LG Cup (association football)

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".

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

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

Most successful national teams
Team Champions
 Iran 4
 South Korea 3
 Uruguay 2
 Egypt 1
 France 1
 Tunisia 1
 Hungary 1
 United Arab Emirates 1
 Belarus 1
 India (U23) 1
 Nigeria 1
 Senegal (U23) 1
 Libya 1
 Sudan 1
 Cameroon 1

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.
  2. 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 22 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004". rsssf.com. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Libya wins first LG Cup". albawaba.com. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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