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1998 Lunar New Year Cup
The 1998 Lunar New Year Cup ( Carlsberg Cup) was a football (soccer), 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 * * Hong Kong League XI (host) * * Results ''All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).'' Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Bracket Top scorers ;3 goals * Paul Foster (footballer), Paul Foster ;1 goal * Manuel Neira * Rodrigo Barrera * Mehdi Mahdavikia * Samson Siasia * Patrick Pascal * Ahmed Garba See also *Hong Kong Football Association *Hong Kong First Division League External links HKFA Website 漫談賀歲足球賽事(九) (in chinese) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunar New Year Cup Lunar New Year Cup, 1998 1997–98 in Hong Kong football 1997–98 in Nigerian football 1997–98 in Iranian football 1998 in Chilean football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Foster (footballer)
Paul Foster (born 28 December 1967) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. His younger brother Craig Foster is a former Australian international. Playing career Playing as a striker, Foster debuted with South Melbourne FC before playing with Sunshine George Cross in the National Soccer League (NSL). He also played for Avala. In 1994, Foster moved to Kitchee SC in Hong Kong before moving on a free transfer to Instant Dict FC. He came back to Australia and played for Northern Spirit FC and Brisbane Strikers in the National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ... (NSL). Honours Hong Kong First Division League Top Scorer:1995–96,1996–97,1997–98 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Paul 1967 births Living people Sportsmen from Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farshad Falahatzadeh
Farshad Falahatzadeh (born March 21, 1967) is a retired Iranian football player and he is now a manager. He was a defender for a number of clubs, most notably Esteghlal as well as Iran national football team with at least 25 plays. Club career He played for Esteghlal, Saipa Tehran, Bahman, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Sanat Naft, and Bargh Shiraz. International career He played for the Iran national team at the 1994 & 1998 World Cup France Qualification rounds, ECO Cup 1993, 1994 Asian Games, 1996 Asian Cup and Asia champion with Esteghlal 1990 and 1998 Carlsberg Cup (Friendly Tournament) and 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Coaching career He was captain and coach of the Iran national beach soccer team at the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and Head Coach at 2008 and 2010 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. He was a co-trainer for Damash Gilan in 2012, head trainer for Shahrdari Arak Aluminium Arak Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Aluminium Arak''), commonly known as Aluminiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong First Division League
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation of the Hong Kong Premier League in 2014. Since 1908, a total of 29 clubs have been crowned champions of the Hong Kong football system. South China are the most successful club, having won 41 times since their first participation in 1941. Competition format Each team plays the other teams in the division twice, one home and one away game. The ticket profits go to the home team. If there are two matches in the same stadium on the day, the profits are shared between the two home teams. The top two teams in the league are offered promotion to the Premier League while the bottom two are relegated to the Hong Kong Second Division. Exceptions There were two teams, The Army and The Police, that are not required to be relegated. The league ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association Limited (), often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Pui Kwan Kay and its Chief Executive Officer is Joaquin Tam. History The HKFA was established in 1914. It is one of the oldest Football Federations in Asia and is responsible for organising various football competitions including professional and amateur leagues, football development and promoting football in Hong Kong. In 1954, HKFA joined FIFA, and was also one of twelve founding associations of the Asian Football Confederation. Hong Kong played an important role in the early development of Asian football, and was given the honour of hosting the first Asian Cup competition in 1956, in which Hong Kong came third in the tournament. Having been a part of the British Empire, and, more recently part of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong fields a separate FIFA-recognised representative team. HKFA is also respo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria National Football Team
The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international Association football, football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013. In April 1994, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team. Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s, Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a Crown colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Nigeria
Work toward freedom led to the formation of a national planning committee, which in 1958 named for a competition to choose a national flag. Thousands of designs were submitted, but the flag of equivalent green-white-green flat stripes, green stood for farming and white for unity and peace was chosen. The flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on 1 October 1960. The flag has three vertical bands of green, white, green. The two green stripes represent natural wealth, and the white represents peace and unity. Design The flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959. Akinkunmi was a 23-year-old student at the time he designed the flag. He was studying at Norwood Technical College in London, England, when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new national flag of Nigeria. He submitted a triband design consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Shootout (association Football)
A penalty shoot-out (officially kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method in association football to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as extra time (if used) have expired. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different kickers; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additional " sudden-death" rounds. Balls successfully kicked into the goal during a shoot-out do not count as goals for the individual kickers or the team, and are tallied separately from the goals scored during normal play (including extra time, if any). Although the procedure for each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Pascal
Patrick Pascal (born 24 December 1974 in Bauchi) is a former Nigerian footballer, who is currently the Super Eagles team coordinator and chairman Bauchi State, Bauchi Football Association Club career Patrick started his career In 1992, he started his professional career in the Nigerian Premier League for Wikki Tourists F.C., Wikki Tourist. After a year in Bauchi, he moved to Shooting Stars S.C., Shooting Stars FC, After scoring 43 goals in 103 appearances, he join Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K., Gençlerbirliği Ankara in 1996. There he remained until 18 November 1997 and then signed with Altay S.K., Altay Izmir. Scoring 20 goals in 45 appearances to move them out relegation. After the season, In January 2000, he return to Belgium and signed for Royal Antwerp F.C., Royal Antwerp after a successful trial. In December 2000 Pascal Join Lifan F.C. In China and retire in 2002 International career Patrick played in 1998 and 1999 in four internationals for the Nigerian national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Siasia
Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016. On 16 August 2019, FIFA banned Siasia from all football activities for life (later reduced to five years), following a match-fixing investigation. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee alleged that the former Nigerian coach is guilty of "bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics". Playing career Club At club level, Siasia most notably played for French team FC Nantes where he became league champion in 1994–95. He also played for Australian club Perth Glory with fellow Nigerian Peter Anosike, as well as in Belgium, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Israel. International He played 51 international matches for Nigeria, in which he scored thirteen goals, and was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Olarra
Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero (born 26 May 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. Career Olarra began his career in Audax Italiano. He then spent time with Universidad de Chile, where he made a name for himself and began to play for the national team. After a transfer to the Maccabi Haifa club from Club Deportivo Universidad Católica at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Olarra established himself as a force to be reckoned with in Maccabi's defence. Olarra made his international debut on 31 January 1998, against Iran. Post retirement Following his retirement, he worked for Fox Sports Chile as a sports commentator and TV host until 2019. Next he joined ESPN. In December 2020, Olarra began a romantic relationship with model and presenter Lucila Vit. In September 2021, both announced on social media that they would be parents, and on 6 April 2022, Vit gave birth to a daughter. Honours Universidad de Chile * Primera División de Chile: 1999, 2000, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Sierra (footballer, Born 1968)
José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the manager of Al-Wehda. Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long-time team Unión Española. He studied in the ''Colegio Hispano Americano'', which belongs to Spanish residents in Chile. In 2015, he became the new coach of Colo-Colo. Club career Unión Española Sierra made his debut in professional soccer with Unión Española on November 1988 against the Universidad de Chile. After two solid campaigns with Unión Española, Sierra was transferred to Real Valladolid in Spain. However, during Sierra's short time in Spain, the team had economic problems which caused him to return to Unión Española. After more success he made his debut with the Chile national team. Sierra won the Copa Chile with Unión Española in 1992 and 1993. Colo-Colo After an unsuccessful stint in Brazil playing for São Paulo, he went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
