2008–09 Hong Kong League Cup

Hong Kong League Cup 2008–09 is the 9th Hong Kong League Cup.

2008–09 Hong Kong League Cup
Tournament details
CountryHong Kong
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsConvoy Sun Hei (4th title)
Runner-upTSW Pegasus
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored40 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Giovane (Convoy Sun Hei) (6 goals)

All teams of Hong Kong First Division League 2008–09 will play in this competition.

Calendar

RoundDateMatchesClubs
First round20 February 2009 – 22 February 2009513 → 8
Quarter-finals7 March 2009 – 8 March 200948 → 4
Semi-finals21 March 2009 – 22 March 200924 → 2
Final4 April 200912 → 1

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
 
South China1
 
21 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
TSW Pegasus2
 
TSW Pegasus3
 
7 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
Eastern0
 
Tuen Mun Progoal0
 
4 April - Mong Kok Stadium
 
Eastern2
 
TSW Pegasus2 (2)
 
8 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
Convoy Sun Hei (pen.)2 (4)
 
Kitchee (pen.)0 (5)
 
22 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
Fourway0 (3)
 
Kitchee0
 
8 March - Mong Kok Stadium
 
Convoy Sun Hei (awarded)3
 
Convoy Sun Hei6
 
 
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po0
 

All times are local (UTC+8).

First round

Mutual1 – 4Eastern
Leung Tsz Chun 74'ReportAkosah 62'
Alex 64', 83', 90'
Attendance: 203
Referee: Wong Po On

NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po5 – 0Xiangxue Eisiti
Lee Wai Lim 16'
So Loi Keung 30'
Annan 41'
Caleb 69'
Ye Jia 78'
Report
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Chan Shui Hung

Citizen1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Convoy Sun Hei
Paulinho 60'ReportLau Chi Keung 78'
Giovane 120'
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Happy Valley1 – 2Fourway
Chao Pengfei 60'ReportLam Hok Hei 31'
Minga 90'
Attendance: 967
Referee: Wong Chi Tang

TSW Pegasus5 – 0Sheffield United
Nakamura 12', 45'
Xiao Xiao 46' (o.g.)
Itaparica 64'
Cheng Siu Wai 85'
Report
Attendance: 967
Referee: Lui Siu Chuen

Quarter-finals

Tuen Mun Progoal0 – 2Eastern
ReportWong Chun Yue 60'
Zeng Qixiang 86'
Attendance: 2,421
Referee: Liu Kwok Man


Convoy Sun Hei6 – 0NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po
Carlos 30'
Giovane 39' (pen.), 61', 73'
Lo Chi Kwan 47'
Bamnjo 51'
Report
Attendance: 1,256
Referee: Lui Siu Chuen

Semi-finals

TSW Pegasus3 – 0Eastern
Itaparica 69', 73'
Machado 81' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Ng Kai Lam

Kitchee0 – 3
(awarded)
Convoy Sun Hei
ReportLau Chi Keung 54'
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Cheng Oi Cho
  • Kitchee used more than the allowed maximum of 6 foreign players after the 89th minute. Since it did not affect the final qualification of Convoy Sun Hei, the decision which awarding a 3–0 win to Convoy Sun Hei, was made on 20 April 2009, the date after the final of this competition.[1]

Final

TSW Pegasus
Convoy Sun Hei
TSW PEGASUS:
GK1 Oliveira
RB6 Luk Koon Pong
CB2 Beto  70'
CB5 Wisdom Fofo Agbo  90'
LB4 Deng Jinghuang
CM10 Eugene Mbome
CM26 Lai Yiu Cheong  63'
RW11 Itaparica
LW17 Lee Hong Lim  97'
SS19 Cheng Siu Wai (c)  80'
CF30 Yuto Nakamura
Substitutes:
GK23 Li Jian
DF3 Lin Junsheng
DF21 Lai Man Fei
MF13 Cheung Kin Fung  97'
MF15 Yuen Kin Man  63'
MF16 Louis Berty Ayock
MF20 Yip Chi Ho  80'
Coach:
Ricardo
CONVOY SUN HEI:
GK1 Wei Zhao
RB5 Carlos  82'   119'
CB26 Roberto
CB33 Cristiano Cordeiro (c)  32'
LB3 Chung Kin Hei  76'
RM9 Chan Yiu Lun
CM10 Lau Chi Keung  41'
CM16 Lai Kai Cheuk
LM14 Lo Chi Kwan  73'
RF22 Giovane  45'
LF24 Tomoaki Seino  69'
Substitutes:
GK17 Cheung King Wah
GK21 Chan Ka Ki
DF2 Tseng Siu Wing  76'   113'  76'
DF12 Tse Man Wing  73'
DF23 Lai Ka Fai
MF7 Chu Siu Kei  120'  69'
FW20 Kwok Yue Hung
Coach:
Leslie Santos

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Pau Sai Yin
    • Poon Ming Fai
  • Fourth official: Wong Po On

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Scorers

The scorers in the 2008–09 Hong Kong League Cup are as follows:[2]

References and notes