31st Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup

The 31st Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup was held in January 2009. Defending champions Hong Kong played against Guangdong at Yuexiushan Stadium on 1 January in the first leg and the second leg was played at Mong Kok Stadium on 4 January. Hong Kong football representative team represented Hong Kong Team this year instead of Hong Kong League XI and 2008 Chinese third-tier league runners-up Guangdong Sunray Cave (Guangdong U19s) replaced Guangzhou FC as Guangdong Team to participate in this tournament. Hong Kong won 5–4 on aggregate and were crowned their 13th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup champions.

Squads

Guangdong

• Manager: Cao Yang
• Assistant managers: Guan Zhirui, He Weiwen, Zhong Weimin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
22	1GK	Hou Yu	20 December 1990 (age 18)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
23	1GK	Zhi Silong	1 February 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
1	1GK	Zhang Xunwei	28 February 1989 (age 19)		Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti
4	2DF	Chen Jianlong (captain)	14 May 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
5	2DF	Liu Sheng	8 September 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
3	2DF	Guo Zichao	25 January 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
2	2DF	Wang Chao	19 December 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
7	2DF	Xu Weilong	16 June 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
21	2DF	Liu Yuchen	3 January 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
28	2DF	Huang Jiaqiang	14 March 1990 (age 18)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
29	2DF	Chen Haibin	5 June 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
25	2DF	Deng Zhigang	20 April 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
10	3MF	Pan Jia	1 October 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
6	3MF	Tan Binliang	4 November 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
15	3MF	Zhao Huang	2 January 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
17	3MF	Yu Jianfeng	29 January 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
18	3MF	Yin Hongbo	30 October 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
20	3MF	Peng Shaoxiong	27 May 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
16	3MF	Li Jian	1 March 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
11	4FW	Cong Tianhao	14 March 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
9	4FW	Ye Weichao	18 February 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
13	4FW	Shi Liang	11 May 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
19	4FW	Li Jiaqi	25 March 1989 (age 19)		Guangdong Sunray Cave
14	4FW	Lei Yongchi	2 January 1989 (age 19)		Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti

Hong Kong

• Team Manager: Leung Hung Tak Brian, Pui Kwan Kay, Steven Lo
• Admin Secretary: Lim Fong Kee
• Coach: Goran Paulić, Dejan Antonić
• Goalkeeper Coach: Chu Kwok Kuen
• Physio: Lui Yat Hong
• Team Assistant: Kwan Kon Sang

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Li Hon Ho	14 July 1986 (age 22)		NTR WF Tai Po
19	1GK	Fan Chun Yip	2 May 1976 (age 32)		Happy Valley
22	1GK	Tse Tak Him	10 February 1985 (age 23)		Citizen
20	2DF	Poon Yiu Cheuk	19 September 1977 (age 31)		South China
15	2DF	Chan Wai Ho	24 April 1982 (age 26)		South China
2	2DF	Lee Chi Ho	16 November 1982 (age 26)		South China
3	2DF	Gerard	21 September 1978 (age 30)		Happy Valley
18	2DF	Liu Quankun	17 February 1983 (age 25)		Kitchee
30	2DF	Cristiano Cordeiro	14 August 1973 (age 35)		Convoy Sun Hei
5	2DF	Lee Wai Lun	7 March 1981 (age 27)		Convoy Sun Hei
4	2DF	Ng Wai Chiu	22 October 1981 (age 27)		Shanghai Shenhua
6	3MF	Gao Wen	18 January 1985 (age 23)		Kitchee
12	3MF	Lo Kwan Yee	9 October 1984 (age 24)		Kitchee
8	3MF	Xu Deshuai	12 June 1987 (age 21)		Citizen
16	3MF	Leung Chun Pong	1 October 1986 (age 22)		Happy Valley
25	3MF	Wong Chin Hung	2 March 1982 (age 26)		TSW Pegasus
14	3MF	Lo Chi Kwan	18 March 1981 (age 27)		Convoy Sun Hei
7	4FW	Chan Siu Ki	14 July 1985 (age 23)		South China
9	4FW	Cheng Siu Wai	27 December 1981 (age 27)		TSW Pegasus
21	4FW	Lee Wai Lim	5 May 1981 (age 27)		NTR WF Tai Po
26	4FW	Chao Pengfei	17 July 1987 (age 21)		Happy Valley

Results

2009-01-01

15:00 GMT+8

Guangdong	3 – 1	Hong Kong
Shi Liang File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 33' Zhao Huang File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	(Report)	Chan Siu Ki File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'

Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Sun Bing

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2009-01-04

15:15 GMT+8

Hong Kong	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Guangdong
Chan Siu Ki File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Lee Wai Lim File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Xu Deshuai File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Leung Chun Pong File:Soccerball shade.svg 94'	(Report)	Yin Hongbo File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen.)

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 3,395

Referee: Ng Kai Lam