# 2009 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2009 Lunar New Year Cup is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Earth Ox Year (9 February and 12 February 2009).

## Format

The two semi-finals for the four participating teams will be held on the first day of the Chinese New Year of Ox (26 January 2009). The winning teams will enter the final and the losing teams play the third-place playoff (Both matches on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, i.e. 29 January.) Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff would be settled by penalty shootout directly, that means no extra time would be played. For the final, a thirty-minute extra time would be played after a draw. A further draw would lead to the penalty shootout.

## Participating teams

* Hong Kong League Selection (host)
* South China Pegasus Team
* Sparta Prague
* Suwon Samsung Bluewings

## Squads
### Hong Kong League Selection

* Team Managers: Leung Hung Tak, Pui Kwan Kay, Ken Ng
* Coaches: Julio Moreno (Kitchee), Chan Ho Yin (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po)
* Physical coach: Vianney Selin (Kitchee)
* Physio: So Chun Lung
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Wei Zhao | 9 August 1983 (aged 25) | Convoy Sun Hei |
| 33 | 1GK | Luciano | 10 April 1974 (aged 34) | Kitchee |
| 2 | 2DF | Machado | 24 December 1978 (aged 30) | Eastern |
| 3 | 2DF | Landon Ling | 8 October 1987 (aged 21) | Kitchee |
| 6 | 2DF | Joel | 24 July 1980 (aged 28) | NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po |
| 7 | 2DF | Festus Baise | 11 April 1980 (aged 28) | Citizen |
| 16 | 2DF | Chak Ting Fung | 27 November 1989 (aged 19) | Fourway |
| 21 | 2DF | David Díaz | 4 September 1982 (aged 26) | Kitchee |
| 23 | 2DF | Hélio | 31 January 1986 (aged 22) | Citizen |
| 5 | 3MF | Júnior (c) | 30 March 1974 (aged 34) | NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po |
| 8 | 3MF | Gustavo Zamudio | 11 April 1985 (aged 21) | Kitchee |
| 10 | 3MF | Edson Minga | 31 May 1979 (aged 29) | Fourway |
| 13 | 3MF | Chan Man Fai | 19 June 1988 (aged 20) | Kitchee |
| 14 | 3MF | Luis Cupla | | Kitchee |
| 19 | 3MF | Paulinho | 16 January 1983 (aged 26) | Citizen |
| 20 | 3MF | Tam Lok Hin | 1 December 1991 (aged 17) | Eastern |
| 28 | 3MF | Ip Chung Long | 16 November 1989 (aged 19) | Kitchee |
| 32 | 3MF | Chen Zhizhao | 14 March 1988 (aged 20) | Citizen |
| 9 | 4FW | Carlos Cáceres | 28 April 1977 (aged 29) | Kitchee |
| 11 | 4FW | Sandro | 10 March 1987 (aged 21) | Citizen |
| 15 | 4FW | Christian Annan | 3 May 1978 (aged 30) | NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po |
| 22 | 4FW | Giovane | 25 November 1982 (aged 26) | Convoy Sun Hei |

### South China Pegasus Team

* Team Managers: Steven Lo, Wong Wai Shun
* Head coach: Kim Pan-Gon (South China)
* Coaches: Liu Chun Fai, Ricardo
* Assistant coaches: Ku Kam Fai, Leung Cheuk Cheung
* Management: Lam Kai Tai, Lo Kwun Ming, Lee Yun Wah
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Oliveira | 12 October 1975 (aged 33) | TSW Pegasus |
| 23 | 1GK | Li Jian | 19 September 1985 (aged 23) | TSW Pegasus |
| 2 | 2DF | Beto | 10 July 1984 (aged 28) | TSW Pegasus |
| 3 | 2DF | Sidraílson (c) | 26 February 1982 (aged 26) | South China |
| 4 | 2DF | Deng Jinghuang | 24 January 1985 (aged 24) | TSW Pegasus |
| 6 | 2DF | Wong Chin Hung | 2 March 1982 (aged 26) | South China |
| 8 | 2DF | Wisdom Fofo Agbo | 25 June 1979 (aged 29) | TSW Pegasus |
| 18 | 2DF | Luk Koon Pong | 1 August 1978 (aged 30) | TSW Pegasus |
| 20 | 2DF | Lo Chun Kit | 13 November 1985 (aged 23) | South China |
| 25 | 2DF | Cris | 9 October 1980 (aged 28) | South China |
| 5 | 3MF | Bai He | 9 November 1982 (aged 26) | South China |
| 9 | 3MF | Liang Zicheng | 18 March 1982 (aged 26) | South China |
| 11 | 3MF | Itaparica | 8 July 1980 (aged 28) | TSW Pegasus |
| 15 | 3MF | Yuen Kin Man | 19 January 1989 (aged 20) | TSW Pegasus |
| 16 | 3MF | Louis Berty | 21 October 1981 (aged 27) | TSW Pegasus |
| 21 | 3MF | Man Pei Tak | 16 February 1982 (aged 26) | South China |
| 22 | 3MF | Kim Yeon-Gun | 12 March 1981 (aged 27) | South China |
| 27 | 3MF | Fernando | 28 March 1987 (aged 21) | South China |
| 28 | 3MF | Tales Schütz | 22 August 1981 (aged 27) | South China |
| 7 | 4FW | Masayuki Okano | 25 July 1972 (aged 36) | Unattached |
| 26 | 4FW | Cacá | 19 February 1979 (aged 29) | South China |
| 30 | 4FW | Detinho | 11 September 1973 (aged 35) | South China |

