| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 19 – 22 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 
Sweden (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Takuya Takagi
Norio Omura (2 goals) |
The 1996 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.
Participating teams
-
Hong Kong League XI (host) -
Japan
-
Sweden
Poland
Results
Semifinals
|
Hong Kong League XI
| 0–1 |
Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Alexandersson  65' |
Third place match
|
Hong Kong League XI
| 0–1 |
Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Śrutwa 27' |
Final
|
Japan | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Sweden |
|---|---|---|
|
Omura 65' |
Report |
Pringle 52' |
| Penalties | ||
Miura  Sōma Takagi  Honda Ihara |
4–5 |
Landberg
Karlsson
R. Nilsson
M. Nilsson
Alexandersson |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
|
Japan | 5 | |||||
| 22 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
|
Poland | 0 | |||||
|
Sweden (
pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 19 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
|
Japan | 1 (4) | |||||
|
Sweden | 1 | |||||
|
Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 February 1996 – Hong Kong | ||||||
|
Poland | 1 | |||||
|
Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| 1996 Carlsberg Cup Winner |
|---|
 Sweden First Title |
Top scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal