2007 Lunar New Year Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Hong Kong
Dates	19 January – 22 January
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Jamaica (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	8 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Keith Gumbs (2 goals)
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The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup (formerly known as the Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Pig (19 January and 22 January 2007).

Participating teams

• China Olympic Team
• Australia Olympic Team
• Hong Kong League XI
• Jamaica Olympic Team

Squads

Australia Olympic Team

The Australian squad was as follows. ^[1]

• Head coach: Rob Baan
• Assistant coach: Graham Arnold
• Goalkeeper coach: Tony Franken
• Team manager: Gary Moretti
• Doctor: Marc Cesana
• Equipment Manager: Dominic Rabsch
• Physiotherapist: Philip Coles
• Conditioner / Masseur: Paul Scott

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Danny Vukovic	(1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 18)		Central Coast Mariners
18	1 GK	Tando Velaphi	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 19)		Perth SC
19	1 GK	Ben Kennedy	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 20)		Newcastle Jets
3	2 DF	Adrian Leijer	(1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 20)		Melbourne Victory
8	2 DF	Spase Dilevski	(1985-05-13)13 May 1985 (aged 21)		Queensland Roar
13	2 DF	Robert Cornthwaite	(1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 22)		Adelaide United
14	2 DF	Ben Griffin	(1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 20)		Queensland Roar
20	2 DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 21)		Sydney FC
21	2 DF	Sebastian Ryall	(1989-07-18)18 July 1989 (aged 17)		AIS
22	2 DF	Mark Milligan	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 21)		Sydney FC
2	3 MF	Ruben Zadkovich	(1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 20)		Sydney FC
5	3 MF	Vince Lia	(1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 21)		Melbourne Victory
6	3 MF	Stuart Musialik	(1985-03-29)29 March 1985 (aged 21)		Newcastle Jets
7	3 MF	Kristian Sarkies	(1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 20)		Melbourne Victory
12	3 MF	Steven O'Dor	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 20)		New Zealand Knights
16	3 MF	Leigh Broxham	(1988-01-13)13 January 1988 (aged 19)		Melbourne Victory
17	3 MF	Troy Hearfield	(1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 19)		Newcastle Jets
23	3 MF	Adam D'Apuzzo	(1986-10-20)20 October 1986 (aged 20)		Newcastle Jets
4	4 FW	Nathan Burns	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 18)		Adelaide United
9	4 FW	Mark Bridge	(1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 21)		Newcastle Jets
10	4 FW	Dario Vidosic	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 19)		Queensland Roar
11	4 FW	Bruce Djite	(1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 19)		Adelaide United
15	4 FW	Jason Naidovski	(1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 17)		AIS

China Olympic Team

The Chinese squad was as follows. ^[2]

• H.O.D.: Nan Yong
• Head coach: Ratomir Dujković
• Assistant coach: Aleksandar Tomic, Su Maozhen
• Goalkeeper coach: Stevan Mićić
• Team manager: Li Xiaoguang
• Administrator: Guo Bingyan, Hu Ping
• Coach: Jia Xiuquan
• Doctor: Zhang Peng, Yan Cheng

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
12	1 GK	Zheng Cheng	(1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 20)	0	Wuhan Guanggu
16	1 GK	Zhang Lu	(1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
2	2 DF	Zhao Ming	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 19)	0	Changsha Ginde
4	2 DF	Zhang Ke	(1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Changsha Ginde
13	2 DF	Lü Jianjun	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 21)	0	Dalian Yiteng
14	2 DF	Yuan Weiwei	(1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shandong Luneng
15	2 DF	Dai Lin	(1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
25	2 DF	Wan Houliang	(1986-02-25)25 February 1986 (aged 20)	0	Xian Chanba
28	2 DF	Bai Lei	(1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 19)	0	Xiamen Lanshi
8	3 MF	Zhou Haibin	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 21)	17	Shandong Luneng
20	3 MF	Yu Hai	(1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 19)	0	Vitesse Arnhem
21	3 MF	Shen Longyuan	(1985-03-02)2 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shanghai Shenhua
23	3 MF	Li Wei	(1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 21)	0	Shandong Luneng
27	3 MF	Dai Qinhua	(1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 22)	0	Changsha Ginde
9	4 FW	Jiang Ning	(1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (aged 20)	0	Qingdao Zhongneng
11	4 FW	Zhu Ting	(1985-07-15)15 July 1985 (aged 21)	2	Dalian Shide
19	4 FW	Yang Xu	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 19)	0	Liaoning FC
29	4 FW	Jiang Chen	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 20)	0	Tianjin Teda FC

Hong Kong League XI

The Hong Kong squad was as follows. ^[3]

