LG Cup (association football)

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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.

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The inaugural competition took place in 1997 in Tunis, Tunisia. [1]

Editions

EditionYearHostParticipantsVenue(s)Winner
1
1997
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Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia El Menzah Stadium (Tunis)Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
2
1998
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Flag of Iran.svg Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3
1999
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Flag of Morocco.svg MoroccoStade Mohammed V (Casablanca)Flag of France.svg  France
4
2000
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Flag of Iran.svg Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
5
2000
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Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Al-Maktoum Stadium (Dubai)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
6
2001
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Flag of Egypt.svg EgyptCairo International Stadium (Cairo)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
7
2001
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Flag of Iran.svg Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
8
2002
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Flag of Russia.svg Russiastadium of Lokomotiv MoskvaFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
9
2002
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Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Thống Nhất Stadium (Vietnam)Flag of India.svg  India (U23) [2]
10
2002
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Flag of Morocco.svg MoroccoStade Mohammed V (Casablanca)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
11
2002
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Flag of Iran.svg Iran Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
12
2003
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Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaNational Stadium Abuja & National Stadium LagosFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
13
2003
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Flag of Iran.svg Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
14
2004
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Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaNational Stadium in Lagos (Lagos)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (U23)
15
2004
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Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Libya [3] June 11 Stadium (Tripoli) [4] Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
16
2005
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Flag of Egypt.svg EgyptCairo International Stadium (Cairo)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
17
2006
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Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi ArabiaPrince Faisal Fahad StadiumFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea
18
2006
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Flag of Tunisia.svg TunisiaNational Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis)Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
19
2006
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Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Amman International Stadium (Amman)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
20
2011
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Flag of Kenya.svg KenyaNyayo National Stadium (Nairobi)Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
21
2011
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Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Most successful national teams

TeamChampions
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1
Flag of India.svg  India (U23)1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (U23)1
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1

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