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 Hong Kong League XI (host)

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

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Bracket

1997 Carlsberg Cup WinnerRussiaFirst Title

Top scorers 3 goals Anto Drobnjak 2 goals Igor Simutenkov Adrian Kunz 1 goal Silva Muir Patrick Thuler Murat Yakin Rene Weiler Dmitri Popov 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