The 2006–07 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 33rd staging of the

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. The competition started on 21 April 2007 with 10 Hong Kong First Division clubs. Four of them took part in the first round to determine which team advanced to the quarter finals. From quarter finals onward, the cup competition was a

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. Due to sponsorship deal with the Dongguan LANWA Group Co. Ltd, the event was officially known as 2006/07 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup. Although all the matches before the final was held at the Mongkok Stadium, the final was staged at the

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on 19 May 2007. South China defeated Happy Valley 3-1 in the final, to secure their ninth title and along with the

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champions,

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champions and the cup). South China, as the winners of Hong Kong FA Cup, represented

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in the Barclays Asia Trophy 2007 in July and played against the

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teams

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, Portsmouth F.C. and

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, 2007-04-04.

Teams

* Citizen * Happy Valley *

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* Rangers * South China *

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Fixtures and results

''All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).''

Bracket

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Top goalscorers

;4 goals *

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of South China ;3 goals * Cheng Siu Wai of South China *

Detinho José Wellington Bento dos Santos (; born 11 September 1973), known as Detinho, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal a ...

of South China ;2 goals *

Gerard Ambassa Guy Gerard Ambassa Guy (; born 21 September 1978), nicknamed JJ (), is a Cameroonian-born Hong Kong association football coach and former professional player who currently as an amateur plays for Hong Kong Third Division club King Mountain. He play ...

of Happy Valley * Law Chun Bong of Happy Valley *

Sham Kwok Keung Sham Kwok Keung Tailor (, born 10 September 1985 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division club Citizen. He is the younger brother of footballer Sham Kwok Fai. Club career ...

of Happy Valley *

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* Aldo Villaba of

;1 goal * Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu of Citizen * Jorginho of Citizen * Denisson Ricardo De Souza of Happy Valley * Hamilton Timbira Dias Dos Santos Junior of Happy Valley *

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of Happy Valley *

Ling Cong Ling Cong () is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Happy Valley In the 2008–09 season, Lin Cong scored 15 goals for Happy Valley and was the club's top scorer. On 5 May 2010, Ling Cong was ques ...

* Ye Nan of

Chan Siu Ki Chan Siu Ki (, born 14 July 1985 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. He is the all-time top scorer for Hong Kong with 40 goa ...

* Darko Rakocevic of

Wisdom Fofo Agbo Wisdom Fofo Agbo ( ''Fofo'', born June 25, 1979) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Fofo went on a trial to Guizhou Zhicheng on 13 June 2013. However, he did not play in ...

of Rangers * Cleiton of South China *

Lo Chi Kwan Lo Chi Kwan (; born 18 March 1981) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and the current assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong ...

* Chan Chi Hong of South China

Prizes

Team awards

*Champion (HKD$80,000 + HKD$500,000 for the team to participate in Barclays Asia Trophy 2007): South China (9th title)

Individual awards

*Top Scorer (HKD$5,000):

of South China *Best Defender (HKD$5,000): Denisson Ricardo De Souza of Happy Valley 足總盃抽籤愉園漁人得利
Sing Tao Daily, 2007-04-04.

Trivia

* Happy Valley have been the 1st runner-up of FA Cup for the third consecutive season, they suffered their 8th loss in a row in cup finals of local competitions.

References

External links

FA Cup

website.
2006/07 HKFA Lanwa International FA Cup

website.
2006/2007 HKFA LANWA INTERNATIONAL FA CUP Bracket

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