South China AA season 2007-08

The 2007-08 season is South China's 2nd year after giving up the all-Chinese policy. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have and will play in the season.

Infobox Football club season
club = South China

season = 2007–08
mgrtitle = Head coach
manager = flagicon|POR José Luís
chrtitle = Chairman
chairman = flagicon|HKG flagicon|MAC Steven Lo
(Football Management Committee)
league = Hong Kong First Division
league result = 1st
cup1 = Senior Shield
cup1 result = Semi-finals
cup2 = League Cup
cup2 result = Winners
cup3 = FA Cup
cup3 result = Semi-finals
cup4 = AFC Cup 2008
cup4 result = Group stage
league topscorer =
flagicon|BRA Detinho (19)
season topscorer =
flagicon|BRA Detinho (26)
highest attendance =
lowest attendance =

Events

*On the 24 July 2007, South China were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in the Barclays Asia Trophy 2007. Liverpool goals were scored by John Arne Riise, Xabi Alonso and Daniel Agger. South China's goal was scored by Li Haiqiang who found the net by curving the ball from 46 yards into the top left corner.

*On the 27 July 2007, Fulham beat South China 4-1 in the 3rd place play-off. South China pull one back after 56 minutes when Li Haiqiang’s quickly taken free-kick was volleyed home in impressive fashion by Flavio Barros.

*On November 27th 2008, Hong Kong Red Cross officially entered a charity partnership with the club and its logo will be printed on SCAA team jerseys, extending and spreading humanity everywhere the team goes. The charity partnership is a pioneer between a sports association and a humanitarian organization in Hong Kong. [ [http://www.redcross.org.hk/scaa/Eng/Main.html Charity Partnership - Hong Kong Red Cross] .]

*On March 9 2008, an All-Star team primarily consisting of SCAA players (credited as Hong Kong Union) hosted a friendly versus Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS side's last match in their preseason tour of Asia. The Hong Kong side won the penalty shootout 5-4 after drawing 2-2 in regulation.

Players

quad stats

Players in/out

In

*flagicon|HKG Wong Chin Hung (黃展鴻) from Rangers
*flagicon|HKG Yip Chi Ho (葉志豪) from Rangers
*flagicon|BRA Flavio Barros (巴路士) from Vila Nova Futebol Clube "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Sidrailson (沙域臣) from Santa Cruz (Brazilian Pernambuco Football Championship Série A1) "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Juninho Petrolina (S·祖利亞) from Central (Brailian Campeonato Pernambucano Série A1 / Campeonato Brasileiro Série C)
*flagicon|CHN flagicon|HKG Fan Weijun (樊偉軍) from Rangers
*flagicon|CHN Du Ping (杜蘋) from Shaanxi Baorong (Chinese Super League) "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Cris (基斯) from Metropolitano (Brazilian Campeonato Catarinense) "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Itaparica (伊達) from Paysandu "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Maxwell (麥士維) from Riffa Club (Bahraini Premier League)
*flagicon|POR Nuno (盧諾) from Moreirense FC (Portuguese Second Division Serie A)
*flagicon|HKG Chung Ho Yin (鍾皓賢) from Eastern "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Tales Schütz (T·史高斯) from Leixões (Portuguese Liga)

Out

*flagicon|BRA Edemar Picoli (比高) to Eastern
*flagicon|BRA Cris (基斯) to Metropolitano "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|GHA Yaw Anane (友友) to Citizen "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Cleiton (基頓) to Santa Cruz "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|SER Mihailo Jovanović (袓雲奴域) "(released)"
*flagicon|HKG Wong Chun Yue (黃鎮宇) "(released)"
*flagicon|HKG Au Wai Lun (歐偉倫) "(retired)"
*flagicon|BRA Tales Schütz (T·史高斯) to Grêmio Inhumense (Brazilian Campeonato Goiano) "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|HKG Chung Ho Yin (鍾皓賢) to Eastern "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Juninho Petrolina (S·祖利亞) to ABC (Brailian Campeonato Potiguar / Campeonato Brasileiro Série C)
*flagicon|CHN Liang Zicheng (梁子成) to Rangers "(loan)"
*flagicon|BRA Flavio Barros (巴路士) to Vila Nova "(return from loan)"
*flagicon|CHN Du Ping (杜蘋) "(released)"
*flagicon|POR Nuno (盧諾) to Rangers

Club

Coaching staff

Kit

Other information

Competitions

Hong Kong First Division League

Results by round

Matches

Competitive

Friendly

References