2019 LUNAR NEW YEAR CUP

2019 Lunar New Year Cup
豬年賀歲盃
	The Hong Kong Stadium hosted the tournament
Tournament details
Dates	6–8 January 2019
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Shandong Luneng (1st title)
Runners-up	Sagan Tosu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
	← 2018 2020 →

The 93rd 2019 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 豬年賀歲盃; literally: "Year of the Pig Celebrate New Year Cup") was 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.

Format

The two semi-finals for the four participating teams were held on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Pig (5 February 2019). The winning teams entered 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 were 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]

HK LNY Selection Team (hosts)
Sagan Tosu
Auckland City
Shandong Luneng

Squads

HK LNY Selection Team

Manager:

Kevin Bond^[2]：

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Leung Hing Kit	(1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 29)	Pegasus
36	1 GK	Zhang Chunhui	(1983-03-13)13 March 1983 (aged 35)	Pegasus
14	2 DF	Jack Sealy	(1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 31)	Pegasus
16	2 DF	Law Hiu Chung	(1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 23)	Pegasus
19	2 DF	Rosen Kolev	(1990-07-04)4 July 1990 (aged 28)	Pegasus
21	2 DF	Cheung Chi Yung	(1989-06-30)30 June 1989 (aged 29)	Pegasus
3	2 DF	David Lazari	(1989-04-30)30 April 1989 (aged 29)	Pegasus
6	2 DF	Leung Nok Hang	(1994-11-14)14 November 1994 (aged 24)	R&F
12	2 DF	Lo Kwan Yee	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 34)	R&F
24	2 DF	Fong Pak Lun	(1993-04-14)14 April 1993 (aged 25)	Lee Man
5	2 DF	Fran González	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 30)	Lee Man
20	3 MF	Juninho	(1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 28)	Pegasus
8	3 MF	Mahama Awal	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 27)	Pegasus
15	3 MF	Shu Sasaki	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 27)	Pegasus
13	3 MF	Wong Chun Ho	(1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 28)	Pegasus
22	3 MF	Wu Chun Ming	(1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 21)	Pegasus
17	3 MF	Fernando	(1986-11-14)14 November 1986 (aged 32)	Kitchee
18	3 MF	Jordi Tarrés	(1981-03-16)16 March 1981 (aged 37)	Kitchee
11	3 MF	Cheng Siu Kwan	(1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 22)	Lee Man
4	3 MF	Cleiton	(1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 32)	Yuen Long
2	3 MF	Marcos Gondra	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 32)	Dreams FC
9	4 FW	Travis Major	(1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 28)	Pegasus
7	4 FW	Chan Siu Ki	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 33)	Pegasus
10	4 FW	Yuen Chun Sing	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 25)	Pegasus
23	4 FW	Souza	(1989-09-07)7 September 1989 (aged 29)	Southern
25	4 FW	Jean Moser	(1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 25)	Yuen Long

Sagan Tosu

Manager:

Lluís Carreras

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Takuo Ōkubo
2	DF	JPN	Hiromu Mitsumaru
3	DF	JPN	Yuji Takahashi
4	MF	JPN	Riki Harakawa
5	DF	CRO	Nino Galović
6	MF	JPN	Akito Fukuta
7	MF	ESP	Isaac Cuenca
9	FW	ESP	Fernando Torres
11	FW	JPN	Yohei Toyoda
13	DF	JPN	Yuzo Kobayashi
14	MF	JPN	Yoshiki Takahashi
16	MF	JPN	Yatsunori Shimaya
18	GK	JPN	Yohei Takaoka
19	FW	KOR	Cho Dong-geon
21	GK	KOR	Kim Min-ho


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	JPN	Teruki Hara
24	DF	JPN	Kazuki Anzai
25	MF	KOR	An Yong-woo
26	MF	JPN	Ryoya Ito
28	MF	JPN	Hiroto Ishikawa
29	MF	JPN	Hiroyuki Taniguchi
30	MF	JPN	Yuta Higuchi
32	FW	COL	Víctor Ibarbo
33	FW	JPN	Kaisei Ishii
35	DF	JPN	Masato Fujita
36	MF	JPN	Hideto Takahashi
40	FW	JPN	Yuji Ono
41	MF	JPN	Daiki Matsuoka
42	GK	JPN	Yosei Itahashi
44	MF	JPN	Mu Kanazaki

Auckland City

Manager:

Ramon Tribulietx

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Eñaut Zubikarai
2	DF	NZL	Hayden McHenery
3	DF	JPN	Takuya Iwata
4	DF	CRO	Mario Bilen
5	DF	ESP	Ángel Berlanga ( captain)
6	DF	VAN	Brian Kaltack
7	MF	NZL	Cameron Howieson
8	MF	ESP	Albert Riera
9	FW	ESP	Javier López Iglesias
10	MF	SOL	Micah Lea'alafa
11	MF	MEX	Fabrizio Tavano
12	FW	NZL	Dylan Manickum


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	SWE	Patrick Lundemo
14	MF	NZL	Jordan Vale
15	MF	NZL	Dan Morgan
16	FW	NZL	Yousif Ali Al-Khalisy
17	MF	NZL	Reid Drake
18	GK	NZL	Ruben Parker
19	FW	PNG	David Browne
20	MF	NZL	Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
21	FW	COK	Maro Bonsu-Maro
22	MF	COL	Omar Guardiola
23	DF	NZL	Alfie Rogers
24	GK	NZL	Cameron Brown

Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.

