2002_Lunar_New_Year_Cup
2002 Lunar New Year Cup
International football competition
The 2002 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 13 – 16 January |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Honduras (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saul Martínez (5 goals) |
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China
Honduras
Hong Kong League XI (host)
Slovenia
Some of the players include:
China
Coach: 
Bora Milutinović
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2DF |  Gao Yao |
(1978-07-13)13 July 1978 (aged 23) | Shandong Luneng | |
| 4 | 2DF | Wu Chengying |
(1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 26) | Shanghai Shenhua | |
| 5 | 3MF | Zhao Junzhe |
(1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 22) | Liaoning Bird | |
| 6 | 3MF | Song Lihui |
(1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 27) | Shandong Luneng | |
| 8 | 3MF | Li Tie |
(1977-09-18)18 September 1977 (aged 24) | Liaoning Bird | |
| 9 | 3MF | Ma Mingyu |
(1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 29) | Sichuan Dahe | |
| 10 | 4FW | Yu Genwei |
(1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 28) | Tianjin Teda | |
| 12 | 4FW | Su Maozhen |
(1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 30) | Shandong Luneng | |
| 13 | 2DF | Chen Gang |
(1972-03-09)9 March 1972 (aged 29) | Qingdao Hademen | |
| 14 | 2DF | Li Weifeng |
(1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 23) | Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance | |
| 15 | 3MF | Shen Si |
(1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 28) | Shanghai COSCO Huili | |
| 16 | 4FW | Qu Bo |
(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 20) | Qingdao Hademen | |
| 17 | 2DF | Du Wei |
(1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 20) | Shanghai Shenhua | |
| 18 | 3MF | Li Xiaopeng |
(1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 26) | Shandong Luneng | |
| 19 | 3MF | Qi Hong |
(1976-06-03)3 June 1976 (aged 25) | Shanghai COSCO Huili | |
| 21 | 2DF | Xu Yunlong |
(1979-02-17)17 February 1979 (aged 22) | Beijing Guoan | |
| 22 | 1GK | Jiang Jin |
(1968-10-07)7 October 1968 (aged 33) | Tianjin Teda | |
| 23 | 1GK | Liu Yunfei |
(1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 22) | Tianjin Teda | |
| 26 | 4FW | Zhang Yuning |
(1977-05-25)25 May 1977 (aged 24) | Liaoning Bird | |
| 27 | 3MF | Shao Jiayi |
(1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 21) | Beijing Guoan | |
| 30 | 4FW | Li Yi |
(1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 22) | Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance |
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Honduras
Coach: 
Ernesto Luzardo
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Victor Coello |
(1974-07-29)29 July 1974 (aged 27) | Marathón | |
| 3 | David Cárcamo |
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| 4 | 2DF | Samuel Caballero |
(1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 27) |  Udinese | |
| 5 | 2DF | Sergio Mendoza |
(1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 20) | Real España | |
| 6 | 2DF | Jaime Rosales |
(1978-06-08)8 June 1978 (aged 23) | Marathón | |
| 7 | Robel Bernandez |
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| 8 | 3MF | José Luis Pineda |
(1975-03-19)19 March 1975 (aged 26) | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Julio César de León |
(1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 22) | Reggina | |
| 11 | 3MF | Emil Martínez |
(1982-09-17)17 September 1982 (aged 19) | Marathón | |
| 14 | Ronny Morales |
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| 16 | Cristián Martínez |
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| 18 | 4FW | Saul Martínez |
(1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 26) | Nacional | |
| 19 | 3MF | Edgar Álvarez |
(1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 22) | Platense | |
| 20 | Amado Alvarez |
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| 21 | 2DF | Limber Perez |
(1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 25) |
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Hong Kong League XI
Coach: 
Wong Yiu Shun
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2DF | Yau Kin Wai |
(1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 29) | South China | |
| 3 | 2DF |  Cristiano Cordeiro |
(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 28) | South China | |
| 5 | 2DF | André Hartwig |
Sun Hei | ||
| 7 | 4FW | Au Wai Lun |
(1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 30) | South China | |
| 11 | 3MF |  Gary McKeown |
