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The Lunar New Year Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) since 1908. It is usually held on the first and fourth days of the Chinese New Year as a part of the city's new year celebrations. Formerly known as the Carlsberg Cup, Brazil, Norway, Uruguay and Denmark national sides have previously competed in the competition. In recent years, the mini-tournament has consisted of club sides from Asia and the Americas, and a representative Hong Kong select.
- The two Hong Kong heavyweights will help kick off the festive celebrations in the city in the absence of traditional Lunar New Year Cup
- Favourites Kitchee expect a tough time with first trophy of the season up for grabs at Hong Kong Stadium on January 22
Hong Kong Football Association pulls the plug on its Lunar New Year Cup for a fourth year, but says international football will return next summer.
Visitors range from Pele, Eusebio and Franz Beckenbauer in the 1970s to star-studded Liverpool and Manchester City teams in recent seasons.
Football Association chairman Pui Kwan-kay says there are no plans to extend the season beyond June even if it suffers further disruptions caused by the pandemic.
The hope is that things will quickly get back to normal in 2021, but many Hong Kong staples are yet to be scheduled for the coming year.
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The Scot chats about his world record attempt of 116 Star Ferry crossings and celebrity links with Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Marvin Hagler and Stevie Wonder
Several of the Brazil legend’s 1,281 career goals came in Hong Kong on tour with club side Santos, while his trip to the city in 1970 had an inadvertent effect on the local game.
Pay cut for Premier League players following coronavirus-shaken economy.
Club representatives say the Tseung Kwan O centre facilities are inadequate and they would prefer playing behind closed doors at proper venues
Lunar New Year Cup showcase game cancelled because of Wuhan coronavirus but HKFA’s Betty Wong wants annual game, while Ricardo Rambo wants to change thinking that women’s game is mere recreation.
Potential health risks too great, says Football Association chairman Pui Kwan-kay, as Hong Kong tightens monitoring of the virus.
HKFA wants the traditional showpiece to continue despite the lukewarm response from overseas clubs who opted out of sending a team to the city
The worst-case scenario may see two local sides against each other in blow to traditional new year event with the annual Interport Cup against Guangdong also put on hold.
Vice chairman Pui Kwan-kay wants stronger teams for Lunar New Year Cup with government financial backing
Englishman leads Hong Kong to third place at annual tournament, but could face competition with Ian Holloway expressing interest in vacant role
Chinese Super League club run out 3-1 winners in Hong Kong Stadium
Auckland City are runaway leaders of the New Zealand Premiership but fall to a 1-0 loss against the local outfit
The matches finishes 1-1 after 90 minutes before the J.League side win the shoot-out 4-2
The Chinese Super League side had to fight back from a goal down with Brazilian Roger Guedes hitting a double
City residents take in traditional festivities, heading to the soccer and making offerings to the Wishing Tree.
Superstar names have graced the pitch at Hong Kong Stadium and several have gone on to lift the trophy
Fernando Torres and Marouane Fellaini will follow in the footsteps of football’s biggest names in appearing at historic tournament
Four-team format returns for 2019 edition
Belgium international due to arrive Guangzhou today to join up with new club
Stars like Hristo Stoichkov, Rene Higuita, Luis Hernandez and Peter Schmeichel all played in Hong Kong
Organisers expecting 30,000 tickets to be sold, with 20,000 sales needed to break even
Torres’ J-League club Sagan Tosu, Auckland City, Shandong Luneng and Hong Kong League XI form line-up for holiday tournament
The Hong Kong Football Association had earlier said the event would remain the same as last year with two local sides playing against each other
