Lunar New Year Cup
The Lunar New Year Cup, previously known as the Carlsberg Challenge or the Carlsberg Cup, is an annual invitational football tournament organised in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) since 1908. It is usually held on the firs ...
(''aka Carlsberg Cup'') was a
football
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tournament held in
Hong Kong
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over the first and fourth day of the
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...
holiday.
Participating teams
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Czech Republic
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Hong Kong League XI
The Hong Kong League XI, also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.
The team is selected from the ...
(host)
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Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Japan
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Squads
Czech Republic
Hong Kong League XI
Mexico
Japan
Coach:
Philippe Troussier
Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions
Results
''All times given in
Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT; ) is the time in Hong Kong, observed at UTC+08:00 all year round. The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the Hong Kong Time. It is indicated as Asia/Hong_Kong in the IANA time zone database.
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(UTC+8).''
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Bracket
Scorers
; 2 goals
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Miguel Zepeda
Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born 25 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his ca ...
; 1 goals
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Marek Jankulovski
Marek Jankulovski (born 9 May 1977) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. His most notable achievements include winning the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan and being voted the 2007 Czech Footballer of the Year. ...
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Marek Kincl
Marek Kincl (born 3 April 1973 in Prague) is a former Czech footballer who played as a striker. He represented fourteen clubs in a career which began with Slavoj Vyšehrad in 1990 and concluded in 2010 after a stint at Bohemians (Střížkov) ...
Pavel Verbíř
Pavel Verbíř (born 13 November 1972) is a Czech Republic, Czech former professional association football, footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Czech First League with FK Teplice. Verbíř is often referred to by his nickname ' ...
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Cheng Siu Chung
Cheng Siu Chung (; born 29 September 1972 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
He served as a commentator for the 2010 FIFA ...
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 ...
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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 o ...
2000
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