The 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, officially known as Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Year of Rat (22 January and 25 January 2008).
Format The two semi-finals for the four participating teams will be held on the first day of the Chinese New Year of Rat (7 February 2008). The winning teams will 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. 10 February 2008.) 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 Hajduk Split Hong Kong League Selection (host) Peñarol Ulsan Hyundai
Squads
Hajduk Split General Manager: Ivica Šurjak Sports Director: Tomislav Erceg Coach: Robert Jarni Assistant Coach: Saša Glavaš Econom: Miro Čolak
HKFA Website, Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup Participating Team DelegationHKFA Website, HNK Hajduk Split
Hong Kong League Selection Team Managers: Brian H T Leung, Lo Kit Sing, Chow Man Leung Administrative Manager: Tsang Wai Chung, Lee Yun Wah Coach: Jose Luis Coach Assistant: Rambo Jose Ricardo Assistant Coach: Lo Kai Wah, Lee Kin Wo Fitness Coach: Chan Hiu Ming Goalkeeper Coach: Liu Chun Fai Physio: Lui Yat Hong Team Assistant: Kwan Kon Sang
HKFA Website, Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup Hong Kong League Selection Team ListHKFA Website, Hong Kong League Selection
Peñarol Coordinator: Juan Pedro Damiani Coach: Gustavo Matosas Manager: Jorge López
HKFA Website, Peñarol
Ulsan Hyundai Vice President: Kim Hyung-yong Coach: Kim Jung-nam Team Manager: Lee Young-woo
HKFA Website, Ulsan Hyundai
Results All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Bracket
2008 Carlsberg Cup ChampionsHong Kong League SelectionFourth Title
Top scorers 2 goals Mladen Bartolović (Hajduk Split|) Goran Stankovski (Hong Kong League Selection)
1 goal Florin Cernat (Hajduk Split|) Tales Schutz (Hong Kong League Selection) Chan Siu Ki (Hong Kong League Selection) Darío Rodríguez (Peñarol) José María Franco (Peñarol) Lee Jin-ho (Ulsan Hyundai) Brasília (Ulsan Hyundai)
Ticketing Tickets are divided into 5 prices categories: $100(Senior Citizens & Full Time Students ONLY), $150, $200, $280 and $380.HKFA Website, Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup Match Information
Trivia Audience seating in Section 116 (Hong Kong Fans Special Area) are each given a cheering T-shirt.HKFA Website, Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup 售票詳情 All audience who have bought a ticket are given a pair of coupletes.
See also Hong Kong Football Association Hong Kong First Division League
References
External links Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, HKFA Website Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup Match Information, HKFA Website