2012 Asian Challenge Cup

The 2012 Asian Challenge Cup (Chinese: 亞洲超級球會挑戰盃2012), also known as the Nikon Asian Challenge Cup 2012, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong during Lunar New Year. The name of this event was changed from the Lunar New Year Cup to the Asian Challenge Cup in 2011.

Teams

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Team Country League last season Pos.
South China   Hong Kong First Division 2nd
Guangzhou R&F   China League One 2nd
Shimizu S-Pulse   Japan J. League 10th
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   South Korea K-League 10th

Squads

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South China

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Manager:   Ján Kocian

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Yapp Hung Fai (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 21)   South China
2 2DF   Lee Chi Ho (1982-11-16)16 November 1982 (aged 29)   South China
3 2DF   Yeo Jee-hoon (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 19)   South China
5 3MF   Bai He (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 28)   South China
6 2DF   Wong Chin Hung (1982-03-02)2 March 1982 (aged 29)   South China
7 4FW   Chan Siu Ki (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 26)   South China
8 3MF   Xu Deshuai (1987-07-13)13 July 1987 (aged 24)   South China
9 3MF   Lee Wai Lim (1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 30)   South China
10 3MF   Au Yeung Yiu Chung (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 22)   South China
11 3MF   Li Haiqiang (1977-05-03)3 May 1977 (aged 34)   South China
12 3MF   Man Pei Tak (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 29)   South China
15 2DF   Chan Wai Ho (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 28)   South China
16 3MF   Leung Chun Pong (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 25)   South China
18 3MF   Kwok Kin Pong (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 24)   South China
19 4FW   Dhiego de Souza Martins (1988-08-27)27 August 1988 (aged 23)   South China
20 3MF   João Emir Porto Ferreira (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 22)   South China
21 3MF   Edgar Aldrighi Júnior (1974-03-30)30 March 1974 (aged 37)   South China
22 4FW   Giovane Alves da Silva (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 29)   South China
23 1GK   Zhang Chunhui (1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 28)   South China
25 3MF   Wellingsson de Souza (1989-09-07)7 September 1989 (aged 22)   South China
26 3MF   Chan Pak Hang (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 19)   South China
30 2DF   Joel Bertoti Padilha (1980-07-24)24 July 1980 (aged 31)   South China
31 4FW   Cheng Lai Hin (1986-03-31)31 March 1986 (aged 25)   South China
32 1GK   Fan Chun Yip (1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 35)   South China
33 2DF   Ng Wai Chiu (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 30)   South China
38 4FW   Mateja Kežman (1979-04-12)12 April 1979 (aged 32)   South China

Guangzhou R&F

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Manager:   Sérgio Farias[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Cheng Yuelei (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 24)   Guangzhou R&F
2 2DF   Sui Donglu (1983-06-21)21 June 1983 (aged 28)   Guangzhou R&F
3 2DF   Liu Cheng (1983-10-23)23 October 1983 (aged 28)   Guangzhou R&F
4 2DF   Li Wenbo (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 28)   Guangzhou R&F
5 2DF   Wang Bin (1989-05-23)23 May 1989 (aged 22)   Guangzhou R&F
6 2DF   Xu Bo (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 26)   Guangzhou R&F
7 3MF   Yu Guijun (1985-04-15)15 April 1985 (aged 26)   Guangzhou R&F
9 4FW   Wen Chao (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 25)   Guangzhou R&F
10 3MF   Wu Weian (1981-09-01)1 September 1981 (aged 30)   Guangzhou R&F
11 4FW   Rafael Coelho Luiz (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 23)   Guangzhou R&F
16 3MF   Zhang Ao (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 21)   Guangzhou R&F
17 3MF   Li Zhe (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 22)   Guangzhou R&F
18 4FW   Zhang Yuan (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 22)   Guangzhou R&F
19 3MF   Pan Chi (1991-05-09)9 May 1991 (aged 20)   Guangzhou R&F
20 2DF   Tang Miao (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 21)   Guangzhou R&F
21 3MF   Gao Zengxiang (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 22)   Guangzhou R&F
22 3MF   Wang Zihua (1993-04-03)3 April 1993 (aged 18)   Guangzhou R&F
23 3MF   Lu Lin (1985-02-03)3 February 1985 (aged 26)   Guangzhou R&F
24 3MF   Li Lingwei (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 19)   Guangzhou R&F
26 3MF   Zhao Ming (1984-12-24)24 December 1984 (aged 27)   Guangzhou R&F
27 2DF   Gao Jiulong (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 22)   Guangzhou R&F
28 3MF   Huang Long (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 31)   Guangzhou R&F
29 4FW   Zhang Shuo (1983-09-17)17 September 1983 (aged 28)   Guangzhou R&F
30 1GK   Shi Xiaotian (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 21)   Guangzhou R&F
31 1GK   Wang Lüe (1985-05-19)19 May 1985 (aged 26)   Guangzhou R&F
3MF   Jumar José da Costa Júnior (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 25)   Guangzhou R&F

