International football competition
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 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
Four teams were invited to participate:[1]
Squads
HK LNY Selection Team
- Manager: Kevin Bond[2]:
Sagan Tosu
- Manager: Lluís Carreras
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Auckland City
- Manager: Ramon Tribulietx
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 13 | FW | SWE | Patrick Lundemo | 14 | MF | NZL | Jordan Vale | 15 | MF | NZL | Dan Morgan | 16 | FW | NZL | Yousif Ali Al-Khalisy | 17 | MF | NZL | Reid Drake | 18 | GK | NZL | Ruben Parker | 19 | FW | PNG | David Browne | 20 | MF | NZL | Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi | 21 | FW | COK | Maro Bonsu-Maro | 22 | MF | COL | Omar Guardiola | 23 | DF | NZL | Alfie Rogers | 24 | GK | NZL | Cameron Brown | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
- Manager: Li Xiaopeng
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Fixtures and results
All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
Attendance: 14502
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Attendance: 14502
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
Third place play-off
Attendance: 21,643
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Final
See also
References
- ^ "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]
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