[Tilu News]The local football season started last month, and the club-level Asian competition and the third round of the World Cup Asian qualifying round have also begun group matches. RTHK TV will exclusively broadcast multiple World Cup games and all Hong Kong clubs ’s Asian League Champions League Second Division (AFC Champions League II) group stage, and many Hong Kong Super League matches will also be broadcast.
World Cup Asian Qualifiers
The 2026 World Cup Asian qualifying competition has entered the third round. 18 teams are divided into three groups to compete. The top two teams in each group advance to the World Cup finals, while the third and fourth place move to the fourth round. The most eye-catching Group C includes Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia and China, four teams that have participated in the final week. Among them, Japan has won two games and scored 12 goals without conceding, leading Saudi Arabia by 2 points to top the list. The two teams will face off at 2 a.m. on October 11, Hong Kong time (the same below). China and Australia, which are currently at the bottom of the list, will meet at 5 pm on October 10, and the “Sino-Japanese War” will be staged on November 19.
The national football team continues to be dominated by Wu Lei (left) and others. (Picture: Body Road Database)
Japan’s Yifengdo Anryu (right) has been in good form in the Bundesliga recently. (Picture: Body Road Database)
The above events are commented in Cantonese by Liu Shunwen, Liang Guancong, Li Jianhe and Zhang Zhide.
Future events will also be broadcast live on RTHK TV channels.
Asian League Champions League Second Division
This year’s club-level Asian competition has been restructured and divided into three levels of competition. Local representatives Lee & Man and Oriental participate in the secondary Asian League Champions League Second League (AFC Champions League 2). Lee & Man competes with Thai team Bangkok United, Vietnamese league champion Nam Dinh FC and Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in Group G; Orient competes with Japanese professional team Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Australian professional team Sydney FC and Kaya of the Philippines. In Group E.
Lee & Man lost to Nam Dinh at home in their first game. (Picture: Body Road Database)
Dongfang lost as a guest 0:5. (Picture: Body Road Database)
The two teams had played their first group match earlier. Lee & Man, who played at home, lost 0:2 to Nam Dinh. Their performance was criticized by fans after the game. Lee & Man’s next match will be against Tampines Rovers, the lowest team in the same group, aiming for their first win of this tournament. Oriental, which suffered a heavy defeat against FC Sydney in their first away game, will return to Mong Kok Stadium to face Sanfrecce Hiroshima, currently at the top of the Japanese professional standings. It is expected that the challenge will be even greater. RTHK TV will exclusively broadcast a total of 12 home and away matches between the two Hong Kong clubs.
*The time is subject to the final announcement of the conference
Hong Kong Premier League (Hong Kong Super League)
This season of the Hong Kong Super League started in late August, and each team has played in at least three matches so far. Although the number of teams has been reduced to nine, the excitement of the competition has only increased, and many games have ended in stoppage time draws or “wins”. After completing the four league games last weekend, Tai Po and Oriental tied for the top spot with 10 points and +8 goal difference, followed closely by Lee & Man and Kitchee. The four teams will meet in October. Lee & Man and Eastern will meet after playing in the AFC Champions League second group stage. Tai Po will also face Kitchee at home.
The “promoted team” Kowloon City has become the biggest surprise team for the time being, with seven points from five games and staying behind the top four teams. Of course, this season’s league adopts a three-round system, and the situation will be more changeable.
*The time is subject to the final announcement of the conference
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Football｜Three major matches broadcast live in Hong Kong and Taiwan, igniting football fanaticism」
