2011 Premier League Asia Trophy

2011 Premier League Asia Trophy
Tournament details
Host country Hong Kong
Dates 27 July – 30 July
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions England Chelsea (2nd title)
Runners-up England Aston Villa
Third place England Blackburn Rovers
Fourth place Hong Kong Kitchee
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nine players
(1 goal each)
Best player England Frank Lampard

The 2011 Premier League Asia Trophy was the fifth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Chelsea, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Hong Kong club Kitchee competed for the title on 27 July 2011 and 30 July 2011 in Hong Kong Stadium.[1] The winners were Chelsea, beating Aston Villa 2–0 in the final.

Results

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July – Hong Kong
 
 
Hong Kong Kitchee0
 
30 July – Hong Kong
 
England Chelsea4
 
England Chelsea2
 
27 July – Hong Kong
 
England Aston Villa0
 
England Aston Villa1
 
 
England Blackburn Rovers0
 
Third place
 
 
30 July – Hong Kong
 
 
Hong Kong Kitchee0
 
 
England Blackburn Rovers3

Semifinals

All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).

Aston Villa England 1–0 England Blackburn Rovers
Bent  49' Report
Attendance: 33,967[2]
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Kitchee Hong Kong 0–4 England Chelsea
Report Lampard  37'
Luzardo  50' (o.g.)
Drogba  61'
Sturridge  78'
Attendance: 33,967[2]
Referee: Phil Dowd
Kitchee vs Blackburn Rovers

Third-place playoff

Kitchee Hong Kong 0–3 England Blackburn Rovers
Report Formica  15'
Dunn  70'
Blackman  86' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Phil Dowd
Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Final

Chelsea England 2–0 England Aston Villa
McEachran  1'
Torres  58'		 Report
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Mike Dean

Ticket sales

Ticket prices for each match day in Hong Kong dollars (with all British prices an approximation) were: $130 (£10), $210 (£16.50), $270 (£21), $330 (£26), $460 (£36).

Ticket sales started from 1 June 2011 at Hong Kong Football Association and online at www.cityline.com.[3] More than two thirds of the 80,000 tickets available were purchased by Hong Kong football fans after just five days.[4]

Goalscorers

1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Kitchee relishing Chelsea challenge". Premier League official website. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. 1 2 "Match Results". Hong Kong FA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Barclays Asia Trophy 2011 Hong Kong Tickets Go On Sale". ProEvents. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Barclays Asia Trophy ticket sales soar - Hong Kong football fans are showing their appetite for the Barclays Premier League PremierLeague.com 7 June 2011
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