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.

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defeated Happy Valley 3-1 in the final, to secure their ninth title and along with the

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(

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champions, Hong Kong Senior Shield champions and the

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). 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

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* Happy Valley * HKFC * Hong Kong 08 *

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* Lanwa Redbull * Rangers *

* Wofoo Tai Po * Xiangxue Sun Hei

Fixtures and results

''All times are

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(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 * Tales Schutz of

;3 goals * Cheng Siu Wai of

* Detinho of

;2 goals * Gerard Ambassa Guy of Happy Valley * Law Chun Bong of Happy Valley * Sham Kwok Keung of Happy Valley * Julius Akosah of

* Aldo Villaba of Lanwa Redbull ;1 goal * Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu of

* Jorginho of

* Denisson Ricardo De Souza of Happy Valley * Hamilton Timbira Dias Dos Santos Junior of Happy Valley * Poon Yiu Cheuk of Happy Valley * Ling Cong of Lanwa Redbull * Ye Nan of Lanwa Redbull * Chan Siu Ki of

* Darko Rakocevic of

* Wisdom Fofo Agbo of Rangers * Cleiton of

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of Xiangxue Sun Hei * Chan Chi Hong of

Prizes

Team awards

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

(9th title)

Individual awards

*Top Scorer (HKD$5,000): Tales Schutz of

*Best Defender (HKD$5,000): Denisson Ricardo De Souza of Happy Valley 足總盃抽籤愉園漁人得利
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, 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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