2006–07 Hong Kong League Cup
The Hong Kong League Cup 2006–07 is the 7th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.
The competition started on 11 January 2007 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and was concluded on 18 March 2007 with the final.
Kitchee regained their second consecutive League Cup champion by winning 2-1 against Happy Valley in the final. They also won a HKD$80,000 championship prize.[1]
Teams
- Citizen
- Happy Valley
- HKFC
- Hong Kong 08
- Rangers
- Kitchee
- Lanwa Redbull
- South China
- Wofoo Tai Po
- Xiangxue Sun Hei
Details
- The 10 teams in Hong Kong First Division League is divided into groups A and B. Each team plays one match with other teams in the group once. The top 2 teams of the groups qualify for semi-finals.
- The teams are allocated in the groups according to their league positions after half season. Group A consists of Kitchee (1st), Lanwa Redbull (4th), Xiangxue Sun Hei (5th), Wofoo Tai Po (8th) and Hong Kong 08 (10th). Group B consists of South China (2nd), Rangers (3rd), Happy Valley (6th), Citizen (7th) and HKFC (9th).[2]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchee | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lanwa Redbull | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Hong Kong 08 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Kitchee | 2-0 | Hong Kong 08 |
|---|---|---|
Julius Akosah  45', 51' |
[1] (in Chinese) |
Wong Shun Him  53' |
| Lanwa Redbull | 0-2 | Wofoo Tai Po |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Zhiming 32' You Ling 84' Shi Meng 84' Aldo Villalba 90' |
[2] (in Chinese) |
Chiu Chun Kit 12' Chiu Chun Kit 39' Edgar Aldrighi Junior 55' Lui Chi Hing 60' Kwok Wing Sun 63' Christian Kwesi Annan 89' |
| Hong Kong 08 | 0-2 | Lanwa Redbull |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Ming Kong 45' Ho Min Tong 74' Chau Chun Wing 90' |
[3] (in Chinese) |
Aldo Villalba 2', 75' Liu Jie 20' Zhu Xuyu 44' Luo Jing 60' |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 1-1 | Xiangxue Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Kwesi Annan 23' Chiu Chun Kit 90' |
[4] (in Chinese) |
Lee Wai Lun 14' Colly Barnes Ezeh 30' Chu Siu Kei 31' Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise 67' Tse Man Wing 69' Lau Chi Keung  85' |
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 3-0 | Hong Kong 08 |
|---|---|---|
| Lico 1', 90' Chan Yiu Lun 32' |
[5] (in Chinese) |
Lo Chun Kit 45' |
| Lanwa Redbull | 1-2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Zhong 33' Aldo Villalba 49' Luo Jing 54' Geng Xin 90' |
[6] (in Chinese) |
Szeto Man Chun 45' Wilfed Bamnjo 74' Wilfed Bamnjo 89' Ivan Jević 90' |
| Hong Kong 08 | 1-0 | Wofoo Tai Po |
|---|---|---|
| Ho Min Tong 40' Au Yeung Yiu Chung 70' Chau Chun Wing 58'  89' |
[7] (in Chinese) |
So Loi Kwung 48' Edgar Aldrighi Junior 56' Li Hon Ho 68' Leung Kam Fai 82' Chan Sze Wing 86' Chiu Chun Kit 90' |
| Kitchee | 1-1 | Xiangxue Sun Hei |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Quankun 81' Gao Wen 83' Ivan Jević 86' |
[8] (in Chinese) |
Lico 5' Da Silva Joao Miguel Pinto 29' Barnes Colly Ezeh 34' 72' |
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 3-0 | Lanwa Redbull |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise 24', 61', 76' Cristiano Cordeiro 81' |
[9] (in Chinese) |
