| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 17 – 20 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 |
← 2002 2004 → | |
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 (17 February 2003 and 20 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 | DF | Rasmus Daugaard | 15 September 1976 (aged 26) | AB | |
| 5 | MF | Michael Hansen | 22 September 1971 (aged 31) | Esbjerg fB | |
| 6 | MF | Nichlas Hindsberg | 7 May 1975 (aged 27) | FC Nordsjælland | |
| 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 | 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 | |||||
| 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Denmark League XI | 0 | |||||
| Iran | 1 (2) | |||||
| 17 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Hong Kong XI | 0 | |||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 February 2003 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong XI | 1 | |||||
| Denmark League XI | 2 | |||||
| 2003 Carlsberg Cup champions |
|---|
 Uruguay First title |
Thomas Schultz Michael Hansen Dejan Antonić Javad Nekounam Ali Samereh Julio Rodríguez Horacio Peralta Pablo Munhoz Khodadad Azizi Fan Chun Yip Mauricio Nanni 
