2007 Lunar New Year Cup
The Lunar New Year Cup 2007 was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Boar (February 18 and February 21, 2007).
Format
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams were held on the first day of the Chinese New Year of Boar (February 18, 2007). The winning teams enter the final and the losing teams play the third-place playoff (Both matches on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, i.e. 21 February, 2007.) Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff would be 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.
Participating teams
Australia Olympic Team (first appearance)
China Olympic Team (first appearance)- File:Hong Kong FA.gif Hong Kong League XI (host)
Jamaica Olympic Team (first appearance)
Squads
- Head Coach: Rob Baan
- Assistant Coach: Graham Arnold
- Goalkeeper Coach: Tony Franken
- Team Manager: Gary Moretti
- Doctor: Marc Cesana
- Equipment Manager: Dominic Rabsch
- Physiotherapist: Philip Coles
- Conditioner / Masseur: Paul Scott
- H.O.D.: Nan Yong
- Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
- Assistant coach: Aleksandar Tomic, Su Maozhen
- Goalkeeper coach: Stevan Mićić
- Team Manager: Li Xiaoguang
- Aministrator: Guo Bingyan, Hu Ping
- Coach: Jia Xiuquan
- Doctor: Zhang Peng, Yan Cheng
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Zheng Cheng | 8 January 1987 | 0 |  Wuhan Guanggu
|
| 16 | GK | Zhang Lu | 6 September 1987 | 0 | Liaoning FC
|
| 2 | DF | Zhao Ming | 3 October 1987 | 0 | Yanbian FC
|
| 4 | DF | Zhang Ke | 20 March 1985 | 0 | Changsha Ginde
|
| 13 | DF | Lu Jianjun | 1 August 1985 | 0 | Dalian Yiteng
|
| 14 | DF | Yuan Weiwei | 25 November 1985 | 0 | Shandong Luneng
|
| 15 | DF | Dai Lin | 28 November 1987 | 0 | Liaoning FC
|
| 25 | DF | Wan Houliang | 25 February 1986 | 0 | Xian Chanba
|
| 28 | DF | Bai Lei | 28 March 1987 | 0 | Xiamen Lanshi
|
| 8 | MF | Zhou Haibin | 19 July 1985 | 17 | Shandong Luneng
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| 20 | MF | Yu Hai | 4 June 1987 | 0 |  Vitesse
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| 21 | MF | Shen Longyuan | 2 March 1985 | 0 | Shanghai Shenhua
|
| 23 | MF | Li Wei | 18 March 1985 | 0 | Shandong Luneng
|
| 27 | MF | Dai Qinhua | 9 February 1985 | 0 | Changsha Ginde
|
| 9 | FW | Jiang Ning | 1 September 1986 | 0 | Qingdao Zhongneng
|
| 11 | FW | Zhu Ting | 15 July 1985 | 2 | Dalian Shide
|
| 19 | FW | Yang Xu | 12 February 1988 | 0 | Liaoning FC
|
| 29 | FW | Jiang Chen | 24 June 1986 | 0 | Tianjin Teda FC
|
- Team Manager: Steven Lo Kit Shing, Raymond Chow Man Leung
- Manager Assistant: Lee Yuen Wah
- Co-Ordinator: Tsang Wai Chung
- Coach: Casemiro Mior
- Assistant Coach: Dejan Antonić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GK | Zhang Chunhui | 14 March 1983 |  South China
| |
| 1 | GK | Chan Domingos | 11 September 1970 | Xiangxue Sun Hei
| |
| 21 | DF | Man Pei Tak | 16 February 1982 | South China
| |
| 5 | DF | Lee Wai Lun | 7 March 1981 | Xiangxue Sun Hei
| |
| 33 | DF | Cristiano Cordeiro | 14 August 1973 | Xiangxue Sun Hei
| |
| 15 | DF | Chan Wai Ho | 24 April 1982 | Rangers
| |
| 3 | DF | Gerard Guy Ambassa | 21 September 1978 | Happy Valley
| |
| 16 | MF | Leung Chun Pong | 1 October 1986 | Citizen
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| 4 | DF | Ivan Jević* | 23 July 1975 | Kitchee
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| 11 | MF | Lee Kin Wo | 20 October 1967 | Xiangxue Sun Hei
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| 12 | MF | Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro | 3 July 1979 | Happy Valley
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| 6 | MF | Festus Baise | 11 April 1980 | Citizen
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| 8 | MF | Cheung Sai Ho | 27 August 1975 | Happy Valley
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| 10 | MF | Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo | 27 March 1980 | Kitchee
