Lunar New Year Cup Cup


Sponsored by Carlsberg for many years. Usually for national sides, but various editions involving club teams were played. Note that a tournament was played in 1978, but it is not clear whether it was part of the series already. The 2006 edition was the 24th, which suggests it has been played annually since 1983.

Palmares

Year    Winners                     Runners-Up
1983    Hongkong                2-0 Hallelujah
1984      unknown
1985      unknown
1986    Paraguay
1987    Brøndby IF              2-0 Hongkong
1988      unknown
1989    Malmö FF                    China
1990    Sparta Praha            2-0 China
1991    Hongkong                3-2 Aston Villa
1992    Hongkong                2-2 Partizan Beograd   [3-2 pen]
1993    Switzerland             3-2 Hongkong League XI
1994    Denmark                 2-0 Hongkong League XI
1995    Yugoslavia              1-0 South Korea
1996    Sweden                  1-1 Japan              [5-4 pen]
1997    Russia                  2-1 Switzerland
1998    Nigeria                 2-0 Hongkong League XI                   
1999    Mexico                  3-0 Egypt
2000    Czech Republic          2-1 Mexico
2001    Norway                  2-1 Hongkong League XI 
2002    Honduras                1-0 Hongkong League XI
2003    Uruguay                 1-1 Iran               [4-2 pen]
2004    Norway                  3-1 Honduras
2005    Brazil                  7-1 Hongkong League XI
2006    Denmark                 3-1 South Korea
2007    Jamaica Olympic         0-0 China Olympic      [5-4 pen]
2008    Hongkong League XI      2-1 Hajduk Split

NB: until 1992 Hongkong played with the full national side, from 1993 on with a
    League XI, including foreign players.  In spite of this, most of their matches
    are (for no obvious reason) recognised as full internationals by FIFA.


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