| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 17–20 January |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Hristo Yovov |
The 1999 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (17 January and 20 January 1999).
Bulgaria
Hong Kong League XI (host) Mexico
EgyptAll times given in Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).
| Hong Kong League XI | 0–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
Stoitchkov  5'Yovov 23', 52' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 January 1999 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 20 January 1999 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| 17 January 1999 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||
| Hong Kong League XI (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Mexico | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 January 1999 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong League XI | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| 1999 Carlsberg Cup Winner |
|---|
 Mexico First Title |