1st Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup explained

Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 1978–79 is the 1st staging of this two-leg competition between Hong Kong and Guangdong.

The first leg was played in Guangzhou on 21 January 1979 while the second leg was played in Hong Kong Stadium on 28 January 1979.

Guangdong captured the first champion of this competitive by winning an aggregate 4–1 against Hong Kong.

Squads

Hong Kong

• Coach: Lo Tak Kuen (Chinese: 盧德權)

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Guangdong

Guangdong team consists of 17 players.

• Cai Jinbiao 蔡錦標
• Wu Zhiying 吳志英
• He Jia 何佳
• Chen Xirong 陳熙榮
• Ou Weiteng 歐偉庭
• Gu Guangming 古廣明
• Rong Zhixing 容志行
• Yang Fusheng 楊福生
• Ye Xiquan 葉細權
• Du Qing'en 杜慶恩
• He Jinlun 何錦倫
• Xie Zhiguang 謝志光

Trivia

• Ou Weiteng of Guangdong team scored after 4 minutes and this is the first goal of the competition.
• Second leg was played on the first day of Chinese New Year.

Results

First Leg

Second Leg

References

• HKFA website 省港盃回憶錄(一) (in Chinese)
• HKFA website 省港盃回憶錄(二) (in Chinese)
• Takungpao, 1979-01-27, page 12
• Wah Kiu Yat Po, 1979-01-30, section 3 page 4 (total page 12)

See also

• 1979 Lunar New Year Cup

Notes and References

1. Takungpao, 1979-01-21, page 12