Hong Kong Football Festival — Kai Tak Matches

Kai Tak Sports Park’s Hong Kong Football Festival ran from July 31 to August 5, 2026, with two pre-season matches and two open training sessions at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium in Kowloon. The event brought Manchester City, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea and Juventus to Hong Kong for fixtures on August 1 and August 5, according to Kai Tak Sports Park and the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Ticket prices for the two matches ranged from HK$399 to HK$2,999, while open training sessions were priced at HK$299. ### Which clubs actually played in Hong Kong, and on what dates? Manchester City and Inter opened the festival on August 1 in the Asahi Super Dry Trophy, while Chelsea and Juventus played the second match on August 5 in the Herbalgy Trophy, Kai Tak Sports Park said. The festival schedule also included Manchester City open training on July 31 and Chelsea open training on August 4, both at 7:30 p.m. local time at Kai Tak Stadium. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) The Hong Kong Tourism Board listed the venue as Kai Tak Stadium, Kai Tak Sports Park, 38 Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak, Kowloon. The official event pages described the week as a return edition after last year’s tournament drew more than 100,000 fans. ### What happened in the two headline matches? Inter beat Manchester City in the festival opener after a 1-1 draw in regulation time and a 3-1 penalty shoot-out, according to RTHK. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) Divin Mubama scored for City after 14 minutes and Benjamin Pavard equalized for Inter six minutes later, RTHK reported. Juventus beat Chelsea 1-0 on Wednesday night in the second and final match of the festival, with Edon Zhegrova scoring in the 68th minute, RTHK said. (discoverhongkong.com) RTHK reported that more than 43,000 fans filled Kai Tak Stadium for that game. ### Why is the event being described as record-setting? Kai Tak Sports Park called the 2026 edition “record setting” on its event page, and said the previous edition drew more than 100,000 fans across its fixtures. (news.rthk.hk) The official festival materials did not publish a combined 2026 attendance total on the pages reviewed, but they positioned the event as a return after last year’s record-breaking crowds. (news.rthk.hk) Third-party reporting on the August 1 opener said 42,826 spectators attended the Manchester City-Inter match, while RTHK said more than 43,000 attended the August 5 Chelsea-Juventus game. Taken together, those reported figures indicate the two headline matches again drew crowds above 85,000, though organizers had not published a final official aggregate on the sources reviewed. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) ### How much did tickets cost, and how were they sold? Kai Tak Sports Park said general public sales opened at 4 p.m. Hong Kong time on May 14 through HK Ticketing after a TEG Sport pre-sale on May 13. The listed match ticket prices were HK$399, HK$799, HK$1,399, HK$1,999, HK$2,399 and HK$2,999, excluding service fees. Trip.com was named the official travel experience partner for ticket, travel and accommodation packages starting May 7, according to the same event page. (dimsumdaily.hk) The Hong Kong Tourism Board repeated the same match price range and the HK$299 price for open training. ### What did the festival show about Kai Tak as a football venue? Kai Tak Stadium was marketed by organizers as a 50,000-seat venue capable of hosting major international football events. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) The festival page grouped the four clubs as European champions and described the matches as part of their warm-up for the 2026-27 season. RTHK’s match reports described a packed or near-capacity atmosphere around the August 1 and August 5 fixtures, with fans arriving early and filling the stadium for high-profile friendlies. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) Those reports gave the clearest public snapshot of how the venue was used during match week. ### What comes after the festival at Kai Tak? Kai Tak Sports Park’s events calendar lists the Audi Football Summit 2026, featuring Bayern Munich against Aston Villa, on August 6 and 7 at Kai Tak Stadium. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) RTHK also said on Wednesday that fans in Hong Kong would still get another European club match on Friday after the festival ended. (kaitaksportspark.com.hk) (news.rthk.hk)