# 2003 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup (aka Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (17 February 2003 and 20 February 2003).

## Participating teams

* Denmark League XI
* Hong Kong XI (host)
* Iran
* Uruguay

## Squads

Some of the players include:

### Hong Kong XI

* Coach: Kwok Ka Ming
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 19 | 1GK | Fan Chun Yip | (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 26) | Happy Valley |
| 2 | 2DF | Yau Kin Wai | (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 30) | South China |
| 20 | 2DF | Poon Yiu Cheuk | (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 25) | Happy Valley |
| 25 | 2DF | Cristiano Cordeiro | (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 29) | Sun Hei |
| | 2DF | Szeto Man Chun | (1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 27) | South China |
| | 2DF | Chan Wai Ho | (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 20) | Buler Rangers |
| | 2DF | Leung Chi Wing | (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24) | Buler Rangers |
| | 2DF | Ng Wai Chiu | (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 21) | Guangzhou Xiangxue |
| 3 | 3MF | Gerard Guy Ambassa | (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 24) | Happy Valley |
| | 3MF | Lee Kin Wo | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 35) | Sun Hei |
| 22 | 3MF | José Ricardo Rambo | (1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 31) | Sun Hei |
| 23 | 3MF | Dejan Antonić | (1969-01-22)22 January 1969 (aged 34) | Sun Hei |
| | 3MF | Kim Pan-Gon | (1969-05-01)1 May 1969 (aged 33) | Double Flower |
| 28 | 3MF | Chan Chi Hong | (1976-10-20)20 October 1976 (aged 26) | South China |
| | 3MF | Lo Chi Kwan | (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 21) | Sun Hei |
| 21 | 4FW | Rochy Putiray | (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32) | South China |
| 27 | 4FW | Marcio Gabriel Anacleto | | |
| 26 | 4FW | Cornelius Udebuluzor | (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 28) | Sun Hei |

### Iran

* Coach: Homayoun Shahrokhi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ebrahim Mirzapour | (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 24) | Foolad F.C. |
| 2 | 3MF | Mehdi Amirabadi | (1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 23) | Saipa F.C. |
| 4 | 2DF | Yahya Golmohammadi (captain) | (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 31) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 6 | 3MF | Javad Nekounam | (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 22) | PAS Tehran F.C. |
| 7 | 3MF | Hamed Kavianpour | (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 24) | Al Wasl FC |
| 8 | 3MF | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 22) | Esteghlal F.C. |
| 9 | 4FW | Ali Samereh | (1977-11-23)23 November 1977 (aged 25) | Esteghlal F.C. |
| 10 | 4FW | Mohsen Bayatinia | (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 22) | Pas Tehran F.C. |
| 11 | 4FW | Khodadad Azizi | (1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 31) | PAS Tehran F.C. |
| 13 | 2DF | Hossein Kaebi | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 17) | Foolad F.C. |
| 14 | 3MF | Moharram Navidkia | (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 20) | Sepahan |
| 15 | 3MF | Yadollah Akbari | (1974-07-01)1 July 1974 (aged 28) | Esteghlal F.C. |
| 16 | 2DF | Mehrdad Minavand | (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab |
| 17 | 3MF | Iman Mobali | (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 20) | Foolad F.C. |
| 19 | 2DF | Jalal Kameli Mofrad | (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 21) | Foolad F.C. |
| 20 | 2DF | Mohammad Nosrati | (1982-01-11)11 January 1982 (aged 21) | Pas Tehran F.C. |
| | 4FW | Amin Mohtashami | (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 25) | Paykan F.C. |

