1997 Lunar New Year Cup

1997 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates23 – 26 January
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Anto Drobnjak (3 goals)
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The 1997 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

Results

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

Semifinals

Russia 1–1 FR Yugoslavia
Popov 62' Drobnjak 40'
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 25,430
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong1–4  Switzerland
Muir 55' Yakin 32' (pen.)
Kunz 38', 70'
Weiler 90'
Attendance: 25,430
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Third place match

Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong1–3 FR Yugoslavia
Silva 60' Milosevic 7'
Drobnjak 17', 32'
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Final

Russia 2–1  Switzerland
Simutenkov 23', 36' Thüler 79'
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 January 1997 – Hong Kong
 
 
 Russia (pen.) 1 (6)
 
26 January 1997 – Hong Kong
 
 FR Yugoslavia1 (5)
 
 Russia2
 
23 January 1997 – Hong Kong
 
  Switzerland1
 
  Switzerland4
 
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI1
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 1997 – Hong Kong
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia3
 
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI1
1997 Carlsberg Cup Winner
Russia
Russia
First Title

Top scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References