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	Tunisia Nigeria Zambia Cameroon	Stade El Menzha (Tunis)	Tunisia
2	1998	Iran	Iran Jamaica Hungary Macedonia	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Hungary
3	1999	Morocco	Morocco France Cameroon Guinea	Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)	France
4	2000	Iran	Iran South Korea Egypt Macedonia	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	South Korea
5	2000	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates South Korea Australia Kuwait	Al Nasr Stadium (Dubai)	United Arab Emirates
6	2001	Egypt	Egypt South Korea Iran Canada	Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)	South Korea
7	2001 Details	Iran	Iran South Africa Oman Bosnia and Herzegovina	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Iran
8	2002	Russia	Russia Belarus Ukraine Yugoslavia	stadium of Lokomotiv Moskva	Belarus
9	2002	Vietnam	Singapore (U23) India (U23) Vietnam (U23) Vietnam Thailand (U20) Persegres Gresik United	Thong Nhat Stadium	India (U23)
10	2002	Morocco	Morocco Algeria Iran Venezuela	Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)	Iran
11	2002	Iran	Iran Paraguay Morocco South Africa	Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)	Iran
12	2003	Nigeria	Nigeria Cameroon Iran Ghana	National Stadium Abuja & National Stadium Lagos	Nigeria
13	2003	Iran	Iran Uruguay Cameroon Iraq	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Uruguay
14	2004	Nigeria	Nigeria Senegal Libya Jordan	National Stadium in Lagos (Lagos)	Senegal
15	2004	Libya	Libya Ecuador Jordan Nigeria	National Stadium in Lagos (Tripoli)	Libya
16	2005	Egypt	Egypt Senegal Ecuador Uganda	Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)	Egypt
17	2006	Saudi Arabia	South Korea Greece Saudi Arabia Finland	Prince Faisal Fahad Stadium	South Korea
18	2006	Tunisia	Tunisia Uruguay Belarus Libya	National Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis)	Uruguay
19	2006	Jordan	Jordan Iran Iraq	Amman International Stadium (Amman)	Iran
20	2011	Kenya	Kenya Sudan	Nyayo National Stadium (Nairobi)	Sudan
21	2011 Details	Morocco	Cameroon Morocco Sudan Uganda	Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech)	Cameroon

Most successful national teams

Team	Champions
Iran	3
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.

↑ Karel Stokkermans (18 May 2007). "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament". rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

LG Cup (association football)
Tournaments	1997 1998 1999 2000(Iran) 2000(United Arab Emirates) 2001(Egypt) 2001(Iran) 2002(Morocco) 2002(Russia) 2002(Vietnam) 2002(Iran) 2003(Nigeria) 2003(Iran) 2004(Nigeria) 2004(Libya) 2005 2006(Saudi Arabia) 2006(Tunisia) 2006(Jordan) 2011(Kenya) 2011(Morocco)

International association football
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Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

Football in Africa (CAF)

National competitions

Men	Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Women	Africa Women Cup of Nations Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament African Games

Youth competitions

Men	U-23 Cup of Nations U-20 Cup of Nations U-17 Cup of Nations African Games
Women	U-20 Cup for Women U-17 Cup for Women

Club competitions

Current	Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup
Defunct	CAF Cup Cup Winners' Cup Afro-Asian Championship

Lists and awards

Sub-regions

Northern Africa	UNAF
Western Africa	WAFU
Central Africa	UNIFFAC
Eastern Africa	CECAFA
Southern Africa	COSAFA
Arab League	UAFA

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