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. Hong Kong So Kon Po Siu Sai Wan Hong Kong Stadium Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 12,000
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.Draw Results and Competition Schedule , Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website
Group stage Semi-final Medal matches
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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,Team Roster - KOR, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009 while China PR and Japan sent U-20 teams.Team Roster - CHN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009Team Roster - JPN, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009 Hong Kong sent their U-23 team, with the exception of four players who were above 23.Team Roster - HKG, Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website, 1 December 2009
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
GK 23Takuya MatsumotoRB 3 Shoma Kamata CB 5 Kazuya YamamuraCB 4 Daisuke Suzuki (c)LB 7 Taisuke MuramatsuRM 16Hiroki Kawano CM 11Takuya AokiCM 10Kosuke Yamamoto LM 8 Yusuke HigaCF 21Yuya Osako CF 20Kensuke Nagai Substitutes:GK 1 Koki OtaniDF 6 Shunya SuganumaDF 13Kenta UchidaDF 19Kyohei NoborizatoFW 14Keisuke Endo FW 17Yoichiro Kakitani FW 22Shohei Otsuka Not playing:GK 18Takuya MasudaDF 2 Takefumi TomaDF 12Taisuke NakamuraMF 9 Yosuke KawaiFW 15Yuki OshitaniCoach:Akihiro Nishimura GK 17Yapp Hung Fai RB 21Tsang Kam To CB 2 Lee Chi HoCB 15Chan Wai HoLB 6 Wong Chin HungDM 16Leung Chun Pong RM 8 Xu DeshuaiLM 18Kwok Kin Pong AM 10Au Yeung Yiu Chung (c)CF 20Chao PengfeiCF 9 Cheng Lai Hin Substitutes:GK 1 Li Hon HoDF 5 Lai Man FeiDF 14Chan Siu YuenDF 25So Wai Chuen MF 4 Yuen Kin Man MF 19Hinson LeungFW 7 Chan Siu Ki Not playing:GK 22Ng Yat HoiDF 3 Fung Kai HongDF 12Lau Nim Yat (injured)MF 11Lai Yiu CheongMF 28Ip Chung LongCoach: Kim Pan-gon Assistant referees: Nguyễn Ngọc Hà (Vietnam) Lee Hung-ping (Chinese Taipei)
Fourth official: Win Cho (Myanmar)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 Football
References
External links Football in Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Official Website Group A Score Table in HKFA Website Group B Score Table in HKFA Website