The 91st 2017 Lunar New Year Cup is the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February 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.
Teams 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. Kitchee SC (hosts) Auckland City FC Seoul Muangthong United
Squads Kitchee SC Manager: Chu Chi Kwong
Auckland City Manager: Ramon Tribulietx
FC Seoul Manager: Hwang Sun-hong
Muangthong United Manager: Totchtawan Sripan
Fixtures and results All times are local, HKT (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
Third Place Playoff
Final
Final standing As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
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