2017 Lunar New Year Cup

2017 Lunar New Year Cup
	Hong Kong Stadium
Tournament details
Dates	28–31 January 2017
Teams	4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Auckland City (1st title)
Runners-up	Kitchee SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	5 (1.25 per match)
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The 91st 2017 Lunar New Year Cup is the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January 2017. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament. Australia under-23 withdrew before the tournament and were replaced by Auckland City.

Teams

Four teams were invited to participate:^[1] Australia under-23 were initially scheduled to participate, however, Football Federation Australia withdrew the side following complaints from A-League clubs about losing players mid-season.^[2] They were replaced by Auckland City.^[3]

Squads

Kitchee SC

Manager:

Chu Chi Kwong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Wang Zhenpeng	(1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 32)	Kitchee SC
2	2 DF	Fernando Recio	(1982-12-17)17 December 1982 (aged 34)	Hong Kong Rangers FC
3	2 DF	Dani Cancela	(1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 35)	Kitchee SC
5	2 DF	Hélio	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 30)	Kitchee SC
6	3 MF	Zhi-Gin Lam	(1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (aged 25)	Kitchee SC
7	3 MF	Fernando	(1986-11-14)14 November 1986 (aged 30)	Kitchee SC
9	4 FW	Nikola Komazec	(1987-11-15)15 November 1987 (aged 29)	South China AA
10	3 MF	Lam Ka Wai	(1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 31)	Kitchee SC
11	4 FW	Sandro	(1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 29)	Kitchee SC
12	2 DF	Lo Kwan Yee( Captain)	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 32)	Kitchee SC
13	2 DF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 22)	Hong Kong Pegasus FC
16	3 MF	Jared Lum	(1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 24)	Kitchee SC
17	4 FW	Rufino Segovia del Burgo	(1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 31)	Kitchee SC
19	3 MF	Huang Yang	(1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 33)	Kitchee SC
20	3 MF	Matt Lam	(1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 27)	Kitchee SC
21	2 DF	Tong Kin Man	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 32)	Kitchee SC
22	3 MF	Emmet Wan	(1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 24)	Kitchee SC
23	1 GK	Guo Jianqiao	(1986-07-20)20 July 1986 (aged 30)	Kitchee SC
24	3 MF	Ngan Cheuk Pan	(1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 19)	Kitchee SC
29	4 FW	Harima Hirokane	(1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 18)	Kitchee SC
31	2 DF	Law Tsz Chun	(1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 19)	Kitchee SC
32	3 MF	Krisztián Vadócz	(1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 31)	Kitchee SC
33	4 FW	Sham Kwok Keung	(1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 31)	Kitchee SC
38	2 DF	Kim Dong-jin	(1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 34)	Kitchee SC
88	3 MF	João Emir Porto Pereira	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27)	Hong Kong Pegasus FC
99	4 FW	Diego Higino	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 30)	Yuen Long FC

Auckland City

Manager:

Ramon Tribulietx

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Eñaut Zubikarai	(1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 32)	Auckland City FC
3	2 DF	Takuya Iwata	(1983-04-22)22 April 1983 (aged 33)	Auckland City FC
4	2 DF	Mario Bilen	(1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 32)	Auckland City FC
5	2 DF	Ángel Berlanga( Captain)	(1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 29)	Auckland City FC
6	3 MF	Cameron Howieson	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 22)	Auckland City FC
7	3 MF	Reid Drake	(1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 21)	Auckland City FC
8	3 MF	Albert Riera	(1983-12-28)28 December 1983 (aged 33)	Auckland City FC
9	2 DF	Darren White	(1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 27)	Auckland City FC
10	4 FW	Ryan De Vries	(1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 25)	Auckland City FC
11	3 MF	Fabrizio Tavano	(1993-08-16)16 August 1993 (aged 23)	Auckland City FC
13	2 DF	Alfie Rogers	(1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 21)	Auckland City FC
14	3 MF	Clayton Lewis	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 19)	Auckland City FC
15	3 MF	Mario Ilich	(1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 21)	Auckland City FC
16	2 DF	Kim Dae-wook	(1987-11-23)23 November 1987 (aged 29)	Auckland City FC
17	4 FW	João Moreira	(1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 30)	Auckland City FC
18	1 GK	Danyon Drake	(1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 23)	Auckland City FC
19	3 MF	Micah Lea'alafa	(1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25)	Auckland City FC
20	4 FW	Emiliano Tade	(1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28)	Auckland City FC
21	2 DF	Harry Edge	(1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 22)	Auckland City FC
22	2 DF	Sean Cooper	(1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 18)	Auckland City FC
23	2 DF	Marko Đorđević	(1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 33)	Auckland City FC
25	4 FW	Abdulla Al-Kalisy	(1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 21)	Auckland City FC

FC Seoul

Manager:

