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1996 Lunar New Year Cup

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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.

Host countryHong Kong
Dates4 – 7 February
Teams4
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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1996 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates4 – 7 February
Teams4
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takuya Takagi
Japan Norio Omura (2 goals)
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Results

Semifinals

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Japan 5–0 Poland
Yamaguchi 31'
Takagi 33', 77'
Omura 41'
Miura 63'
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Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

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Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Third place match

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Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

Final

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Attendance: 31,932
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
 Japan5
 
7 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 Poland0
 
 Sweden (pen.) 1 (5)
 
4 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 Japan1 (4)
 
 Sweden1
 
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI0
 
Third place
 
 
7 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
 Poland1
 
 
Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI0
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