The Hong Kong Stadium will host the tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 28–31 January 2017 |
Teams | 4 (from 4 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Auckland City (1st title) |
Runners-up | Kitchee SC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 5 (1.25 per match) |
The 2017 Lunar New Year Cup is the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Chinese New Year in late January 2017. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament. Australia under-23 withdrew before the tournament and were replaced by Auckland City.
Four teams were invited to participate:Australia under-23 were initially scheduled to participate, however, Football Federation Australia withdrew the side following complaints from A-League clubs about losing players mid-season. They were replaced by Auckland City.
All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).