2011 Asian Challenge Cup

This article is not AFC Challenge Cup.

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

Teams

Team	Country	League last season	Pos.
South China	Hong Kong	First Division	1st
Guangzhou Evergrande	China PR	League One	1st
Ulsan Hyundai	South Korea	K-League	4th
Tianjin Teda	China PR	Super League	2nd

Squads ^[1][2]

Guangzhou Evergrande

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Yang Jun	10 June 1981 (aged 29)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
2	2DF	Tu Dongxu	13 November 1991 (aged 19)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
3	3MF	Li Yan	19 July 1984 (aged 26)	136	Guangzhou Evergrande
5	2DF	Zhang Linpeng	9 May 1989 (aged 21)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
7	3MF	Feng Junyan	18 February 1984 (aged 26)	181	Guangzhou Evergrande
10	3MF	Zheng Zhi	20 August 1980 (aged 30)	11	Guangzhou Evergrande
11	4FW	Muriqui	16 June 1986 (aged 24)	14	Guangzhou Evergrande
13	2DF	Tang Dechao	9 February 1985 (aged 25)	66	Guangzhou Evergrande
14	2DF	Li Jianhua	12 February 1982 (aged 28)	52	Guangzhou Evergrande
15	3MF	Hu Zhaojun	1 March 1981 (aged 29)	29	Guangzhou Evergrande
17	3MF	Gao Zhilin	8 January 1991 (aged 20)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
18	2DF	Chen Jianlong	14 May 1989 (aged 21)	5	Guangzhou Evergrande
19	3MF	Yang Hao	19 August 1983 (aged 27)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
22	1GK	Li Shuai	18 August 1982 (aged 28)	104	Guangzhou Evergrande
23	3MF	Li Zhilang	22 August 1991 (aged 19)	12	Guangzhou Evergrande
25	3MF	Yang Yihu	16 September 1991 (aged 19)	4	Guangzhou Evergrande
26	3MF	Wu Pingfeng	1 November 1981 (aged 29)	79	Guangzhou Evergrande
28	1GK	Zhi Xinhua	7 August 1987 (aged 23)	2	Guangzhou Evergrande
29	4FW	Gao Lin	14 February 1986 (aged 24)	23	Guangzhou Evergrande
30	3MF	Peng Shaoxiong	27 May 1989 (aged 21)	11	Guangzhou Evergrande
32	2DF	Sun Xiang	15 January 1982 (aged 29)	14	Guangzhou Evergrande
34	2DF	Huang Jiaqiang	14 March 1990 (aged 20)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
38	4FW	Ye Weichao	18 February 1989 (aged 21)	0	Guangzhou Evergrande

South China

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Yapp Hung Fai	21 March 1990 (aged 20)		South China
2	2DF	Lee Chi Ho	16 November 1982 (aged 28)		South China
3	2DF	Poon Yiu Cheuk	19 September 1977 (aged 33)		South China
4	2DF	Chiu Chun Kit	4 October 1983 (aged 27)		South China
5	3MF	Bai He	19 November 1983 (aged 27)		South China
6	2DF	Wong Chin Hung	2 March 1982 (aged 28)		South China
7	4FW	Chan Siu Ki	14 July 1985 (aged 25)		South China
9	3MF	Lee Wai Lim	5 May 1981 (aged 29)		South China
10	3MF	Au Yeung Yiu Chung	11 July 1989 (aged 21)		South China
11	3MF	Li Haiqiang	3 May 1977 (aged 33)		South China
12	3MF	Nicky Butt	21 January 1975 (aged 36)		South China
14	2DF	Joel	24 July 1980 (aged 30)		South China
15	2DF	Chan Wai Ho	24 April 1982 (aged 28)		South China
16	3MF	Leung Chun Pong	1 October 1986 (aged 24)		South China
17	4FW	Giovane	25 November 1982 (aged 28)		South China
18	3MF	Kwok Kin Pong	30 March 1987 (aged 23)		South China
20	2DF	Lau Nim Yat	4 December 1989 (aged 21)		South China
21	3MF	Man Pei Tak	16 February 1982 (aged 28)		South China
23	1GK	Zhang Chunhui	13 March 1983 (aged 27)		South China
25	3MF	Wellingsson de Souza	7 September 1989 (aged 21)		South China
31	4FW	Cheng Lai Hin	31 March 1986 (aged 24)		South China
38	4FW	Mateja Kežman	12 April 1979 (aged 31)		South China

Tianjin Teda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Zhao Yanming	16 January 1981 (aged 30)		Tianjin Teda
2	2DF	He Yang	23 February 1983 (aged 27)		Tianjin Teda
3	3MF	Wu Weian	1 September 1981 (aged 29)		Tianjin Teda
4	4FW	Obiora Odita	14 May 1983 (aged 27)		Tianjin Teda
6	2DF	Marko Zorić	10 July 1980 (aged 30)		Tianjin Teda
7	3MF	Li Benjian	5 March 1986 (aged 24)		Tianjin Teda
8	3MF	Hu Rentian	21 January 1991 (aged 20)		Tianjin Teda
10	3MF	Wang Xinxin	27 April 1981 (aged 29)		Tianjin Teda
15	2DF	Liao Bochao	16 July 1987 (aged 23)		Tianjin Teda
16	3MF	Fan Boqun	18 February 1987 (aged 23)		Tianjin Teda
20	4FW	Mao Biao	24 July 1987 (aged 23)		Tianjin Teda
22	4FW	Yu Dabao	14 April 1988 (aged 22)		Tianjin Teda
24	3MF	Gareth Edds	3 February 1981 (aged 30)		North Queensland Fury
25	1GK	Yang Qipeng	14 May 1986 (aged 24)		Tianjin Teda
26	2DF	Cao Yang	15 December 1981 (aged 29)		Tianjin Teda
27	3MF	Ma Leilei	22 March 1989 (aged 21)		Tianjin Teda
31	2DF	Bai Lei	25 May 1987 (aged 23)		Tianjin Teda
32	4FW	Zhang Xiaobin	14 February 1985 (aged 25)		Tianjin Teda
34	2DF	Li Weifeng	1 December 1978 (aged 32)		Tianjin Teda