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Manager:   Afshin Ghotbi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Kaito Yamamoto (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 26)   Shimizu S-Pulse
2 2DF   Taisuke Muramatsu (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 (aged 22)   Shimizu S-Pulse
3 2DF   Yasuhiro Hiraoka (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 25)   Shimizu S-Pulse
4 2DF   Calvin Jong-a-Pin (1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 25)   Shimizu S-Pulse
5 2DF   Keisuke Iwashita (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 25)   Shimizu S-Pulse
6 3MF   Kota Sugiyama (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 26)   Shimizu S-Pulse
7 3MF   Alex Brosque (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 28)   Shimizu S-Pulse
8 3MF   Takuma Edamura (1986-11-16)16 November 1986 (aged 25)   Shimizu S-Pulse
11 4FW   Genki Omae (1989-12-10)10 December 1989 (aged 22)   Shimizu S-Pulse
13 3MF   Toshiyuki Takagi (1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (aged 20)   Shimizu S-Pulse
14 4FW   Sho Ito (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 23)   Shimizu S-Pulse
17 3MF   Yosuke Kawai (1989-08-04)4 August 1989 (aged 22)   Shimizu S-Pulse
18 3MF   Shinji Ono (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 32)   Shimizu S-Pulse
19 4FW   Naohiro Takahara (1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 32)   Shimizu S-Pulse
21 1GK   Kenpei Usui (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 24)   Shimizu S-Pulse
24 3MF   Makoto Shibahara (1992-04-23)23 April 1992 (aged 19)   Shimizu S-Pulse
25 2DF   Tomoya Inukai (1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 18)   Shimizu S-Pulse
26 4FW   Satoru Kashiwase (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 18)   Shimizu S-Pulse
27 4FW   Atomu Nabeta (1991-05-01)1 May 1991 (aged 20)   Shimizu S-Pulse
29 1GK   Masatoshi Kushibiki (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 18)   Shimizu S-Pulse
30 2DF   Kang Song-ho (1987-05-28)28 May 1987 (aged 24)   Shimizu S-Pulse

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

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Manager:   Shin Tae-yong

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Ha Kang-jin (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 22)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
3 2DF   Yun Young-sun (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 23)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
4 2DF   Saša Ognenovski (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 32)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
6 2DF   Park Jin-po (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 24)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
8 3MF   Kim Seong-jun (1988-04-08)8 April 1988 (aged 23)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9 4FW   Cho Dong-geon (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 25)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
10 4FW   Vladimir Jovančić (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 24)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
11 4FW   Han Sang-woon (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 25)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
13 4FW   Lee Hyun-ho (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 23)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
15 3MF   Kim Pyung-rae (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 24)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
16 2DF   Kim Sung-hwan (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 25)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
17 4FW   Jeon Hyun-cheol (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 21)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
18 4FW   Lee Chang-hoon (1986-12-17)17 December 1986 (aged 25)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
19 4FW   Namgung woong (1984-03-29)29 March 1984 (aged 27)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
20 4FW   Héverton Durães Coutinho Alves (1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 26)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
21 1GK   Jung San (1989-02-10)10 February 1989 (aged 22)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
22 3MF   Jeon Sung-chan (1987-12-27)27 December 1987 (aged 24)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
24 2DF   Lee Jae-kwang (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 22)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
25 3MF   Kim Tae-yoo (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 22)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
27 4FW   Sim Jae-myung (1989-06-07)7 June 1989 (aged 22)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
31 1GK   Lee Jin-kyu (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 23)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
35 2DF   Lim Jong-eun (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 21)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
50 4FW   Éverton Santos (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 25)   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Fixtures and results

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Semi-finals

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Guangzhou R&F  1–5  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Zhang Shuo   45+' Report Héverton   12'
Han Sang-woon   29', 37'
Jovančić   45+?'
Yun Young-sun   50'
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
South China  1–1  Shimizu S-Pulse
Chan Siu Ki   67' Report Takagi   26'
Penalties
Joel  
Wong Chin Hung  
Chan Siu Ki  
João Emir  
1–3   Ono
  Omae
  Brosque
  Ito
  Takagi
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Third place match

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Guangzhou R&F  1–1  South China
Li Zhe   90+5' Report Chan Wai Ho   42'
Penalties
Lu Lin  
Yu Guijun  
Xu Bo  
Wu Weian  
3–1   Wong Chin Hung
  Au Yeung Yiu Chung
  Leung Chun Pong
  Kežman
Attendance: 10,610
Referee: Tong Kui Sum (Hong Kong)

Final

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Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  5–1  Shimizu S-Pulse
Éverton Santos   5', 38' (pen.)
Héverton   17'
Han Sang-woon   21'
Lee Chang-hoon   76'
Report Ito   68'
Attendance: 10,610
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

References

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