Football at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games

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Football at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines
Dates4 February
Teams2
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUS flag 48 stars.svg  Philippines (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played1
Goals scored3 (3 per match)
1915

The football sporting event at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games only had one match which took place between Republic of China and the Philippines. The Republic of China was formed above all ex players of the South China AA (Nan Hua), the Chinese standard bearing club, which had been disbanded two years previously for financial reasons. Its members joined two (non-sporting) entities: Lin Lang/Lin Lam, a theatrical organisation, and Kong Shenghui, where they formed teams. The Philippines combined their two best teams Bohemian and Sandow for a strong combination, as the result confirmed. China, 1-0 down at half-time, protested that the Philippines team was made up of Europeans and not native Filipinos, citing Henry Doland, the son of an American, in particular. The organisers placated them saying that although the team included players of Spanish origins they had all been born in the Philippines, and that there were no 'native' players available. The winning goal was scored by captain Damaso Garcia. [1]

Contents

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
US flag 48 stars.svg  Philippines 110021+12
Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg China100112–10
US flag 48 stars.svg  Philippines 2–1 Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg China
N.N. (penalty), Damaso Garcia Report Tong Fuk Cheung Soccerball shade.svg?'
Carnival Grounds, Manila
Attendance: 10,000 [2]

Numbers indicated inside the parenthesis are figures reported by "Soccer in China" [3]

Winner

 1913 Far Eastern Games Football champions 
US flag 48 stars.svg
Philippines

First title

See also

List of first association football internationals per country: 1872–1940

References

  1. "Far Eastern Games".
  2. "The First Far Eastern Olympiad". Northern Star. 14 April 1913. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)".