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| 19 | MF | Lico | 20 January 1974 | Xiangxue Sun Hei
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| 18 | MF | Li Haiqiang | 3 May 1977 | South China
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| 7 | FW | Au Wai Lun | 14 August 1971 | South China
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| 25 | FW | Christian Kwesi Annan | 3 May 1978 | Wofoo Tai Po
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| 20 | FW | Keith Gumbs | 12 September 1972 | Kitchee
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| 28 | FW | Tales Schutz | 22 August 1981 | South China
|
Note: * Ivan Jević replaced Jaimes Mckee of HKFC who withdrew from the squad due to injury. [4]
Jamaica Olympic Team
- H.O.D.: Linnel Mclean
- Technical Director: Bora Milutinovic
- Coach: Wendell Downswell
- Team Manager: Howard Bell
- Equipment Steward: Manley Burrowes
- Team Doctor: Dr. Mark Sanderson
Results
All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
| Hong Kong League XI File:Hong Kong FA.gif | 1–1 (3–5 PSO) |  Jamaica Olympic Team |
|---|---|---|
Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo  18'Keith Gumbs  79'Lee Kin Wo 81' |
(Report) | Donald Stewart 24' Fabian Taylor 41' |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 14,633
Referee:
Attendance: 14,633
Referee:
| China Olympic Team | 2–0 |  Australia Olympic Team |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Cornthwaite 7' (OG) Dai Lin 26'Yuan Weiwei 72'Jiang Ning 86' |
(Report) | Steven O'Dor 9' Spase Dilevski 29'Nikolai Topor-Stanley 42'Sebastian Ryall 79' |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 14,633
Referee:
Attendance: 14,633
Referee:
Third place match
| Hong Kong League XI File:Hong Kong FA.gif | 2–2 (3–5 PSO) | Australia Olympic Team |
|---|---|---|
| Festus Baise 70' Man Pei Tak 81'Keith Gumbs 82' (pen.) |
(Report) | Nikolai Topor-Stanley 25' Nathan Burns 37'Bruce Djite 66'Steven O'Dor 81' Kristian Sarkies 86' |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 13,564
Referee:
Attendance: 13,564
Referee:
Final
| China Olympic Team | 0-0 0-0(AET) 4-5 (PSO) | Jamaica Olympic Team |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Oneil Smith 50' Nicholy Finlayson 58' Lovel Palmer 93' |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 13,564
Referee:
Attendance: 13,564
Referee:
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium) | ||||||
| File:Hong Kong FA.gif Hong Kong League XI | 1 (3) | |||||
| 21 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium) | ||||||
| Jamaica Olympic Team | 1 (5) (PSO) | |||||
| Jamaica Olympic Team | 0 (5)(PSO) | |||||
| 18 February 2007 – (Hong Kong Stadium) | ||||||
| China Olympic Team | 0 (4) | |||||
| China Olympic Team | 2 | |||||
| Australia Olympic Team | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 February 2007 - (Hong Kong Stadium) | ||||||
| File:Hong Kong FA.gif Hong Kong League XI | 2 (3) | |||||
| Australia Olympic Team | 2 (5) (PSO) | |||||
| 2007 Lunar New Year Cup Winner |
|---|
 Jamaica Olympic Team First Title |
Top scorers
2 goals
1 goal
Trivia
- The only two goalscoers of Australia Olympic Team, Nathan Burns and Bruce Djite are both from Adelaide United. Together with Robert Cornthwaite, who scored an own goal in the first match against China Olympic Team, all three Adelaide United players in the squad "scored" in the competition.
- The host Hong Kong team has not been able to win in the second day of the competition for 15 consecutive years (except in 2005 when there was only an one-match against Brazil).
- The host Hong Kong team finishes at the last place for 5 consecutive years.
See Also
References
- ^ HKFA Website Australia Olympic Team
- ^ HKFA Website China Olympic Team
- ^ HKFA Website Hong Kong League XI
- ^ HKFA Website Mckee, Jaimes Anthony withdrawn from Hong Kong League XI
- ^ HKFA Website Jamaica Olympic Team
External links
- 2007 Lunar New Year Cup, HKFA Website
- News, HKFA Website