2001 Lunar New Year Cup

2001 Lunar New Year Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Hong Kong
Dates	8–11 February
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Frode Johnsen (3 goals)
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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)	Caps	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)	Caps	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)	Caps	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

Results

Semifinals

8 February 2001

Norway	3–2	South Korea
Johnsen 35', 68' Helstad 42'		Ko Jong-soo 23' (pen.) Kim Do-hoon 67'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 22,936

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

8 February 2001

Hong Kong League XI	0–0	Paraguay
Penalties
	9–8

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 22,936

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Third place match

11 February 2001

Paraguay	1–1	South Korea
Morínigo 69'		Ko Jong-soo 56'
Penalties
	5–6

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Final

11 February 2001

Hong Kong League XI	1–2	Norway
Moore 90'		Johnsen 32' Helstad 85'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	2001 – Hong Kong
	Norway	3
					2001 – Hong Kong
	South Korea	2
					Hong Kong League XI	1
	2001 – Hong Kong
					Norway	2
	Hong Kong League XI (pen.)	0 (9)
	Paraguay	0 (8)
					Third place
					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

See also

• Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong First Division League

References

• Wing Lung Bank 2008 Lunar New Year Cup – Past Results, HKFA Website
• Carlsberg Cup 2001, Rsssf.com
• XIX. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 2001 – Details, YANSFIELD