1997 Lunar New Year Cup

Lunar New Year Cup 1997 Hong Kong 23 – 26 January 4 1 1 RUS 1 4 13 FR Yugoslavia Anto Drobnjak (3 goals) 1996 1998 The 1997 Lunar New Year Cup (a.k.a. Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday. Participating teams HKG 1959 Hong Kong League XI (host) Russia Switzerland FR Yugoslavia Results All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8). Semifinals 23 January 1997 Russia 1–1 6–5 FR Yugoslavia Popov 62 Drobnjak 40 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 25,430 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) 23 January 1997 Hong Kong League XI HKG 1959 1–4 Switzerland Muir 55 Yakin 32 pen. Kunz 38 70 Weiler 90 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 25,430 Leif Sundell (Sweden) Third place match 26 January 1997 Hong Kong League XI HKG 1959 1–3 FR Yugoslavia Silva 60 Milosevic 7 Drobnjak 17 32 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 20,167 Leif Sundell (Sweden) Final 26 January 1997 Russia 2–1 Switzerland Simutenkov 23 36 Thüler 79 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 20,167 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Bracket 23 January 1997 – Hong Kong Russia (pen.) 1 (6) FR Yugoslavia 1 (5) 23 January 1997 – Hong Kong Switzerland 4 Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI 1 26 January 1997 – Hong Kong Russia 2 Switzerland 1 26 January 1997 – Hong Kong FR Yugoslavia 3 Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI 1 1997 Carlsberg Cup Winner100px|RussiaRussiaFirst Title Top scorers 3 goals FR Yugoslavia Anto Drobnjak 2 goals Russia Igor Simutenkov Switzerland Adrian Kunz 1 goal HKG 1959 Silva HKG 1959 Muir Switzerland Patrick Thuler Switzerland Murat Yakin Switzerland Rene Weiler Russia Dmitri Popov FR Yugoslavia Savo Milosevic See also Hong Kong Football Association Hong Kong First Division League References Carlsberg Cup 1997, Rsssf.com XV. Carlsberg Cup Chinese New Years Tournament 1997 - Details, YANSFIELD 1997 Category:1996–97 in Hong Kong football Category:1996–97 in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia football Category:1996–97 in Swiss football Category:1997 in Russian football