2006 LG Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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2006 LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
City Riyadh
Dates21-25 January 2006
Teams4
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Third placeFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young (2 goals)
2005 (Egypt)
(Tunisia) 2006

The 2006 Saudi Arabia LG Cup was an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Saudi Arabia. South Korea won the tournament with four points. [1] [2]

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Participants

The participants were:

Results

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Zagorakis Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Chu-young Soccerball shade.svg24'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Al-Shlhoub Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Roiha Soccerball shade.svg24'

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report Chu-young Soccerball shade.svg46'

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Al-Thaker Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Report
Zagorakis Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Jassim Mohammed (Bahrain).

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (C)2110212.0003Winners
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2020221.0002
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)2020221.0002
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2011120.5001
Source:
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Matches

 2006 LG Cup (Saudi Arabia) Winner 
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF . 18 May 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "LG International Football Tournament 2006 Saudi Arabia - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 July 2022.