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2019 Lunar New Year Cup
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The 93rd 2019 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 豬年賀歲盃; literally: "Year of the Pig Celebrate New Year Cup") was the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in early February 2019. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament.
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Format
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams were held on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Pig (5 February 2019). The winning teams entered the final and the losing teams play the third-place playoff (Both matches on the third day of the Lunar New Year, i.e. 7 February.) Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff were 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.
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Teams
Four teams were invited to participate:[1]
HK LNY Selection Team (hosts)
Sagan Tosu
Auckland City
Shandong Luneng
Squads
HK LNY Selection Team
- Manager:
Kevin Bond[2]：
Sagan Tosu
- Manager:
Lluís Carreras
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Auckland City
- Manager: Ramon Tribulietx
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
- Manager: Li Xiaopeng
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Fixtures and results
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All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
 HK LNY Selection Team | 1 (2) | |||||
| 8 January | ||||||
 Sagan Tosu (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Sagan Tosu | 1 | |||||
| 6 January | ||||||
 Shandong Luneng | 3 | |||||
| Shandong Luneng | 2 | |||||
 Auckland City | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 January | ||||||
| HK LNY Selection Team | 1 | |||||
| Auckland City | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
| 2019 Lunar New Year Champions |
|---|
 Shandong Luneng First time |
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References
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