2007–08 Hong Kong League Cup
The Hong Kong League Cup 2007–08 is the 8th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.
The competition started on 19 January 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and concluded on 22 March 2008 with South China beat Kitchee by 4-2 in the final. South China won their second League Cup title.
Teams
- Rangers
- Citizen
- Convoy Sun Hei
- Eastern
- Happy Valley
- Kitchee
- Lanwa Redbull
- South China
- Wofoo Tai Po
- Workable
Details
- The 10 teams in Hong Kong First Division League is divided into groups A and B. Each team plays one match with other teams in the group once. The top 2 teams of the groups qualify for semi-finals.
- The teams are allocated in the groups according to their league positions after half season. Group A consists of South China (1st), Wofoo Tai Po (4th), Kitchee (5th), Happy Valley (8th) and Workable (10th). Group B consists of Citizen (2nd), Lanwa Redbull (3rd), Convoy Sun Hei (6th), Eastern (7th) and Bulova Rangers (9th).
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South China | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Kitchee | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Workable | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Happy Valley | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
26 January 2008 16:00 |
| Happy Valley | 3 - 3 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
Poon Yiu Cheuk  25' (PEN.) 38' (PEN.) Sham Kwok Keung 39' |
(in chinese) |
Chan Siu Ki 46' (PEN.) Lo Kwan Yee 53' Ewane Ngassa 64' |
29 January 2008 20:00 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 1 - 3 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael 31' |
(in chinese) |
Maxwell 1' Tales Schutz 46' 90' |
3 February 2008 16:00 |
| South China | 2 - 1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Fan Weijun 39' Maxwell 65' |
(in chinese) |
Ivan Jevic 74' |
17 February 2008 14:00 |
| Kitchee | 4 - 0 | Wofoo Tai Po |
|---|---|---|
| Wilfed Bamnjo 2' Chan Siu Ki 28' Julius Akosah 51' Hugues Nanmi 88' |
(in chinese) |
17 February 2008 16:00 |
| Happy Valley | 2 - 4 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Denisson 11' Godfred Karikari 22' |
(in chinese) |
Itaparica 33' Tales Schutz 45' Maxwell 49' 81' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convoy Sun Hei | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Eastern | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Bulova Rangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Citizen | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Lanwa Redbull | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
27 January 2008 14:00 |
| Bulova Rangers | 3 - 0 | Lanwa Redbull |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Ho Man 9' 89' Caleb Ekwenugo 72' |
(in chinese) |
31 January 2008 18:00 |
| Convoy Sun Hei | 1 - 1 | Bulova Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Yiu Lun 84' |
(in chinese) |
Edson Minga 3' |
Knockout stage
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | South China | 1 | |||||||
| B2 | Eastern | 0 | |||||||
| South China | 4 | ||||||||
| Kitchee | 2 | ||||||||
| A2 | Kitchee | 2 | |||||||
| B1 | Convoy Sun Hei | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
2 March 2008 14:00 |
| Kitchee | 2 - 0 | Convoy Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Goran Stankovski 55' Cheung Kin Fung 67' |
(in chinese) |
Final
24 March 2008 15:00 |
| South China | 4 - 2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Li Haiqiang 50' Detinho 59' 64' 87' (PEN.) |
(in chinese) |
Liu Quankun 17' Wilfed Bamnjo 84' |
Scorers
- 5 goals
-
Giovane (Convoy Sun Hei)
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Rodrigo (Eastern)
- Tales Schutz (South China)
- 2 goals
-
Caleb Ekwenugo (Bulova Rangers) -
Chan Ho Man (Bulova Rangers) -
Wang Xuanhong (Citizen) - Poon Yiu Cheuk (Happy Valley)
- Chan Siu Ki (Kitchee)
-
Goran Stankovski (Kitchee) -
Wilfed Bamnjo (Kitchee)
- 1 goal
- Edson Minga (Bulova Rangers)
- Liang Zicheng (Bulova Rangers)
- Batoum Roger (Convoy Sun Hei)
- Chan Yiu Lun (Convoy Sun Hei)
- Wong Yiu Fu (Eastern)
- Denisson (Happy Valley)
-
Godfred Karikari (Happy Valley) - Law Chun Bong (Happy Valley)
- Sham Kwok Keung (Happy Valley)
- Cheung Kin Fung (Kitchee)
- Ewane Ngassa (Kitchee)
- Hugues Nanmi (Kitchee)
-
Ivan Jević (Kitchee) - Julius Akosah (Kitchee)
- Liu Quankun (Kitchee)
- Lo Kwan Yee (Kitchee)
-
Aldo Villalba (Lanwa Redbull) -
David Godwin (Lanwa Redbull) - Fan Weijun (South China)
- Itaparica (South China)
- Li Haiqiang (South China)
- Rafael (Wofoo Tai Po)
- Ye Jia (Wofoo Tai Po)
- Wong Chun Yue (Workable)
- Roberto Fronza (Workable)
Individual prizes [1]
- Top Scorer Award: Giovane (Convoy Sun Hei)
- Best Player Award: Rodrigo (Eastern)
References
- ↑ HKFA Website 聯賽盃決賽 南華 4:2 傑志 (Chinese)
See also
- Hong Kong League Cup
- The Hong Kong Football Association
- Hong Kong FA Cup 2007-08
- Hong Kong First Division League 2007-08
- Hong Kong Senior Shield 2007-08
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