• Team manager: Steven Lo Kit Shing, Raymond Chow Man Leung
• Manager Assistant: Lee Yuen Wah
• Co-Ordinator: Tsang Wai Chung
• Coach: Casemiro Mior
• Assistant coach: Dejan Antonić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Chan Domingos	(1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 36)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
23	1 GK	Zhang Chunhui	(1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 23)		South China
3	2 DF	Gerard Guy Ambassa	(1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 28)		Happy Valley
4	2 DF	Ivan Jević*	(1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (aged 31)		Kitchee
5	2 DF	Lee Wai Lun	(1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 25)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
15	2 DF	Chan Wai Ho	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 24)		Rangers
21	2 DF	Man Pei Tak	(1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 25)		South China
33	2 DF	Cristiano Cordeiro	(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 33)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
6	3 MF	Festus Baise	(1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 26)		Citizen
8	3 MF	Cheung Sai Ho	(1975-08-27)27 August 1975 (aged 31)		Happy Valley
10	3 MF	Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo	(1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 26)		Kitchee
11	3 MF	Lee Kin Wo	(1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 39)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
12	3 MF	Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro	(1979-07-03)3 July 1979 (aged 27)		Happy Valley
16	3 MF	Leung Chun Pong	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 20)		Citizen
18	3 MF	Li Haiqiang	(1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 29)		South China
19	3 MF	Lico	(1974-01-20)20 January 1974 (aged 33)		Xiangxue Sun Hei
7	4 FW	Au Wai Lun	(1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 35)		South China
20	4 FW	Keith Gumbs	(1972-09-12)12 September 1972 (aged 34)		Kitchee
25	4 FW	Christian Kwesi Annan	(1978-05-03)3 May 1978 (aged 28)		Wofoo Tai Po
28	4 FW	Tales Schutz	(1981-08-22)22 August 1981 (aged 25)		South China

Note: * Ivan Jević replaced Jaimes Mckee of HKFC who withdrew from the squad due to injury. ^[4]

Jamaica Olympic Team

The Jamaican squad was a follows. ^[5]

• H.O.D.: Linnel Mclean
• Technical director: Bora Milutinovic
• Coach: Wendell Downswell
• Team manager: Howard Bell
• Equipment Steward: Manley Burrowes
• Team doctor: Dr. Mark Sanderson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
13	1 GK	Allien Whittaker	(1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 23)		Jamaica Defence Force
30	1 GK	Richard McCallum	(1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 22)		Waterhouse F.C.
3	2 DF	Dwayne Williams	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 20)		Reno F.C.
4	2 DF	Oneil Smith	(1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 28)		Harbour View F.C.
5	2 DF	Jermaine Taylor	(1985-01-14)14 January 1985 (aged 22)		Harbour View F.C.
6	2 DF	Nicora Plummer	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 19)		Bull Bay F.C.
8	2 DF	Mario Swaby	(1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 24)		Portmore United
15	2 DF	Xavian Virgo	(1985-10-25)25 October 1985 (aged 21)		Boys' Town F.C.
16	2 DF	Adrian Reid	(1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 21)		Portmore United
18	2 DF	Jeff Pearce	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 19)		Village United F.C.
7	3 MF	Mario Harrison	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 21)		Reno F.C.
12	3 MF	Demar Phillips	(1983-09-23)23 September 1983 (aged 23)		Waterhouse F.C.
14	3 MF	Donald Stewart	(1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 31)		Harbour View F.C.
17	3 MF	Donovan Davis	(1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 21)		St Georges
22	3 MF	Nicholy Finlayson	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 21)		Reno F.C.
24	3 MF	Lovel Palmer	(1984-08-30)30 August 1984 (aged 22)		Harbour View F.C.
10	4 FW	Kavin Bryan	(1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 23)		Harbour View F.C.
19	4 FW	Fabian Taylor	(1980-04-13)13 April 1980 (aged 26)		Harbour View
21	4 FW	Horace Howell	(1985-08-16)16 August 1985 (aged 21)		Tivoli Gardens F.C.
25	4 FW	Steven Morrissey	(1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 20)		Portmore United

Results

All times given in Hong Kong Time ( UTC+8).

Semi-finals

19 January 2007
15:15

Hong Kong League XI	1–1	Jamaica Olympic Team
Bamnjo  18' Gumbs 79' Lee  81'	(Report)	Stewart  24' F. Taylor 41'
Penalties
Ambassa Gumbs Lico Cheung	3–5	Finlayson Reid J. Taylor Phillips Palmer

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14,633

19 January 2007
17:15

China Olympic Team	2–0	Australia Olympic Team
Cornthwaite 7' ( o.g.) L. Dai  26' Yuan  72' Jiang 86'	(Report)	O'Dor  9' Dilevski  29' Topor-Stanley  42' Ryall  79'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 14,633

Third place match

22 January 2007
18:00

Hong Kong League XI	2–2	Australia Olympic Team
Baise 70' Man  81' Gumbs 82' ( pen.)	(Report)	Topor-Stanley  25' Burns 37' Djite 66' O'Dor  81' Sarkies  86'
Penalties
Ambassa Gumbs Monteiro Jević	3–5	Bridge Topor-Stanley Sarkies O'Dor Vidosić

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 13,564

Final

22 January 2007
20:15

China Olympic Team	0–0	Jamaica Olympic Team
	(Report)	Smith  50' Finlayson  58' Palmer  93'
Penalties
Zhou Jiang L. Dai Q. Dai Yang Wan	4–5	Finlayson Reid J. Taylor Whittaker Palmer Davis

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 13,564

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January 2007 – Hong Kong
	Hong Kong League XI	1 (3)
					22 January 2007 – Hong Kong
	Jamaica Olympic Team ( pen.)	1 (5)
					Jamaica Olympic Team ( pen.)	0 (5)
	19 January 2007 – Hong Kong
					China Olympic Team	0 (4)
	China Olympic Team	2
	Australia Olympic Team	0
					Third place
					22 January 2007 – Hong Kong
					Hong Kong League XI	2 (3)
					Australia Olympic Team ( pen.)	2 (5)

2007 Carlsberg Cup champions
Jamaica First title

Top scorers

2 goals

• Keith Gumbs

1 goal

• Bruce Djite
• Fabian Taylor
• Festus Baise
• Jiang Ning
• Nathan Burns

See also

• Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong First Division League

References

External links

• 2007 Lunar New Year Cup, HKFA Website
• News, HKFA Website