The 31st Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup

Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup

The Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup is a football competition between two teams representing Hong Kong and Guangdong Province of China respectively. It was established in 1979.-History:...

was held on January 2009. Defending champions Hong Kong played against Guangdong at Yuexiushan Stadium

Yuexiushan Stadium

Yuexiushan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.The stadium was built in 1950 with a capacity of 35,000 people...

 on 1 January in the first leg and the second leg was played at Mong Kok Stadium

Mong Kok Stadium

Mong Kok Stadium is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Hong Kong First Division League matches, a football league in Hong Kong...

 on 4 January. Hong Kong football representative team

Hong Kong national football team

The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....

 represented Hong Kong Team this year instead of Hong Kong League XI

Hong Kong League XI

Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup....

 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.

Guangdong

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

Hong Kong

• Team Manager: Leung Hung Tak Brian, Pui Kwan Kay, Steven Lo
  Steven Lo
  Steven Lo Kit-Sing is a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman active in the entertainment world.Born in Hong Kong, Steven Lo had his upbringing and education in Macau. After graduation from high school, he worked in the banking industry and then started up a European cars dealership business...
  
  
• Admin Secretary: Lim Fong Kee
• Coach: Goran Paulić, Dejan Antonić
  Dejan Antonic
  Dejan Antonić is a former football player who was appointed as a head coach of a professional football team in Hong Kong, Kitchee SC during the year of 2005–2007....
  
  
• Goalkeeper Coach: Chu Kwok Kuen
• Physio: Lui Yat Hong
• Team Assistant: Kwan Kon Sang

Results

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