2017 Lunar New Year Cup

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

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: Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong

Auckland City[]

Manager: Spain Ramon Tribulietx

FC Seoul[]

Manager: South Korea Hwang Sun-hong

Muangthong United[]

Manager: Thailand Totchtawan Sripan

Fixtures and results[]

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

Semi-finals[]

Auckland City New Zealand1–0South Korea FC Seoul
Tade Goal 45+1' Report
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Chan Ming Siu
Kitchee SC Hong Kong1–1Thailand Muangthong United
Higino Goal 54' Report Teerasil Goal 41'
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Third Place Playoff[]

Muangthong United Thailand1–0South Korea FC Seoul
Silva Goal 3' Report
Attendance: 8,588
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final[]

Kitchee SC Hong Kong0–1New Zealand Auckland City
Report Lewis Goal 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 New Zealand Auckland City 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Champions
2 Hong Kong Kitchee SC 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Runner-up
3 Thailand Muangthong United 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Third place
4 South Korea FC Seoul 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]

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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