2013 Lunar New Year Cup
The 87th 2013 Lunar New Year Cup, also known as the China Mobile Satellite Communication Cup due to sponsorship reason, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. The name of this event was changed back to Lunar New Year Cup after two editions of Asian Challenge Cup were held in 2011 and 2012.
Teams
Team | Country | League last season | Pos. |
Hong Kong League XI | — | — | |
Shanghai East Asia | League One | 1st | |
Muangthong United F.C. | Thai Premier League | 1st | |
Busan IPark | K League Classic | 7th |
Public Vote of Hong Kong League XI Team
Each First Division League team had nominated at most 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards for the public vote of Hong Kong League XI Team. 10 players with the highest number of vote from different position were selected to the team, while 2 goalkeepers and 6 other players were chosen by the head coach of the team, Josep Gombau.10 players with the highest voting in each position of the public vote are as follows:
Position | Players | Position | Players |
Left Defender | Deng Jinghuang | Right Defender | Chak Ting Fung |
Left Defender | Ballot: 4775 | Right Defender | Ballot: 4595 |
Center Defender | Joel Bertoti Padilha | Center Defender | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves |
Center Defender | Ballot: 4536 | Center Defender | Ballot: 4240 |
Defensive Midfielder | Aender Naves Mesquita | Attacking Midfielder | Itaparica |
Defensive Midfielder | Ballot: 4209 | Attacking Midfielder | Ballot: 6857 |
Attacking Midfielder | Miroslav Saric | Forward | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake |
Attacking Midfielder | Ballot: 5056 | Forward | Ballot: 5508 |
Forward | Giovane Alves da Silva | Forward | Alex Tayo Akande |
Forward | Ballot: 4544 | Forward | Ballot: 4345 |