| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Japan |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 2 (in at least 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
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 Celebrations of the Japanese Empire Since Kigen celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu. [1] [2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 |