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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Lunar New Year Cup
| year = 1998
| othertitles =
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Hong Kong
| dates = {{nowrap|11–14 February}}
| num_teams = 4
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = NGA
| count = 1
| matches = 4
| goals = 9
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Paul Foster (footballer)|Paul Foster]] (3 goals)
| prevseason = [[1997 Lunar New Year Cup|1997]]
| nextseason = [[1999 Lunar New Year Cup|1999]]
}}
The '''1998 [[Lunar New Year Cup]]''' ({{aka}} '''Carlsberg Cup''') was a [[Association football|football]] tournament held in [[Hong Kong]] over the first and fourth day of the [[Chinese New Year]] holiday (11 February and 14 February 1998).

==Participating teams==
* {{fb|Chile}}
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong League XI]] (host)
* {{fb|Iran}}
* {{fb|Nigeria}}

==Results==
''All times given in [[Hong Kong Time]] (UTC+8).''

===Semifinals===
{{football box
|date = 11 February 1998
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
|score = 1–0
|
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|Iran}}
|goals1 = [[Ahmed Garba]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=All hail the superb Eagles |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/jun/04/0036.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=news.biafranigeriaworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1998ic.html|title = International Matches 1998 – Intercontinental}}</ref> {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
}}
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{{football box
|date = 11 February 1998
|team1 = [[Hong Kong League XI]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}
|score = 3–1
|
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|Chile}}
|goals1 = [[Paul Foster (footballer)|Foster]] {{goal|13||34||89}}
|goals2 = [[Rodrigo Barrera|Barrera]] {{goal|5}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
}}

===Third place match===
{{football box
|date = 14 February 1998
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Iran}}
|score = 1–1
|report= [http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=2182 Report]
|team2 = {{fb|Chile}}
|goals1=[[Mehdi Mahdavikia|Mahdavikia]] {{goal|21}}
|goals2= [[Manuel Neira|Neira]] {{goal|6}}
|stadium= [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance= 31,000
|referee= [[Peter Mikkelsen (referee)|Peter Mikkelsen]] ([[Danish Football Association|Denmark]])
|penalties1 = [[Mohammad Khakpour|Khakpour]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mehdi Mahdavikia|Mahdavikia]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Farshad Falahatzadeh|Falahatzadeh]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mehdi Pashazadeh|Pashazadeh]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh|Abedzadeh]] {{pengoal}}|
penaltyscore = 4–2 |
penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Nelson Parraguez|Parraguez]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Rodrigo Barrera|Barrera]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968)|Sierra]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Rafael Olarra|Olarra]]
}}

===Final===
{{football box
|date = 14 February 1998<br />20:15
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Nigeria}}
|score = 2–0
|
|report=
|team2 = {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong League XI]]
|goals1 = [[Samson Siasia|Siasia]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Patrick Pascal|Pascal]] {{goal|87}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1998ic.html|title = International Matches 1998 – Intercontinental}}</ref>
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
}}

==Bracket==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|11 February 1998 – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|'''{{fb|Nigeria}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Iran}}|0
|11 February 1998 – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} '''[[Hong Kong League XI]]'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Chile}}|1
<!--final  -->
|14 February 1998 – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|'''{{fb|Nigeria}}'''|'''2'''|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong League XI]]|0
<!--third place -->
|14 February 1998 – [[Hong Kong Stadium|Hong Kong]]|'''{{fb|Iran}} ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]]) '''|'''1 (5)'''|{{fb|Chile}}|1 (3)
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!1998 Carlsberg Cup Winner
|-
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg|100px|Nigeria]]<br />'''[[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]'''<br />'''First Title'''
|}

==Top scorers==
;3 goals
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Paul Foster (footballer)|Paul Foster]]
;1 goal
* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Manuel Neira]]
* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Rodrigo Barrera]]
* {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Samson Siasia]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Patrick Pascal]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ahmed Garba]]

==See also==
*[[Hong Kong Football Association]]
*[[Hong Kong First Division League]]

==External links==
* [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4642 HKFA Website 漫談賀歲足球賽事(九) (in chinese)]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Lunar New Year Cup|1998]]
[[Category:1997–98 in Hong Kong football]]
[[Category:1997–98 in Nigerian football]]
[[Category:1997–98 in Iranian football]]
[[Category:1998 in Chilean football]]