### Sparta Prague

* Head of Delegation: Jozef Chovanec
* Technical manager: David Simon
* Coaches: Martin Hašek, Jan Kmoch
* Coach Assistant: Jan Stejskal
* Doctor: Jiří Váchal
* Masseurs: Tomáš Stránský, Vít Zelenka
* Kitman: David Matěka
* Marketing Director: Michal Viktorin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 24 | 1GK | Matúš Kozáčik | 27 December 1983 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague |
| 29 | 1GK | Jaromír Blažek | 29 December 1972 (aged 36) | Sparta Prague |
| 2 | 2DF | Tomáš Řepka | 2 January 1974 (aged 34) | Sparta Prague |
| 3 | 2DF | Manuel Pamić | 20 August 1986 (aged 22) | Sparta Prague |
| 6 | 2DF | Roman Hubník | 6 June 1984 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague |
| 7 | 2DF | Sergio Peter | 12 October 1986 (aged 22) | Sparta Prague |
| 8 | 3MF | Patrik Berger | 10 November 1973 (aged 35) | Sparta Prague |
| 11 | 3MF | Igor Žofčák | 10 April 1983 (aged 23) | Sparta Prague |
| 13 | 3MF | Ondřej Kušnír | 5 April 1984 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague |
| 15 | 3MF | Jiří Kladrubský | 19 November 1985 (aged 23) | Sparta Prague |
| 20 | 3MF | Juraj Kucka | 26 February 1987 (aged 21) | Sparta Prague |
| 22 | 3MF | Martin Zeman | 28 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague |
| 25 | 3MF | Kamil Vacek | 18 May 1987 (aged 21) | Sparta Prague |
| 27 | 3MF | Luboš Hušek | 26 January 1984 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague |
| 28 | 3MF | Miroslav Matušovič | 2 November 1980 (aged 28) | Sparta Prague |
| 12 | 4FW | Bony Wilfried | 10 December 1988 (aged 20) | Sparta Prague |
| 14 | 4FW | Václav Kadlec | 20 May 1992 (aged 16) | Sparta Prague |
| 17 | 4FW | Jan Holenda | 8 December 1985 (aged 23) | Sparta Prague |
| 21 | 4FW | Jiří Jeslínek | 30 September 1987 (aged 21) | Sparta Prague |
| 30 | 4FW | Marek Kulič | 11 October 1975 (aged 33) | Sparta Prague |

### Suwon Samsung Bluewings

* Head coach: Cha Bum-kun
* Coaches: Lee Lim-saeng, Park Kun-ha
* Goalkeeper coach: Cho Byung-deuk
* Official: Kim Jin-hoon
* Team manager: Yang Dae-hyun
* Therapist: You Hoan-mo
* Video analyst: Jin Qingyi
* Interpreter: Park Sung-jin
* Kit manager: Kim Si-woong
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 21 | 1GK | Kim Dae-hwan | 1 January 1976 (aged 33) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 31 | 1GK | Park Ho-jin | 22 October 1976 (aged 32) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 2 | 2DF | Li Weifeng | 7 March 1978 (aged 30) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 3 | 2DF | Yang Sang-min | 24 February 1984 (aged 24) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 4 | 2DF | Kim Sung-keun | 20 June 1977 (aged 31) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 7 | 2DF | Lee Jae-seong | 5 July 1988 (aged 20) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 8 | 2DF | Song Chong-gug | 20 February 1979 (aged 29) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 25 | 2DF | Choi Sung-hwan | 6 October 1981 (aged 27) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 26 | 2DF | Lee Se-in | 16 June 1980 (aged 28) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 29 | 2DF | Kwak Hee-ju (c) | 5 October 1981 (aged 27) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 33 | 2DF | Park Tae-min | 21 January 1986 (aged 23) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 5 | 3MF | Park Hyunbeom | 7 May 1987 (aged 21) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 13 | 3MF | Lee Kwan-woo | 25 February 1978 (aged 30) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 15 | 3MF | Hong Soon-hak | 19 September 1980 (aged 28) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 20 | 3MF | Baek Ji-hoon | 28 February 1985 (aged 23) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 22 | 3MF | Lee Kil-hoon | 6 March 1983 (aged 25) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 30 | 3MF | Choi Sung-hyun | 2 May 1982 (aged 26) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 9 | 4FW | Edu | 30 November 1981 (aged 27) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 11 | 4FW | Kim Dae-eui | 30 May 1974 (aged 34) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 16 | 4FW | Bae Ki-jong | 26 May 1983 (aged 25) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 23 | 4FW | Welton | 6 February 1980 (aged 28) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 27 | 4FW | Seo Dong-hyun | 5 June 1985 (aged 23) | Suwon Bluewings |
| 35 | 4FW | Cho Yong-tae | 31 March 1986 (aged 22) | Suwon Bluewings |

## Fixtures

All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

### Final
## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong League Selection | 1 (4) |
| Hong Kong League Selection | 1 (4) | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong |
| South China Pegasus Team (pen.) | 1 (5) | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong |
| South China Pegasus Team (pen.) | 1 (5) | South China Pegasus Team | 2 |
| 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong | | South China Pegasus Team | 2 |
| 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 9 February 2009 – Hong Kong | Sparta Prague | 1 |
| Sparta Prague (pen.) | 0 (9) | Sparta Prague | 1 |
| Suwon Bluewings | 0 (8) | | |
| Suwon Bluewings | 0 (8) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong | 12 February 2009 – Hong Kong |
| | | Hong Kong League Selection | 0 (4) |
| | | Suwon Bluewings (pen.) | 0 (5) |
* 2009 Carlsberg Cup Champions
* South China Pegasus Team First Title

## Top scorers

1 goal
* Zamudio
* Cacá
* Tales Schütz
* Kim Yeon-gun
* Ondřej Kušnír