(1970-10-19)19 October 1970 (aged 31) | Sun Hei | |
| 17 | 4FW |  Keith Gumbs |
(1972-09-11)11 September 1972 (aged 29) | Happy Valley | |
| 20 | 2DF | Poon Yiu Cheuk |
(1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 24) | Happy Valley | |
| 26 | 1GK | Fan Chun Yip |
(1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 25) | Happy Valley | |
| 2DF | Luk Koon Pong |
(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 23) | South China | ||
| 3MF | Lo Kai Wah |
(1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 31) | Happy Valley | ||
| 3MF |  Gerard Ambassa Guy |
(1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 23) | Happy Valley | ||
| 3MF | Aderbal Filho |
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| 4FW |  Cornelius Udebuluzor |
(1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 27) | Buler Rangers | ||
| 4FW | Cheng Siu Chung |
(1972-09-29)29 September 1972 (aged 29) | South China |
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Slovenia
Coach: 
Srečko Katanec
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Marko Simeunović |
(1967-12-06)6 December 1967 (aged 34) |  Etimesgut Şekerspor | |
| 2 | 2DF | Goran Sankovič |
(1979-06-18)18 June 1979 (aged 22) |  Slavia Prague | |
| 3 | 2DF | Željko Milinovič |
(1969-10-12)12 October 1969 (aged 32) |  JEF United Ichihara | |
| 4 | 3MF | Amir Karić |
(1973-12-31)31 December 1973 (aged 28) | Maribor | |
| 5 | 2DF | Marinko Galič |
(1970-04-22)22 April 1970 (aged 31) | Koper | |
| 6 | 2DF | Bekim Kapič |
(1979-01-02)2 January 1979 (aged 23) | Koper | |
| 7 | 3MF | Džoni Novak |
(1969-09-04)4 September 1969 (aged 32) |  SpVgg Unterhaching | |
| 8 | 3MF | Aleš Čeh |
(1968-04-07)7 April 1968 (aged 33) |  Grazer AK | |
| 9 | 3MF | Nastja Čeh |
(1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 24) |  Club Brugge | |
| 10 | 3MF | Zlatko Zahovič |
(1971-02-01)1 February 1971 (aged 31) |  Benfica | |
| 11 | 3MF | Miran Pavlin |
(1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 30) | Porto | |
| 12 | 1GK | Mladen Dabanovič |
(1971-09-13)13 September 1971 (aged 30) | Lokeren | |
| 13 | 4FW | Mladen Rudonja |
(1971-07-26)26 July 1971 (aged 30) | Portsmouth | |
| 14 | 3MF | Saša Gajser |
(1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 28) | Gent | |
| 15 | 3MF | Rajko Tavčar |
(1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 27) | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 16 | 4FW | Ermin Rakovič |
(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 24) |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
| 17 | 3MF | Zoran Pavlovič |
(1976-06-27)27 June 1976 (aged 25) | Austria Wien | |
| 18 | 3MF | Milenko Ačimovič |
(1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 24) | Olimpija | |
| 19 | 4FW | Senad Tiganj |
(1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 26) | Olimpija |
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All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Semi-finals
More information Honduras, 5–1 ...
| Honduras | 5–1 | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
S. Martínez  39', 58', 69', 72'C. Martínez 90' |
Zahovic 52' (pen.) |
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More information Hong Kong League XI, 1–1 ...
| Hong Kong League XI | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Filho 70' |
Yu 64' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Close
Third place match
Final
More information Hong Kong League XI, 0–1 ...
| Hong Kong League XI | 0–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| S. Martínez 67' |
Close
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 January 2002 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Honduras | 5 | |||||
| 16 January 2002 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | |||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||
| 13 January 2002 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong League XI (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| China | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 January 2002 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Slovenia (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| China | 0 (3) | |||||
| 2002 Carlsberg Cup champions |
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 Honduras First title |
Goalscorers
There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
5 goals
1 goal
- Yu Genwei
- Cristián Martínez
- Aderbal Filho
- Zlatko Zahovič
- Carlsberg Cup 2002, hksssf.com
- XX. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 2002 - Details, YANSFIELD
- The Hong Kong Football Association Limited 2000/2001 Annual Report, page. 38