2003 Lunar New Year Cup

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The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup (aka Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (1 February 2003 and 4 February 2003).

2003 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates1 – 4 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)8 players
2002
2004

Participating teams edit

Squads edit

Some of the players include:

Hong Kong XI edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
19 1GK   Fan Chun Yip (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 26)   Happy Valley
2 2DF   Yau Kin Wai (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 30)   South China
20 2DF   Poon Yiu Cheuk (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 25)   Happy Valley
25 2DF   Cristiano Cordeiro (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 29)   Sun Hei
2DF   Szeto Man Chun (1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 27)   South China
2DF   Chan Wai Ho (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 20)   Buler Rangers
2DF   Leung Chi Wing (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24)   Buler Rangers
2DF   Ng Wai Chiu (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 21)   Guangzhou Xiangxue
3 3MF   Gerard Guy Ambassa (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 24)   Happy Valley
3MF   Lee Kin Wo (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 35)   Sun Hei
22 3MF   José Ricardo Rambo (1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 31)   Sun Hei
23 3MF   Dejan Antonić (1969-01-22)22 January 1969 (aged 34)   Sun Hei
3MF   Kim Pan-Gon (1969-05-01)1 May 1969 (aged 33)   Double Flower
28 3MF   Chan Chi Hong (1976-10-20)20 October 1976 (aged 26)   South China
3MF   Lo Chi Kwan (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 21)   Sun Hei
21 4FW   Rochy Putiray (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32)   South China
27 4FW   Marcio Gabriel Anacleto  
26 4FW   Cornelius Udebuluzor (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 28)   Sun Hei

Iran edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 24)   Foolad F.C.
2 3MF Mehdi Amirabadi (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 23)   Saipa F.C.
4 2DF Yahya Golmohammadi (captain) (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 31)   Persepolis F.C.
6 3MF Javad Nekounam (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 22)   PAS Tehran F.C.
7 3MF Hamed Kavianpour (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 24)   Al Wasl FC
8 3MF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 22)   Esteghlal F.C.
9 4FW Ali Samereh (1977-11-23)23 November 1977 (aged 25)   Esteghlal F.C.
10 4FW Mohsen Bayatinia (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 22)   Pas Tehran F.C.
11 4FW Khodadad Azizi (1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 31)   PAS Tehran F.C.
13 2DF Hossein Kaebi (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 17)   Foolad F.C.
14 3MF Moharram Navidkia (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 20)   Sepahan
15 3MF Yadollah Akbari (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 28)   Esteghlal F.C.
16 2DF Mehrdad Minavand (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 27)   Al-Shabab
17 3MF Iman Mobali (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 20)   Foolad F.C.
19 2DF Jalal Kameli Mofrad (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 21)   Foolad F.C.
20 2DF Mohammad Nosrati (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 21)   Pas Tehran F.C.
4FW Amin Mohtashami (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 25)   Paykan F.C.

Denmark League XI edit

Coach: Morten Olsen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Peter Skov-Jensen (1971-06-09)9 June 1971 (aged 31)   FC Midtjylland
2 2DF Martin Albrechtsen (1980-03-31)31 March 1980 (aged 22)   F.C. Copenhagen
3 4FW Kaspar Dalgas (1976-05-11)11 May 1976 (aged 26)   Brøndby IF
4 Rasmus Daugaard (1976-09-15)15 September 1976 (aged 26)
5 3MF Michael Hansen (1971-09-22)22 September 1971 (aged 31)
6 Nichlas Hindsberg
7 2DF Allan Jepsen (1977-07-04)4 July 1977 (aged 25)   AaB
9 3MF Mads Jørgensen (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 23)   Brøndby IF
10 4FW Søren Berg (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 26)   Odense Boldklub
13 2DF Brian Priske Pedersen (1977-05-14)14 May 1977 (aged 25)   AaB
14 3MF David Rasmussen (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 26)   FC Nordsjælland
15 3MF Thomas Røll (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 25)   F.C. Copenhagen
16 1GK Jimmy Nielsen (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 25)   AaB
17 2DF Thomas Schultz (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 25)   FC Nordsjælland
18 2DF Asbjørn Sennels (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 24)   Brøndby IF
20 3MF Morten Wieghorst (captain) (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 31)   Brøndby IF

Uruguay edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mauricio Nanni (1979-07-12)12 July 1979 (aged 23)   Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
2 2DF Diego Lugano (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 22)   São Paulo
4 2DF Williams Martinez (1982-12-18)18 December 1982 (aged 20)   Defensor Sporting
5 3MF Marcelo Sosa (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 24)   Danubio F.C.
6 2DF Pablo Lima (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 21)   Danubio F.C.
8 2DF Bruno Silva (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 (aged 22)   Danubio F.C.
9 Germán Hornos (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 20)   Fénix
10 3MF Martín Ligüera (captain) (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 22)   Fénix
11 3MF Fabián Estoyanoff (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 20)   Peñarol
13 Claudio Dadómo (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 20)   Nacional
14 Julio Rodríguez (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 25)   Nacional
15 4FW Sergio Blanco (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 21)   Club América
17 Julio Mozzo (1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 21)   Central Español
19 4FW Sebastián Taborda (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 (aged 21)   UNAM Pumas
20 4FW Mario Leguizamón (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 20)   Peñarol
21 4FW Horacio Peralta (1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (aged 20)   Nacional
3MF Pablo Munhoz (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 20)   Defensor Sporting
4FW Gonzalo Vargas (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 21)   Defensor Sporting

Results edit

Semifinals edit

Iran  1–0  Denmark League XI
Nekounam   48' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Chiu Sin Chuen (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong XI  0–3  Uruguay
Rodríguez   84'
Peralta   86'
Munhoz   89'
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Third place match edit


Denmark League XI  2–1  Hong Kong XI
Schultz   14'
Hansen   88' (pen.)
Antonić   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Final edit

Uruguay  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Golmohammadi   83' (o.g.) Samereh   28'
Penalties
Rodriguez  
Estoyanoff  
Lima  
Silva  
4–2   Nekounam
  Akbari
  Nosrati
  Mobali
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 February 2003 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Iran1
 
4 February 2003 – Hong Kong
 
  Denmark League XI0
 
  Iran1 (2)
 
1 February 2003 – Hong Kong
 
  Uruguay (pen.)1 (4)
 
  Hong Kong XI0
 
 
  Uruguay3
 
Third place
 
 
4 February 2003 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Hong Kong XI1
 
 
  Denmark League XI2


 2003 Carlsberg Cup champions 
 
Uruguay

First title

Scorers edit

1 goal
own goal

Individual awards edit

See also edit

References edit