LG Cup (association football)

The LG Cup is an exhibition association football tournament organised by LG Electronics. LG describe the competition as a "social marketing experiment".

The first competition took place in 1997 in Tunis, Tunisia.[1]

Editions

Number Year Host Participants Venue(s) Winner
1 1997  Tunisia Stade El Menzha (Tunis)  Tunisia
2 1998  Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)  Hungary
3 1999  Morocco Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)  France
4 2000  Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)  South Korea
5 2000  United Arab Emirates Al-Maktoum Stadium (Dubai)  United Arab Emirates
6 2001  Egypt Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)  South Korea
7 2001
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 Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)  Iran
8 2002  Russia stadium of Lokomotiv Moskva  Belarus
9 2002  Vietnam Thong Nhat Stadium  India (U23)
10 2002  Morocco Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)  Iran
11 2002  Iran Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)  Iran
12 2003  Nigeria National Stadium Abuja & National Stadium Lagos  Nigeria
13 2003  Iran Azadi Stadium (Tehran)  Uruguay
14 2004  Nigeria National Stadium in Lagos (Lagos)  Senegal
15 2004  Libya National Stadium in Lagos (Tripoli)  Libya
16 2005  Egypt Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)  Egypt
17 2006  Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Fahad Stadium  South Korea
18 2006  Tunisia National Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis)  Uruguay
19 2006  Jordan Amman International Stadium (Amman)  Iran
20 2011  Kenya Nyayo National Stadium (Nairobi)  Sudan
21 2011
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 Morocco Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech)  Cameroon
22 2019
Details
 Peru Estadio Alberto Gallardo (Lima)

Most successful national teams

Team Champions
 Iran 4
 South Korea 3
 Uruguay 2

References

  • http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lgcup.html
  • futbolplanet.de (27 August 2001). "Marrakech LG Cup Africa 2011 - Morocco". futbolplanet.de. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  • jason.soffe.free.fr (27 August 2001). "IRIFF LG Cup Iran 2001". jason.soffe.free.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  • jason.soffe.free.fr (27 August 2001). "IRIFF LG 4 Nations Cup Iran 2001". jason.soffe.free.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  • rsssf.com (27 August 2001). "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Tehran) 2001". rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  1. Karel Stokkermans (18 May 2007). "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament". rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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