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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hull City |
| Third place | West Ham United |
| Fourth place |  Beijing Guoan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
← 2007 2011 → | |
Competition format
editThe 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
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| West Ham United | 0 | |||||
| 31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | |||||
| 29 July 2009 - Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| Hull City | 0 | |||||
| Hull City | 1 (5) | |||||
| Beijing Guoan | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium) | ||||||
| West Ham United | 2 | |||||
| Beijing Guoan | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off
edit| West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Beijing Guoan |
|---|---|---|
Gabbidon  80'Hines 90' |
(Report) |
Final
edit          Tottenham Hotspur
|
     Hull City
|
Ticket sales issues
editTicket 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
edit- ^ "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.