Football at the 2009 East Asian Games 2009 East Asian Games Host country Hong Kong Dates 2 December – 12 December Teams 6 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Champions Hong Kong (1st title) Runners-up Japan Third place South Korea Fourth place North Korea Matches played 10 Goals scored 34 (3.4 per match) Attendance 97,816 (9,782 per match) Top scorer(s) Nine players (2 goals each)
International football competition
The football tournament at the 2009 East Asian Games was held from 2 December 2009 to 13 December 2009. Host Hong Kong defeated Japan 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after a 1–1 draw to win their first-ever international title, while South Korea beat North Korea with the same score to finish third.
Venues
All group stage matches were held at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground . The semi-finals, third place play-off and final were held at Hong Kong Stadium .
Calendar
A total of 6 teams took part in the tournament. Group stage matches commenced on 2 December 2009, three days before the opening ceremony. The teams were divided into two groups each consisting of three teams for a round-robin group stage. The top two teams in each pool would advance to a four-team single-elimination bracket.[ 1]
Group stage
Semi-final
Medal matches
December
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Matches
Football
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Total
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10
Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. At previous tournaments, the age limit was set at 23 with three overage players allowed. However, restrictions were lifted in 2009.
The South Korean team was selected from the semi-professional Korea National League ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Group stage
Group A
Group B
South Korea playing against China PR at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. Hong Kong playing against China PR at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground.
Knockout stage
Lineups of the two teams in the gold medal match
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Assistant referees:
Fourth official:
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Medalists
References
^ Draw Results and Competition Schedule Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine , Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website^ Team Roster - KOR [permanent dead link ] ^ Team Roster - CHN [permanent dead link ] ^ Team Roster - JPN [permanent dead link ] ^ Team Roster - HKG [permanent dead link ] ^ "日本響頭炮" . 太陽報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). ON.CC. 3 December 2009.^ (in Chinese) 領港隊炒A貨南韓 陳七淚別東亞運 , Apple Daily , 4 December 2009^ (in Chinese) 港足明鬥朝鮮爭入決賽 1球負國足 首名出線 , Ming Pao , 9 December 2009^ (in Chinese) 12碼贏北韓 決賽鬥日本 港足創傳奇 , Apple Daily , 11 December 2009
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