41st Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

The 41st Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup was held on 6 and 9 January 2019.^[1][2] Hong Kong retained the trophy, beating Guangdong 5–2 on aggregate.^[3]

41st Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

Event	Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Guangdong Hong Kong 2 5
First leg
Guangdong Hong Kong 2 1
Date	6 January 2019
Venue	Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Referee	Li Haixin
Weather	Overcast / 16°C
Second leg
Hong Kong Guangdong 4 0
Date	9 January 2019
Venue	Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Referee	Tam Ping Wun
Attendance	4,096
Weather	Overcast / 17°C
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Squads

Guangdong

• Head coach: Chen Yuliang^[4]
• Assistant coach: Wen Zhijun, Peng Changying, Ling Xiaojun, Pan Weiming^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Yang Chao	(1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 25)		Meixian Techand
2	2DF	Zeng Yuming	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 21)		Shandong Luneng
3	2DF	Gong Liangxuan	(1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 25)		Guangzhou Evergrande
4	2DF	Chen Zijie	(1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 21)		Guangzhou Evergrande
6	3MF	Zhu Haiwei	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 27)		Zhejiang Greentown
7	3MF	Li Zhilang	(1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 27)		Meizhou Hakka
8	3MF	Deng Yubiao	(1997-06-08)8 June 1997 (aged 21)		Guangzhou Evergrande
9	4FW	Yang Chaosheng	(1993-07-22)22 July 1993 (aged 25)		Unattached
10	3MF	Ye Chugui	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 24)		Guangzhou R&F
12	1GK	Fang Zihong	(1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 20)		Guangzhou Evergrande
13	3MF	Ning An	(1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 23)		R&F
14	2DF	Huang Yuanqiang	(1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 21)		Meixian Techand
15	3MF	Wang Peng	(1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 21)		Guangzhou R&F
16	3MF	Yu Jianfeng	(1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 29)		Nantong Zhiyun
17	3MF	Zhong Juzhan	(1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 25)		Yinchuan Helanshan
20	2DF	Zhong Zhigang	(1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 21)		Lhasa Urban Construction Investment
21	4FW	Cai Jingyuan	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 32)		Shenzhen
22	1GK	Hou Yu	(1990-12-20)20 December 1990 (aged 28)		Meizhou Hakka
23	3MF	Lu Lin (Captain)	(1985-02-03)3 February 1985 (aged 33)		Guangzhou R&F
24	3MF	Hu Weiwei	(1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 25)		Unattached
27	4FW	Hu Yangyang	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 23)		Hainan Boying
26	3MF	Hou Yu	(2001-01-31)31 January 2001 (aged 17)		Guangzhou Evergrande
29	4FW	Xu Jiajun	(1995-05-29)29 May 1995 (aged 23)		Yanbian Beiguo
32	3MF	Chen Zhizhao	(1988-03-14)14 March 1988 (aged 30)		Guangzhou R&F
33	2DF	Chen Jianlong	(1989-05-14)14 May 1989 (aged 29)		Meizhou Hakka
37	2DF	Li Junfeng	(1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 21)		Coimbrões
38	2DF	Tu Dongxu	(1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 27)		Meixian Techand

Hong Kong

The final 23-man squad of Hong Kong was announced on 3 January 2019.^[5]

• Head coach: Kwok Kar Lok

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Tse Ka Wing	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 19)		Dreams FC
2	2DF	Law Tsz Chun	(1997-03-02)2 March 1997 (aged 21)		Kitchee
3	2DF	Yu Wai Lim	(1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 20)		Lee Man
4	2DF	Poon Pak On	(1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 19)		Dreams
5	2DF	Leung Nok Hang	(1994-11-14)14 November 1994 (aged 24)		R&F
6	3MF	Wu Chun Ming (Captain)	(1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 21)		Pegasus
7	3MF	Remi Dujardin	(1997-06-23)23 June 1997 (aged 21)		St. Bonaventure Bonnies
8	4FW	Chan Kwong Ho	(1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 22)		Yuen Long
9	4FW	Yuen Chun Sing	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 25)		R&F
10	3MF	Cheng Chin Lung	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 20)		Kitchee
11	4FW	Cheng Siu Kwan	(1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 21)		Lee Man
12	2DF	Chung Sing Lam	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 20)		Rangers
13	3MF	Ho Chun Ting	(1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 20)		Hoi King
14	2DF	Chan Ching Him	(1998-04-18)18 April 1998 (aged 20)		Eastern
15	3MF	Yue Tze Nam	(1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 20)		Eastern
16	4FW	Sun Ming Him	(2000-06-19)19 June 2000 (aged 18)		Hoi King
17	4FW	Jordan Lam	(1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 19)		Dreams FC
18	1GK	Ko Chun	(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 20)		Lee Man
19	1GK	Choy Tsz To	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 19)		Southern
20	4FW	Hirokane Harima	(1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 20)		Hoi King
21	4FW	Peng Lin Lin	(1998-08-18)18 August 1998 (aged 20)		Dreams FC
22	4FW	Matt Orr	(1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 22)		San Francisco
27	4FW	Cheng Tsz Sum	(1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 19)		Tai Po

Match details

First leg

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)

15:30 UTC+8

Guangdong	2–1	Hong Kong
Lu Lin 45+3' (pen.) Chen Zijie 50'	Report	Jordan Lam 90+1'

Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong

Referee: Li Haixin (China PR)

Second leg

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	4–0	Guangdong
Matt Orr 22' Leung Nok Hang 50' Yuen Chun Sing 56' (pen.) Yue Tze Nam 71'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong

Attendance: 4,096

Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong won 5–2 on aggregate.