Football at the 1940 East Asian Games

Football at the 1940 East Asian Games
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Teams 4
Venue(s) 2 (in at least 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runners-up  Manchukuo
Third place  Philippines
Fourth place Republic of China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 21 (3.5 per match)


Football was among the sports contested at the 1940 East Asian Games, a multi-sport event organised by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAA) as part of the 2600th Anniversary Since Kigen celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu.[1][2]

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3300140146
 Manchukuo 311128-63
 Philippines 302134-12
Republic of China 301229-71


June 1940
Manchukuo  1 – 1  Philippines
Report

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Sandra (2014). 1940 TOKYO GAMES - COLLINS: Japan, the Asian Olympics and the Olympic Movement. Routledge. pp. 179–180. ISBN 1317999665.
  2. ↑ Veroeveren, Piet. "2600th Anniversary of the Japanese Empire 1940 (Tokyo)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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