The 1997 Tunisia LG Cup was the first edition of the international friendly football tournament, the LG Cup, which was played in Tunisia between 7 and 9 August 1997 at El Menzah Stadium, with the participation of four teams: Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia. The Tunisia national team won it after defeating Nigeria in the final match.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 7–9 August |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 13 (3.25 per match) |
1998 → | |
Participants
editThe participants were:
Venue
edit| Tunis | Tunis |
|---|---|
| El Menzah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
Results
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 August – Radès | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| 9 August – Radès | ||||||
| | 0 | |||||
| | 2 | |||||
| 7 August – Radès | ||||||
| | 0 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 August – Radès | ||||||
| | 3 (4) | |||||
| | 3 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
edit| Nigeria | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zeigbo |
Report |
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
| Tunisia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Slimane Souayah Gabsi |
Report | Kamwandi |
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
Third place match
edit| Cameroon | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suffo Kamwanga Eto'o |
Report | Lota Kamwandi |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 40,000
Final
edit
| 1997 LG Cup winner |
|---|
Tunisia First title |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ rsssf.com. "First LG Cup 1997 (Tunisia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2019.