2003 Lunar New Year Cup

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).

Participating teams

Squads

Some of the players include:

Hong Kong XI

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

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

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

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

Semifinals

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'
Hong Kong Stadium witnessing something special in football. What was special in this game, Hong Kong
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Third place match


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

Final


Uruguay 1 - 1
1 - 1 (AET)
4 - 2 (PSO)
 Iran
Golmohammadi  83' (o.g.) Samereh  28'
Penalties
Rodriguez
Estoyanoff
Lima
Silva
42 Nekounam
Akbari
Nosrati
Mobali
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
 
 Iran1
 
4 February 2003 - (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
Denmark League XI0
 
 Iran1 (2)
 
1 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
 Uruguay (PSO)1 (4)
 
Hong Kong XI0
 
 
 Uruguay3
 
Third place
 
 
4 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
 
 
Hong Kong XI1
 
 
Denmark League XI2
 2003 Carlsberg Cup Winner 

Uruguay
First title

Scorers

1 goal

Individual awards

See also

References

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