25th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup explained

Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 2002–03 is the 25th staging of this two-leg competition between Hong Kong and Guangdong.

The first leg was played in Guangzhou while the second leg was played in Hong Kong.

Guangzhou captured the champion by winning an aggregate 4–1 against Hong Kong.

Rules

• Each team was allowed to register a maximum of 5 foreign players, among which only 3 of them could be played in the match at the same time.

Squads

Hong Kong

• Fan Chun Yip
• Chung Ho Yin
• Cheung Yiu Lun
• Leung Chi Wing
• Chan Wai Ho
• Cristiano Cordeiro
• Ng Wai Chiu
• Poon Yiu Cheuk
• Cheung Sai Ho
• Kim Pan-Gon
• Lo Chi Kwan
• Lee Wai Man
• Man Pei Tak
• Lee Kin Wo
• Cornelius Udebuluzor
• Chan Ho Man
• Au Wai Lun
• Rochy Putiray
• Chan Chi Hong
• Keith Gumbs
• Szeto Man Chun
• Gerard Ambassa Guy
• Márcio Gabriel Anacleto

Guangdong

The team was formed mainly by players from Jia A 2002 1st runner-up Shenzhen Kejian Pingan. It also invited 4 players from Jia A champion team Dalian Shide. Some of the players in the squad include:

• Chen Yongqiang
• Ji Mingyi (from Dalian)
• Li Fei
• Li Jianhua
• Li Ming (from Dalian)
• Li Yi (captain)
• Liu Jian
• Sun Gang
• Wang Hongwei
• Wang Peng (from Dalian)
• Wen Guanghui
• Yang Guang
• Yuan Lin
• Zhang Xinxin
• Zheng Zhi
• Zheng Bin
• Zou Jie (from Dalian)

Results

First Leg

Second Leg

Trivia

• Dalian Shide players Wang Peng and Zou Jie were top scorers in AFC Youth Championship 2002.
• Zheng Zhi only played for the second match. He was the Jia A 2002 Player of the Year.

References

• HKFA website 近5屆省港盃回顧(一) (in chinese)