2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup

The 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 34th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup. Citizen beat Wofoo Tai Po by 2-0 in the final and captured the FA Cup for the first time.

2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup
Country Hong Kong
ChampionsCitizen (1st title)
Runners-upWofoo Tai Po
2007-08 Hong Kong FA Cup Win

The competition started on 23 April 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs. Four of them took part in the first round to determine which team advanced to the quarter-finals. From quarter finals onward, the cup competition was a single-elimination tournament.

The competition was officially known as 2007/2008 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup due to sponsorship from LANWA Group Company Limited [1]

Although all the matches before the final was held at the Mongkok Stadium, the final was staged at the Hong Kong Stadium on 18 May 2008. The final match was part of the fund raising charity activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. All profits of the game was donated for the rescue and rebuild of Sichuan after the basic costs are deducted. Four matches was played in total, including three friendly matches and the FA Cup final. The friendly matches include 1) SCAA Veteran vs Happy Valley Veteran, 2) HKFA Invitation Team vs All Star Sport Association and 3) TVB Artist vs Ladies Star Team.[2]

Teams

Fixtures and results

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Bracket
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
South China 1
Convoy Sun Hei 2 Convoy Sun Hei 0
Lanwa Redbull 0 South China 1
Wofoo Tai Po 2
Bulova Rangers 0
Wofoo Tai Po 2
Wofoo Tai Po 0
Citizen 2
Citizen (pen.) 1 (7)
Eastern 1 Kitchee 1 (6)
Workable 0 Citizen 1
Eastern 0
Happy Valley 1
Eastern (a.e.t.) 2

First round
Eastern1 – 0Workable
Jeferson 56' (Report)
Attendance: 657
Referee: Wong Chi Tang
Convoy Sun Hei2 – 0Lanwa Redbull
Giovane 1' 81' (Report)
Attendance: 657
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau

Quarter-finals
Bulova Rangers0 – 2Wofoo Tai Po
(Report) Joel 54'
Lee Wai Lim 57'
Attendance: 901
Referee: Fung Ka Yu
Citizen1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Kitchee
Márcio 52' (Report) Akosah 33'
Penalties
Ronan soccer ball with check mark
Ju Yingzhi soccer ball with check mark
Chen Zhizhao soccer ball with check mark
Sham Kwok Fai soccer ball with check mark
Festus soccer ball with check mark
Moses soccer ball with check mark
Ho Kwok Chuen soccer ball with check mark		 7 – 6 soccer ball with check mark Goran
soccer ball with check mark Cheung Kin Fung
soccer ball with check mark Gao Wen
soccer ball with check mark Jević
soccer ball with check mark Bamnjo
soccer ball with check mark Cheng Lai Hin
soccer ball with red X Li Hang Wui
Attendance: 901
Referee: Cheng Oi Cho
Happy Valley1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Eastern
Tomy 45' (pen.) (Report) Paulo 34'
Rodrigo 114'
Attendance: 2,734
Referee: Pau Sai Yin
South China1 – 0Convoy Sun Hei
Itaparica 41' (Report)
Attendance: 2,734
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Semi-finals
Eastern0 – 1Citizen
(Report) Chen Zhizhao 49'
Attendance: 2,682
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
South China1 – 2Wofoo Tai Po
Chan Wai Ho 32' (Report) Ye Jia 47'
Rafael 85'
Attendance: 2,682
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau

Final
Citizen2 – 0Wofoo Tai Po
Chen Zhizhao 14'
Joel 84' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Wong Po On

Top goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal

Prizes

[1]

Team awards

Individual awards

[3]

Trivia
  • It was the first time since 1991-92 season that the FA Cup final was competed by two teams which had never reached this cup final before.
  • Both Citizen and Wofoo Tai Po had never captured any senior trophies in their club histories.

See also

References
  1. HKFA Website 2007/08 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup
  2. HKFA Website, Lanwa International FA CUP Final & Donation for the earthquake victims
  3. HKFA Website, 聯華國際足總盃決賽 公民 2:0 和富大埔 (in Chinese)
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