The 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, officially known as Wing Lung Bank 2008 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 Year of Rat (7 February and 10 February 2008).
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams will be held on the first day of the Chinese New Year of Rat (7 February 2008). 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. 10 February 2008.) 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.
Hajduk Split
Hong Kong League Selection (host)
Peñarol
Ulsan Hyundai
General Manager: Ivica Šurjak
Sports Director: Tomislav Erceg
Coach: Robert Jarni
Assistant Coach: Saša Glavaš
Econom: Miro Čolak
Team Managers: Brian H T Leung, Lo Kit Sing, Chow Man Leung
Administrative Manager: Tsang Wai Chung, Lee Yun Wah
Coach: Jose Luis
Coach Assistant: Rambo Jose Ricardo
Assistant Coach: Lo Kai Wah, Lee Kin Wo
Fitness Coach: Chan Hiu Ming
Goalkeeper Coach: Lui Chun Fai
Physio: Lui Yat Hong
Team Assistant: Kwan Kon Sang
Coordinator: Juan Pedro Damiani
Coach: Gustavo Matosas
Manager: Jorge López
Vice President: Kim Hyung-yong
Coach: Kim Jung-nam
Team Manager: Lee Young-woo
All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
2 goals
Mladen Bartolović (Hajduk Split|)
Goran Stankovski (Hong Kong League Selection)
1 goal
Florin Cernat (Hajduk Split|)
Tales Schutz (Hong Kong League Selection)
Chan Siu Ki (Hong Kong League Selection)
Darío Rodríguez (Peñarol)
José María Franco (Peñarol)
Lee Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
Brasília (Ulsan Hyundai)
Tickets are divided into 5 prices categories: $100(Senior Citizens & Full Time Students ONLY), $150, $200, $280 and $380.
Audience seating in Section 116 (Hong Kong Fans Special Area) are each given a cheering T-shirt.
All audience who have bought a ticket are given a pair of coupletes.
