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]

Year	Host	Participants	Venue(s)	Winner
1997	Tunisia	Tunisia Nigeria Zambia Cameroon	Stade El Menzha (Tunis)	Tunisia
1998	Iran	Iran Jamaica Hungary Macedonia	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Hungary
1999	Morocco	Morocco France Cameroon Guinea	Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)	France
2000	Iran	Iran South Korea Egypt Macedonia	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	South Korea
2000	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates South Korea Australia Kuwait	Al Nasr Stadium (Dubai)	United Arab Emirates
2001	Egypt	Egypt South Korea Iran Canada	Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)	South Korea
2001 Details	Iran	Iran South Africa Oman Bosnia and Herzegovina	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Iran
2002	Morocco	Morocco Algeria Iran Venezuela	Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)	Iran
2002	Iran	Iran Paraguay Morocco South Africa	Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)	Iran
2003	Nigeria	Nigeria Cameroon Iran Ghana	National Stadium Abuja & National Stadium Lagos	Nigeria
2003	Iran	Iran Uruguay Cameroon Iraq	Azadi Stadium (Tehran)	Uruguay
2004	Nigeria	Nigeria Senegal Libya Jordan	National Stadium in Lagos (Lagos)	Senegal
2004	Libya	Libya Ecuador Jordan Nigeria	National Stadium in Lagos (Tripoli)	Libya
2005	Egypt	Egypt Senegal Ecuador Uganda	Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)	Egypt
2006	Tunisia	Tunisia Uruguay Belarus Libya	National Stadium "7 November Rades" (Tunis)	Uruguay
2011	Kenya	Kenya Sudan	Nyayo National Stadium (Nairobi)	Sudan
2011 Details	Morocco	Cameroon Morocco Sudan Uganda	Stade de Marrakech (Marrakech)	Cameroon

Most successful national teams

Team	Champions
Iran	3
South Korea	2
Uruguay	2

References

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.

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa 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 Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

Football in Africa (CAF)

National competitions

Men	Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Africa Futsal Cup of Nations CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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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