Fan Qi 40' Wang Gang 77' Lin Zhong 80' |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 1-2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Aldrighi Junior 27' Edgar Aldrighi Junior 33' Chan Yuk Chi 34' So Hong Shing 41' Kwok Wing Sun 90' Joel Bertoti Padilha 90' |
[10] (in Chinese) |
Luk Koon Pong 29' Liu Quankun 45' Gao Wen 53' Cheung Kin Fung 70' Keith Gumbs 90' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| South China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Citizen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Rangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| HKFC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
| Rangers | 2-2 | Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Kwan Yee 38' Fan Weijun 51' Fan Weijun 62' Lo Kwan Yee 85' Alex Xavier 83' Ghislain Bell Bell 87' Godfred Karikari 87' |
[11] (in Chinese) |
Leung Chun Pong 13' Anthony Dela Nyatepe 16' Chao Pengfei 36' Li Chun Yip 83' Moses Mensah 90' |
| South China | 2-0 | HKFC |
|---|---|---|
| Detinho 35'(PEN.), 70' Wong Chun Yue 90' |
[12] (in Chinese) |
Chan Man Chun 16' Cheng Lai Hin 34' Lai Chun Kit 43' Torin William Didenko 61' |
| HKFC | 1-1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Man Chun 14' Li Hang Wui 19' Lai Chun Kit 29' Chan Hon Hing 39' Ho Kwok Chuen 45' Wong Yiu Fu 90' |
[13] (in Chinese) |
Alex Xavier 43' |
| Citizen | 0-0 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Zhengchuang 28' Jorginho 76' |
[14] (in Chinese) |
Poon Yiu Cheuk 27' 37' Gerard Ambassa Guy 59' Feng Jizhi 77' |
| Happy Valley | 5-2 | HKFC |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio Lopes 6', 17' Gerard Ambassa Guy 21' Feng Jizhi 41' Evanor 65' Law Chun Bong 89' |
[15] (in Chinese) |
Michael John Challoner 27' Wong Yiu Fu 84' Jaimes Mckee 90' |
| Rangers | 0-2 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Kwan Yee 28' Fung Ka Ki 39' Ayock Louis Berty 53' Godfred Karikari 63' |
[16] (in Chinese) |
Zhang Chunhui 19' Lee Chi Ho 35' Cristiano Alves Pereira 57' Tales Schutz 72' Li Haiqiang 89' Bai He 90' |
| HKFC | 1-3 | Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Lai Hin 11' Wong Yiu Fu 31' Lo Yiu Hung 32' Li Hang Wui 59' |
[17] (in Chinese) |
Li Chun Yip 22' Xu Deshuai 31' Jorginho 40', 84' Festus Baise 65' Chao Pengfei 78' |
| South China | 1-2 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Siu Wai 31' Cheng Siu Wai 45' Man Pei Tak 75' Detinho 90' Au Wai Lun 90' |
[18] (in Chinese) |
Law Chun Bong 1' Gerard Ambassa Guy 17' Gerard Ambassa Guy 45' Etoga Romaric 27' 47' Vandré 51' Fábio Lopes 71' 90' |
| Happy Valley | 1-2 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Cheung Sai Ho 52' Lee Wai Man 77' Li Ming 80' |
[19] (in Chinese) |
Yu Yang 16' Godfred Karikari 27', 72' Xiao Guoji 38' Chan Wai Ho 45' Fung Ka Ki 59' Lo Kwan Yee 90' |
| Citizen | 0-0 | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Lai Ka Fai 68' Chao Pengfei 90' |
[20] (in Chinese) |
Chan Chi Hong 43' Kwok Kin Pong 48' Li Haiqiang 81' Cheng Siu Wai 82' Cristiano Alves Pereira 90' |
Knockout stage
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Kitchee (AET) | 1 (2) | |||||||
| B2 | South China | 1 (1) | |||||||
| A1 | Kitchee | 2 | |||||||
| B1 | Happy Valley | 1 | |||||||
| A2 | Xiangxue Sun Hei | 2 (2) | |||||||
| B1 | Happy Valley (PSO) | 2 (4) | |||||||
| Hong Kong League Cup 2006–07 Winner |
|---|
Kitchee Second Title |
Semi-finals
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 2-2 2-2 (AET) 2-4 (PSO) | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Cordeiro 15' Barnes Colly Ezeh 78' Chan Yiu Lun 81' Lee Wai Lun 105' Cordeiro 109' Lau Chi Keung 63' 111' Chan Ho Man 114' |
