2019 Lunar New Year Cup
The 93th 2019 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 豬年賀歲盃; literally: "Year of the Pig Celebrate New Year Cup"), is the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in early January 2019. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament.
 The Hong Kong Stadium will host the tournament | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 6–8 January 2019 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Format
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams will be held on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Pig (5 February 2019). The winning teams will enter 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 would be 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:[1]
Squads
HK LNY Selection Team
- Manager:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | |
22 October 1989 (aged 29) | | |
| 36 | GK | |
13 March 1983 (aged 35) | | |
| 14 | DF | |
4 May 1987 (aged 31) | | |
| 16 | DF | |
10 June 1995 (aged 23) | | |
| 19 | DF |  |
4 July 1990 (aged 28) | | |
| 21 | DF | |
30 June 1989 (aged 29) | | |
| 3 | DF |  |
30 April 1989 (aged 29) | | |
| 6 | DF | |
14 November 1994 (aged 24) | | |
| 12 | DF | |
9 October 1984 (aged 34) | | |
| 24 | DF | |
14 April 1993 (aged 25) | | |
| 5 | DF |  |
1 February 1989 (aged 30) | | |
| 20 | MF | |
11 December 1990 (aged 28) | | |
| 8 | MF |  |
10 June 1991 (aged 27) | | |
| 15 | MF | |
12 February 1991 (aged 27) | | |
| 13 | MF | |
31 May 1990 (aged 28) | | |
| 22 | MF | |
21 November 1997 (aged 21) | | |
| 17 | MF | |
14 November 1986 (aged 32) | | |
| 18 | MF | |
16 March 1981 (aged 37) | | |
| 11 | MF | |
13 January 1997 (aged 22) | | |
| 4 | MF | |
9 December 1986 (aged 32) | | |
| 2 | MF | |
1 January 1987 (aged 32) | | |
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18 February 1990 (aged 28) | | |
| 7 | FW | |
14 July 1985 (aged 33) | | |
| 10 | FW | |
16 February 1993 (aged 25) | | |
| 23 | FW | |
7 September 1989 (aged 29) | | |
| 25 | FW | |
23 June 1993 (aged 25) | |
Sagan Tosu
- Manager:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Auckland City
- Manager:
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Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
- Manager:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Fixtures and results
All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
| 1(2) | |||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| 1(4) | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Shandong Luneng | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Róger Guedes  |
Report | Micah Lea'alafa |
| HK LNY Selection Team | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juninho |
Report | Fernando Torres |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Third place play-off
Final
| Sagan Tosu | 1–3 | |
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| Fernando Torres |
Report |
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| 2019 Lunar New Year Cup |
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Shandong Luneng 1st time |
References
- "Auckland City FC to return to Lunar New Year Cup". Auckland City. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "通海金融賀歲盃 Tonghai Financial LNYCup 2019 Players List". Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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| Florida Cup |  |
| Match Premier Cup |  |
| The Dubai International Cup |  |
| FNL Cup |  |
| Lunar New Year Cup | |
| Airmarine Cup |  |
| International Friendship Championship |  |
| China Cup | |
| Panda Cup | |
| King's Cup |  |
| Merlion Cup |  |
| Intercontinental Cup |  |
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| J.League World Challenge | |
| Emirates Cup | |
| Audi Cup |  |
| MLS All-Star Game | |
| Joan Gamper Trophy | |
| La Liga-Serie A Cup | |
| Women's International Champions Cup | |
| PSSI Anniversary Cup | |
| Arena Cup | |
| Copa Opta | |
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