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

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 Hong Kong Fan Chun Yip (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 26) Hong Kong Happy Valley
2 2DF Hong Kong Yau Kin Wai (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 30) Hong Kong South China
20 2DF Hong Kong Poon Yiu Cheuk (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 25) Hong Kong Happy Valley
25 2DF Brazil Cristiano Cordeiro (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 29) Hong Kong Sun Hei
2DF Hong Kong Szeto Man Chun (1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 27) Hong Kong South China
2DF Hong Kong Chan Wai Ho (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 20) Hong Kong Buler Rangers
2DF Hong Kong Leung Chi Wing (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24) Hong Kong Buler Rangers
2DF Hong Kong Ng Wai Chiu (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 21) China Guangzhou Xiangxue
3 3MF Nigeria Gerard Guy Ambassa (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 24) Hong Kong Happy Valley
3MF Hong Kong Lee Kin Wo (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 35) Hong Kong Sun Hei
22 3MF Brazil José Ricardo Rambo (1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 31) Hong Kong Sun Hei
23 3MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Antonić (1969-01-22)22 January 1969 (aged 34) Hong Kong Sun Hei
3MF South Korea Kim Pan-Gon (1969-05-01)1 May 1969 (aged 33) Hong Kong Double Flower
28 3MF Hong Kong Chan Chi Hong (1976-10-20)20 October 1976 (aged 26) Hong Kong South China
3MF Hong Kong Lo Chi Kwan (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 21) Hong Kong Sun Hei
21 4FW Indonesia Rochy Putiray (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32) Hong Kong South China
27 4FW Brazil Marcio Gabriel Anacleto Hong Kong
26 4FW Nigeria Cornelius Udebuluzor (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 28) Hong Kong Sun Hei

Iran

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 24) Iran Foolad F.C.
2 3MF Mehdi Amirabadi (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 23) Iran Saipa F.C.
4 2DF Yahya Golmohammadi (captain) (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 31) Iran Persepolis F.C.
6 3MF Javad Nekounam (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 22) Iran PAS Tehran F.C.
7 3MF Hamed Kavianpour (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 24) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl FC
8 3MF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 22) Iran Esteghlal F.C.
9 4FW Ali Samereh (1977-11-23)23 November 1977 (aged 25) Iran Esteghlal F.C.
10 4FW Mohsen Bayatinia (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 22) Iran Pas Tehran F.C.
11 4FW Khodadad Azizi (1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 31) Iran PAS Tehran F.C.
13 2DF Hossein Kaebi (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 17) Iran Foolad F.C.
14 3MF Moharram Navidkia (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 20) Iran Sepahan
15 3MF Yadollah Akbari (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 28) Iran Esteghlal F.C.
16 2DF Mehrdad Minavand (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 27) United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
17 3MF Iman Mobali (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 20) Iran Foolad F.C.
19 2DF Jalal Kameli Mofrad (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 21) Iran Foolad F.C.
20 2DF Mohammad Nosrati (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 21) Iran Pas Tehran F.C.
4FW Amin Mohtashami (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 25) Iran 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) Denmark FC Midtjylland
2 2DF Martin Albrechtsen (1980-03-31)31 March 1980 (aged 22) Denmark F.C. Copenhagen
3 4FW Kaspar Dalgas (1976-05-11)11 May 1976 (aged 26) Denmark 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) Denmark AaB
9 3MF Mads Jørgensen (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 23) Denmark Brøndby IF
10 4FW Søren Berg (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 26) Denmark Odense Boldklub
13 2DF Brian Priske Pedersen (1977-05-14)14 May 1977 (aged 25) Denmark AaB
14 3MF David Rasmussen (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 26) Denmark FC Nordsjælland
15 3MF Thomas Røll (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 25) Denmark F.C. Copenhagen
16 1GK Jimmy Nielsen (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 25) Denmark AaB
17 2DF Thomas Schultz (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 25) Denmark FC Nordsjælland
18 2DF Asbjørn Sennels (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 24) Denmark Brøndby IF
20 3MF Morten Wieghorst (captain) (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 31) Denmark Brøndby IF

Uruguay

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

Results

Semifinals

Iran 1–0Denmark Denmark League XI
Nekounam 48' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Chiu Sin Chuen (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong XI Hong Kong0–3 Uruguay
Rodríguez 84'
Peralta 86'
Munhoz 89'
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Third place match

Denmark League XI Denmark2–1Hong Kong Hong Kong XI
Schultz 14'
Hansen 88' (pen.)		 Antonić 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,877
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Final

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

Bracket

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

Uruguay
First title

Scorers

1 goal
own goal

Individual awards

See also

References

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