[21] (in Chinese) |
Poon Yiu Cheuk 26' (PEN.) Fabio Lopes Alcantara 40' Evanor 42' Tong Kin Man 59' Poon Man Tik 72' |
| Penalties | ||
| Chu Siu Kei: scored Lee Wai Lun: scored Chan Yiu Lun: saved Joao Miguel Pinto Da Silva: saved |
2:4 | Poon Yiu Cheuk: scored Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro: scored Lee Sze Ming: scored Evanor: scored |
| Kitchee | 1-1 2-1(AET) | South China |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Quankun 5' Ivan Jević 45' Julius Akosah 79' Luk Koon Pong 84' Wilfed Bamnjo 98' (PEN.) Keith Gumbs 105' |
[22] (in Chinese) |
Deng Jinghuang 23' Tales Schutz 36' Li Haiqiang 49' Lee Chi Ho 56' Man Pei Tak 97' Au Wai Lun 105' Zhang Jianzhong 118' |
Final
| Happy Valley | 1-2 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Cheung Sai Ho 28' Lee Wai Man 48' Poon Yiu Cheuk 56' (PEN.) Poon Man Tik 58' Gerard Ambassa Guy 70' |
[23] (in Chinese) |
Liu Quankun 18' Julius Akosah 50' Chan Siu Ki 67' Darko Rakočević 72', 76'Tam Siu Wai 90' |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Chao Pengfei of Citizen
Jorginho of Citizen
Gerard Ambassa Guy of Happy Valley- Law Chun Bong of Happy Valley
- Poon Yiu Cheuk of Happy Valley
Darko Rakočević of Kitchee- Ivan Jević of Kitchee
Julius Akosah of Kitchee- Wilfed Bamnjo of Kitchee
Aldo Villalba of Lanwa Redbull
Godfred Karikari of Rangers- Detinho of South China
- 1 goal
- Leung Chun Pong of Citizen
- Cheung Sai Ho of Happy Valley
- Evanor of Happy Valley
- Cheng Lai Hin of HKFC
- Jaimes Mckee of HKFC
- Michael John Challoner of HKFC
- Wong Yiu Fu of HKFC
- Au Yeung Yiu Chung of Hong Kong 08
Keith Gumbs of Kitchee- Liu Quankun of Kitchee
- Luk Koon Pong of Kitchee
- Lin Zhong of Lanwa Redbull
- Alex Xavier of Rangers
- Fan Weijun of Rangers
- Lo Kwan Yee of Rangers
- Cheng Siu Wai of South China
Cristiano Alves Pereira of South China- Li Haiqiang of South China
- Tales Schutz of South China
- Chiu Chun Kit of Wofoo Tai Po
- Christian Kwesi Annan of Wofoo Tai Po
- Edgar Aldrighi Junior of Wofoo Tai Po
- Lui Chi Hing of Wofoo Tai Po
- Barnes Colly Ezeh of Xiangxue Sun Hei
- Chan Yiu Lun of Xiangxue Sun Hei
- Cordeiro of Xiangxue Sun Hei
Individual prizes
- Best Defensive Player Award: Darko Rakočević of Kitchee
- Top Goalscorer: Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise of Xiangxue Sun Hei
Trivia
- Happy Valley has lost in the League Cup for the 5th consecutive season.
- Happy Valley suffers their 7th consecutive losses in the final of local competitions.
- All three goals in the final were from free kicks. The goal of Happy Valley was from a Penalty kick while the two goals of Kitchee were from a Direct free kick and Indirect free kick respectively.
- The semi-finals were originally scheduled to play in Mong Kok Stadium. However, the 4 teams in the semi-finals suggested HKFA to move the matches to Hong Kong Stadium. However, after the matches, many football fans expressed their opinions that this is a main cause for the low attendance on that day.
See also
- Hong Kong League Cup
- The Hong Kong Football Association
- 2006–07 in Hong Kong football
- Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07
- Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07
- Hong Kong Senior Shield 2006-07
References
- ^ HKFA Website 聯賽盃決賽 - 愉園 1:2 傑志 (in Chinese)
- ^ HKFA Website 初探聯賽盃形勢 (in chinese)
External links
- Fixtures at HKFA.com