2017 Lunar New Year Cup

The 91th 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.

2017 Lunar New Year Cup
The Hong Kong Stadium will host the tournament
Tournament details
Dates28–31 January 2017
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (1st title)
Runners-up Kitchee SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored5 (1.25 per match)

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) Caps Club
1 1GK Wang Zhenpeng (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 32) Kitchee SC
2 2DF Fernando Recio (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 (aged 34) Hong Kong Rangers FC
3 2DF Dani Cancela (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 35) Kitchee SC
5 2DF Hélio (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 30) Kitchee SC
6 3MF Zhi-Gin Lam (1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (aged 25) Kitchee SC
7 3MF Fernando (1986-11-14)14 November 1986 (aged 30) Kitchee SC
9 4FW Nikola Komazec (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 (aged 29) South China AA
10 3MF Lam Ka Wai (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 31) Kitchee SC
11 4FW Sandro (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 29) Kitchee SC
12 2DF Lo Kwan Yee(Captain) (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 32) Kitchee SC
13 2DF Li Ngai Hoi (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 22) Hong Kong Pegasus FC
16 3MF Jared Lum (1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 24) Kitchee SC
17 4FW Rufino Segovia del Burgo (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 31) Kitchee SC
19 3MF Huang Yang (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 33) Kitchee SC
20 3MF Matt Lam (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 27) Kitchee SC
21 2DF Tong Kin Man (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 32) Kitchee SC
22 3MF Emmet Wan (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 24) Kitchee SC
23 1GK Guo Jianqiao (1986-07-20)20 July 1986 (aged 30) Kitchee SC
24 3MF Ngan Cheuk Pan (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 19) Kitchee SC
29 4FW Harima Hirokane (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 18) Kitchee SC
31 2DF Law Tsz Chun (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 19) Kitchee SC
32 3MF Krisztián Vadócz (1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 31) Kitchee SC
33 4FW Sham Kwok Keung (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 31) Kitchee SC
38 2DF Kim Dong-jin (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 34) Kitchee SC
88 3MF João Emir Porto Pereira (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27) Hong Kong Pegasus FC
99 4FW 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) Caps Club
1 1GK Eñaut Zubikarai (1984-02-26)26 February 1984 (aged 32) Auckland City FC
3 2DF Takuya Iwata (1983-04-22)22 April 1983 (aged 33) Auckland City FC
4 2DF Mario Bilen (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 32) Auckland City FC
5 2DF Ángel Berlanga(Captain) (1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 29) Auckland City FC
6 3MF Cameron Howieson (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 22) Auckland City FC
7 3MF Reid Drake (1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 21) Auckland City FC
8 3MF Albert Riera (1983-12-28)28 December 1983 (aged 33) Auckland City FC
9 2DF Darren White (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 27) Auckland City FC
10 4FW Ryan De Vries (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 25) Auckland City FC
11 3MF Fabrizio Tavano (1993-08-16)16 August 1993 (aged 23) Auckland City FC
13 2DF Alfie Rogers (1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 21) Auckland City FC
14 3MF Clayton Lewis (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 19) Auckland City FC
15 3MF Mario Ilich (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 21) Auckland City FC
16 2DF Kim Dae-wook (1987-11-23)23 November 1987 (aged 29) Auckland City FC
17 4FW João Moreira (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 30) Auckland City FC
18 1GK Danyon Drake (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 23) Auckland City FC
19 3MF Micah Lea'alafa (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25) Auckland City FC
20 4FW Emiliano Tade (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28) Auckland City FC
21 2DF Harry Edge (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 22) Auckland City FC
22 2DF Sean Cooper (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 18) Auckland City FC
23 2DF Marko Đorđević (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 33) Auckland City FC
25 4FW 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) Caps Club
1 1GK Yoo Hyun (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 32) FC Seoul
3 2DF Jung In-whan (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 30) FC Seoul
4 2DF Kim Dong-woo (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 28) FC Seoul
5 3MF Osmar Barba (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 28) FC Seoul
6 3MF Ju Se-jong (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 26) FC Seoul
7 2DF Kim Chi-woo (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 33) FC Seoul
9 4FW Dejan Damjanović (1981-07-27)27 July 1981 (aged 35) FC Seoul
10 4FW Park Chu-young (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 31) FC Seoul
13 3MF Go Yo-han (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 28) FC Seoul
14 3MF Cho Chan-ho (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 30) FC Seoul
15 3MF Kim Won-sik (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 25) FC Seoul
17 4FW Yun Il-lok (1992-03-07)7 March 1992 (aged 24) FC Seoul
18 2DF Shin Kwang-hoon (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 29) FC Seoul
19 3MF Hwang Ki-wook (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 20) FC Seoul
20 2DF Kim Won-gun (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24) FC Seoul
21 2DF Sim Sang-min (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 23) FC Seoul
22 2DF Kim Kun-hoan (1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 30) FC Seoul
23 2DF Sim Woo-yeon (1985-04-03)3 April 1985 (aged 31) FC Seoul
25 3MF Lee Seok-hyun (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 26) FC Seoul
30 3MF Kim Han-gil (1995-06-21)21 June 1995 (aged 21) FC Seoul
37 3MF Yoon Seung-won (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 21) FC Seoul
38 1GK Yang Han-been (1991-08-30)30 August 1991 (aged 25) FC Seoul
55 2DF Kwak Tae-hwi(Captain) (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 35) FC Seoul
88 2DF 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) Caps Club
1 1GK Kawin Thamsatchanan (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 27) Muangthong United F.C.
2 2DF Peerapat Notchaiya (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23) Muangthong United F.C.
3 2DF Theerathon Bunmathan (1990-02-06)6 February 1990 (aged 26) Muangthong United F.C.
4 2DF Pedro Mario Álvarez (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 34) Muangthong United F.C.
5 2DF Naoaki Aoyama (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 30) Muangthong United F.C.
6 3MF Sarach Yooyen (1992-05-30)30 May 1992 (aged 24) Muangthong United F.C.
9 4FW Xisco (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 30) Muangthong United F.C.
10 4FW Teerasil Dangda(Captain) (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 28) Muangthong United F.C.
11 4FW Adisak Kraisorn (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 26) Muangthong United F.C.
13 3MF Ratchapol Nawanno (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 30) Muangthong United F.C.
15 3MF Lee Ho (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 32) Muangthong United F.C.
16 3MF Sanukran Thinjom (1993-09-12)12 September 1993 (aged 23) Muangthong United F.C.
18 3MF Chanathip Songkrasin (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 23) Muangthong United F.C.
19 2DF Tristan Do (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 23) Muangthong United F.C.
20 3MF Wongsakorn Chaikultewin (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 20) Muangthong United F.C.
22 4FW Mongkol Tossakrai (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 29) Muangthong United F.C.
23 4FW Cleiton Silva (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 29) Muangthong United F.C.
25 2DF Adison Promrak (1993-10-21)21 October 1993 (aged 23) Muangthong United F.C.
26 2DF Suphan Thongsong (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 22) Muangthong United F.C.
28 1GK Prasit Padungchok (1982-10-30)30 October 1982 (aged 34) Muangthong United F.C.
34 3MF 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
Auckland City 1–0 FC Seoul
Tade  45+1' Report
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
Kitchee SC 1–1 Muangthong United
Higino  54' Report Teerasil  41'
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Third Place Playoff
Muangthong United 1–0 FC Seoul
Silva  3' Report
Attendance: 8,588
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final
Kitchee SC 0–1 Auckland City
Report Lewis  22'
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:

References
  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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