2008 Lunar New Year Cup
The 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, officially known as Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Year of Rat.
Format
The two [|semi-finals] for the four participating teams will be held on the first day of the Chinese New Year of Rat. The winning teams will enter the [|final] and the losing teams play the [|third-place playoff] Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff would be settled by penalty shootout directly, that means no extra time would be played. For the final, a thirty-minute extra time would be played after a draw. A further draw would lead to the penalty shootout.Participating teams
Hajduk Split
- General Manager: Ivica Šurjak
- Sports Director: Tomislav Erceg
- Coach: Robert Jarni
- Assistant Coach: Saša Glavaš
- Econom: Miro Čolak
Hong Kong League Selection
- Team Managers: Brian H T Leung, Lo Kit Sing, Chow Man Leung
- Administrative Manager: Tsang Wai Chung, Lee Yun Wah
- Coach: Jose Luis
- Coach Assistant: Rambo Jose Ricardo
- Assistant Coach: Lo Kai Wah, Lee Kin Wo
- Fitness Coach: Chan Hiu Ming
- Goalkeeper Coach: Lui Chun Fai
- Physio: Lui Yat Hong
- Team Assistant: Kwan Kon Sang
Peñarol
- Coordinator: Juan Pedro Damiani
- Coach: Gustavo Matosas
- Manager: Jorge López
Ulsan Hyundai
- Vice President: Kim Hyung-yong
- Coach: Kim Jung-nam
- Team Manager: Lee Young-woo
Results
Semi-finals
----Third place match
Final
Bracket
| 2008 Lunar New Year Cup Winner |
Hong Kong League Selection Fourth Title |
Top scorers
; 2 goals; 1 goal
- Florin Cernat
- Tales Schutz
- Chan Siu Ki
- Darío Rodríguez
- José María Franco
- Lee Jin-Ho
- Brasília
Ticketing
- Tickets are divided into 5 prices categories: $100, $150, $200, $280 and $380.
Trivia
- Audience seating in Section 116 are each given a cheering T-shirt.
- All audience who have bought a ticket are given a pair of coupletes.