The 87th 2013 Lunar New Year Cup, also known as the China Mobile Satellite Communication Cup due to sponsorship reason, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. The name of this event was changed back to Lunar New Year Cup after two editions of Asian Challenge Cup were held in 2011 and 2012.
Team | Country | League last season | Pos. | |
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Hong Kong League XI | — | — | ||
Shanghai East Asia | League One | 1st | ||
Muangthong United F.C. | Thai Premier League | 1st | ||
Busan IPark | K League Classic | 7th |
Each First Division League team had nominated at most 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards for the public vote of Hong Kong League XI Team. 10 players with the highest number of vote from different position were selected to the team, while 2 goalkeepers and 6 other players were chosen by the head coach of the team, Josep Gombau.
10 players with the highest voting in each position of the public vote are as follows:
Position | Players | Position | Players |
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Left Defender | Deng Jinghuang (Sun Pegasus) | Right Defender | Chak Ting Fung (South China) |
Ballot: 4775 | Ballot: 4595 | ||
Center Defender (1) | Joel Bertoti Padilha (South China) | Center Defender (2) | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (Citizen) |
Ballot: 4536 | Ballot: 4240 | ||
Defensive Midfielder | Aender Naves Mesquita (Wofoo Tai Po) | Attacking Midfielder (1) | Itaparica (South China) |
Ballot: 4209 | Ballot: 6857 | ||
Attacking Midfielder (2) | Miroslav Saric (Biu Chun Rangers) | Forward (1) | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake (Yokohama FC Hong Kong) |
Ballot: 5056 | Ballot: 5508 | ||
Forward (2) | Giovane Alves da Silva (Biu Chun Rangers) | Forward (3) | Alex Tayo Akande (Wofoo Tai Po) |
Ballot: 4544 | Ballot: 4345 |
Honorary Team Manager: Brian Leung
Deputy Honorary Team Manager: Steven Lo, Pui Kwan Kay, Ken Ng
Coach: Josep Gombau (Kitchee)
CSCoach selection, PSPublic selection
*Deng Jinghuang(Sun Pegaus) resigned due to injury.
General coach: Xu Genbao
Head coach: Jiang Bingyao
Manager: Slaviša Jokanović
Manager: Yoon Sung-Hyo