2008-09 in Hong Kong football

The 2008-09 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2008 and ending June 2009:

Overview

Events

* On 9 July 2008, South China goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui was sentenced imprisonment for 8 months due to inflicting grievous bodily harm upon another person. He injured a 17-year-old boy in Causeway Bay on 19 December 2007. [cite news|title=南華門將張春暉傷人囚8月 |publisher=Ta Kung Pao|date=2008-07-09 ]
* On 22 July 2008, HKFA confirmed the Hong Kong First Division League team list for 2008-09 season. 13 teams will compete in the top division, among which TSW Pegasus and Shenzhen Xiangxue Shangqingyin will enter using competing membership status, and they will need to sponsor one local cup competition each. There are two team name changes: Lanwa Redbull renames to be Blades and Wofoo Tai Po renames to be New Territories Realty Wofoo Tai Po. [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5992 HKFA] , 2008/09年度甲組聯賽參賽隊伍事宜 zh icon]

Representative team

Hong Kong Team

Hong Kong is going to play in their Asian Cup 2011 qualifying campaign.

Asian clubs competitions

AFC Cup 2008

*Kitchee - "group stage"
*South China - "group stage"

AFC Cup 2009

*Eastern
*South China

Exhibition Matches

ING Cup

footballbox
date = 2008-07-30
time = 18:30 UTC+8
team1 = Côte d'Ivoire Olympic Team
score = 0 - 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=6016]
team2 = USA Olympic Team
goals1 =
goals2 =
attendance = 6,039
stadium = Hong Kong Stadium
referee = ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-30
time = 20:45 UTC+8
team1 = Cameroon Olympic Team
score = 0 - 2
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=6016]
team2 = Netherlands Olympic Team
goals1 =
goals2 = Babel goal|87 Makaay goal|90
attendance = 6,039
stadium = Hong Kong Stadium
referee = ----footballbox
date = 2008-08-02
time = 17:00 UTC+8
team1 = Cameroon Olympic Team
score = 1 - 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=6022]
team2 = USA Olympic Team
goals1 = Chedjou goal|25|pen.
goals2 =
attendance = 6,728
stadium = Hong Kong Stadium
referee = Liu Kwok Man ----footballbox
date = 2008-08-02
time = 19:30 UTC+8
team1 = Côte d'Ivoire Olympic Team
score = 1 - 1
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=6022]
team2 = Netherlands Olympic Team
goals1 = Gervinho goal|47
goals2 = Emanuelson goal|14
attendance = 6,728
stadium = Hong Kong Stadium
referee =
* MVP award: flagicon|Netherlands Urby Emanuelson

Transfer deals

References

External links