The LG Cup is an international exhibition association football tournament organised by LG Electronics, a South Korean company. LG describe the competition as a "social marketing experiment".Iran has hosted the most number of times in this international tournament, which was held from 1997 to 2011, with five times.
The inaugural competition took place in 1997 in Tunis, Tunisia. [1]
Edition | Year | Host | Participants | Venue(s) | Winner |
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1 | 1997 Details | Tunisia | El Menzah Stadium (Tunis) | Tunisia | |
2 | 1998 Details | Iran | Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | Hungary | |
3 | 1999 Details | Morocco | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) | France | |
4 | 2000 Details | Iran | Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | South Korea | |
5 | 2000 Details | United Arab Emirates | Al-Maktoum Stadium (Dubai) | United Arab Emirates | |
6 | 2001 Details | Egypt | Cairo International Stadium (Cairo) | South Korea | |
7 | 2001 Details | Iran | Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | Iran | |
8 | 2002 Details | Russia | stadium of Lokomotiv Moskva | Belarus | |
9 | 2002 Details | Vietnam | Thống Nhất Stadium (Vietnam) | India (U23) [2] | |
10 | 2002 Details | Morocco | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) | Iran | |
11 | 2002 Details | Iran | Takhti Stadium (Tabriz) | Iran | |
12 | 2003 Details | Nigeria | National Stadium Abuja & National Stadium Lagos | Nigeria | |
13 | 2003 Details | Iran | Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | Uruguay | |
14 | 2004 Details | Nigeria | National Stadium in Lagos (Lagos) | Senegal (U23) | |
15 | 2004 Details | Libya [3] | June 11 Stadium (Tripoli) [4] | Libya | |
16 | 2005 Details | Egypt | Cairo International Stadium (Cairo) | Egypt | |
17 | 2006 Details | Saudi Arabia | Prince Faisal Fahad Stadium | South Korea | |
18 | 2006 Details | Tunisia | National Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis) | Uruguay | |
19 | 2006 Details | Jordan | Amman International Stadium (Amman) | Iran | |
20 | 2011 Details | Kenya | Nyayo National Stadium (Nairobi) | Sudan | |
21 | 2011 Details | Morocco | Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech) | Cameroon | |
Team | Champions |
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Iran | 4 |
South Korea | 3 |
Uruguay | 2 |
Egypt | 1 |
France | 1 |
Tunisia | 1 |
Hungary | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Belarus | 1 |
India (U23) | 1 |
Nigeria | 1 |
Senegal (U23) | 1 |
Libya | 1 |
Sudan | 1 |
Cameroon | 1 |
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