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Football at the 1940 East Asian Games

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Football at the 1940 East Asian Games
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Teams4
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 played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
International football competition

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.

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 14 0 14 6
 Manchukuo 3 1 1 1 2 8 –6 3
 Philippines 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
Republic of China 3 0 1 2 2 9 –7 1
Japan 7–0 Manchukuo
Report
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo
Republic of China 2–2 Philippines
Report
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo
Japan 6–0 Republic of China
Report
Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo
Manchukuo 1–1 Philippines
Report
Japan 1–0 Philippines
Report
Koshien South Ground, Nishinomiya
Manchukuo 1–0 Republic of China
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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