The 93rd 2019 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 豬年賀歲盃; literally: "Year of the Pig Celebrate New Year Cup") was the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in early January 2019. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament.
 The Hong Kong Stadium hosted the tournament | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 6–8 January 2019 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Shandong Luneng (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sagan Tosu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
Format edit
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams were held on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Pig (5 February 2019). The winning teams entered the final and the losing teams play the third-place playoff (Both matches on the third day of the Lunar New Year, i.e. 7 February.) Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff were settled by penalty shootout directly, that means no extra time would be played. For the final, a thirty-minute extra time would be played after a draw. A further draw would lead to the penalty shootout.
Teams edit
Four teams were invited to participate:[1]
HK LNY Selection Team (as known as Hong Kong League XI ) (hosts)
Sagan Tosu
Auckland City
Shandong Luneng
Squads edit
HK LNY Selection Team edit
- Manager:
Kevin Bond[2]：
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK |  Leung Hing Kit
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22 October 1989 (aged 29) | Pegasus
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| 36 | GK | Zhang Chunhui
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13 March 1983 (aged 35) | Pegasus
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| 14 | DF |  Jack Sealy
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4 May 1987 (aged 31) | Pegasus
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| 16 | DF | Law Hiu Chung
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10 June 1995 (aged 23) | Pegasus
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| 19 | DF |  Rosen Kolev
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4 July 1990 (aged 28) | Pegasus
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| 21 | DF | Cheung Chi Yung
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30 June 1989 (aged 29) | Pegasus
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| 3 | DF |  David Lazari
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30 April 1989 (aged 29) | Pegasus
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| 6 | DF | Leung Nok Hang
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14 November 1994 (aged 24) | R&F
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| 12 | DF | Lo Kwan Yee
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9 October 1984 (aged 34) | R&F
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| 24 | DF | Fong Pak Lun
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14 April 1993 (aged 25) | Lee Man
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| 5 | DF |  Fran González
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1 February 1989 (aged 30) | Lee Man
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| 20 | MF | Juninho
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11 December 1990 (aged 28) | Pegasus
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| 8 | MF |  Mahama Awal
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10 June 1991 (aged 27) | Pegasus
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| 15 | MF | Shu Sasaki
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12 February 1991 (aged 27) | Pegasus
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| 13 | MF | Wong Chun Ho
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31 May 1990 (aged 28) | Pegasus
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| 22 | MF | Wu Chun Ming
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21 November 1997 (aged 21) | Pegasus
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| 17 | MF | Fernando
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14 November 1986 (aged 32) | Kitchee
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| 18 | MF | Jordi Tarrés
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16 March 1981 (aged 37) | Kitchee
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| 11 | MF | Cheng Siu Kwan
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13 January 1997 (aged 22) | Lee Man
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| 4 | MF | Cleiton
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9 December 1986 (aged 32) | Yuen Long
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| 2 | MF | Marcos Gondra
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1 January 1987 (aged 32) | Dreams FC
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| 9 | FW |  Travis Major
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18 February 1990 (aged 28) | Pegasus
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| 7 | FW | Chan Siu Ki
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14 July 1985 (aged 33) | Pegasus
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| 10 | FW | Yuen Chun Sing
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16 February 1993 (aged 25) | Pegasus
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| 23 | FW | Souza
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7 September 1989 (aged 29) | Southern
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| 25 | FW | Jean Moser
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23 June 1993 (aged 25) | Yuen Long
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Sagan Tosu edit
- Manager:
Lluís Carreras
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Auckland City edit
- Manager: Ramon Tribulietx
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. edit
- Manager: Li Xiaopeng
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Fixtures and results edit
All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
| HK LNY Selection Team | 1 (2) | |||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| Sagan Tosu (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Sagan Tosu | 1 | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
| Shandong Luneng | 3 | |||||
| Shandong Luneng | 2 | |||||
 Auckland City | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| HK LNY Selection Team | 1 | |||||
| Auckland City | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Shandong Luneng | 2–1 | Auckland City |
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Róger Guedes  57', 88' |
Report | Micah Lea'alafa 46' |
| HK LNY Selection Team | 1–1 | Sagan Tosu |
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| Juninho 76' |
Report | Fernando Torres 39' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Third place play-off edit
Final edit
| Sagan Tosu | 1–3 | Shandong Luneng |
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| Fernando Torres 59' |
Report |
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| 2019 Lunar New Year Champions |
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 Shandong Luneng First time |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Auckland City FC to return to Lunar New Year Cup". Auckland City. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "通海金融賀歲盃 Tonghai Financial LNYCup 2019 Players List". Retrieved February 6, 2019.[permanent dead link]