Hong Kong FA Cup 2007-08

Hong Kong FA Cup 2007–08, officially known as 2007/2008 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup due to sponsorship from LANWA Group Company Limited [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5775 HKFA Website] 2007/08 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup] , is the 34th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup.

The competition started on 23 April 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs. Four of them took part in the first round to determine which team advanced to the quarter finals. From quarter finals onward, the cup competition was a single-elimination tournament.

Although all the matches before the final was held at the Mongkok Stadium, the final was staged at the Hong Kong Stadium on 18 May 2008. The final match was part of the fund raising charity activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. All profits of the game was donated for the rescue and rebuild of Sichuan after the basic costs are deducted. Four matches was played in total, including three friendly matches and the FA Cup final. The friendly matches include 1) SCAA Veteran vs Happy Valley Veteran, 2) HKFA Invitation Team vs All Star Sport Association and 3) TVB Artist vs Ladies Star Team. [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5898 HKFA Website] , Lanwa International FA CUP Final & Donation for the earthquake victims]

Citizen beat Wofoo Tai Po by 2-0 in the final and captured the FA Cup for the first time.

Teams

*Bulova Rangers
*Citizen
*Convoy Sun Hei
*Eastern
*Happy Valley
*Kitchee
*Lanwa Redbull
*South China
*Wofoo Tai Po
*Workable

Fixtures and results

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

Bracket

10TeamBracket | RD1= First Round
RD2= Quarter Finals
RD3= Semi-finals
RD4= Final

RD1-seed1 =
RD1-team1 = Convoy Sun Hei
RD1-score1 = 2
RD1-seed2 =
RD1-team2 = Lanwa Redbull
RD1-score2 = 0

RD1-seed3 =
RD1-team3 = Eastern
RD1-score3 = 1
RD1-seed4 =
RD1-team4 = Workable
RD1-score4 = 0

RD2-seed1 =
RD2-team1 = South China
RD2-score1 = 1
RD2-seed2 =
RD2-team2 = Convoy Sun Hei
RD2-score2 = 0

RD2-seed3 =
RD2-team3 = Bulova Rangers
RD2-score3 = 0
RD2-seed4 =
RD2-team4 = Wofoo Tai Po
RD2-score4 = 2

RD2-seed5=
RD2-team5= Citizen (pen.)
RD2-score5 = 1 (7)
RD2-seed6 =
RD2-team6 = Kitchee
RD2-score6 = 1 (6)

RD2-seed7 =
RD2-team7 = Happy Valley
RD2-score7 = 1
RD2-seed8 =
RD2-team8 = Eastern (a.e.t.)
RD2-score8 = 2

RD3-seed1 =
RD3-team1 = South China
RD3-score1 = 1
RD3-seed2 =
RD3-team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
RD3-score2 = 2

RD3-seed3 =
RD3-team3 = Citizen
RD3-score3 = 1
RD3-seed4 =
RD3-team4 = Eastern
RD3-score4 = 0

RD4-seed1 =
RD4-team1 = Wofoo Tai Po
RD4-score1 = 0
RD4-seed2 =
RD4-team2 = Citizen
RD4-score2 = 2

First round

footballbox
date = 2008-05-01
time = 14:00
team1 = Eastern
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-01&match_id=3864 (Report)]
team2 = Workable
goals1 = Jeferson goal|56
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 657
referee = Wong Chi Tang----footballbox
date = 2008-05-01
time = 16:00
team1 = Convoy Sun Hei
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-01&match_id=3865 (Report)]
team2 = Lanwa Redbull
goals1 = Giovane goal|1 goal|81
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 657
referee = Cheung Yim Yau

