Hong Kong League Cup 2007-08

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

footballbox
date = 19 January 2008
14:00

team1 = Wofoo Tai Po
score = 0 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5554] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5555] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Happy Valley
goals1 =
goals2 = Law Chun Bong goal|35
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Ng Kai Lam----footballbox
date = 19 January 2008
16:00

team1 = South China
score = 0 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5554] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5555] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Workable
goals1 =
goals2 = Wong Chun Yue goal|82
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Fung Ka Yu----footballbox
date = 26 January 2008
14:00

team1 = Workable
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5574] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5573] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
goals1 = Roberto Fronza goal|81|PEN.
goals2 = Ye Jia goal|14
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Chan Siu Hung----footballbox
date = 26 January 2008
16:00

team1 = Happy Valley
score = 3 - 3|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5574] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5573] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Kitchee
goals1 = Poon Yiu Cheuk goal|25|PEN. goal|38|PEN. Sham Kwok Keung goal|39
goals2 = Chan Siu Ki goal|46|PEN. Lo Kwan Yee goal|53 Ewane Ngassa goal|64
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Ng Kai Lam----footballbox
date = 29 January 2008
18:00

team1 = Kitchee
score = 1 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5586] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5585] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Workable
goals1 = Goran Stankovski goal|80
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 926
Referee: Liu Kwok Man----footballbox
date = 29 January 2008
20:00

team1 = Wofoo Tai Po
score = 1 - 3|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5586] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5585] "(in chinese)"
team2 = South China
goals1 = Rafael goal|31
goals2 = Maxwell goal|1 Tales Schutz goal|46 goal|90
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 926
Referee: Wong Chi Tang----footballbox
date = 3 February 2008
14:00

team1 = Workable
score = 0 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5601] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5600] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Happy Valley
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau----footballbox
date = 3 February 2008
16:00

team1 = South China
score = 2 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5601] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5600] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Kitchee
goals1 = Fan Weijun goal|39 Maxwell goal|65
goals2 = Ivan Jevic goal|74
stadium = Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Ching Oi Jo----footballbox
date = 17 February 2008
14:00

team1 = Kitchee
score = 4 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5637] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5636] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
goals1 = Wilfed Bamnjo goal|2 Chan Siu Ki goal|28 Julius Akosah goal|51 Hugues Nanmi goal|88
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok----footballbox
date = 17 February 2008
16:00

team1 = Happy Valley
score = 2 - 4|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5637] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5636] "(in chinese)"
team2 = South China
goals1 = Denisson goal|11 Godfred Karikari goal|22
goals2 = Itaparica goal|33 Tales Schutz goal|45 Maxwell goal|49 goal|81
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Ching Oi Jo

Group B

footballbox
date = 20 January 2008
14:00

team1 = Citizen
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5559] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5558] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Bulova Rangers
goals1 = Wang Xuanhong goal|90
goals2 = Liang Zicheng goal|17
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 751
Referee: Wong Chi Tang----footballbox
date = 20 January 2007
16:00

team1 = Lanwa Redbull
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5559] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5558] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Eastern
goals1 = Aldo Villalba goal|45
goals2 = Rodrigo goal|54
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 751
Referee: Ching Oi Jo----footballbox
date = 27 January 2008
14:00

team1 = Bulova Rangers
score = 3 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5578] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5577] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Lanwa Redbull
goals1 = Chan Ho Man goal|9 goal|89 Caleb Ekwenugo goal|72
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau----footballbox
date = 27 January 2008
16:00

team1 = Eastern
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5578] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5577] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Convoy Sun Hei
goals1 = Wong Yiu Fu goal|35
goals2 = Batoum Roger goal|54
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok----footballbox
date = 31 January 2008
18:00

team1 = Convoy Sun Hei
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5594] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5595] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Bulova Rangers
goals1 = Chan Yiu Lun goal|84
goals2 = Edson Minga goal|3
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 199
Referee: Wong Po On----footballbox
date = 31 January 2008
20:00

team1 = Lanwa Redbull
score = 1 - 1|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5594] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5595] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Citizen
goals1 = David Godwin goal|14
goals2 = Wang Xuanhong goal|65
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 199
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok----footballbox
date = 16 February 2008
14:00

team1 = Bulova Rangers
score = 1 - 2|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5633] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5632] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Eastern
goals1 = Caleb Ekwenugo goal|51
goals2 = Rodrigo goal|46 goal|76
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 969
Referee: Ng Kai Lam----footballbox
date = 16 February 2008
16:00

team1 = Citizen
score = 0 - 2|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5633] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5632] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Convoy Sun Hei
goals1 =
goals2 = Giovane goal|11 goal|78
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 969
Referee: Fung Ka Yu----footballbox
date = 19 February 2008
18:00

team1 = Convoy Sun Hei
score = 3 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5644] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5643] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Lanwa Redbull
goals1 = Giovane goal|31 goal|43 goal|75
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Liu Kwok Man----footballbox
date = 19 February 2008
20:00

team1 = Eastern
score = 0 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5644] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5643] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Citizen
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Wong Po On

Knockout stage

"All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)."

Bracket

4TeamBracket

RD1-seed1= A1
RD1-team1= South China
RD1-score1= 1
RD1-seed2= B2
RD1-team2= Eastern
RD1-score2= 0

RD1-seed3= A2
RD1-team3= Kitchee
RD1-score3= 2
RD1-seed4= B1
RD1-team4= Convoy Sun Hei
RD1-score4= 0

RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1= South China
RD2-score1= 4
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2= Kitchee
RD2-score2= 2

emi-finals

footballbox
date = 2 March 2008
14:00

team1 = Kitchee
score = 2 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5674] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5675] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Convoy Sun Hei
goals1 = Goran Stankovski goal|55 Cheung Kin Fung goal|67
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: Ching Oi Jo----footballbox
date = 2 March 2008
16:00

team1 = South China
score = 1 - 0|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5674] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5675] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Eastern
goals1 = Detinho goal|88
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau

Final

footballbox
date = 24 March 2008
15:00

team1 = South China
score = 4 - 2|
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5729] [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5732] "(in chinese)"
team2 = Kitchee
goals1 = Li Haiqiang goal|50 Detinho goal|59 goal|64 goal|87|PEN.
goals2 = Liu Quankun goal|17 Wilfed Bamnjo goal|84
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,630
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

corers

; 5 goals
* Giovane ("Convoy Sun Hei")

; 4 goals
* Detinho ("South China")
* Maxwell ("South China")

; 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 [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5732 HKFA Website] 聯賽盃決賽 南華 4:2 傑志 zh icon] =

* Top Scorer Award: flagicon|BRA Giovane ("Convoy Sun Hei")
* Best Player Award: flagicon|BRA Rodrigo ("Eastern")

Trivia

* The final was originally scheduled on the 22 March, but was prosponed to 24 March due to heavy rain. [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5721 HKFA Website] 2007/2008 League Cup Final postponed]

References

ee 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