2011 Premier League Asia Trophy


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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.

2011 Premier League Asia Trophy
Tournament details
CityHong Kong
Dates27 July – 30 July
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Aston Villa
Third placeEngland Blackburn Rovers
Fourth placeHong Kong Kitchee
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nine players
(1 goal each)
Best player(s)England Frank Lampard

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Semi-finalsFinal
      
27 July – Hong Kong
  Kitchee0
30 July – Hong Kong
  Chelsea4
  Chelsea2
27 July – Hong Kong
  Aston Villa0
  Aston Villa1
  Blackburn Rovers0
Third place
30 July – Hong Kong
  Kitchee0
  Blackburn Rovers3

All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).


 
Kitchee vs Blackburn Rovers
 
Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Ticket 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]

1 goal
1 own goal
  1. ^ "Kitchee relishing Chelsea challenge". Premier League official website. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. ^ a b "Match Results". Hong Kong FA. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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