1999 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates17 – 20 January
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bulgaria Hristo Yovov

The 1999 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (17 January and 20 January 1999).

Participating teams

Results

All times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

Semifinals

Egypt Egypt3–1Bulgaria Bulgaria
Hassan 11', 31'
Emam 81'
Yovov 80'

Third place match

Final

Mexico Mexico3–0Egypt Egypt
Márquez 34'
Abundis 43'
Hernández 88' (pen.)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 January 1999 – Hong Kong
 
 
Egypt Egypt3
 
20 January 1999 – Hong Kong
 
Bulgaria Bulgaria1
 
Mexico Mexico3
 
17 January 1999 – Hong Kong
 
Egypt Egypt0
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI (pen.)0 (3)
 
 
Mexico Mexico0 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
20 January 1999 – Hong Kong
 
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI0
 
 
Bulgaria Bulgaria3
1999 Carlsberg Cup Winner
Mexico
Mexico
First Title

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References

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