Ulsan Hyundai

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
31	1GK	Choi Mu-Rim	15 April 1979 (aged 31)		Ulsan Hyundai
2	2DF	Lee Yong	24 December 1986 (aged 24)		Ulsan Hyundai
3	3MF	Kim Jong-Guk			Ulsan Hyundai
4	2DF	Kang Min-Soo	14 February 1986 (aged 24)		Ulsan Hyundai
5	2DF	Lim Jong-Eun	18 June 1990 (aged 20)		Ulsan Hyundai
6	2DF	Choi Jae-Soo	2 May 1983 (aged 27)		Ulsan Hyundai
7	3MF	Ko Chang-Hyun	15 September 1983 (aged 27)		Ulsan Hyundai
8	4FW	Go Seul-Ki	21 April 1986 (aged 24)		Ulsan Hyundai
9	4FW	Kim Shin-Wook	14 April 1988 (aged 22)		Ulsan Hyundai
11	4FW	Kim Da-Bin	29 August 1989 (aged 21)		Ulsan Hyundai
13	2DF	Kang Jin-Ouk	13 February 1986 (aged 24)		Ulsan Hyundai
15	2DF	Lee Jae-seong	5 July 1988 (aged 22)		Ulsan Hyundai
17	4FW	Jung Dae-Sun	27 June 1987 (aged 23)		Ulsan Hyundai
18	4FW	Moon Dae-Seong	15 March 1986 (aged 24)		Ulsan Hyundai
19	4FW	Lee Jin-Ho	3 September 1984 (aged 26)		Ulsan Hyundai
20	3MF	Julián Estiven Vélez	9 February 1982 (aged 28)		Ulsan Hyundai
21	3MF	Lee Ho	22 October 1984 (aged 26)		Ulsan Hyundai
22	2DF	Choi Bo-Gyeong			Ulsan Hyundai
30	4FW	Kim Hyo-Ki			Ulsan Hyundai
35	1GK	Jeong Hong-Seok			Ulsan Hyundai

Results

Semi-finals

Ulsan Hyundai v Tianjin Teda

2011-02-03 15:00

Ulsan Hyundai	0 – 4	Tianjin Teda
	Report	Wang Xinxin  25' Zorić  38', 63' Odita  71'

Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 11,088 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

South China v Guangzhou Evergrande

2011-02-03 17:30

South China	0 – 1	Guangzhou Evergrande
	Report	Muriqui  68'

Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 11,088 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Third place match

South China v Ulsan Hyundai

2011-02-06 15:00 (UTC+08:00)

South China	2 – 4	Ulsan Hyundai
Chan Siu Ki  49' Cheng Lai Hin  88'	Report	Ko Chang-Hyun  48' (p), 71' Choi Jae-Soo  73', 90+1'

Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 11,348 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Final

Guangzhou Evergrande v Tianjin Teda

2011-02-06 17:30 (UTC+08:00)

Guangzhou Evergrande	0 – 0	Tianjin Teda
	Report
	Penalties
Muriqui Gao Lin Zhang Linpeng Li Yan	3 – 5	Cao Yang Wang Xinxin Wu Weian Zorić Li Benjian

Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 11,348 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

References

1. ↑ HKFA Website, Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) 0:4 Tianjin Teda (CHN)
2. ↑ HKFA Website, South China 0:1 Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN)

External links

• Asian Challenge Cup - Hong Kong Football Association

Friendly association football tournaments in 2011
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Copa Bimbo	Montevideo (14–16 January)
Match World Cup	Dubai (20–26 January)
Copa del Sol	La Manga, Elche (27 January – 7 February)
Marbella Cup	Marbella (2–8 February)
Asian Challenge Cup	Hong Kong (3–6 February)
Nations Cup	Dublin (8 February – 29 May)
La Manga Cup	La Manga (14–22 February)
Desert Diamond Cup	United States (4–5 March)
World Football Challenge	United States and Canada (13 July – 6 August)
Lev Yashin Cup	Moscow, Khimki (15–16 July)
Vodacom Challenge	South Africa (16–23 July)
Audi Cup	Munich (26–27 July)
MLS All-Star	Harrison, New Jersey (27 July)
Premier League Asia Trophy	Hong Kong (27–30 July)
Emirates Cup	London (30–31 July)
Dublin Super Cup	Dublin (30–31 July)
Eusébio Cup	Lisbon (6 August)
Trofeo Costa del Sol	Málaga (13 August)
Velayat Cup	Tehran (3–7 November)
Friendly match Tournament