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 (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
 
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
1 goal

Individual awards

See also

References
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