| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 1 – 4 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 8 players |
The 2003 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 (1 February 2003 and 4 February 2003).
Denmark League XI 
Hong Kong XI (host)
Iran Uruguay Some of the players include:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | GK | Fan Chun Yip | 2 May 1976 (aged 26) | Happy Valley | |
| 2 | DF | Yau Kin Wai | 4 January 1973 (aged 30) | South China | |
| 20 | DF | Poon Yiu Cheuk | 19 September 1977 (aged 25) | Happy Valley | |
| 25 | DF |  Cristiano Cordeiro | 14 August 1973 (aged 29) | Sun Hei | |
| DF | Szeto Man Chun | 5 June 1975 (aged 27) | South China | ||
| DF | Chan Wai Ho | 24 April 1982 (aged 20) | Buler Rangers | ||
| DF | Leung Chi Wing | 29 April 1978 (aged 24) | Buler Rangers | ||
| DF | Ng Wai Chiu | 22 October 1981 (aged 21) |  Guangzhou Xiangxue | ||
| 3 | MF |  Gerard Guy Ambassa | 21 September 1978 (aged 24) | Happy Valley | |
| MF | Lee Kin Wo | 20 October 1967 (aged 35) | Sun Hei | ||
| 22 | MF | José Ricardo Rambo | 17 August 1971 (aged 31) | Sun Hei | |
| 23 | MF |  Dejan Antonić | 22 January 1969 (aged 34) | Sun Hei | |
| MF |  Kim Pan-Gon | 1 May 1969 (aged 33) | Double Flower | ||
| 28 | MF | Chan Chi Hong | 20 October 1976 (aged 26) | South China | |
| MF | Lo Chi Kwan | 18 March 1981 (aged 21) | Sun Hei | ||
| 21 | FW |  Rochy Putiray | 26 June 1970 (aged 32) | South China | |
| 27 | FW | Marcio Gabriel Anacleto | | ||
| 26 | FW | Cornelius Udebuluzor | 27 August 1974 (aged 28) | Sun Hei |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ebrahim Mirzapour | 16 September 1978 (aged 24) | Foolad F.C. | |
| 2 | MF | Mehdi Amirabadi | 22 February 1979 (aged 23) | Saipa F.C. | |
| 4 | DF | Yahya Golmohammadi (captain) | 19 March 1971 (aged 31) | Persepolis F.C. | |
| 6 | MF | Javad Nekounam | 7 September 1980 (aged 22) | PAS Tehran F.C. | |
| 7 | MF | Hamed Kavianpour | 1 December 1978 (aged 24) |  Al Wasl FC | |
| 8 | MF | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 30 June 1980 (aged 22) | Esteghlal F.C. | |
| 9 | FW | Ali Samereh | 23 November 1977 (aged 25) | Esteghlal F.C. | |
| 10 | FW | Mohsen Bayatinia | 9 April 1980 (aged 22) | Pas Tehran F.C. | |
| 11 | FW | Khodadad Azizi | 22 June 1971 (aged 31) | PAS Tehran F.C. | |
| 13 | DF | Hossein Kaebi | 23 September 1985 (aged 17) | Foolad F.C. | |
| 14 | MF | Moharram Navidkia | 1 November 1982 (aged 20) | Sepahan | |
| 15 | MF | Yadollah Akbari | 1 July 1974 (aged 28) | Esteghlal F.C. | |
| 16 | DF | Mehrdad Minavand | 30 November 1975 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab | |
| 17 | MF | Iman Mobali | 3 November 1982 (aged 20) | Foolad F.C. | |
| 19 | DF | Jalal Kameli Mofrad | 15 May 1981 (aged 21) | Foolad F.C. | |
| 20 | DF | Mohammad Nosrati | 11 January 1982 (aged 21) | Pas Tehran F.C. | |
| FW | Amin Mohtashami | 28 August 1977 (aged 25) | Paykan F.C. |
Coach: Morten Olsen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Peter Skov-Jensen | 9 June 1971 (aged 31) | FC Midtjylland | |
