2004 Lunar New Year Cup
# 2004 Lunar New Year Cup

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) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Domingos Chan | (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 33) | Sun Hei |
| 2 | 2DF | Barnes Colly Ezeh | (1979-12-10)10 December 1979 (aged 24) | Happy Valley |
| 4 | 2DF | Ng Wai Chiu | (1981-10-22)22 October 1981 (aged 22) | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical |
| 5 | 2DF | Cristiano Cordeiro | (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 30) | Sun Hei |
| 6 | 3MF | Lau Chi Keung | (1977-01-07)7 January 1977 (aged 27) | Sun Hei |
| 7 | 3MF | Law Chun Bong | (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 22) | Sun Hei |
| 8 | 3MF | Cheung Sai Ho | (1975-08-27)27 August 1975 (aged 28) | Happy Valley |
| 9 | 4FW | Marcio Gabriel Anacleto | (1975-11-10)10 November 1975 (aged 28) | |
| 10 | 3MF | Dan Ito | (1975-11-03)3 November 1975 (aged 28) | Kitchee |
| 11 | 3MF | Lee Kin Wo | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 36) | Sun Hei |
| 14 | 3MF | Sham Kwok Keung | (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18) | Happy Valley |
| 15 | 2DF | Chan Wai Ho | (1982-04-24)24 April 1982 (aged 21) | Rangers |
| 16 | 2DF | Luk Koon Pong | (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 25) | South China |
| 18 | 2DF | Lee Wai Man | (1973-08-18)18 August 1973 (aged 30) | Happy Valley |
| 19 | 1GK | Fan Chun Yip | (1976-05-02)2 May 1976 (aged 27) | Happy Valley |
| 20 | 2DF | Poon Yiu Cheuk | (1977-09-19)19 September 1977 (aged 26) | Happy Valley |
| 21 | 4FW | Rochi Putiray | (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 33) | Kitchee |
| 22 | 4FW | Kwok Yue Hung | (1975-02-28)28 February 1975 (aged 28) | Happy Valley |
| 23 | 3MF | Gerard Ambassa Guy | (1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 25) | Happy Valley |
| 24 | 3MF | Poon Man Tik | (1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 28) | Sun Hei |
| 25 | 2DF | Szeto Man Chun | (1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 28) | South China |
| | 2DF | Man Pei Tak | (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 21) | Rangers |
| | 3MF | Jose Ricardo Rambo | (1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 32) | |
| | 4FW | Wong Chun Yue | (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 25) | Sun Hei |

### Honduras

* Coach: Bora Milutinović

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

### Norway

* Coach: Age Hareide

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Terje Skjeldestad | (1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 26) | Sogndal |
| 3 | 2DF | Vidar Riseth | (1972-04-21)21 April 1972 (aged 31) | Rosenborg |
| 4 | 2DF | Brede Hangeland | (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 22) | Viking |
| 5 | 2DF | Ståle Stensaas | (1971-07-07)7 July 1971 (aged 32) | Rosenborg |
| 6 | 2DF | Jon Inge Høiland | (1977-09-20)20 September 1977 (aged 26) | Malmö |
| 7 | 3MF | Jan-Derek Sørensen | (1971-12-28)28 December 1971 (aged 32) | Lyn |
| 8 | 3MF | Magne Hoseth | (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 23) | Molde |
| 9 | 4FW | Frode Johnsen | (1974-07-13)13 July 1974 (aged 29) | Rosenborg |
| 10 | 4FW | Håvard Flo | (1970-04-04)4 April 1970 (aged 33) | Sogndal |
| 11 | 4FW | Harald Brattbakk | (1971-02-01)1 February 1971 (aged 32) | Rosenborg |
| 16 | 4FW | Rune Buer Johansen | (1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 30) | Ham-Kam |
| 17 | 3MF | Daniel Braaten | (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 21) | Skeid |
| 18 | 3MF | Karl Oskar Fjørtoft | (1975-07-26)26 July 1975 (aged 28) | Hammarby |
| 19 | 3MF | Ardian Gashi | (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 22) | Ørn-Horten |
| 20 | 2DF | Pa Modou Kah | (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 23) | AIK |
| 21 | 3MF | Jan Gunnar Solli | (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 22) | Rosenborg |
| 22 | 3MF | Anders Stadheim | (1980-08-14)14 August 1980 (aged 23) | Sogndal |
| | 1GK | Erik Holtan | (1969-04-20)20 April 1969 (aged 34) | Odd |
| | 2DF | Tommy Berntsen | (1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 30) | Lyn |
| | 2DF | Bjørn Dahl | (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 25) | Viking |
| | 2DF | Erlend Hanstveit | (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 22) | Brann |
| | 2DF | 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) | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Andreas Isaksson | (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 22) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2 | 2DF | Christoffer Andersson | (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 25) | Helsingborgs IF |
| 3 | 2DF | Mikael Antonsson | (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 22) | IFK Göteborg |
| 4 | 2DF | Christian Järdler | (1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (aged 21) | Helsingborgs IF |
| 5 | 2DF | Fredric Lundqvist | | GIF Sundsvall |
| 6 | 2DF | Max von Schlebrügge | (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 26) | Hammarby IF |
| 7 | 2DF | Fredrik Stenman | (1983-06-02)2 June 1983 (aged 20) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 8 | 2DF | Alexander Östlund | (1978-11-02)2 November 1978 (aged 25) | Hammarby IF |
| 9 | 4FW | Pablo Piñones-Arce | (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 22) | Hammarby IF |
| 10 | 3MF | Johan Arneng | (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 24) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 11 | 3MF | Martin Ericsson | (1980-09-04)4 September 1980 (aged 23) | IFK Göteborg |
| 12 | 1GK | Magnus Kihlstedt | (1972-02-29)29 February 1972 (aged 31) | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 13 | 3MF | Andreas Johansson | (1978-07-05)5 July 1978 (aged 25) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 14 | 3MF | Andreas Johansson | (1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 21) | Halmstads BK |
| 16 | 4FW | Lasse Nilsson | (1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 22) | Hammarby IF |
| 17 | 3MF | Mikael Nilsson | (1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 25) | Halmstads BK |
| 18 | 3MF | Mats Rubarth | (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 26) | AIK Fotboll |
| 19 | 4FW | Niklas Skoog | (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 29) | Malmö FF |
| 20 | 3MF | Babis Stefanidis | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 22) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 21 | 1GK | John Alvbåge | (1982-08-10)10 August 1982 (aged 21) | Örebro SK |

## Bracket

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