Quarter-finals

footballbox
date = 2008-05-03
time = 14:00
team1 = Bulova Rangers
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-03&match_id=3866 (Report)]
team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
goals1 =
goals2 = Joel goal|54
Lee Wai Lim goal|57
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 901
referee = Fung Ka Yu----footballbox
date = 2008-05-03
time = 16:00
team1 = Citizen
score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-03&match_id=3867 (Report)]
team2 = Kitchee
goals1 = Márcio goal|52
goals2 = Akosah goal|33
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 901
referee = Cheng Oi Chopenshootoutbox
penalties1 = Ronan pengoal
Ju Yingzhi pengoal
Chen Zhizhao pengoal
Sham Kwok Fai pengoal
Festus pengoal
Moses pengoal
Ho Kwok Chuen pengoal
penaltyscore = 7 – 6
penalties2 = pengoal Goran
pengoal Cheung Kin Fung
pengoal Gao Wen
pengoal Jević
pengoal Bamnjo
pengoal Cheng Lai Hin
penmiss Li Hang Wui----footballbox
date = 2008-05-04
time = 14:00
team1 = Happy Valley
score = 1 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-04&match_id=3905 (Report)]
team2 = Eastern
goals1 = Tomy goal|45|pen.
goals2 = Paulo goal|34
Rodrigo goal|114
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 2,734
referee = Pau Sai Yin----footballbox
date = 2008-05-04
time = 16:00
team1 = South China
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-04&match_id=3906 (Report)]
team2 = Convoy Sun Hei
goals1 = Itaparica goal|41
goals2 =
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 2,734
referee = Ng Chiu Kok

emi-finals

footballbox
date = 2008-05-10
time = 14:00
team1 = Eastern
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-10&match_id=3908 (Report)]
team2 = Citizen
goals1 =
goals2 = Chen Zhizhao goal|49
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 2,682
referee = Liu Kwok Man----footballbox
date = 2008-05-10
time = 16:00
team1 = South China
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-10&match_id=3909 (Report)]
team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
goals1 = Chan Wai Ho goal|32
goals2 = Ye Jia goal|47
Rafael goal|85
stadium = Mong Kok Stadium
attendance = 2,682
referee = Cheung Yim Yau

Final

footballbox
date = 2008-05-18
time = 15:00
team1 = Citizen
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2008-05-18&match_id=3922 (Report)]
team2 = Wofoo Tai Po
goals1 = Chen Zhizhao goal|14
Joel goal|84|o.g.
goals2 =
stadium = Hong Kong Stadium
attendance = 5,925
referee = Wong Po On

Top goalscorers

; 2 goals
* Giovane ("Convoy Sun Hei")
* Chen Zhizhao ("Citizen")

; 1 goal
* Akosah ("Kitchee")
* Rodrigo ("Eastern")
* Chan Wai Ho ("South China")
* Rafael ("Wofoo Tai Po")
* Itaparica ("South China")
* Márcio ("Citizen")
* Tomy ("Happy Valley")
* Lee Wai Lim ("Wofoo Tai Po")
* Jeferson ("Eastern")
* Paulo ("Eastern")
* Joel ("Wofoo Tai Po")
* Ye Jia ("Wofoo Tai Po")

=Prizes =

Team awards

* Champion (HK$80,000): Citizen
* 1st Runners-up (HK$20,000): Wofoo Tai Po
* Knock-out in the Semi-Finals (2 teams) (HK$10,000 each): Eastern, South China
* Knock-out in the Preliminary (6 teams) (HK$5,000 each): Bulova Rangers, Convoy Sun Hei, Happy Valley, Kitchee, Lanwa Redbull, Workable

=Individual awards [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5902 HKFA Website] , 聯華國際足總盃決賽 公民 2:0 和富大埔 zh icon] =

* Top Scorer Award (HK$5,000 shared): flagicon|BRA Giovane ("Convoy Sun Hei"), flagicon|CHN Chen Zhizhao ("Citizen")
* Best Defender Award (HK$5,000): flagicon|Nigeria Festus Baise ("Citizen")

Trivia

* It was the first time since 1991-92 season that the FA Cup final was competed by two teams which had never reached this cup final before.
* Both Citizen and Wofoo Tai Po had never captured any senior trophies in their club histories.

References

ee also

*The Hong Kong Football Association

External links