1996_Lunar_New_Year_Cup
1996 Lunar New Year Cup
International football competition
The 1996 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 19 – 22 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Takuya Takagi Norio Omura (2 goals) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
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Hong Kong League XI (host)
Japan
Sweden
Poland
Semifinals
More information Japan, 5–0 ...
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More information Hong Kong League XI, 0–1 ...
Hong Kong League XI  | 0–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alexandersson  65' |
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Third place match
More information Hong Kong League XI, 0–1 ...
| Hong Kong League XI | 0–1 |  Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Śrutwa 27' |
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Final
More information Japan, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Omura 65' |
Report | Pringle 52' |
| Penalties | ||
Miura  Sōma Takagi  Honda Ihara |
4–5 | Landberg Karlsson R. Nilsson M. Nilsson Alexandersson |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| 22 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| Sweden (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 19 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Japan | 1 (4) | |||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| 1996 Carlsberg Cup Winner |
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Sweden First Title |
- 2 goals
- 1 goal