2011 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as The HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens due to sponsorship reason, is the 12th staging of this competition. It was held on 13–15 May 2011. In this year, the number of teams competing in Masters Tournament is reduced from 16 to 12.
Squads
Masters tournament
Group A
- Nottingham Forest Mobsters: John Fawcett, Steve Guinan, Darren Heyes, Jon Olav Hjelde, Nigel Jemson, Dean Locke, Des Lyttle, Justin Walker, Darren Wassall, Alan Wright
- KFC Tokyo
- HKFC Chairman's Select
- Discovery Bay
Group B
- Citibank All Stars: Fraser Digby, John Beresford, Steve Howey, Des Walker, Rob Lee, Darren Currie, Craig Hignett, Tommy Mooney, Mark Kinsella, Keith Ryan
- Top Class FC: Tam Siu Wai, Chiu Chung Man, Yeung Hei Chi
- SCC Tigers
- Kowloon Cricket Club
Group C
- AC Milan Soccer Schools: Mustapha Hadji
- Team Bondi: Andrew Prentice, Luke Casserly, Craig Moore, Steve Walker, Tim Bredbury, Vladimir Zorić, Gary Braude, Scott Ollerenshaw, Brad Maloney, Phil Wolanski
- HKFC Veterans
- Bangkok Airways
Note 1: Replacing Shanghai Shooters
Main tournament
Group A
- Celtic F.C.: Bahrudin Atajić, Nick Feely, Patrik Twardzik, Marcus Fraser, Greig Spence, Joseph Chalmers, John Herron, Rhys Murrell-Williamson, Paul George, Liam Gormley
- Liverpool: Deale Chamberlain, Steven Irwin, Stephen Darby, Jakub Sokolik, Nathan Eccleston, David Amoo, Thomas Ince, Suso, Nikola Sarić, Nicolaj Køhlert
- Hong Kong u18s
- Yau Yee League Select
Group B
- Rangers F.C.: Archie Campbell, Gordon Dick, Rhys McCabe, Andrew Mitchell, Kal Naismith, Ross Perry, Robbie Crawford, Chris Hegarty, Ewan McNeil, Alan Smith
- Boca Juniors: Lucas Quispe, Javier Ruiz, Matias Krueger, Tomas Puentes, Matias Sosa, Lautaro Gauna, Agustin Rodriguez, Julian Argen, Lionel Caceres, Gabriel Munoz (Head Coach: Fernando Larrañaga)
- Hong Kong u21s: Liu Fu Yuen, Ma Siu Kwan, Wong Chui Shing, Li Shu Yeung, Yuen Tsun Tung, Yan Pak Long, Hung Jing Yip, Kot Cho Wai, Choi Kwok Wai, Nam Wing Hang
- Singapore Cricket Club
Group C
- Aston Villa: Shane Lowry, Jonathan Hogg, Eric Lichaj, Benjamin Siegrist, Nathan Baker, Chris Herd, Andreas Weimann, Ellis Deeney, Daniel Johnson, Harry Forrester
- Citizen: Tse Tak Him, Yeung Chi Lun, Fung Kai Hong, Tam Lok Hin, Paulinho, Chan Man Chun, Moses Mensah, Festus Baise, Sandro, Sham Kwok Fai
- Eastleigh FC
- HKFC Captain's Select: Ng Kwok Hei, Jack Sealy, Gergely Zoltan Gheczy, Martin Rainer, Poon Ka Ming, James Ha, Allan Fraser, Lo Yiu Hung, Liam Brannan, Michael Campion
Group D
- Ajax: Jordy Deckers, Henri Toivomäki, Ricardo van Rhijn, Johan Kappelhof, Dico Koppers, Lorenzo Burnet, Roly Bonevacia, Glenn van Zoolinger, Yener Arica, Tom Boere, Florian Jozefzoon (Coaches: Gery Vink, Yannis Anastasiou; Team Manager: Dick Schoenaker)
- Kitchee: Li Jian, Chan Man Fai, José María Díaz, Lam Ka Wai, Cheng Siu Wai, Dani Cancela, Fernando Recio, Roberto Losada, Lo Kwan Yee, Ubay Luzardo
- Fourway Rangers: Leung Hing Kit, Edson Minga, Iu Wai, Makhosonke Bhengu, Chak Ting Fung, Jean-Jacques Kilama, Lo Chi Kwan, Beto, Leung Wai Kit, John Emmanuel
- Hong Kong Football Club: Rudolf Hollaender, James Beacher, Seun Ologkigbe Tunde, Reda Chaouch, Nicklas Sandor, Frederik Schipper, Kwok Kar Lok, Amro Abbas, Kento Kurasako, Chung Tsz Fung
Note 2: Replacing Etoile FC
Main Tournament - Group Stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Teams that progressed to the Cup Quarter-finals |
| Teams that progressed to the Plate Quarter-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Celtic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Yau Yee League Select | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Hong Kong u18s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 1 – 0 | Hong Kong u18s |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2 – 0 | Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 – 0 | Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hong Kong u18s |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong u18s | 0 – 2 | Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 0 – 3 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Singapore Cricket Club | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Hong Kong u21s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | 1 – 0 | Hong Kong u21s |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 1 – 0 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors | 1 – 1 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 4 – 0 | Hong Kong u21s |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong u21s | 0 – 0 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 1 – 0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Citizen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| HKFC Captain's Select | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| Eastleigh FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Citizen | 1 – 0 | Eastleigh FC |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4 – 0 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
Forrester  1' 11'Weimann 4' ?' |
(Report) |
| Citizen | 1 – 1 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 – 0 | Eastleigh FC |
|---|---|---|
| Forrester Weimann |
(Report) |
| Eastleigh FC | 0 – 1 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 – 0 | Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Weimann Hogg |
(Report) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Kitchee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Fourway Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Hong Kong Football Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| Kitchee | 1 – 0 | Fourway Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 4 – 0 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchee | 1 – 1 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1 – 1 | Fourway Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Fourway Rangers | 2 – 1 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1 – 1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
Main Tournament - Knockout Stage
Knockout stage was held on 15 May 2011.
Plate
- Bottom two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Plate.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Yau Yee League Select | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C4 | Eastleigh FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C4 | Eastleigh FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Singapore Cricket Club | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Singapore Cricket Club | 1 | ||||||||||||
| D4 | Hong Kong Football Club | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Singapore Cricket Club | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | HKFC Captain's Select (pen.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | HKFC Captain's Select (pen.) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Hong Kong u18s | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C3 | HKFC Captain's Select | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Hong Kong u21s | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D3 | Fourway Rangers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Hong Kong u21s | 1 | ||||||||||||
Shield
- Losing teams of Cup quarter-finals entered the semi-finals of Shield.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Liverpool | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Citizen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Citizen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Rangers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Rangers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Kitchee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Citizen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Aston Villa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Aston Villa | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Celtic (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Aston Villa | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Boca Juniors | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Ajax (e.x.t.) | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Boca Juniors | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
Cup
- Top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Cup.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Liverpool | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Citizen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Liverpool | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Kitchee (e.x.t.) | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Rangers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Kitchee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Kitchee | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Celtic | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Aston Villa | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Celtic (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Celtic (e.x.t.) | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Ajax | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Ajax (e.x.t.) | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Boca Juniors | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
References
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Nottingham Forest Mobsters squad
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Citibank All Stars squad
- Apple Daily - 港會Citibank國際7人足球賽 紅軍登場鬥香港U18 Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Oriental Daily News - 國際七人足球賽利物浦小保加登場 Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Team Bondi squad
- ^ Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Some minor news
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Celtic Squad
- Liverpoolfc.tv - Starlets set for Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Rangers Squad
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Boca Juniors Team List
- ^ GoalGoalGoal.com 乜無人去睇今晚的港會七人國際賽咩?? (in Chinese)
- "Aston Villa Football Club - Squad depart for Hong Kong ahead of Soccer Sevens competition". Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- Hong Kong Soccer 7s - Final Ajax team list
- "International Soccer Sevens - Main Tournament - Group Stage". Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "International Soccer Sevens - Main Tournament - Stage 2". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
| HKFC Soccer Sevens seasons | |
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| Not held due to SARS Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Hong Kong protests |