R&F (Hong Kong)
[2] R&F signed Brazilian Giovane from Eastern as well as four naturalized Hong Kong players Vas Núñez, Roberto, Itaparica and Godfred Karikari in their squad, hoping to be a more competitive team.[3] After another disappointing season, R&F abandoned their mission of training Guangzhou City's reserve players.Starting with the 2018–19 season, the club's budget was increased to HK$50 million and the squad was composed mainly of Hong Kong players.On 28 June 2019, it was confirmed that the HKFA had accepted R&F's proposal to follow the same registration rules as other HKPL clubs.[6] This moved meant that R&F could now register up to seven foreigners, while Chinese passport holders would no longer qualify as local players.