2004 Lunar New Year Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Hong Kong
Dates	22 – 25 January
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	11 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Frode Johnsen Havard Flo Lasse Nilsson (2 goals)
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The 2004 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 (22 January 2004 and 25 January 2004).

Participating teams

• Hong Kong League XI (host)
• Honduras
• Norway
• Sweden

Squads

Hong Kong League XI

• Coach: Lai Sun Cheung

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Domingos Chan	(1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 33)		Sun Hei
2	2 DF	Barnes Colly Ezeh	(1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 24)		Happy Valley
4	2 DF	Ng Wai Chiu	(1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 22)		Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
5	2 DF	Cristiano Cordeiro	(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 30)		Sun Hei
6	3 MF	Lau Chi Keung	(1977-01-07)7 January 1977 (aged 27)		Sun Hei
7	3 MF	Law Chun Bong	(1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 22)		Sun Hei
8	3 MF	Cheung Sai Ho	(1975-08-27)27 August 1975 (aged 28)		Happy Valley
9	4 FW	Marcio Gabriel Anacleto	(1975-11-10)10 November 1975 (aged 28)
10	3 MF	Dan Ito	(1975-11-03)3 November 1975 (aged 28)		Kitchee
11	3 MF	Lee Kin Wo	(1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 36)		Sun Hei
14	3 MF	Sham Kwok Keung	(1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18)		Happy Valley
15	2 DF	Chan Wai Ho	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 21)		Rangers
16	2 DF	Luk Koon Pong	(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 25)		South China
18	2 DF	Lee Wai Man	(1973-08-18)18 August 1973 (aged 30)		Happy Valley
19	1 GK	Fan Chun Yip	(1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 27)		Happy Valley
20	2 DF	Poon Yiu Cheuk	(1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 26)		Happy Valley
21	4 FW	Rochi Putiray	(1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 33)		Kitchee
22	4 FW	Kwok Yue Hung	(1975-02-28)28 February 1975 (aged 28)		Happy Valley
23	3 MF	Gerard Ambassa Guy	(1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 25)		Happy Valley
24	3 MF	Poon Man Tik	(1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 28)		Sun Hei
25	2 DF	Szeto Man Chun	(1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 28)		South China
	2 DF	Man Pei Tak	(1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 21)		Rangers
	3 MF	Jose Ricardo Rambo	(1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 32)
	4 FW	Wong Chun Yue	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 25)		Sun Hei

Honduras

• Coach: Bora Milutinović

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Hector Medina	(1975-01-27)27 January 1975 (aged 28)		Real España
2	2 DF	Elmer Marín	(1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 24)		Olimpia
4	2 DF	Milton Palacios	(1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 23)		Olimpia
6	2 DF	Ninrod Medina	(1976-08-26)26 August 1976 (aged 27)		Zacatepec
8	2 DF	José Pineda	(1975-03-19)19 March 1975 (aged 28)		Olimpia
10	4 FW	Wilmer Velásquez	(1972-04-28)28 April 1972 (aged 31)		Olimpia
11	4 FW	Milton Núñez	(1972-11-30)30 November 1972 (aged 31)		Necaxa
12	3 MF	Maynor Suazo	(1979-08-10)10 August 1979 (aged 24)		Salzburg
13	4 FW	Pompilio Cacho	(1976-12-22)22 December 1976 (aged 27)		Motagua
15	3 MF	Elkin González	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 23)		Real España
16		Marcelo Ferreira			Olimpia
17	2 DF	Javier Martínez	(1971-12-06)6 December 1971 (aged 32)		Marathón
18	4 FW	Saul Martínez	(1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 27)		Shanghai Shenhua
19	2 DF	Iván Guerrero	(1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 26)		Motagua
21	4 FW	Williams Reyes	(1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (aged 27)		FAS
24	2 DF	Júnior Izaguirre	(1979-08-12)12 August 1979 (aged 24)		Motagua
	1 GK	Víctor Coello	(1974-07-29)29 July 1974 (aged 29)		Marathón
	2 DF	Edgar Alvarez	(1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 24)		Peñarol
	2 DF	Victor Mena	(1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 23)		Motagua
	2 DF	Mauricio Sabillón	(1978-11-11)11 November 1978 (aged 25)		Marathón
	3 MF	Amado Guevara	(1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 27)		New York Metrostars
	3 MF	Danilo Turcios	(1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 25)		Tecos

