傑志正式宣佈，將與三屆英格蘭超級足球聯賽冠軍曼城合演季前熱身賽，比賽將於2019年7月24日晚上8時在香港大球場進行，是次賽事由成立45周年的EDPS電腦系統有限公司贊助，名為「賽馬會傑志中心盃」。
傑志近年多次與世界級勁旅攜手獻上精彩比賽，今年繼續秉承傳統，邀請曼城訪港獻技。是次「賽馬會傑志中心盃」除了為球迷獻上一場精彩比賽之外，亦希望促進兩地足球文化交流，今次「藍月亮」訪港之旅，亦會舉辦一場慈善晚宴，並邀得曼城領隊哥迪奧拿將在席上演講。
傑志總經理吳凱威表示：「我們希望每年都為香港球迷帶來頂級球隊與傑志比賽，今年夏天，我們邀請英格蘭勁旅曼城訪港。是次表演賽亦為曼城亞洲行2019的其中一站，他們將會在上海及南京參與英超亞洲盃後來到香港。」
傑志主教練朱志光表示：「這不單單是一場表演賽，而是季前訓練的其中一部份。這場比賽對於我們迎接新球季各項賽事十分重要，特別是新一季的港超聯賽事。」
曼城營運總監奧瑪．貝拉達 (Omar Berrada)表示：「我們很高興宣布，曼城將會再次來到香港。上次訪港之後，我們捧起了英超聯賽獎盃，所以我們希望這次訪港，能讓球員做好準備，迎接下一個賽季。曼城在香港有許多熱情的球迷，有著非常活躍的球迷會。我們迫不及待地再次在這些球迷面前演出。」
是次賽事票價分為港幣$350、$590、$890、$1190，而學生及長者票價為$250。為了讓家長與子女能夠一起觀賞球賽，位於南、北看台的港幣＄590門票、東面高層看台的港幣＄350門票以及優惠門票將不設劃位。
球迷可於4月26日早上10時起透過購票通網站www.cityline.com、電話（2111-5333）或親臨香港大球場售票處（只限4月26日）預購門票。此外，4月27日起亦可透過其他購票通銷售點，包括通利琴行等親身購票。球迷每次交易最多可訂購6張門票。
為答謝傑志球迷一直以來的支持，每位藍浪一家球迷會會員，預訂每張門票可享港幣$50元折扣優惠，訂票種類不限，但每名會員最多只可預訂4張；而傑志足球學院的同學亦可以正價優先預訂門票。
Kitchee announced today that the club will stage a pre-season match against three-time English Premier League Champions, Manchester City. Named as the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup, sponsored by EDPS System Limited to celebrate their 45th Anniversary. The event at Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday 24 July 2019 will be the first time that the top-flight English team is hosted by Kitchee in Hong Kong.
As part of Kitchee’s ongoing commitment to bringing the best teams to Hong Kong, the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup will give local fans a fantastic matchday experience as well as a learning opportunity for Hong Kong with the exchange of football knowledge and skills between the two sides. Moreover, Mr. Guardiola, inspiring Manager, will attend the competition’s prestigious gala dinner.
Wilson Ng, General Manager of Kitchee, said he is very excited about bringing such a event to Hong Kong for the benefit of the Club’s loyal and passionate fans. “Our aim is to bring top teams to Hong Kong and compete against Kitchee every summer. We have attracted Manchester City to come this year, straight after the Premier League Asia Trophy in Shanghai and Nanjing.”
“This is more than just an exhibition match. We consider the tie an important part of our pre-season training,” added Alex Chu, Kitchee’s Head Coach. “This match is particularly crucial for us to get our players match fit and prepared for the start of the new season, especially for the Hong Kong Premier League which is right around the corner.”
Omar Berrada, Manchester City’s Chief Operating Officer, commented: “We are excited to announce our return to Hong Kong for this match. After the last time we
visited Hong Kong, the team went on to lift the Premier League trophy later that season so we hope this visit will again provide the players with great preparation for the upcoming campaign. We have many passionate followers in Hong Kong, including a very active supporters club, and we can’t wait to play in front of these fans once again.”
Standard tickets for the match are priced at $350, $590, $890 and $1190. A limited number of concessionary tickets for Students and Senior Citizens are priced at HK$250. Public ticket sales will be available on http://www.cityline.com from 26 April 2019. Cityline ticketing outlets and Tom Lee Music branches will also available from 27 April 2019.
Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup
Kitchee vs Manchester City
Date: 24/7/2019
Time: 20:00
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Public tickets sales from 26/4/2019
- www.cityline.com
- Hong Kong Stadium (only for 26/4/2019)
- Cityline outlets and Tom Lee Music branches (from 27/4/2019)
- Pre-sales for Kitchee Bluewave Fans Club Members and the Students of Kitchee Academy.