2009 Premier League Asia Trophy
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
| Runners-up | England Hull City |
| Third place | England West Ham United |
| Fourth place | China Beijing Guoan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
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The 2009 Premier League Asia Trophy (Chinese: 巴克莱亚洲杯2009) was the fourth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team association football tournament held every two years. Hull City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and the local Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan competed for the title on 29 July and 31 July in the Workers Stadium, Beijing. Tottenham Hotspur won the trophy.
Competition format
The competition uses a knock-out format. On July 29, West Ham United played against Tottenham Hotspur, while Hull City meeting Beijing Guoan. Final, 3rd and 4th playoff were played two days later.
Results
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| England West Ham United | 0 | |||||
| 31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| England Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||||
| England Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | |||||
| 29 July 2009 - Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| England Hull City | 0 | |||||
| England Hull City | 1 (5) | |||||
| China Beijing Guoan | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| England West Ham United | 2 | |||||
| China Beijing Guoan | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off
| West Ham United England | 2 – 0 | China Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
| Gabbidon File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Hines File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
(Report) |
Final
| Tottenham Hotspur England | 3 – 0 | England Hull City |
|---|---|---|
| Keane File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 68' (pen.) Lennon File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
(Report) |
Ticket sales issues
Ticket prices started as low as RMB80 (GBP 7) and rose to RMB380 (GBP 34). Prices were the same for both days.[1] However, by 15 July 2009, only 20,000 of the 120,000 tickets available for the 29 July and 31 July knockout tournament had been sold, with most fans buying the cheap seats. Reports that Beijing Guoan would field a second-string side as they rest their best players for a China Super League match against Chongqing Lifan on 2 August, while the latter refused to change the schedule also hampered sales.[2]
References
- ↑ "Barclays Asia Trophy Tickets go on sale". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ↑ "Slow ticket sales cloud trio's visit to Beijing". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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