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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 27 July – 30 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chelsea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Aston Villa |
| Third place | Blackburn Rovers |
| Fourth place |  Kitchee |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nine players (1 goal each) |
| Best player(s) | Frank Lampard |
← 2009 2013 → | |
Results
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Kitchee | 0 | |||||
| 30 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Chelsea | 4 | |||||
| Chelsea | 2 | |||||
| 27 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Aston Villa | 0 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 1 | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Kitchee | 0 | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
editAll kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Bent  49' |
Report |
Third-place playoff
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Final
edit| Chelsea | 2–0 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| McEachran 1' Torres 58' |
Report |
          Chelsea
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   Aston Villa
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Ticket sales
editTicket 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
edit- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Ubay Luzardo (playing against Chelsea)
References
edit- ^ "Kitchee relishing Chelsea challenge". Premier League official website. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b "Match Results". Hong Kong FA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Barclays Asia Trophy ticket sales soar - Hong Kong football fans are showing their appetite for the Barclays Premier League Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine PremierLeague.com 7 June 2011