| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 20–23 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Miguel Zepeda (2 goals) |
The 2000 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.
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Coach: 
Philippe Troussier
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Eiji Kawashima | 20 March 1983 (aged 16) |  Urawa Higashi High School | |
| 2 | DF | Go Oiwa | 23 June 1972 (aged 27) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
| 3 | DF | Naoki Matsuda | 14 March 1977 (aged 22) | Yokohama F·Marinos | |
| 6 | MF | Toshihiro Hattori | 23 September 1973 (aged 26) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| 7 | MF | Teruyoshi Ito | 31 August 1974 (aged 25) | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 8 | MF | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki | 9 July 1973 (aged 26) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
| 9 | FW | Masashi Nakayama | 23 September 1967 (aged 32) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| 10 | MF | Hiroshi Nanami | 28 November 1972 (aged 27) |  Venezia | |
| 11 | FW | Kazuyoshi Miura | 26 February 1967 (aged 32) | Kyoto Purple Sanga | |
| 12 | MF | Masaaki Sawanobori | 12 January 1970 (aged 30) | Shimizu S-Pulse | |
| 13 | MF | Shinji Ono | 27 September 1979 (aged 20) | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| 14 | DF | Takashi Hirano | 15 July 1974 (aged 25) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
| 15 | MF | Daisuke Oku | 7 February 1976 (aged 23) | Júbilo Iwata | |
| 16 | DF | Yuji Nakazawa | 25 February 1978 (aged 21) | Verdy Kawasaki | |
| 16 | DF | Kōji Nakata | 9 July 1979 (aged 20) | Kashima Antlers | |
| 17 | FW | Tomoyuki Hirase | 23 May 1977 (aged 22) | Kashima Antlers | |
| 18 | GK | Seigo Narazaki | 15 April 1976 (aged 23) | Nagoya Grampus Eight | |
| 21 | MF | Tomokazu Myojin | 24 January 1978 (aged 22) | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| 23 | MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | 24 June 1978 (aged 21) | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| 24 | MF | Junichi Inamoto | 18 September 1979 (aged 20) | Gamba Osaka |
All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
 Hong Kong League XI | 2–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
Bajkusa  26'Cheng 48' | Jankulovski 48' Kincl 88' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
| Mexico | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Zepeda 80' | Kolomazník 59' Verbíř 55' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 February 2000 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| 23 February 2000 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| 20 February 2000 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 2 (5) | |||||
| Czech Republic (pen.) | 2 (6) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 23 February 2000 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0 (5) | |||||
| Japan (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||
| 2000 Carlsberg Cup champions |
|---|
 Czech Republic First title |
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