The Kingway Cup 2004 football tournament kicks off Friday (Sept. 3) in Shekou, Shenzhen with 12 teams from Guangdong and Hong Kong competing for the title.

The teams include Swiss X1, Dynamos, Kowloon Hammer heads, Hearts of Delaney's, Gavin Vincent, HKDC Mobsters, French Dragons, Kingway, French Kiss, Maersk Logistics, Inter Shenzhen, and GZ Elephant and Castle.

The three-day event will begin with the team draw in Ming Wha Convention Center at 8:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, matches will be played from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in several venues, followed by a pool party at 7 p.m. in Nanhai Hotel and a raffle draw at the Snake Pit bar at 11:30 p.m. The qualifying rounds will start at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Organizers have arranged free shuttle buses to pick up supporters and players to and from the match venues.

The bus will depart from the Ming Wah center at 8:15 a.m. and then approximately every hour, stop at the Tazi, Haitao and Nanhai hotels.

Editor: Olivia