. It is usually held on the first and the fourth day of the
as a part of celebration. The tournament is called Carlsberg Cup between 1983 and 2006 because
. This is because
In the period before and around WWII, Lunar New Year Cup was participated by Hong Kong teams and teams from mainland
. Since 1950,
invited at least one overseas team to enter the competition. Before 1982, there were 3 exhibition matches in the tournament. The first two matches were usually participated by
In 1983, it was the first time to have a main sponsorship for the competition and the invited team number increased to three. From 1993 onwards, national teams rather than club teams were invited to participate in the competition.
| Year |
Final |
Third place match |
| Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Third place |
Score |
Fourth place |
| 1983 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2–0 |
South Korea HallelujahFounded in 1980 by a Christian missionary group, Hallelujah FC became a founding member of the K-League in 1983 and won the inaugural championship....
|
Denmark AGF |
3–1 |
Peking |
| 1984 |
Yugoslavia FK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia...
|
1–0 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
|
2–1 |
|
| 1985 |
|
1–0 |
|
|
unknown |
|
| 1986 |
|
|
|
| |
|
| 1987 |
Brøndby IFBrøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
|
2 - 0 |
Hong KongThe Hong Kong national football team represents Hong Kong in international football events such as the World Cup, Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship...
|
Beijing |
1 - 0 |
Shanghai |
| 1988 |
|
Unknown |
Denmark AGF |
|
Unknown |
|
| 1989 |
Malmö FFMalmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club, formed on 24 February 1910, has been awarded 15 national championship titles and 14 national cup titles. Malmö FF was the runner-up in the 1979 European Champions Cup final, which they lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest...
|
(Four-team Round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of tournament "in which each contestant meets every other contestant in turn". In a single round-robin schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a...
) |
China PRThe China national football team is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association ....
|
Hong KongThe Hong Kong national football team represents Hong Kong in international football events such as the World Cup, Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship...
|
|
Odense BK |
| 1990 |
Sparta Prague |
2 - 0 |
China PRThe China national football team is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association ....
|
Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a football club from Moscow, Russia. They are nicknamed "Meat" because in Soviet era the club was owned by the Collective Production Farms ....
|
4 - 1 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
| 1991 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
3 - 1 |
Aston Villa |
Dinamo Moscow |
2 - 0 |
ThailandThe Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The team finished third in the Asian Cup in 1972. They have participated in the Summer Olympics twice and in the Asian Games four times...
|
| 1992 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2 - 2
3 - 2 penA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
|
FK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia...
|
Steaua BucureştiFC Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ghencea,south-west Bucharest. They are the most successful Romanian football team in European competitions as well in the Romanian Liga I...
|
2 - 0 |
BSC Young Boys Bern |
| 1993 |
SwitzerlandThe Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association....
|
3 - 2 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
Denmark U-21The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908...
|
2 - 1 |
JapanThe Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.On July 21, 2006, Bosnian Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached...
|
| 1994 |
DenmarkThe Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908...
|
2 - 0 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
RomaniaThe Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
|
2 - 1 |
United StatesThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
|
| 1995 |
YugoslaviaThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
|
1 - 0 |
South Korea U-21 |
ColombiaThe Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is also a member of CONMEBOL.-History:...
|
3 - 1 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
| 1996 |
SwedenThe Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.-History:...
|
1 - 1
5 - 4 penA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
|
JapanThe Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.On July 21, 2006, Bosnian Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached...
|
PolandThe Poland national football team is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association ....
|
1 - 0 |
Hong Kong League XIHong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
| 1997 |
RussiaThe Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA. Guus Hiddink is currently managing the team....
|
2 - 1 |
SwitzerlandThe Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association....
|
YugoslaviaThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
|
3 - 1 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
1998
DetailsThe 1998 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Bracket:...
|
NigeriaThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . According to FIFA's rankings, Nigeria, at 23rd, are currently the second best team in the African continent, behind Cameroon...
|
2 - 0 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
IranThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
|
1 - 1
4 - 2 penA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
|
ChileThe Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895...
|
1999
DetailsThe 1999 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday ....
|
MexicoThe Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football competition and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation Association...
|
3 - 0 |
EgyptThe Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs , is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2008 African Nations Cup...
|
BulgariaThe Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in USA, where they beat defending champions Germany to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy, and...
|
3 - 0 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2000
DetailsThe 2000 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday ....
|
Czech RepublicThe Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.-History:...
|
2 - 1 |
MexicoThe Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football competition and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation Association...
|
JapanThe Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.On July 21, 2006, Bosnian Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached...
|
0 - 0
6 - 5 penA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
|
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
| 2001 |
NorwayThe Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national team of Norway in association football. The team played its first international in 1908...
|
2 - 1 |
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
South Korea |
1 - 1
6 - 5 penA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
|
ParaguayThe Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the World Cup on three occasions but has never advanced beyond that stage...
|
| 2002 |
|
1–0 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
| 0–0
(4–3) pen |
|
| 2003 The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-Hong Kong XI:-Iran:...
|
| 1–1
(4–2) pen |
|
| 2–1 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2004The 2004 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday ....
|
|
3–1 |
|
| 3–0 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2005The 2005 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on 9 February 2005, the first day of the Chinese New Year 2005.=Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira- Hong Kong:...
|
|
7–1 |
| |
2006The 2006 Carlsberg Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-=Head coach: Zlatko Kranjčar:=Head coach: Morten Olsen...
|
|
3–1 |
|
| 4–0 |
|
2007The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Boar .- Australia Olympic Team:...
|
Jamaica Jamaica Olympic Team The Jamaica national football team, or The Reggae Boyz, is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation....
|
0–0
(5–4) pen |
China China Olympic Team The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
|
Australia Australia Olympic TeamThe Australian Under 23 football team, more commonly known as the Olyroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia at football in the Olympic Games.-Tournament History:...
|
2–2
(5–3) pen |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2008The 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, officially known as Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup, is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Year of Rat .-Format:...
|
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|
2–1 |
Croatia HNK Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian football club, one of two most popular football clubs in the country. Hajduk is based in the city of Split, Croatia.- History :...
|
Uruguay PeñarolClub Atlético Peñarol is a sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team, a three-time Intercontinental Cup winner, and five time Libertadores Cup winner...
|
1–1
(5–4) pen |
South Korea Ulsan HyundaiThe Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horang-i.-History:...
|
2009The 2009 Lunar New Year Cup is a football tournament held in Hong Kong on the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year of the Earth Ox Year .-Format:...
|
Hong Kong South China Pegasus Team |
2–1 |
Czech Republic Sparta Prague |
South Korea Suwon Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club is a Korean football team based in the Korean city of Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours. Suwon are the reigning K-League champions, having triumped in the...
|
0–0
(5–4) pen |
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong League XI, or known as Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents Hong Kong to participate in exhibitional matches, mainly Lunar New Year Cup during the Chinese New Year...
|