2005 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 2004–05 is the 27th staging of this two-leg competition between Hong Kong and Guangdong.

The first leg was played in Guangzhou while the second leg was played in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong captured champion by winning an aggregate 4–2 against Guangdong.

Squads

Hong Kong

Some of the players in the squad include:

Guangdong

Guangdong sent the football team which represented the province for 2005 National Games of China. The average age of the team was younger than 20 years old. Some of the players in the squad include:

Results

First Leg

Second Leg

Hong Kong2-2Guangdong
Cheung Sai Ho  45'
Au Wai Lun  82'
Huang Fengtao  40'
Lu Lin  60'

Trivia

  • After 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the HKFA announced that the second leg of this Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup would be for charity fund raising for the incident. All profits from the match went to the fund organized by AFC. More than 16,000 tickets were sold for the match and a fund of more than 2.8 million HK dollars was raised.
  • Hong Kong lifted the trophy for the 10th time in history.

References

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