| 2 | DF | Martin Albrechtsen | 31 March 1980 (aged 22) | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| 3 | FW | Kaspar Dalgas | 11 May 1976 (aged 26) | Brøndby IF | |
| 4 | Rasmus Daugaard | 15 September 1976 (aged 26) | |||
| 5 | MF | Michael Hansen | 22 September 1971 (aged 31) | ||
| 6 | Nichlas Hindsberg | ||||
| 7 | DF | Allan Jepsen | 4 July 1977 (aged 25) | AaB | |
| 9 | MF | Mads Jørgensen | 10 February 1979 (aged 23) | Brøndby IF | |
| 10 | FW | Søren Berg | 15 May 1976 (aged 26) | Odense Boldklub | |
| 13 | DF | Brian Priske Pedersen | 14 May 1977 (aged 25) | AaB | |
| 14 | MF | David Rasmussen | 1 December 1976 (aged 26) | FC Nordsjælland | |
| 15 | MF | Thomas Røll | 12 March 1977 (aged 25) | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| 16 | GK | Jimmy Nielsen | 6 August 1977 (aged 25) | AaB | |
| 17 | DF | Thomas Schultz | 16 April 1977 (aged 25) | FC Nordsjælland | |
| 18 | DF | Asbjørn Sennels | 17 January 1979 (aged 24) | Brøndby IF | |
| 20 | MF | Morten Wieghorst (captain) | 25 February 1971 (aged 31) | Brøndby IF |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mauricio Nanni | 12 July 1979 (aged 23) | Montevideo Wanderers F.C. | |
| 2 | DF | Diego Lugano | 2 November 1980 (aged 22) | São Paulo | |
| 4 | DF | Williams Martinez | 18 December 1982 (aged 20) | Defensor Sporting | |
| 5 | MF | Marcelo Sosa | 6 February 1978 (aged 24) | Danubio F.C. | |
| 6 | DF | Pablo Lima | 26 April 1981 (aged 21) | Danubio F.C. | |
| 8 | DF | Bruno Silva | 29 March 1980 (aged 22) | Danubio F.C. | |
| 9 | Germán Hornos | 21 August 1982 (aged 20) | Fénix | ||
| 10 | MF | Martín Ligüera (captain) | 9 November 1980 (aged 22) | Fénix | |
| 11 | MF | Fabián Estoyanoff | 27 September 1982 (aged 20) | Peñarol | |
| 13 | Claudio Dadómo | 10 February 1982 (aged 20) | Nacional | ||
| 14 | Julio Rodríguez | 9 August 1977 (aged 25) | Nacional | ||
| 15 | FW | Sergio Blanco | 25 November 1981 (aged 21) |  Club América | |
| 17 | Julio Mozzo | 20 April 1981 (aged 21) | Central Español | ||
| 19 | FW | Sebastián Taborda | 22 May 1981 (aged 21) | UNAM Pumas | |
| 20 | FW | Mario Leguizamón | 7 July 1982 (aged 20) | Peñarol | |
| 21 | FW | Horacio Peralta | 3 June 1982 (aged 20) | Nacional | |
| MF | Pablo Munhoz | 31 August 1982 (aged 20) | Defensor Sporting | ||
| FW | Gonzalo Vargas | 22 September 1981 (aged 21) | Defensor Sporting |
| Iran | 1–0 | Denmark League XI |
|---|---|---|
Nekounam  48' (pen.) |
| Hong Kong XI | 0–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 84' Peralta 86'Munhoz 89' |
| Denmark League XI | 2–1 | Hong Kong XI |
|---|---|---|
| Schultz 14' Hansen 88' (pen.) | Antonić 90' (pen.) |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| 4 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Denmark League XI | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 1 (2) | |||||
| 1 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Hong Kong XI | 0 | |||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong XI | 1 | |||||
| Denmark League XI | 2 | |||||
| 2003 Carlsberg Cup champions |
|---|
 Uruguay First title |
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