Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 1978-79 is the 1st staging of this two-leg competition between Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and Guangdong

Guangdong

Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...

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The first leg was played in Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

 on 21 January 1979 while the second leg was played in Hong Kong Stadium

Hong Kong Stadium

Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...

 on 28 January 1979.

Guangdong captured the first champion of this competitive by winning an aggregate 4-1 against Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

• Coach:  Hong Kong Lo Tak Kuen 

Guangdong

Guangdong team consists of 17 players.

• Cai Jinbiao
  Cai Jinbiao
  Cai Jinbiao is a Chinese football Player who played for China in the 1980 Asian Cup.- International Record :-External links:*...
  
   蔡錦標
• Wu Zhiying 吳志英
• He Jia 何佳
• Chen Xirong
  Chen Xirong
  Chen Xirong is a Chinese football Player who played for China in the 1976 Asian Cup and in the 1980 Asian Cup. He also played for Tianjin City- International Record :-External links:*...
  
   陳熙榮
• Ou Weiteng 歐偉庭
• Gu Guangming
  Gu Guangming
  Gu Guangming is a former Chinese professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "The Weatherfish" because of his ability to dribble out of tight spaces on the flanks and in the corners while avoiding tackles, Gu played for the Guangdong provincial team in the semi-professional Chinese Jia...
  
   古廣明
• Rong Zhihang 容志行
• Yang Fusheng 楊福生
• Ye Xiquan 葉細權
• Du Qing'en 杜慶恩
• He Jinlun 何錦倫
• Xie Zhiguang 謝志光

Trivia

• Ou Weiteng of Guangdong team scored after 4 minutes and this is the first goal of the competition.
• Second leg was played on the first day of Chinese New Year
  Chinese New Year
  Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
  
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Results

First Leg
Second Leg