Hong Kong FA Cup 2007–08, officially known as 2007/2008 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup due to sponsorship from LANWA Group Company Limited , is the 34th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...

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The competition started on 23 April 2008 with 10 Hong Kong First Division

Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...

 clubs. Four of them took part in the first round to determine which team advanced to the quarter finals. From quarter finals onward, the cup competition was a single-elimination tournament

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

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Although all the matches before the final was held at the Mongkok Stadium, the final was staged at the 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 18 May 2008. The final match was part of the fund raising charity activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

2008 Sichuan earthquake

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...

. All profits of the game was donated for the rescue and rebuild of Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

 after the basic costs are deducted. Four matches was played in total, including three friendly matches and the FA Cup final. The friendly matches include 1) SCAA Veteran vs Happy Valley Veteran, 2) HKFA

Hong Kong Football Association

The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...

 Invitation Team vs All Star Sport Association and 3) TVB Artist vs Ladies Star Team.

Citizen beat Wofoo Tai Po by 2-0 in the final and captured the FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...

 for the first time.

Teams

• Bulova Rangers
• Citizen
• Convoy Sun Hei
• Eastern
  Eastern AA
  Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...
  
  
• Happy Valley
• Kitchee
  Kitchee
  Kitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....
  
  
• Lanwa Redbull
• South China
• Wofoo Tai Po
• Workable
  Workable
  Workable may refer to:* Shek Kip Mei SA, a football club which play under the name Workable FC in 2007–2008 season in Hong Kong First Division League....
  
  

Bracket

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Top goalscorers

2 goals Giovane

Giovane Alves da Silva

Giovane Alves da Silva |Santa Catarina]], Brazil), commonly known as Giovane, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a striker for South China.-Club career:As of October 31, 2010-External links:* at convoysunhei.hk at Atleticoha.com.br...

 (Convoy Sun Hei) Chen Zhizhao

Chen Zhizhao

Chen Zhizhao , is a Cantonese footballer, who plays as either a midfielder or striker for Nanchang Hengyuan.-Club career:Chen Zhizhao originally began his football career playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team, however he was unable to break into their senior team...

 (Citizen)

1 goal Akosah

Julius Akosah

Julius Pongla Akosah is a Cameroonian-Hongkonger professional association football player, his position is striker. He was called for Cameroon but he is eligible to play for Hong Kong in international tournaments. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Agumon as a nickname for him because of his...

 (Kitchee

Kitchee

Kitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....

) Rodrigo

Rodrigo Andreis Galvão

Rodrigo Andreis Galvão , also known as Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer, who is currently playing for Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Rodrigo has a high profile with previous experience in big clubs in Brazil. In 2007–2008, he was named as the Top Scorer of the Hong Kong Top Professional League, scoring 18...

 (Eastern

Eastern AA

Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

) Chan Wai Ho

Chan Wai Ho

Chan Wai Ho is a centre back currently playing for Fourway Rangers in the Hong Kong First Division. He plays for Hong Kong national football team since 2000, and was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal...

 (South China) Rafael (Wofoo Tai Po) Itaparica

Manoel dos Santos Filho

Manoel dos Santos Filho , commonly known as Itaparica, is a Brazilian football player who is now playing in TSW Pegasus. He plays as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

 (South China) Márcio (Citizen) Tomy (Happy Valley) Lee Wai Lim

Lee Wai Lim

Lee Wai Lim is a Hong Kong football player, who currently plays as a forward for South China. He joined Tai Po FC in the 2003–04 season. He is the brother of TSW Pegasus player Lee Hong Lim.-Tai Po FC:...

 (Wofoo Tai Po) Jeferson (Eastern

Eastern AA

Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

) Paulo (Eastern

Eastern AA

Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...

) Joel

Joel Bertoti Padilha

Joel Bertoti Padilha , more commonly known as Joel, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for South China in the Hong Kong First Division League.-Woofo Tai Po :Joel joined Wofoo Tai Po in September 2006...

 (Wofoo Tai Po) Ye Jia

Ye Jia

Ye Jia , is an Chinese professional football player for Hong Kong First Division League side NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field.-Early life:...

 (Wofoo Tai Po)

Team awards

• Champion (HK$80,000): Citizen
• 1st Runners-up (HK$20,000): Wofoo Tai Po
• Knock-out in the Semi-Finals (2 teams) (HK$10,000 each): Eastern
  Eastern AA
  Eastern Athletic Association is a football club and now plays in Hong Kong Third Division "A" League. It was a very successful team especially in the 1990s and was given the name 'Eastern Dynasty'. Eastern had originally competed in Second Division League during 2006/07 season and demoted to Third...
  
  , South China
• Knock-out in the Preliminary (6 teams) (HK$5,000 each): Bulova Rangers, Convoy Sun Hei, Happy Valley, Kitchee
  Kitchee
  Kitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....
  
  , Lanwa Redbull, Workable
  Workable
  Workable may refer to:* Shek Kip Mei SA, a football club which play under the name Workable FC in 2007–2008 season in Hong Kong First Division League....
  
  

Individual awards

• Top Scorer Award (HK$5,000 shared):   Giovane
  Giovane Alves da Silva
  Giovane Alves da Silva |Santa Catarina]], Brazil), commonly known as Giovane, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a striker for South China.-Club career:As of October 31, 2010-External links:* at convoysunhei.hk at Atleticoha.com.br...
  
   (Convoy Sun Hei),   Chen Zhizhao
  Chen Zhizhao
  Chen Zhizhao , is a Cantonese footballer, who plays as either a midfielder or striker for Nanchang Hengyuan.-Club career:Chen Zhizhao originally began his football career playing for the Shanghai Shenhua youth team, however he was unable to break into their senior team...
  
   (Citizen)
• Best Defender Award (HK$5,000):   Festus Baise
  Festus Baise
  Festus Baise is a Nigerian professional football player. Baise plays as a centre back and is currently playing for Citizen.-Club: Citizen AA*Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield**Winner2010-11-Personal:*Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield...
  
   (Citizen)

Trivia

• It was the first time since 1991-92 season that the FA Cup final was competed by two teams which had never reached this cup final before.
• Both Citizen and Wofoo Tai Po had never captured any senior trophies in their club histories.