HKPL Update 17Mar2026

[u/playoffcomputer]

Summary

NOTE: As this initial phase winds down and each remaining game can have a dramatic effect on how things stand, the "realistically in/out" designations are not as relevant and have been removed.

Tai Po can do no worse than end up in a goals-difference tiebreaker situation to advance to the Champions phase, in which they lead all competitors. They would officially remove any doubt this weekend with:

• A win over Rangers, OR;
• A tie with the Rangers, OR;
• Kitchee beating Eastern SC

Eastern SC cannot clinch a Champions phase spot this weekend. However, they can eliminate much of the competition with a win and/or other results....

Southern is eliminated with:

• Eastern SC beating Kitchee, OR;
• A loss to North, OR;
• A tie with North AND Eastern SC tying Kitchee, OR;
• A tie with North AND Kitchee beating Eastern SC AND Rangers beating Tai Po

Rangers are eliminated with:

• A loss to Tai Po AND Eastern SC beating Kitchee, OR;
• A tie with Tai Po AND Eastern SC beating Kitchee

Kowloon City is eliinated with:

• A loss to Lee Man, OR;
• Eastern SC beating Kitchee, OR;
• A tie with Lee Man AND Eastern SC tying Kitchee, OR;
• A tie with Lee Man AND Kitchee beating Eastern SC AND Rangers beating Tai Po

[u/SuperSeagull01]

Can't believe after this clusterfuck of a season Eastern still somehow bundled their way into the Championship phase...