# 2002 Lunar New Year Cup

The 2002 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.

## Participating teams

* China
* Honduras
* Hong Kong League XI (host)
* Slovenia

## Squads

Some of the players include:

### China

Coach: Bora Milutinović
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 2 | 2DF | Gao Yao | (1978-07-13)13 July 1978 (aged 23) | Shandong Luneng |
| 4 | 2DF | Wu Chengying | (1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 26) | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 5 | 3MF | Zhao Junzhe | (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 22) | Liaoning Bird |
| 6 | 3MF | Song Lihui | (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 27) | Shandong Luneng |
| 8 | 3MF | Li Tie | (1977-09-18)18 September 1977 (aged 24) | Liaoning Bird |
| 9 | 3MF | Ma Mingyu | (1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 29) | Sichuan Dahe |
| 10 | 4FW | Yu Genwei | (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 28) | Tianjin Teda |
| 12 | 4FW | Su Maozhen | (1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 30) | Shandong Luneng |
| 13 | 2DF | Chen Gang | (1972-03-09)9 March 1972 (aged 29) | Qingdao Hademen |
| 14 | 2DF | Li Weifeng | (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 (aged 23) | Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance |
| 15 | 3MF | Shen Si | (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 28) | Shanghai COSCO Huili |
| 16 | 4FW | Qu Bo | (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 20) | Qingdao Hademen |
| 17 | 2DF | Du Wei | (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 20) | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 18 | 3MF | Li Xiaopeng | (1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 26) | Shandong Luneng |
| 19 | 3MF | Qi Hong | (1976-06-03)3 June 1976 (aged 25) | Shanghai COSCO Huili |
| 21 | 2DF | Xu Yunlong | (1979-02-17)17 February 1979 (aged 22) | Beijing Guoan |
| 22 | 1GK | Jiang Jin | (1968-10-07)7 October 1968 (aged 33) | Tianjin Teda |
| 23 | 1GK | Liu Yunfei | (1979-05-08)8 May 1979 (aged 22) | Tianjin Teda |
| 26 | 4FW | Zhang Yuning | (1977-05-25)25 May 1977 (aged 24) | Liaoning Bird |
| 27 | 3MF | Shao Jiayi | (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 21) | Beijing Guoan |
| 30 | 4FW | Li Yi | (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 22) | Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance |

### Honduras

Coach: Ernesto Luzardo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Victor Coello | (1974-07-29)29 July 1974 (aged 27) | Marathón |
| 3 | | David Cárcamo | | |
| 4 | 2DF | Samuel Caballero | (1974-12-24)24 December 1974 (aged 27) | Udinese |
| 5 | 2DF | Sergio Mendoza | (1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 20) | Real España |
| 6 | 2DF | Jaime Rosales | (1978-06-08)8 June 1978 (aged 23) | Marathón |
| 7 | | Robel Bernandez | | |
| 8 | 3MF | José Luis Pineda | (1975-03-19)19 March 1975 (aged 26) | |
| 10 | 3MF | Julio César de León | (1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 22) | Reggina |
| 11 | 3MF | Emil Martínez | (1982-09-17)17 September 1982 (aged 19) | Marathón |
| 14 | | Ronny Morales | | |
| 16 | | Cristián Martínez | | |
| 18 | 4FW | Saul Martínez | (1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 26) | Nacional |
| 19 | 3MF | Edgar Álvarez | (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 22) | Platense |
| 20 | | Amado Alvarez | | |
| 21 | 2DF | Limber Perez | (1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 25) | |

### Hong Kong League XI

Coach: Wong Yiu Shun
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 2 | 2DF | Yau Kin Wai | (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 29) | South China |
| 3 | 2DF | Cristiano Cordeiro | (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 28) | South China |
| 5 | 2DF | André Hartwig | | Sun Hei |
| 7 | 4FW | Au Wai Lun | (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 30) | South China |
| 11 | 3MF | Gary McKeown | (1970-10-19)19 October 1970 (aged 31) | Sun Hei |
| 17 | 4FW | Keith Gumbs | (1972-09-11)11 September 1972 (aged 29) | Happy Valley |
| 20 | 2DF | Poon Yiu Cheuk | (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 24) | Happy Valley |
| 26 | 1GK | Fan Chun Yip | (1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 25) | Happy Valley |
| | 2DF | Luk Koon Pong | (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 23) | South China |
| | 3MF | Lo Kai Wah | (1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 31) | Happy Valley |
| | 3MF | Gerard Ambassa Guy | (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 23) | Happy Valley |
| | 3MF | Aderbal Filho | | |
| | 4FW | Cornelius Udebuluzor | (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 27) | Buler Rangers |
| | 4FW | Cheng Siu Chung | (1972-09-29)29 September 1972 (aged 29) | South China |

### Slovenia

Coach: Srečko Katanec
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Marko Simeunović | (1967-12-06)6 December 1967 (aged 34) | Etimesgut Şekerspor |
| 2 | 2DF | Goran Sankovič | (1979-06-18)18 June 1979 (aged 22) | Slavia Prague |
| 3 | 2DF | Željko Milinovič | (1969-10-12)12 October 1969 (aged 32) | JEF United Ichihara |
| 4 | 3MF | Amir Karić | (1973-12-31)31 December 1973 (aged 28) | Maribor |
| 5 | 2DF | Marinko Galič | (1970-04-22)22 April 1970 (aged 31) | Koper |
| 6 | 2DF | Bekim Kapič | (1979-01-02)2 January 1979 (aged 23) | Koper |
| 7 | 3MF | Džoni Novak | (1969-09-04)4 September 1969 (aged 32) | SpVgg Unterhaching |
| 8 | 3MF | Aleš Čeh | (1968-04-07)7 April 1968 (aged 33) | Grazer AK |
| 9 | 3MF | Nastja Čeh | (1978-01-26)26 January 1978 (aged 24) | Club Brugge |
| 10 | 3MF | Zlatko Zahovič | (1971-02-01)1 February 1971 (aged 31) | Benfica |
| 11 | 3MF | Miran Pavlin | (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 30) | Porto |
| 12 | 1GK | Mladen Dabanovič | (1971-09-13)13 September 1971 (aged 30) | Lokeren |
| 13 | 4FW | Mladen Rudonja | (1971-07-26)26 July 1971 (aged 30) | Portsmouth |
| 14 | 3MF | Saša Gajser | (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 28) | Gent |
| 15 | 3MF | Rajko Tavčar | (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 27) | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 16 | 4FW | Ermin Rakovič | (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 24) | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| 17 | 3MF | Zoran Pavlovič | (1976-06-27)27 June 1976 (aged 25) | Austria Wien |
| 18 | 3MF | Milenko Ačimovič | (1977-02-15)15 February 1977 (aged 24) | Olimpija |
| 19 | 4FW | Senad Tiganj | (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 26) | Olimpija |

## Results

All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

### Final
## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong | 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong |
| Honduras | 5 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong |
| Slovenia | 1 | Honduras | 1 |
| 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong | 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong | | Honduras | 1 |
| 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong | 29 January 2002 – Hong Kong | Hong Kong League XI | 0 |
| Hong Kong League XI (pen.) | 1 (4) | Hong Kong League XI | 0 |
| China | 1 (3) | | |
| China | 1 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong | 1 February 2002 – Hong Kong |
| | | Slovenia (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| | | China | 0 (3) |
* 2002 Carlsberg Cup champions
* Honduras First title

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
5 goals
* Saul Martínez
1 goal
* Yu Genwei
* Cristián Martínez
* Aderbal Filho
* Zlatko Zahovič