2002 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2002 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.

2002 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates13 – 16 January
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Honduras (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Saul Martínez (5 goals)
2001
2003

Participating teams edit

Squads edit

Some of the players include:

China edit

Coach:   Bora Milutinović

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
2 2DF   Gao Yao (1978-07-13)13 July 1978 (aged 23)   Shandong Luneng
4 2DF   Wu Chengying (1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 26)   Shanghai Shenhua
5 3MF   Zhao Junzhe (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 22)   Liaoning Bird
6 3MF   Song Lihui (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 27)   Shandong Luneng
8 3MF   Li Tie (1977-09-18)18 September 1977 (aged 24)   Liaoning Bird
9 3MF   Ma Mingyu (1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 29)   Sichuan Dahe
10 4FW   Yu Genwei (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 28)   Tianjin Teda
12 4FW   Su Maozhen (1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 30)   Shandong Luneng
13 2DF   Chen Gang (1972-03-09)9 March 1972 (aged 29)   Qingdao Hademen
14 2DF   Li Weifeng (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 23)   Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance
15 3MF   Shen Si (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 28)   Shanghai COSCO Huili
16 4FW   Qu Bo (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 20)   Qingdao Hademen
17 2DF   Du Wei (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 20)   Shanghai Shenhua
18 3MF   Li Xiaopeng (1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 26)   Shandong Luneng
19 3MF   Qi Hong (1976-06-03)3 June 1976 (aged 25)   Shanghai COSCO Huili
21 2DF   Xu Yunlong (1979-02-17)17 February 1979 (aged 22)   Beijing Guoan
22 1GK   Jiang Jin (1968-10-07)7 October 1968 (aged 33)   Tianjin Teda
23 1GK   Liu Yunfei (1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 22)   Tianjin Teda
26 4FW   Zhang Yuning (1977-05-25)25 May 1977 (aged 24)   Liaoning Bird
27 3MF   Shao Jiayi (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 21)   Beijing Guoan
30 4FW   Li Yi (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 22)   Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance

Honduras edit

Coach:   Ernesto Luzardo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Victor Coello (1974-07-29)29 July 1974 (aged 27)   Marathón
3   David Cárcamo
4 2DF   Samuel Caballero (1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 27)   Udinese
5 2DF   Sergio Mendoza (1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 20)   Real España
6 2DF   Jaime Rosales (1978-06-08)8 June 1978 (aged 23)   Marathón
7   Robel Bernandez
8 3MF   José Luis Pineda (1975-03-19)19 March 1975 (aged 26)
10 3MF   Julio César de León (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 22)   Reggina
11 3MF   Emil Martínez (1982-09-17)17 September 1982 (aged 19)   Marathón
14   Ronny Morales
16   Cristián Martínez
18 4FW   Saul Martínez (1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 26)   Nacional
19 3MF   Edgar Álvarez (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 22)   Platense
20   Amado Alvarez
21 2DF   Limber Perez (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 25)

Hong Kong League XI edit

Coach:   Wong Yiu Shun

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
2 2DF   Yau Kin Wai (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 29)   South China
3 2DF   Cristiano Cordeiro (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 28)   South China
5 2DF   André Hartwig   Sun Hei
7 4FW   Au Wai Lun (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 30)   South China
11 3MF   Gary McKeown (1970-10-19)19 October 1970 (aged 31)   Sun Hei
17 4FW   Keith Gumbs (1972-09-11)11 September 1972 (aged 29)   Happy Valley
20 2DF   Poon Yiu Cheuk (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 24)   Happy Valley
26 1GK   Fan Chun Yip (1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 25)   Happy Valley
2DF   Luk Koon Pong (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 23)   South China
3MF   Lo Kai Wah (1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 31)   Happy Valley
3MF   Gerard Ambassa Guy (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 23)   Happy Valley
3MF   Aderbal Filho  
4FW   Cornelius Udebuluzor (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 27)   Buler Rangers
4FW   Cheng Siu Chung (1972-09-29)29 September 1972 (aged 29)   South China

Slovenia edit

Coach:   Srečko Katanec

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK   Marko Simeunović (1967-12-06)6 December 1967 (aged 34)   Etimesgut Şekerspor
2 2DF   Goran Sankovič (1979-06-18)18 June 1979 (aged 22)   Slavia Prague
3 2DF   Željko Milinovič (1969-10-12)12 October 1969 (aged 32)   JEF United Ichihara
4 3MF   Amir Karić (1973-12-31)31 December 1973 (aged 28)   Maribor
5 2DF   Marinko Galič (1970-04-22)22 April 1970 (aged 31)   Koper
6 2DF   Bekim Kapič (1979-01-02)2 January 1979 (aged 23)   Koper
7 3MF   Džoni Novak (1969-09-04)4 September 1969 (aged 32)   SpVgg Unterhaching
8 3MF   Aleš Čeh (1968-04-07)7 April 1968 (aged 33)   Grazer AK
9 3MF   Nastja Čeh (1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 24)   Club Brugge
10 3MF   Zlatko Zahovič (1971-02-01)1 February 1971 (aged 31)   Benfica
11 3MF   Miran Pavlin (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 30)   Porto
12 1GK   Mladen Dabanovič (1971-09-13)13 September 1971 (aged 30)   Lokeren
13 4FW   Mladen Rudonja (1971-07-26)26 July 1971 (aged 30)   Portsmouth
14 3MF   Saša Gajser (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 28)   Gent
15 3MF   Rajko Tavčar (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 27)   1. FC Nürnberg
16 4FW   Ermin Rakovič (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 24)   Hapoel Petah Tikva
17 3MF   Zoran Pavlovič (1976-06-27)27 June 1976 (aged 25)   Austria Wien
18 3MF   Milenko Ačimovič (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 24)   Olimpija
19 4FW   Senad Tiganj (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 26)   Olimpija

Results edit

All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Semi-finals edit

Honduras  5–1  Slovenia
S. Martínez   39', 58', 69', 72'
C. Martínez   90'
Zahovic   52' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,244
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Hong Kong League XI  1–1  China
Filho   70' Yu   64'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 26,244
Referee: Kim Tae-young (South Korea)

Third place match edit

China  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Slovenia
Penalties
3–4

Final edit

Hong Kong League XI  0–1  Honduras
S. Martínez   67'
Attendance: 30,329
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January 2002 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Honduras5
 
16 January 2002 – Hong Kong
 
  Slovenia1
 
  Honduras1
 
13 January 2002 – Hong Kong
 
  Hong Kong League XI0
 
  Hong Kong League XI (pen.)1 (4)
 
 
  China1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
16 January 2002 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Slovenia (pen.)0 (4)
 
 
  China0 (3)


 2002 Carlsberg Cup champions 
 
Honduras

First title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

5 goals

1 goal

See also edit

References edit