# 2001 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2001 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.

## Participating teams

* Hong Kong League XI (host)
* South Korea
* Norway
* Paraguay

## Squads
### Hong Kong League XI

Some of the players include:
* Viktor Derbunov
* Cristiano Cordeiro
* Dejan Antonić
* Ailton de Araujo
* Andrew Roddie
* Paul Ritchie
* John Moore
* Gerardo Laterza
* Gary McKeown
* Dimitre Kalkanov
* Gerard Guy Ambassa
* Luk Koon Pong
* Aderbal Filho
* Cornelius Udebuluzor

### Korea Republic

Coach: Guus Hiddink
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lee Woon-jae | (1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 27) | Sangju Sangmu |
| 2 | 2DF | Lee Lim-saeng | (1971-11-18)18 November 1971 (aged 29) | Bucheon SK |
| 4 | 3MF | Seo Dong-won | (1975-08-14)14 August 1975 (aged 25) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 6 | 3MF | Yoo Sang-chul | (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 29) | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 7 | 2DF | Kim Tae-young | (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 30) | Chunnam Dragons |
| 9 | 4FW | Kim Do-hoon | (1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 30) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 10 | 4FW | Choi Yong-soo | (1973-09-10)10 September 1973 (aged 27) | JEF United Ichihara |
| 11 | 3MF | Seo Jung-won | (1970-12-17)17 December 1970 (aged 30) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 12 | 2DF | Lee Young-pyo | (1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 23) | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| 13 | 2DF | Sim Jae-won | (1977-03-11)11 March 1977 (aged 23) | Pusan I'Cons |
| 14 | 2DF | Kim Sang-sik | (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 24) | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| 15 | 2DF | Lee Min-sung | (1973-06-23)23 June 1973 (aged 27) | Pusan I'Cons |
| 17 | 4FW | Park Sung-bae | (1975-11-28)28 November 1975 (aged 25) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 18 | 1GK | Kim Byung-ji | (1970-04-08)8 April 1970 (aged 30) | Pohang Steelers |
| 20 | 2DF | Hong Myung-bo | (1969-02-12)12 February 1969 (aged 31) | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 21 | 3MF | Park Ji-sung | (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 19) | Kyoto Purple Sanga |
| 22 | 3MF | Ko Jong-soo | (1978-10-30)30 October 1978 (aged 22) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 25 | 1GK | Kim Yong-dae | (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 21) | Yonsei University |

### Norway

Coach: Nils Johan Semb
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Morten Bakke | (1968-12-16)16 December 1968 (aged 32) | Molde |
| 3 | 2DF | Pa Modou Kah | (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 20) | Vålerenga Fotball |
| 5 | 2DF | Ståle Stensaas | (1971-07-07)7 July 1971 (aged 29) | Rosenborg |
| 6 | 3MF | Morten Fevang | (1975-03-06)6 March 1975 (aged 25) | Odd |
| 7 | 3MF | Tommy Svindal Larsen | (1973-08-11)11 August 1973 (aged 27) | Stabæk |
| 8 | 3MF | Dagfinn Enerly | (1972-12-09)9 December 1972 (aged 28) | Rosenborg |
| 9 | 4FW | Frode Johnsen | (1974-03-17)17 March 1974 (aged 26) | Rosenborg |
| 10 | 4FW | Thorstein Helstad | (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 23) | Brann |
| 11 | 3MF | Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim | (1975-01-14)14 January 1975 (aged 26) | Viking |
| 13 | 2DF | Alexander Aas | (1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 22) | Odd |
| 14 | 3MF | Fredrik Winsnes | (1975-12-28)28 December 1975 (aged 25) | Rosenborg |
| 15 | 3MF | Jonny Hanssen | (1972-12-13)13 December 1972 (aged 28) | Tromsø |
| 16 | 4FW | Azar Karadas | (1981-08-09)9 August 1981 (aged 19) | Brann |
| 17 | 4FW | Bengt Sæternes | (1975-01-01)1 January 1975 (aged 26) | Bodø/Glimt |
| 18 | 4FW | Tommy Øren | (1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 20) | Sogndal |
| 19 | 2DF | Torjus Hansén | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 27) | Lillestrøm |

### Paraguay

Coach: Víctor Genés
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ricardo Tavarelli | (1970-08-02)2 August 1970 (aged 30) | Olimpia |
| 2 | | Jacinto Zorrilla | | |
| 3 | 2DF | Rubén Maldonado | (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 21) | Cosenza |
| 4 | 2DF | Paulo da Silva | (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 20) | Venezia |
| 5 | 2DF | Juan Daniel Cáceres | (1973-10-06)6 October 1973 (aged 27) | Cerro Porteño |
| 6 | 3MF | Estanislao Struway | (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 32) | Cerro Porteño |
| 7 | | Nery Ortiz | | |
| 8 | 3MF | Diego Gavilán | (1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 20) | Newcastle United |
| 9 | 4FW | Carlos Torres | (1968-03-10)10 March 1968 (aged 32) | Real Jaén |
| 10 | 4FW | Salvador Cabañas | (1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 20) | 12 de Octubre |
| 11 | 3MF | Gustavo Morínigo | (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (aged 24) | Libertad |
| 14 | | Christian Esquivel | | |
| 15 | | Hugo Ortiz | | |
| 18 | 4FW | Javier González | (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 21) | Cerro Corá |
| 19 | | Aristides Masi | (1977-01-14)14 January 1977 (aged 24) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 21 | 2DF | Darío Verón | (1979-07-26)26 July 1979 (aged 21) | Guaraní |
| 22 | 1GK | Justo Villar | (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 23) | Libertad |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong |
| Norway | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong |
| South Korea | 2 | 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong |
| South Korea | 2 | Hong Kong League XI | 1 |
| 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong | | Hong Kong League XI | 1 |
| 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong | Norway | 2 |
| Hong Kong League XI (pen.) | 0 (9) | Norway | 2 |
| Paraguay | 0 (8) | | |
| Paraguay | 0 (8) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2001 – Hong Kong | 2001 – Hong Kong |
| | | Paraguay | 1 (5) |
| | | South Korea (pen.) | 1 (6) |
* 2001 Carlsberg Cup champions
* Norway First title

## Scorers
### 3 goals

* Frode Johnsen

### 2 goals

* Thorstein Helstad
* Ko Jong-soo

### 1 goal

* Kim Do-hoon
* Gustavo Morinigo
* John Moore