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

• Denmark League XI
• Hong Kong XI (host)
• Iran
• Uruguay

Squads

Some of the players include:

Hong Kong XI

• Coach: Kwok Ka Ming

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Fan Chun Yip	(1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 26)		Happy Valley
	2DF	Yau Kin Wai	(1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 30)		South China
	2DF	Poon Yiu Cheuk	(1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 25)		Happy Valley
	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
	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
	3MF	José Ricardo Rambo	(1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 31)		Sun Hei
	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
	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
	4FW	Rochy Putiray	(1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32)		South China
	4FW	Marcio Gabriel Anacleto
	4FW	Cornelius Udebuluzor	(1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 28)		Sun Hei

Iran

• Coach: Homayoun Shahrokhi

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

• Coach: Gustavo Ferrín

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

1 February 2003

Iran	1 - 0	Denmark League XI
Nekounam 48' (pen.)

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 15,100

Referee: Chiu Sin Chuen (Hong Kong)

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1 February 2003

Hong Kong XI	0 - 3	Uruguay
		Rodríguez 84' Peralta 86' Munhoz 89'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 15,100

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Third place match

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4 February 2003

Denmark League XI	2 - 1	Hong Kong XI
Schultz 14' Hansen 88' (pen.)		Antonić 90' (pen.)

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 17,877

Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Final

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4 February 2003

Uruguay	1 - 1 1 - 1 (AET) 4 - 2 (PSO)	Iran
Golmohammadi 83' (o.g.)		Samereh 28'
Penalties
Rodriguez Estoyanoff Lima Silva	4–2	Nekounam Akbari Nosrati Mobali

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 17,877

Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
	Iran	1
					4 February 2003 - (Hong Kong Stadium)
	Denmark League XI	0
					Iran	1 (2)
	1 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
					Uruguay (PSO)	1 (4)
	Hong Kong XI	0
	Uruguay	3
					Third place
					4 February 2003 – (Hong Kong Stadium)
					Hong Kong XI	1
					Denmark League XI	2

2003 Carlsberg Cup Winner
Uruguay First title

Scorers

1 goal

• Thomas Schultz
• Michael Hansen
• Dejan Antonić
• Javad Nekounam
• Ali Samereh
• Julio Rodríguez
• Horacio Peralta
• Pablo Munhoz

Individual awards

• Best Player: Khodadad Azizi
• Best Hong Kong XI Player: Fan Chun Yip

See also

• Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong First Division League

References

• Carlsberg Cup 2003, Rsssf.com
• 烏拉圭反勝伊朗稱霸嘉士伯盃, HKFA Website Template:Zh icon
• XXI. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 2003 - Details, YANSFIELD