2001 Four Nations Tournament

Tournament details
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]
← Sept. 2000

The 2001 Samsung Four Nations Tournament ( Chinese : 三星杯四?足球邀?? ) 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]

•   China (host)
•   Kuwait
•   North Korea
•   Trinidad and Tobago

Venues [ edit ]

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Shanghai	Shanghai Stadium
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 ]

3 August 2001  ( 2001-08-03 )

17:15

Kuwait	1?1 ( a.e.t. )	Trinidad and Tobago
Al-Failakawi 53'		Eve 85'
Penalties
	4?3

Shanghai Stadium , Shanghai

Referee: Lu Jun ( China )

3 August 2001  ( 2001-08-03 )

19:30

China	2?2 ( a.e.t. )	North Korea
Shen Si 25' Zhang Enhua 51'		Ri Kwang-chon 48' So Min-chol 59'
Penalties
Yu Genwei Shen Si Qi Hong Zhang Yuning	2?4	Jon Yong-chol Kim Yong-jun Ri Man-chol Myong Song-chol

Shanghai Stadium , Shanghai

Referee: Kim Young-joo ( South Korea )

Third-place playoff [ edit ]

5 August 2001  ( 2001-08-05 )

17:15

China	3?0	Trinidad and Tobago
Hao Haidong 59' ( pen. ) Su Maozhen 77' Zhang Yuning 83'		Smith   44 '

Shanghai Stadium , Shanghai

Referee: Naotsugu Fuse ( Japan )

Final [ edit ]

5 August 2001  ( 2001-08-05 )

19:30

North Korea	1?1 ( a.e.t. )	Kuwait
Jon Chol 61'		Al-Shammari 90+3' ( pen. )
Penalties
	5?3

Shanghai Stadium , Shanghai

Referee: Zhang Yeduan ( China )

2001 Four Nations Tournament
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

References [ edit ]