2016–17 R&F (Hong Kong) season

The 2016–17 season was R&F's first season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. R&F competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup in this season.

On 1 August 2016, R&F (Hong Kong) was accepted to play in the Hong Kong Premier League with following conditions: (1) Signing at least eight Hong Kong players. (2) Using at least three Hong Kong players in a match. (3) Non-Chinese/Hong Kong player could not be registered in the club. (4) Sponsoring a cup competition with a fee of $1 million. The club finished their inaugural season in 10th place with 3 wins, 1 draw and 16 defeats in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League, which secured to stay in the top flight for the next season.

Coaching staff
{|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff
 * Head coach||🇨🇳 Li Zhihai
 * Team leader||rowspan="2"|🇭🇰 Leung Chi Wing
 * Assistant coach
 * Team physician||🇨🇳 Chen Liang
 * Physiotherapist||🇨🇳 Liu Zhixing
 * Assistant coach
 * Team physician||🇨🇳 Chen Liang
 * Physiotherapist||🇨🇳 Liu Zhixing
 * Physiotherapist||🇨🇳 Liu Zhixing
 * Physiotherapist||🇨🇳 Liu Zhixing

Summer
As of 4 September 2016

Winter
As of 1 April 2017