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

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 0  
Convoy Sun Hei 2  
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)  
Kitchee 1 (6)  
  Citizen 1
  Eastern 0  
Eastern 1  
Workable 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
Ju Yingzhi
Chen Zhizhao
Sham Kwok Fai
Festus
Moses
Ho Kwok Chuen 		7 – 6 Goran
Cheung Kin Fung
Gao Wen
Jević
Bamnjo
Cheng Lai Hin
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
  • Champion (HK$80,000): Citizen
  • 1st Runners-up (HK$20,000): Wofoo Tai Po
  • Knock-out in the Semi-Finals (2 teams) (HK$10,000 each): Eastern, South China
  • Knock-out in the Preliminary (6 teams) (HK$5,000 each): Bulova Rangers, Convoy Sun Hei, Happy Valley, Kitchee, Lanwa Redbull, Workable

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
  • The Hong Kong Football Association

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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