1996 Lunar New Year Cup

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1996 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates19 – 22 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Takagi
Flag of Japan.svg Norio Omura (2 goals)
1995
1997

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.

Contents

Participating teams

Results

Semifinals

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Yamaguchi Soccerball shade.svg31'
Takagi Soccerball shade.svg33', 77'
Omura Soccerball shade.svg41'
Miura Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

Hong Kong League XI Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report Alexandersson Soccerball shade.svg65'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Third place match

Hong Kong League XI Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 0–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report Śrutwa Soccerball shade.svg27'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

Final

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5
 
22 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (pen.) 1 (5)
 
19 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 (4)
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong League XI 0
 
Third place
 
 
22 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong League XI 0
1996 Carlsberg Cup Winner
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
First Title

Top scorers

2 goals
1 goal

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