Norway

• Coach: Age Hareide

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Terje Skjeldestad	(1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 26)		Sogndal
3	2 DF	Vidar Riseth	(1972-04-21)21 April 1972 (aged 31)		Rosenborg
4	2 DF	Brede Hangeland	(1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 22)		Viking
5	2 DF	Ståle Stensaas	(1971-07-07)7 July 1971 (aged 32)		Rosenborg
6	2 DF	Jon Inge Høiland	(1977-09-20)20 September 1977 (aged 26)		Malmö
7	3 MF	Jan-Derek Sørensen	(1971-12-28)28 December 1971 (aged 32)		Lyn
8	3 MF	Magne Hoseth	(1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 23)		Molde
9	4 FW	Frode Johnsen	(1974-07-13)13 July 1974 (aged 29)		Rosenborg
10	4 FW	Håvard Flo	(1970-04-04)4 April 1970 (aged 33)		Sogndal
11	4 FW	Harald Brattbakk	(1971-02-01)1 February 1971 (aged 32)		Rosenborg
16	4 FW	Rune Buer Johansen	(1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 30)		Ham-Kam
17	3 MF	Daniel Braaten	(1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 21)		Skeid
18	3 MF	Karl Oskar Fjørtoft	(1975-07-26)26 July 1975 (aged 28)		Hammarby
19	3 MF	Ardian Gashi	(1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 22)		Ørn-Horten
20	2 DF	Pa Modou Kah	(1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 23)		AIK
21	3 MF	Jan Gunnar Solli	(1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 22)		Rosenborg
22	3 MF	Anders Stadheim	(1980-08-14)14 August 1980 (aged 23)		Sogndal
	1 GK	Erik Holtan	(1969-04-20)20 April 1969 (aged 34)		Odd
	2 DF	Tommy Berntsen	(1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 30)		Lyn
	2 DF	Bjørn Dahl	(1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 25)		Viking
	2 DF	Erlend Hanstveit	(1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 22)		Brann
	2 DF	Alexander Aas	(1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 25)		Odd Grenland

Sweden

• Coaches: Tommy Söderberg, Lars Lagerbäck

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Andreas Isaksson	(1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 22)		Djurgårdens IF
2	2 DF	Christoffer Andersson	(1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 25)		Helsingborgs IF
3	2 DF	Mikael Antonsson	(1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 22)		IFK Göteborg
4	2 DF	Christian Järdler	(1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (aged 21)		Helsingborgs IF
5	2 DF	Fredric Lundqvist			GIF Sundsvall
6	2 DF	Max von Schlebrügge	(1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 26)		Hammarby IF
7	2 DF	Fredrik Stenman	(1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 20)		Djurgårdens IF
8	2 DF	Alexander Östlund	(1978-11-02)2 November 1978 (aged 25)		Hammarby IF
9	4 FW	Pablo Piñones-Arce	(1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 22)		Hammarby IF
10	3 MF	Johan Arneng	(1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 24)		Djurgårdens IF
11	3 MF	Martin Ericsson	(1980-09-04)4 September 1980 (aged 23)		IFK Göteborg
12	1 GK	Magnus Kihlstedt	(1972-02-29)29 February 1972 (aged 31)		F.C. Copenhagen
13	3 MF	Andreas Johansson	(1978-07-05)5 July 1978 (aged 25)		Djurgårdens IF
14	3 MF	Andreas Johansson	(1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 21)		Halmstads BK
16	4 FW	Lasse Nilsson	(1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 22)		Hammarby IF
17	3 MF	Mikael Nilsson	(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 25)		Halmstads BK
18	3 MF	Mats Rubarth	(1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 26)		AIK Fotboll
19	4 FW	Niklas Skoog	(1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 29)		Malmö FF
20	3 MF	Babis Stefanidis	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 22)		Djurgårdens IF
21	1 GK	John Alvbåge	(1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 21)		Örebro SK

Results

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 January 2004 – Hong Kong
	Sweden	0
					25 January 2004 – Hong Kong
	Norway	3
					Norway	3
	22 January 2004 – Hong Kong
					Honduras	1
	Hong Kong League XI	0
	Honduras	1
					Third place
					25 January 2004 – Hong Kong
					Hong Kong League XI	0
					Sweden	3

2004 Carlsberg Cup champions
Norway Second title

Top scorers

2 goals

• Frode Johnsen
• Havard Flo
• Lasse Nilsson

1 goal

• Magne Hoset
• Harald Brattbakk
• Pompilio Cacho
• Saúl Martínez
• Babis Stefanidis

See also

• Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong First Division League

References

• Carlsberg Cup 2004, Rsssf.com
• XXII. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 2004 - Details, YANSFIELD