 4 : 2 Happy Valley -- Match Report
(Leslie Santos 4, Noakim Grandelius 6, 67, Dale Tempest 49) (Paul Wood 16, 26)
HT: 2 : 2
Attn: 4807

23-12-1997

South China 5 : 1 Five-One-Seven -- Match Report
(Tse Ching-wang 18 og, Dale Tempest 25, 56, 80, Au Wai-lun, 27) (Lawrence Akandu 7)
HT: 3 : 1
Attn: 2381

22-1-1998

Sing Tao 3 : 0 South China -- Match Report
(Anto Grabo 34, Leung Shing-kit 43, Lau Chi-yuen 75)
HT: 2 : 0
Attn: 7492

5-2-1998

South China 1 : 0 Golden -- Match Report
(Ignjic Radislav 76)
HT: 0 : 0
Attn: 1052

8-2-1998

Instant-Dict 3 : 1 South China -- Match Report
(Iain Baird 25, Cheng Siu-chung, Ricky 67, Tim Brebury 71) (Lee Kin-wo 83)
HT: 1 : 0
Attn: 6205

12-2-1998

South China 2 : 1 Sing Tao -- Match Report
(Au Wai-lun 81, Leung Shing-kit 90 og) (Anto Grabo 67)
HT: 0 : 0
Attn: 2914

16-4-1998

Happy Valley 2 : 5 South China -- Match Report
(Sheldon Thomas 20, 44, Chan Chi-hong 42, Leslie Santos 81, Yeung Ching-kwong 84) (Lee Wai-man 65, John Moore 73)
HT: 3 : 0
Attn: 1726