Carlsberg Cup
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The Lunar New Year Cup, also known as the Carlsberg Challenge or the Carlsberg Cup before, is an annual football
tournament organised in Hong Kong
by the Hong Kong Football Association
, established on 1948. It is usually held on the first and the fourth day of the Chinese New Year
as a part of celebration. The tournament is called Carlsberg Cup between 1983 and 2006 because Carlsberg was the major sponsor of the event.
Since the 2007 edition
of the event, the competition is officially known as Lunar New Year Cup according to the Hong Kong Football Association
. This is because Carlsberg is no longer the major sponsor but a mere co-sponsor.
. Since 1950, HKFA
invited at least one overseas team to enter the competition. Before 1982, there were 3 exhibition matches in the tournament. The first two matches were usually participated by Hong Kong national football team
, Hong Kong player team and Hong Kong League XI
while Chinese XI played the last match.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament organised in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
by the Hong Kong Football Association
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...
, established on 1948. It is usually held on the first and the fourth day of the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
as a part of celebration. The tournament is called Carlsberg Cup between 1983 and 2006 because Carlsberg was the major sponsor of the event.
Since the 2007 edition
2007 Lunar New Year Cup
The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Boar .- Australia Olympic Team:...
of the event, the competition is officially known as Lunar New Year Cup according to the Hong Kong Football Association
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...
. This is because Carlsberg is no longer the major sponsor but a mere co-sponsor.
Early-Period
In the period before and around WWII, Lunar New Year Cup was participated by Hong Kong teams and teams from mainland ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Since 1950, HKFA
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...
invited at least one overseas team to enter the competition. Before 1982, there were 3 exhibition matches in the tournament. The first two matches were usually participated by Hong Kong national football team
Hong Kong national football team
The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....
, Hong Kong player team and Hong Kong League XI
Hong Kong League XI
Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup....
while Chinese XI played the last match.
International Competition
In 1983, it was the first time to have a main sponsorship for the competition and the invited team number increased to three. From 1993 onwards, national teams rather than club teams were invited to participate in the competition.Results
| Year | Final | Third place match | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
| 1983 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
2–0 |  Hallelujah Hallelujah Football Club Ansan Hallelujah FC are a South Korean soccer team based in Ansan. They currently compete in the Korea National League. They play their games at Ansan Wa~ Stadium.... |
 AGF |
3–1 | Peking |
| 1984 |  FK Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
1–0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
2–1 | ||
| 1985 | 1–0 | unknown | ||||
| 1986 | ||||||
| 1987 | Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... |
2 - 0 | Beijing | 1 - 0 | Shanghai | |
| 1988 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
Unknown | AGF |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwnagso FC Seoul FC Seoul is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group.... |
3 - 0 |  Dalian Shide F.C. Dalian Shide F.C. Dalian Shide , also known as Dalian Haichang International Football Team Shide FC or previously as Dalian Wanda , is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shide Group... |
| 1989 |  Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... |
(Four-team Round-robin tournament Round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:... ) |
Odense BK | |||
| 1990 |  Sparta Prague |
2 - 0 |  Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
4 - 1 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 1991 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
3 - 1 |  Aston Villa |
FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
2 - 0 | |
| 1992 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
2 - 2 3 - 2 pen |
FK Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
 Steaua Bucureşti |
2 - 0 |  BSC Young Boys Bern |
| 1993 | 3 - 2 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
Denmark U-21 Denmark national football team The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU... |
2 - 1 | ||
| 1994 | 2 - 0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
2 - 1 | |||
| 1995 | 1 - 0 | South Korea U-21 |
3 - 1 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 1996 | 1 - 1 5 - 4 pen |
1 - 0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 1997 | 2 - 1 | 3 - 1 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 1998 Details 1998 Carlsberg Cup The 1998 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Bracket:... |
2 - 0 |  Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
1 - 1 4 - 2 pen |
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| 1999 Details 1999 Carlsberg Cup The 1999 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .... |
3 - 0 | 3 - 0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 2000 Details 2000 Carlsberg Cup The 2000 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.-Participating teams: Czech Republic Hong Kong League XI Mexico Japan-Semifinals:... |
2 - 1 | 0 - 0 6 - 5 pen |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 2001 | 2 - 1 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
1 - 1 6 - 5 pen |
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| 2002 | 1–0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
0–0 (4–3) pen |
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| 2003 2003 Carlsberg Cup The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-Hong Kong XI:-Iran:... |
1–1 (4–2) pen |
2–1 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 2004 2004 Carlsberg Cup The 2004 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .... |
3–1 | 3–0 | Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
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| 2005 2005 Carlsberg Cup The 2005 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on 9 February 2005, the first day of the Chinese New Year 2005.=Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira- Hong Kong:... |
7–1 | |||||
| 2006 2006 Carlsberg Cup The 2006 Carlsberg Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-=Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar:=Head coach: Morten Olsen... |
3–1 | 4–0 | ||||
| 2007 2007 Lunar New Year Cup The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Boar .- Australia Olympic Team:... |
 Jamaica Olympic Team Jamaica national football team The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup... |
0–0 (5–4) pen |
China Olympic Team China national under-23 football team The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments... |
 Australia Olympic Team Australia national under-23 football team The Australia Olympic football team, more commonly known as the Olyroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia at association football in the Olympic Games... |
2–2 (5–3) pen |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
| 2008 2008 Lunar New Year Cup The 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, officially known as Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Year of Rat .-Format:... |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
2–1 |  HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
 Peñarol C.A. Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but... |
1–1 (5–4) pen |
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horangi.-History:... |
| 2009 2009 Lunar New Year Cup The 2009 Lunar New Year Cup is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Earth Ox Year .-Format:... |
 South China Pegasus Team |
2–1 |  Sparta Prague |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours... |
0–0 (5–4) pen |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibitional matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.... |
| 2010 2010 Lunar New Year Cup The 2010 Lunar New Year Cup is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Tiger .-Format:... |
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it... |
(Round-robin tournament) | Kitchee |
Pegasus Invitation Team |
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| 2011 2011 Asian Challenge Cup 2011 Asian Challenge Cup is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. The name of this event in 2011 is changed from Lunar New Year Cup to Asian Challenge Cup.-Teams:-Guangzhou Evergrande:-South China:... |
 Tianjin Teda |
0–0 (5–3) pen |
Guangzhou Evergrande |
Ulsan Hyundai |
4–2 | South China |