2024 Lunar New Year Cup

The FWD Insurance Chinese New Year Cup 2024 (Chinese: 富衛保險賀歲盃) was the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February 2024. The event was sponsored by FWD Insurance, organized by ProEvents, and co-organized by The Football Association of Hong Kong, China.[1]

Chinese New Year Cup 2024
FWD 富衛保險賀歲盃
Date13 February 2024 (2024-02-13)
VenueHong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
RefereeLiu Kwok Man
Attendance20,340
2020
2025

Teams

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  • World Legends[2]
  •   Hong Kong Legends[3]

Squads

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World Legends

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK   David James (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 53)
12 1GK   Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 44)

4 2DF   Sami Hyypiä (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 50)
5 2DF   Carles Puyol (1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (aged 45)
16 2DF   Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18)18 May 1978 (aged 45)
23 2DF   Marco Materazzi (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 50)
27 2DF   Mikaël Silvestre (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 46)

6 3MF   Gaizka Mendieta (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 49)
8 3MF   Robert Pires (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 50)
14 3MF   Juan Sebastián Verón (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 48)
18 3MF   Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 39)
30 3MF   Tiago Mendes (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 42)

7 4FW   David Villa (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 42)
9 4FW   Fernando Morientes (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 47)
10 4FW   Alessandro Del Piero (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 49)
11 4FW   Rivaldo (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 51)
20 4FW   Francesco Totti (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 47)

Hong Kong Legends

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK   Yapp Hung Fai (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 33)   Eastern
19 1GK   Fan Chun Yip (1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 47)

3 2DF   Cristiano Cordeiro (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 50)
18 2DF   Lee Wai Man (1973-08-18)18 August 1973 (aged 50)
21 2DF   Man Pei Tak (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 41)
24 2DF   Chan Wai Ho (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 41)
33 2DF   So Wai Chuen (1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 35)
88 2DF   Tong Kin Man (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 39)

6 3MF   Leung Chun Pong (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 37)   Eastern
10 3MF   Leslie Santos (1967-07-20)20 July 1967 (aged 56)
11 3MF   Lee Kin Wo (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 56)
13 3MF   Chan Chi Hong (1976-10-20)20 October 1976 (aged 47)
17 3MF   Lee Hong Lim (1983-09-29)29 September 1983 (aged 40)
23 3MF   Chu Siu Kei (1980-01-11)11 January 1980 (aged 44)

7 4FW   Au Wai Lun (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 52)
8 4FW   Christian Annan (1978-05-03)3 May 1978 (aged 45)
1+6 4FW   Chan Siu Ki (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 38)
89 4FW   Au Yeung Yiu Chung (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 34)   Rangers

Results

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World Legends7–3Hong Kong Legends
Report
Attendance: 20,340
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

References

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  1. ^ "FWD MAX - Inspire and discover your new passions". fwdmax.fwd.com.hk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ Standard, The. "Star-studded footballer cast arrive for tomorrow's Lunar New Year Cup". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ 新假期 (2024-02-12). "賀歲盃2024年初四上演+AK同Jer有份表演!門票搶飛日期/方法/球星陣容一覽". 新假期. Retrieved 2024-02-12.