The LG Cup is an international exhibition association football tournament organised by LG Electronics, a South Korean company. LG describe the competition as a "social marketing experiment".Iran has hosted the most number of times in this international tournament, which was held from 1997 to 2011, with five times.
The inaugural competition took place in 1997 in Tunis, Tunisia.[1]
Editions
edit| Edition | Year | Host | Participants | Venue(s) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
1997 Details |
El Menzah Stadium (Tunis) | |||
2
|
1998 Details |
Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | |||
3
|
1999 Details |
Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) | |||
4
|
2000 Details |
Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | |||
5
|
2000 Details |
Al-Maktoum Stadium (Dubai) | |||
6
|
2001 Details |
Cairo International Stadium (Cairo) | |||
7
|
2001 Details |
Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | |||
8
|
2002 Details |
stadium of Lokomotiv Moskva | |||
9
|
2002 Details |
Thống Nhất Stadium (Vietnam) | |||
10
|
2002 Details |
Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) | |||
11
|
2002 Details |
Takhti Stadium (Tabriz) | |||
12
|
2003 Details |
National Stadium Abuja & National Stadium Lagos | |||
13
|
2003 Details |
Azadi Stadium (Tehran) | |||
14
|
2004 Details |
National Stadium in Lagos (Lagos) | |||
15
|
2004 Details |
June 11 Stadium (Tripoli) [4] | |||
16
|
2005 Details |
Cairo International Stadium (Cairo) | |||
17
|
2006 Details |
Prince Faisal Fahad Stadium | |||
18
|
2006 Details |
National Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis) | |||
19
|
2006 Details |
Amman International Stadium (Amman) | |||
20
|
2011 Details |
Nyayo National Stadium (Nairobi) | |||
21
|
2011 Details |
Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech) |
Most successful national teams
edit| Team | Champions |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
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References
editGeneral
edit- [1]
- 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. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Specific
edit- ^ Karel Stokkermans (18 May 2007). "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ TOI, Press Trust of India (10 August 2002). "India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football". timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". RSSSF. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Libya wins first LG Cup". albawaba.com. 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.