Manager:

Li Xiaopeng

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CHN	Liu Zhenli
2	DF	CHN	Li Songyi
3	DF	CHN	Liu Junshuai
4	DF	BRA	Gil
5	DF	CHN	Zheng Zheng
6	DF	CHN	Wang Tong
7	MF	CHN	Cui Peng
11	DF	CHN	Liu Yang
13	MF	CHN	Zhang Chi
14	GK	CHN	Wang Dalei
15	MF	CHN	Li Wei
16	MF	CHN	Zhou Haibin
17	FW	CHN	Wu Xinghan
19	FW	ITA	Graziano Pellè
20	GK	CHN	Han Rongze


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	CHN	Liu Binbin
22	MF	CHN	Hao Junmin
23	MF	CHN	Song Long
24	DF	CHN	Qi Tianyu
27	MF	CHN	Cao Sheng
28	MF	CHN	Yao Junsheng
29	FW	CHN	Cheng Yuan
30	DF	CHN	Chen Zhechao
32	FW	BRA	Róger Guedes (on loan from Palmeiras)
33	MF	CHN	Jin Jingdao
34	DF	CHN	Li Hailong
35	DF	CHN	Dai Lin
45	MF	CHN	Tian Xin
47	DF	CHN	Zhao Jianfei
53	MF	CHN	Duan Liuyu

Fixtures and results

All times are local, HKT ( UTC+8).

Semi-finals		Final

6 January

HK LNY Selection Team	1 (2)
		8 January
Sagan Tosu ( pen.)	1 (4)
		Sagan Tosu	1
6 January
		Shandong Luneng	3
Shandong Luneng	2

Auckland City	1
		Third place

		8 January

		HK LNY Selection Team	1

		Auckland City	0

Semi-finals

6 January 2019

16:00

Shandong Luneng	2–1	Auckland City
Róger Guedes 57', 88'	Report	Micah Lea'alafa 46'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14502

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

6 January 2019

18:15

HK LNY Selection Team	1–1	Sagan Tosu
Juninho 76'	Report	Fernando Torres 39'
Penalties
Marcos Gondra Lo Kwan Yee David Lazari Souza	2–4	Ryoya Ito Riki Harakawa Kazuki Anzai Masato Fujita

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14502

Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Third place play-off

8 January 2019

16:00

HK LNY Selection Team	1–0	Auckland City
Mahama Awal 41'	Report	Fabrizio Tavano

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 21,643

Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Final

8 January 2019

18:15

Sagan Tosu	1–3	Shandong Luneng
Fernando Torres 59'	Report	Gil 3' Graziano Pellè 50' Pedro Delgado 81'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 21,643

Referee: Liu Kwok Man

2019 Lunar New Year Champions
Shandong Luneng First 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.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[general-1] "Auckland City FC to return to Lunar New Year Cup". Auckland City. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[2] "通海金融賀歲盃 Tonghai Financial LNYCup 2019 Players List". Retrieved February 6, 2019.^{[
permanent dead link]}

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v t e Friendly association football tournaments in 2019
« 2018 2020 »
Florida Cup	Orlando (10–12 January)
Match Premier Cup	Doha (21–29 January)
The Dubai International Cup	Dubai (21 January–8 February)
FNL Cup	Pafos (8–21 February)
Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong (5–7 February)
Airmarine Cup	Kuala Lumpur (20–23 March)
International Friendship Championship	Basra (20–26 March)
China Cup	Nanning (21–25 March)
Panda Cup	Chengdu (25–29 May)
King's Cup	Buriram (5–8 June)
Merlion Cup	Singapore (7–9 June)
Intercontinental Cup	Ahmedabad (7–19 July)
International Champions Cup	Multiple locations (16 July–10 August)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Nanjing and Shanghai (17–20 July)
J.League World Challenge	Yokohama (19 July)
Emirates Cup	London (28 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (30–31 July)
MLS All-Star Game	Orlando (31 July)
Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona (4 August)
La Liga-Serie A Cup	Miami and Ann Arbor (7–10 August)
Women's International Champions Cup	Cary (15–18 August)
PSSI Anniversary Cup	Cibinong
Arena Cup	Medulin
Copa Opta	Bogota

v t e Friendly association football tournaments in 2019
« 2018 2020 »
Florida Cup	Orlando (10–12 January)
Match Premier Cup	Doha (21–29 January)
The Dubai International Cup	Dubai (21 January–8 February)
FNL Cup	Pafos (8–21 February)
Lunar New Year Cup	Hong Kong (5–7 February)
Airmarine Cup	Kuala Lumpur (20–23 March)
International Friendship Championship	Basra (20–26 March)
China Cup	Nanning (21–25 March)
Panda Cup	Chengdu (25–29 May)
King's Cup	Buriram (5–8 June)
Merlion Cup	Singapore (7–9 June)
Intercontinental Cup	Ahmedabad (7–19 July)
International Champions Cup	Multiple locations (16 July–10 August)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Nanjing and Shanghai (17–20 July)
J.League World Challenge	Yokohama (19 July)
Emirates Cup	London (28 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (30–31 July)
MLS All-Star Game	Orlando (31 July)
Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona (4 August)
La Liga-Serie A Cup	Miami and Ann Arbor (7–10 August)
Women's International Champions Cup	Cary (15–18 August)
PSSI Anniversary Cup	Cibinong
Arena Cup	Medulin
Copa Opta	Bogota

Format

Teams