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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Eleven players (1 goal each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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
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
Shanghai | |
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Shanghai Stadium | |
Capacity: 56,842 |
Matches
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 August - Shanghai | ||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||
5 August - Shanghai | ||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||
3 August - Shanghai | ||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 August - Shanghai | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Semi-finals
Kuwait ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Al-Failakawi ![]() |
Eve ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
China ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Shen Si ![]() Zhang Enhua ![]() |
Ri Kwang-chon ![]() So Min-chol ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Yu Genwei ![]() Shen Si ![]() Qi Hong ![]() Zhang Yuning ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third-place playoff
China ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Hao Haidong ![]() Su Maozhen ![]() Zhang Yuning ![]() |
Smith ![]() |
Final
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Jon Chol ![]() |
Al-Shammari ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
5–3 |
2001 Four Nations Tournament |
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![]() North Korea First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
1 goal
Shen Si
Zhang Enhua
Hao Haidong
Su Maozhen
Zhang Yuning
Mohammad Al-Failakawi
Nohair Al-Shammari
Jon Chol[citation needed]
Ri Kwang-chon
So Min-chol
Angus Eve
References
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