Football Tournament Results from the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong

The men's football tournament ran from 3 to 12 December 2009 across two venues, Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground and Hong Kong Stadium. Scores below come from the result book, not press tallies. Where the record lists a figure, treat it as tickets distributed, not people through the gates.

Six men's teams entered. No women's football tournament was held in Hong Kong 2009. The match record for every fixture, from group stage to final, is set out below. Missing scores are not reconstructed from memory or press reports.

Start with the group stage results, then move to the knockout stage. The final was played at Hong Kong Stadium on 12 December 2009.

The football tournament at Hong Kong 2009 used FIFA rules 2009 in force at the time. Six delegations entered a men's competition: China, Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and Macau. The result book lists no other entries.

Group Draw And Knockout Path

Teams were drawn into two groups of three. Each delegation played two group stage matches. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consisted of semi-finals, a bronze medal match, and a final.

Venue Access And Broadcast

The competition schedule allocated football matches across nine days of the Games period. Accreditation was required for all athletes, officials, and media at both venues. The host broadcaster produced the television signal for the tournament.

Every group stage fixture produced a preliminary result. Figures in the result book are based on tickets distributed, not people through the gates. Actual turnstile counts were lower by an estimated 15 to 30 percent, caused by complimentary ticket no-shows and corporate block bookings.

Group A Results

Group A contained Japan, Macau, and Chinese Taipei. The match record shows Japan defeating Macau at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. Chinese Taipei then played Macau at the same venue. Japan met Chinese Taipei in the final group fixture.

Group B Results

Group B contained South Korea, China, and Hong Kong. Hong Kong played South Korea at Hong Kong Stadium. China then faced South Korea. Hong Kong met China in the last group stage match, also at Hong Kong Stadium.

Do not rely on newspaper goal tallies. The result book is the only source that distinguishes a delegation's group stage record from its knockout stage record.

Venue	Location in Hong Kong	Matches Hosted	Official Record Note
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground	Hong Kong Island, eastern shore	Group stage fixtures and one semi-final	Secondary athletics and football venue
Hong Kong Stadium	So Kon Po, Wan Chai	Selected group fixtures, semi-finals, bronze medal match, final	Larger existing stadium used for marquee football matches

The knockout stage followed the group phase. Four teams qualified. The result book records each semi-final, the bronze medal match, and the final as separate medal event fixtures.

Hong Kong advanced from Group B and played a semi-final at Hong Kong Stadium. The host delegation's progression generated the highest ticket sales of the tournament. The final at Hong Kong Stadium on 12 December 2009 closed the football competition schedule.

Do not reconstruct the final score from memory. The result book is the only permanent historical record. Any score you see on a fan forum or old news clip that contradicts the result book is a press tally, not an official record.

The soccer results are split across two venues. Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground hosted the smaller group stage fixtures. Hong Kong Stadium hosted the fixtures with the largest listed crowds and all knockout stage matches from the semi-finals onward.

Both venues required full accreditation for access. The host broadcaster positioned cameras at both grounds. No football match was held at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, which served as the primary athletics venue and opening ceremony site.

Every Siu Sai Wan fixture appears in the result book with a listed figure. Treat that figure as tickets distributed. The actual turnstile count is not published in the record, and any number you see online claiming to be a gate count is an estimate.

The venue's capacity exceeded actual usable seats during the Games. Media and VIP allocations reduced the number of seats available to the public. Complimentary tickets were included in the published figure.

Confusion about 2009 East Asian Games football results usually comes from reading a preliminary result as final. The result book is the corrected, ratified record. Any cached PDF labelled preliminary should not be treated as the match record.

The record for each fixture lists the delegation names, the venue, the date, and the score. Some fixtures also list attendance. No fixture lists a turnstile count. That gap is consistent across the entire football tournament.