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Lunar New Year Cup
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Lunar New Year Cup: slideshow of historic moments from Hong Kong Stadium in Carlsberg Cups past

  • Tournament has been going for decades and our photographers have been their to capture every kick
  • Superstar names have graced the pitch at Hong Kong Stadium and several have gone on to lift the trophy

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Brazil’s players celebrate after winning the 2005 Carlsberg Cup. Photo: AFP
Jonathan White
The Lunar New Year Cup has been a fixture on the Hong Kong football calendar for many a year and is also responsible for bringing some of the biggest names in the game to the city.

Brazil’s World Cup winners of 2002 came in 2005 with a squad packed full of household names and plenty of Uefa Champions League winners also made the trip.

These are some of the images from the South China Morning Post’s archives of tournaments gone by.

This year’s Lunar New Year Cup features former World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres, who will be in town with his Japanese side Sagan Tosu.

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