2020 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2020 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 鼠年賀歲盃; lit. 'Year of the Mouse Celebrate New Year Cup'), was an annual football event to be held in Hong Kong to celebrate Chinese New Year. The event was organized by the Hong Kong Football Association. 2 matches were to be played.[1]

2020 Lunar New Year Cup

鼠年賀歲盃
Hong Kong Hong Kong Premier League XI
Cancelled
Date	26 January 2020
Venue	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

However, on 23 January 2020, three days before the event, the HKFA announced its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Teams

All teams were to have come from Hong Kong this year.

First match (90 minutes): [3]

• Hong Kong Women's Representative Team
• Stars of Future

Second match (90 minutes): [4]

• Hong Kong Representative Team
• Hong Kong Premier League XI

Squads

Hong Kong Women's Representative Team

• Team Manager: Betty Wong
• Head coach: Ricardo
• Coach: Wong Chi Wai, Wong Shuk Fan, Fan Chun Kit
• Goalkeeper coach: Poon Kwong Tak

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	GK	Ng Cheuk Wai		Happy Valley
	GK	Ng Yuen Ki		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	DF	Sin Chung Yee		Happy Valley
	DF	Ma Chak Shun		Happy Valley
	DF	Wong So Han		Happy Valley
	DF	So Hoi Lam		Happy Valley
	DF	Kwok Ching Man		Citizen
	DF	Woo Lok Ki		Sha Tin
	MF	Chan Wing Sze		Sha Tin
	MF	Yiu Hei Man		Happy Valley
	MF	Cham Ching Man		Happy Valley
	MF	Tsang Lai Mae		Happy Valley
	MF	Ho Mui Mei		Citizen
	MF	Wai Yuen Ting		Citizen
	FW	Cheung Wai Ki		Citizen
	FW	Yuen Hoi Dik		Citizen
	FW	Lee Wing Yan		Kitchee
	FW	Chan Hiu Man		Tai Po

Stars of Future

• Team Manager: Betty Wong
• Head coach: Chan Shuk Chi
• Coach: Fan Ying Ying, Ng Wing Kum
• Goalkeeper coach: Wong Tsz Him
• Conditioning coach: Matthew Pears

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	GK	Chow Kam Yee		Tai Po
	GK	Shick Mona		HKFC
	DF	Tsang Pak Tung		Tai Po
	DF	Hui Yee Sum		Citizen
	DF	Chu Po Yan		Citizen
	DF	Wu Choi Yiu		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	DF	Wong Hei Tung		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	DF	Sum Hiu Tung		HKFC
	MF	Tse Wing Chin		Citizen
	MF	Lam Yue Yan		Citizen
	MF	Chan Chung Man		Citizen
	MF	Chan Wing Lam		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	MF	Chan Yee Hing		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	MF	Andrea Chan		HKFC
	FW	Limbu Sneha		Citizen
	FW	Ching Ka Yam		Citizen
	FW	Cheung Tsz Ching		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	FW	Leung Hong Kiu		Chelsea FC Soccer School (HK)
	FW	Chu Sin Kwan		Sha Tin

Hong Kong Representative Team

• Head coach: Cheung Kin Fung
• Coach: Yu Siu Chee, Fan Chun Yip, Matthew Pears

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Yip Ka Yu	24 December 1996 (aged 23)	0	0	Yuen Long
	GK	Tse Ka Wing	4 September 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	R&F
	DF	Law Chun Ting	11 January 1996 (aged 24)	0	0	Yuen Long
	DF	Tsang Chi Hau	12 January 1990 (aged 30)	3	0	Yuen Long
	DF	Chan Kong Pan	13 April 1996 (aged 23)	0	0	Southern
	DF	Lau Hok Ming	19 October 1995 (aged 24)	0	0	Lee Man
	DF	Yu Pui Hong	7 February 1995 (aged 24)	0	0	Lee Man
	DF	Yu Wai Lim	20 September 1998 (aged 21)	0	0	Lee Man
	MF	Lai Kak Yi	10 May 1996 (aged 23)	0	0	Yuen Long
	MF	Wu Chun Ming	21 November 1997 (aged 22)	1	0	Eastern
	MF	Yue Tze Nam	12 May 1998 (aged 21)	2	0	Eastern
	MF	Lai Pui Kei	30 December 2001 (aged 18)	0	0	Happy Valley
	MF	Lau Ho Lam	22 January 1993 (aged 27)	0	0	Southern
	MF	Lam Hin Ting	9 December 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	R&F
	FW	Chu Wai Kwan	9 February 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	Happy Valley
	FW	Yuen Sai Kit	19 December 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	Happy Valley
	FW	Chan Kwong Ho	31 December 1996 (aged 23)	1	0	Southern
	FW	Lam Hok Hei	18 September 1991 (aged 28)	12	3	Rangers

Hong Kong Premier League XI

• Head coach: Liu Chun Fai
• Coach: Anílton, Chan Ka Ki

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	GK	To Chun Kiu	17 July 1994 (aged 25)	Happy Valley
	GK	Li Yat Chun	8 December 1995 (aged 24)	Southern
	DF	Fábio Lopes	24 March 1977 (aged 42)	Yuen Long
	DF	Igor Miovic	11 March 1986 (aged 33)	Happy Valley
	DF	Luciano	13 June 1987 (aged 32)	Happy Valley
	DF	Beto	10 July 1984 (aged 35)	Southern
	DF	Kota Kawase	8 November 1992 (aged 27)	Southern
	DF	Shay Spitz	27 January 1988 (aged 31)	Southern
	MF	Aender Naves	12 February 1983 (aged 36)	Rangers
	MF	Kessi	26 October 1994 (aged 25)	Yuen Long
	MF	Mikael	6 April 1993 (aged 26)	Yuen Long
	MF	Juninho	11 December 1990 (aged 29)	Yuen Long
	MF	João Emir	17 March 1989 (aged 30)	Eastern
	MF	Mahir Karić	5 March 1992 (aged 27)	Happy Valley
	MF	Jonathan Acosta	11 October 1988 (aged 31)	Lee Man
	MF	Serhiy Shapoval	7 February 1990 (aged 29)	Lee Man
	FW	Christian Annan	3 May 1978 (aged 41)	Rangers
	FW	Maicon Santana	22 February 1989 (aged 30)	Yuen Long

Results

First match

26 January 2020

13:30 UTC+8

Hong Kong Women	Cancelled	Stars of Future

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Second match

26 January 2020

16:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	Cancelled	Hong Kong Premier League XI

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

References

1. Lunar New Year Cup 2020 HKFA 11 January 2020
2. Chan, Kin-wa. "Wuhan coronavirus: Lunar New Year Cup cancelled by government just hours after HKFA promotes the event". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
3. Announcement of Squad Lists for Hong Kong Women’s Representative Team vs Stars of Future HKFA 15 January 2020
4. Lunar New Year Cup 2020 Announcement of Squad Lists for 2nd Match – Hong Kong Representative Team vs Hong Kong Premier League XI HKFA 17 January 2020