2009 Premier League Asia Trophy

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.

2009 Premier League Asia Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Hull City
Third placeEngland West Ham United
Fourth placeChina Beijing Guoan
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored8 (2 per match)

Competition format

The 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
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium)
 
 
England West Ham United 0
 
31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium)
 
England Tottenham Hotspur 1
 
England Tottenham Hotspur 3
 
29 July 2009 - Beijing (Workers' Stadium)
 
England Hull City 0
 
England Hull City1 (5)
 
 
China Beijing Guoan 1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
31 July 2009 – Beijing (Workers' Stadium)
 
 
England West Ham United 2
 
 
China Beijing Guoan 0

Third place play-off
West Ham United England2 – 0China Beijing Guoan
Gabbidon 80'
Hines 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 7,501
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)

Final
Tottenham Hotspur England3 – 0England Hull City
Keane 16', 68' (pen.)
Lennon 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,056

Ticket sales issues

Ticket 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
  1. "Barclays Asia Trophy Tickets go on sale". Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. "Slow ticket sales cloud trio's visit to Beijing". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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