2001 Four Nations Tournament

2001 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host country China
City Shanghai
Dates 3–5 August 2001
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (1st title)
Runners-up  Kuwait
Third place  China PR
Fourth place  Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 11 (2.75 per match)
Best player North Korea Jon Chol[1]

The 2001 Samsung Four Nations Tournament (Chinese: 三星杯四国足球邀请赛) was the third and the final edition of the Four Nations Tournament which was held from 3 to 5 August 2001 in Shanghai, China. The tournament was planned to host by the Chinese Football Association and International Sport and Leisure (ISL). However, after the bankrupt of the ISL, Chinese Football Association took over the whole tournament.[2]

Participants

North Korea, Kuwait, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Belarus and Turkmenistan were invited to the tournament.[3][4][5] On 26 June 2001, the participants were announced.[6]

Venues

Shanghai
Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai Stadium
Capacity: 56,842

Matches

All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 August - Shanghai
 
 
 Kuwait1 (4)
 
5 August - Shanghai
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1 (3)
 
 Kuwait1 (3)
 
3 August - Shanghai
 
 North Korea1 (5)
 
 China PR2 (2)
 
 
 North Korea2 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
5 August - Shanghai
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] China PR3

Semi-finals

Kuwait  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Al-Failakawi  53' Eve  85'
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
China PR  2–2  North Korea
Shen Si  25'
Zhang Enhua  51'		 Ri Gwang-chun  48'
So Min-chol  59'
Penalties
Yu Genwei
Shen Si
Qi Hong
Zhang Yuning 		2–4 Jon Yong-chol
Kim Yong-jun
Ri Man-chol
Myong Song-chol

Third-place playoff

China PR  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Hao Haidong  59' (pen.)
Su Maozhen  77'
Zhang Yuning  83'		 Smith Red card 44'
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

Final

North Korea  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
Jon Chol  61' Al-Shammari  90+3' (pen.)
Penalties
5–3
Referee: Zhang Yeduan (China)

References

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