Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in at least 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan |
Runners-up | Manchukuo |
Third place | Philippines |
Fourth place | Republic of China |
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 Since Kigen celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu. [1] [2]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Manchukuo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 3 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
Republic of China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 |
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