{"id":235841,"date":"2026-04-26T13:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/?post_type=press&#038;p=235841"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:33:32","slug":"cuhk-and-hku-hold-the-vice-chancellors-cup-soccer-match-3","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/press\/cuhk-and-hku-hold-the-vice-chancellors-cup-soccer-match-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CUHK and HKU hold the Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Cup Soccer Match"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-235841","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"title_alt":"","sub_title_alt":"","press_date":"20260426","keep":false,"details":"<p>The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) held the 19th Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Cup Soccer Match at HKU\u2019s Stanley Ho Sports Centre today (26 April). Professor Ko Wing-hung, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience) of CUHK, and Professor Lin Chen, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business) of HKU, officiated at the kick-off ceremony.<\/p>\r\n<p>Both teams gave their full effort on the pitch, delivering fast-paced attacking and defensive plays that showcased high-level teamwork and sportsmanship. After a keenly contested match, , HKU won by 7:2.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Vice-Chancellors\u2019 Cup Soccer Match was first played in 2003 to commemorate the collaboration of the two universities during SARS. Since then, it has become an annual sports event that aims to deepen the friendship between the two universities. Including today\u2019s game, CUHK has won 11 games, HKU has won four, and the teams have drawn four times.<\/p>","show_as_achievement":false,"achievement_category":[],"show_as_clarification":false,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":[{"photo":235861,"caption":"CUHK and HKU hold the 19th Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Cup Soccer Match."},{"photo":235858,"caption":"Professor Ko Wing-hung (right), Associate Vice-President (Student Experience) of CUHK, and Professor Lin Chen (left), Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business) of HKU, officiate at the kick-off ceremony."},{"photo":235857,"caption":"Players from both teams compete hard during the game."},{"photo":235860,"caption":"Players from both teams compete hard during the game."},{"photo":235859,"caption":"Team CUHK and Team HKU."},{"photo":235862,"caption":"After a keenly contested match, , HKU won by 7:2."}],"attachments":null,"video_source":"","video_file":"","add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/235841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/235841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235869,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/235841\/revisions\/235869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}