1998 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Hong Kong |
Dates | 28–31 January |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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International football competition
The 1998 Lunar New Year Cup (a.k.a. Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (28 January and 31 January 1998).
Participating teams
Chile
Hong Kong League XI (host)
Iran
Nigeria
Results
All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
Semifinals
Hong Kong League XI ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Foster ![]() | Barrera ![]() |
Third place match
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mahdavikia ![]() | Report | Neira ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Khakpour ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Falahatzadeh ![]() Pashazadeh ![]() Abedzadeh ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final
Nigeria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Siasia ![]() Pascal ![]() |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 January 1998 – Hong Kong | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
31 January 1998 – Hong Kong | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
28 January 1998 – Hong Kong | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
31 January 1998 – Hong Kong | ||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||
![]() | 1 (3) |
1998 Carlsberg Cup Winner |
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![]() Nigeria First Title |
Top scorers
- 3 goals
Paul Foster
- 1 goal
See also
External links
- HKFA Website 漫談賀歲足球賽事(九) (in chinese)