2006–07 Hong Kong League Cup Explained
The Hong Kong League Cup 2006–07 is the 7th staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.
The competition started on 11 January 2007 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs and was concluded on 18 March 2007 with the final.
Kitchee regained their second consecutive League Cup champion by winning 2-1 against Happy Valley in the final. They also won a HKD$80,000 championship prize.[1]
Teams
Details
- The 10 teams in Hong Kong First Division League is divided into groups A and B. Each team plays one match with other teams in the group once. The top 2 teams of the groups qualify for semi-finals.
- The teams are allocated in the groups according to their league positions after half season. Group A consists of Kitchee (1st), Lanwa Redbull (4th), Xiangxue Sun Hei (5th), Wofoo Tai Po (8th) and Hong Kong 08 (10th). Group B consists of South China (2nd), Rangers (3rd), Happy Valley (6th), Citizen (7th) and HKFC (9th).[2]
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Kitchee | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Xiangxue Sun Hei | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Wofoo Tai Po | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Lanwa Redbull | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
Hong Kong 08 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | |
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Group B
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Knockout stage
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
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Final
Scorers
- 4 goals
- Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise of Xiangxue Sun Hei
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Individual prizes
- Best Defensive Player Award: Darko Rakočević of Kitchee
- Top Goalscorer: Victor Eromosele Inegbenoise of Xiangxue Sun Hei
Trivia
- Happy Valley has lost in the League Cup for the 5th consecutive season.
- Happy Valley suffers their 7th consecutive losses in the final of local competitions.
- All three goals in the final were from free kicks. The goal of Happy Valley was from a Penalty kick while the two goals of Kitchee were from a Direct free kick and Indirect free kick respectively.
- The semi-finals were originally scheduled to play in Mong Kok Stadium. However, the 4 teams in the semi-finals suggested HKFA to move the matches to Hong Kong Stadium. However, after the matches, many football fans expressed their opinions that this is a main cause for the low attendance on that day.
See also
- Hong Kong League Cup
- The Hong Kong Football Association
- 2006–07 in Hong Kong football
- Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07
- Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07
- Hong Kong Senior Shield 2006-07
References
- http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4740 HKFA Website
- http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4513 HKFA Website 初探聯賽盃形勢 (in chinese)
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