### Denmark League XI

Coach: Morten Olsen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Peter Skov-Jensen | (1971-06-09)9 June 1971 (aged 31) | FC Midtjylland |
| 2 | 2DF | Martin Albrechtsen | (1980-03-31)31 March 1980 (aged 22) | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 3 | 4FW | Kaspar Dalgas | (1976-05-11)11 May 1976 (aged 26) | Brøndby IF |
| 4 | 2DF | Rasmus Daugaard | (1976-09-15)15 September 1976 (aged 26) | AB |
| 5 | 3MF | Michael Hansen | (1971-09-22)22 September 1971 (aged 31) | Esbjerg fB |
| 6 | 3MF | Nichlas Hindsberg | (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 27) | FC Nordsjælland |
| 7 | 2DF | Allan Jepsen | (1977-07-04)4 July 1977 (aged 25) | AaB |
| 9 | 3MF | Mads Jørgensen | (1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 23) | Brøndby IF |
| 10 | 4FW | Søren Berg | (1976-05-15)15 May 1976 (aged 26) | Odense Boldklub |
| 13 | 2DF | Brian Priske | (1977-05-14)14 May 1977 (aged 25) | AaB |
| 14 | 3MF | David Rasmussen | (1976-12-01)1 December 1976 (aged 26) | FC Nordsjælland |
| 15 | 3MF | Thomas Røll | (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 25) | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 16 | 1GK | Jimmy Nielsen | (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 25) | AaB |
| 17 | 2DF | Thomas Schultz | (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (aged 25) | FC Nordsjælland |
| 18 | 2DF | Asbjørn Sennels | (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 24) | Brøndby IF |
| 20 | 3MF | Morten Wieghorst (captain) | (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 31) | Brøndby IF |

### Uruguay

* Coach: Gustavo Ferrín
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mauricio Nanni | (1979-07-12)12 July 1979 (aged 23) | Montevideo Wanderers F.C. |
| 2 | 2DF | Diego Lugano | (1980-11-02)2 November 1980 (aged 22) | São Paulo |
| 4 | 2DF | Williams Martinez | (1982-12-18)18 December 1982 (aged 20) | Defensor Sporting |
| 5 | 3MF | Marcelo Sosa | (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 24) | Danubio F.C. |
| 6 | 2DF | Pablo Lima | (1981-04-26)26 April 1981 (aged 21) | Danubio F.C. |
| 8 | 2DF | Bruno Silva | (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 (aged 22) | Danubio F.C. |
| 9 | | Germán Hornos | (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 20) | Fénix |
| 10 | 3MF | Martín Ligüera (captain) | (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 22) | Fénix |
| 11 | 3MF | Fabián Estoyanoff | (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 20) | Peñarol |
| 13 | | Claudio Dadómo | (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 20) | Nacional |
| 14 | | Julio Rodríguez | (1977-08-09)9 August 1977 (aged 25) | Nacional |
| 15 | 4FW | Sergio Blanco | (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 21) | Club América |
| 17 | | Julio Mozzo | (1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 21) | Central Español |
| 19 | 4FW | Sebastián Taborda | (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 (aged 21) | UNAM Pumas |
| 20 | 4FW | Mario Leguizamón | (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 20) | Peñarol |
| 21 | 4FW | Horacio Peralta | (1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (aged 20) | Nacional |
| | 3MF | Pablo Munhoz | (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 20) | Defensor Sporting |
| | 4FW | Gonzalo Vargas | (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 (aged 21) | Defensor Sporting |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong |
| Iran | 1 |
| Iran | 1 | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong |
| Denmark League XI | 0 | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong |
| Denmark League XI | 0 | Iran | 1 (2) |
| 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | | Iran | 1 (2) |
| 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| Hong Kong XI | 0 | Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| Uruguay | 3 | | |
| Uruguay | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong | 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong |
| | | Hong Kong XI | 1 |
| | | Denmark League XI | 2 |
* 2003 Carlsberg Cup champions
* Uruguay First title

## Scorers
### 1 goal

* Thomas Schultz
* Michael Hansen
* Dejan Antonić
* Javad Nekounam
* Ali Samereh
* Julio Rodríguez
* Horacio Peralta
* Pablo Munhoz

### own goal

* Yahya Golmohammadi

## Individual awards

* Best Player: Khodadad Azizi
* Best Hong Kong XI Player: Fan Chun Yip
* Best Goalkeeper: Mauricio Nanni