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 February 2019. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament.
Format 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: HK LNY Selection Team (hosts) Sagan Tosu Auckland City Shandong Luneng
Squads HK LNY Selection Team Manager: Kevin Bond：
Sagan Tosu Manager: Lluís Carreras
Auckland City Manager: Ramon Tribulietx
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. Manager: Li Xiaopeng
Fixtures and results All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
2019 Lunar New Year Champions Shandong LunengFirst time
See also Hong Kong Football Association Hong Kong Premier League
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