Hwang Sun-hong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Yoo Hyun	(1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 32)	FC Seoul
3	2 DF	Jung In-whan	(1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 30)	FC Seoul
4	2 DF	Kim Dong-woo	(1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 28)	FC Seoul
5	3 MF	Osmar Barba	(1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 28)	FC Seoul
6	3 MF	Ju Se-jong	(1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 26)	FC Seoul
7	2 DF	Kim Chi-woo	(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 33)	FC Seoul
9	4 FW	Dejan Damjanović	(1981-07-27)27 July 1981 (aged 35)	FC Seoul
10	4 FW	Park Chu-young	(1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 31)	FC Seoul
13	3 MF	Go Yo-han	(1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 28)	FC Seoul
14	3 MF	Cho Chan-ho	(1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 30)	FC Seoul
15	3 MF	Kim Won-sik	(1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 25)	FC Seoul
17	4 FW	Yun Il-lok	(1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 24)	FC Seoul
18	2 DF	Shin Kwang-hoon	(1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 29)	FC Seoul
19	3 MF	Hwang Ki-wook	(1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 20)	FC Seoul
20	2 DF	Kim Won-gun	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24)	FC Seoul
21	2 DF	Sim Sang-min	(1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 23)	FC Seoul
22	2 DF	Kim Kun-hoan	(1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 30)	FC Seoul
23	2 DF	Sim Woo-yeon	(1985-04-03)3 April 1985 (aged 31)	FC Seoul
25	3 MF	Lee Seok-hyun	(1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 26)	FC Seoul
30	3 MF	Kim Han-gil	(1995-06-21)21 June 1995 (aged 21)	FC Seoul
37	3 MF	Yoon Seung-won	(1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 21)	FC Seoul
38	1 GK	Yang Han-been	(1991-08-30)30 August 1991 (aged 25)	FC Seoul
55	2 DF	Kwak Tae-hwi( Captain)	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 35)	FC Seoul
88	2 DF	Lee Kyu-ro	(1988-08-20)20 August 1988 (aged 28)	FC Seoul

Muangthong United

Manager:

Totchtawan Sripan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Kawin Thamsatchanan	(1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 27)	Muangthong United F.C.
2	2 DF	Peerapat Notchaiya	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23)	Muangthong United F.C.
3	2 DF	Theerathon Bunmathan	(1990-02-06)6 February 1990 (aged 26)	Muangthong United F.C.
4	2 DF	Pedro Mario Álvarez	(1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 34)	Muangthong United F.C.
5	2 DF	Naoaki Aoyama	(1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 30)	Muangthong United F.C.
6	3 MF	Sarach Yooyen	(1992-05-30)30 May 1992 (aged 24)	Muangthong United F.C.
9	4 FW	Xisco	(1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 30)	Muangthong United F.C.
10	4 FW	Teerasil Dangda( Captain)	(1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 28)	Muangthong United F.C.
11	4 FW	Adisak Kraisorn	(1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 26)	Muangthong United F.C.
13	3 MF	Ratchapol Nawanno	(1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 30)	Muangthong United F.C.
15	3 MF	Lee Ho	(1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 32)	Muangthong United F.C.
16	3 MF	Sanukran Thinjom	(1993-09-12)12 September 1993 (aged 23)	Muangthong United F.C.
18	3 MF	Chanathip Songkrasin	(1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 23)	Muangthong United F.C.
19	2 DF	Tristan Do	(1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 23)	Muangthong United F.C.
20	3 MF	Wongsakorn Chaikultewin	(1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 20)	Muangthong United F.C.
22	4 FW	Mongkol Tossakrai	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 29)	Muangthong United F.C.
23	4 FW	Cleiton Silva	(1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 29)	Muangthong United F.C.
25	2 DF	Adison Promrak	(1993-10-21)21 October 1993 (aged 23)	Muangthong United F.C.
26	2 DF	Suphan Thongsong	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 22)	Muangthong United F.C.
28	1 GK	Prasit Padungchok	(1982-10-30)30 October 1982 (aged 34)	Muangthong United F.C.
34	3 MF	Wattana Playnum	(1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (aged 27)	Muangthong United F.C.

Fixtures and results

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

Semi-finals

28 January 2017

15:00

Auckland City	1–0	FC Seoul
Tade 45+1'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 6,372

Referee: Chan Ming Siu

28 January 2017

17:30

Kitchee SC	1–1	Muangthong United
Higino 54'	Report	Teerasil 41'
Penalties
Emir Komazec Hélio Lam Rufino	5–4	Silva Sarach Theerathon Mongkol Teerasil

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 6,372

Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Third Place Playoff

31 January 2017

15:00

Muangthong United	1–0	FC Seoul
Silva 3'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 8,588

Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final

31 January 2017

17:30

Kitchee SC	0–1	Auckland City
	Report	Lewis 22'

Hong Kong Stadium

Attendance: 8,588

Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Final standing

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Auckland City	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6	Champions
2	Kitchee SC	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	Runner-up
3	Muangthong United	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Third place
4	FC Seoul	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}

References

^ "Kitchee host Lunar New Year Cup". offside.hk. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "A-League clubs force FFA into U-turn over Olyroos involvement in controversial tournament". Fox Sports. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "Auckland FC get invite to prestigious Hong Kong tournament". Stuff.co.nz. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[general-1] "Kitchee host Lunar New Year Cup". offside.hk. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[2] "A-League clubs force FFA into U-turn over Olyroos involvement in controversial tournament". Fox Sports. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[3] "Auckland FC get invite to prestigious Hong Kong tournament". Stuff.co.nz. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

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