2001 Four Nations Tournament
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Shanghai |
Dates | 3–5 August 2001 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | North Korea (1st title) |
Runners-up | Kuwait |
Third place | China |
Fourth place | Trinidad and Tobago |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Eleven players (1 goal each) |
Best player(s) | Jon Chol[1] |
The 2001 Samsung Four Nations Tournament (Chinese: 三星杯四国足球邀请赛) was the third and the final edition of the Four Nations Tournament which was held from 3 to 5 August 2001 in Shanghai, China. The tournament was planned to host by the Chinese Football Association and International Sport and Leisure (ISL). However, after the bankrupt of the ISL, the Chinese Football Association took over the whole tournament.[2]
Participants
[edit]North Korea, Kuwait, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Belarus and Turkmenistan were invited to the tournament.[3][4][5] On 26 June 2001, the participants were announced.[6]
Venues
[edit]Shanghai | |
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Shanghai Stadium | |
Capacity: 56,842 |
Matches
[edit]All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 August - Shanghai | ||||||
Kuwait | 1 (4) | |||||
5 August - Shanghai | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (3) | |||||
Kuwait | 1 (3) | |||||
3 August - Shanghai | ||||||
North Korea | 1 (5) | |||||
China | 2 (2) | |||||
North Korea | 2 (4) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 August - Shanghai | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
China | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Kuwait | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Al-Failakawi 53' | Eve 85' | |
Penalties | ||
4–3 |
China | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | North Korea |
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Shen Si 25' Zhang Enhua 51' |
Ri Kwang-chon 48' So Min-chol 59' |
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Penalties | ||
Yu Genwei Shen Si Qi Hong Zhang Yuning |
2–4 | Jon Yong-chol Kim Yong-jun Ri Man-chol Myong Song-chol |
Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)
Third-place playoff
[edit]China | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Hao Haidong 59' (pen.) Su Maozhen 77' Zhang Yuning 83' |
Smith 44' |
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)
Final
[edit]North Korea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Kuwait |
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Jon Chol 61' | Al-Shammari 90+3' (pen.) | |
Penalties | ||
5–3 |
Referee: Zhang Yeduan (China)
2001 Four Nations Tournament |
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North Korea First title |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
1 goal