Football at the 2010 Asian Games

Football at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, 24 teams played in the men's competition, and 7 teams participated in women's competition.

Age limit for the men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.

Medal summary

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan (JPN) 2002
2 North Korea (PRK) 0101
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 0101
4 South Korea (KOR) 0022
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Japan (JPN)
Takuya Masuda
Yuki Saneto
Jun Sonoda
Takefumi Toma
Yusuke Higa
Shoma Kamata
Ryohei Yamazaki
Kazuya Yamamura
Masato Kurogi
Kota Mizunuma
Kensuke Nagai
Shunya Suganuma
Daisuke Suzuki
Shohei Otsuka
Keigo Higashi
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Kyohei Noborizato
Shunsuke Ando
Masato Kudo
Takamitsu Tomiyama
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Ali Khasif
Saad Surour
Abdullah Mousa
Amer Abdulrahman
Ali Al-Amri
Mohamed Al-Shehhi
Hamdan Al-Kamali
Ahmed Ali
Theyab Awana
Ahmed Khalil
Abdelaziz Sanqour
Saeed Al-Kathiri
Adel Al-Hosani
Mohamed Fawzi
Mohamed Ahmed
Abdulaziz Hussain
Ahmed Mahmoud
Mohamed Jamal
Habosh Saleh
Omar Abdulrahman
 South Korea (KOR)
Kim Seung-Gyu
Hong Chul
Shin Kwang-Hoon
Kim Young-Gwon
Hong Jeong-Ho
Yun Suk-Young
Koo Ja-Cheol
Yoon Bit-Garam
Cho Young-Cheol
Kim Jung-Woo
Seo Jung-Jin
Kim Bo-Kyung
Park Hee-Seong
Park Chu-Young
Ji Dong-Won
Lee Beom-Young
Jang Suk-Won
Oh Jae-Suk
Kim Min-Woo
Kim Joo-Young
Women
 Japan (JPN)
Nozomi Yamago
Azusa Iwashimizu
Kyoko Yano
Yukari Kinga
Aya Sameshima
Mizuho Sakaguchi
Megumi Kamionobe
Aya Miyama
Ayako Kitamoto
Homare Sawa
Shinobu Ohno
Ayumi Kaihori
Saki Kumagai
Mami Yamaguchi
Kana Osafune
Nahomi Kawasumi
Manami Nakano
Megumi Takase
 North Korea (PRK)
Hong Myong-Hui
Kim Kyong-Hwa
Choe Yong-Sim
Song Jong-Sun
Ro Chol-Ok
Ho Un-Byol
Jo Yun-Mi
Ri Ye-Gyong
Kim Yong-Ae
Ra Un-Sim
Ri Un-Gyong
Kim Chung-Sim
Yun Hyon-Hi
Yu Jong-Hui
Jon Myong-Hwa
Jo Yun-Mi
Jong Pok-Sim
Kong Hye-Ok
 South Korea (KOR)
Jun Min-Kyung
Shim Seo-Yeon
Lee Eun-Mi
Kim Do-Yeon
Hong Kyung-Suk
Yoo Ji-Eun
Kwon Hah-Nul
Park Eun-Jung
Park Hee-young
Ji So-Yun
Kim Su-Yeon
Moon So-Ri
Jeon Ga-Eul
Kwon Eun-Som
Kim Na-Rae
Yoo Young-A
Cha Yun-Hee
Kim Hye-Ri

Results

Men

Pool matches

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 330080+89
 China PR 320154+16
 Malaysia 310226−43
 Kyrgyzstan 300327−50

November 8
16:00
Malaysia  2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan
Talaha  27'
Chanturu  60'
Report Sydykov  37'
Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Sgt Win Cho (Myanmar)

November 8
19:00
China PR  0 – 3  Japan
Report Yamazaki  11'
Nagai  58'
Suzuki  64'

November 10
16:00
Malaysia  0 – 2  Japan
Report Nagai  26'
Yamaguchi  64'

November 10
19:00
China PR  2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan
Lü Wenjun  84'
Wu Xi  90+4'
Report Sidorenko  5'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

November 13
19:00
China PR  3 – 0  Malaysia
Li Jianbin  61'
Zhao Honglue  65'
Zhang Linpeng  83' (pen.)
Report

November 13
19:00
Kyrgyzstan  0 – 3  Japan
Report Noborizato  5', 61' (pen.)
Tomiyama  79' (pen.)
Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 330061+59
 Turkmenistan 311187+14
 Vietnam 310258−33
 Bahrain 301225−31

November 8
16:00
Vietnam  3 – 1  Bahrain
Đinh Thanh Trung  34'
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng  72'
Nguyễn Anh Đức  89'
Report Isa  90+3' (pen.)

November 8
19:00
Iran  4 – 1  Turkmenistan
Hosseini  26', 61'
Ansarifard  84'
Daghagheleh  90+4'
Report Hangeldiyev  49'
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

November 10
16:00
Vietnam  2 – 6  Turkmenistan
Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng  85'
Nguyễn Anh Đức  87'
Report Geldiyev  17'
Boliyan  24', 73'
Belyh  49'
Amanov  62', 83'

November 10
19:00
Iran  1 – 0  Bahrain
Ansarifard  45+1' Report
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

November 13
19:00
Iran  1 – 0  Vietnam
Hosseini  4' Report
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Mohammed Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

November 13
19:00
Bahrain  1 – 1  Turkmenistan
Showaiter  49' Report Mingazov  48'
Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 330070+79
 South Korea 320171+66
 Palestine 301206−61
 Jordan 301207−71

November 8
16:00
South Korea  0 – 1  North Korea
Report Ri Kwang-Chon  36'

November 8
19:00
Palestine  0 – 0  Jordan
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

November 10
16:00
South Korea  4 – 0  Jordan
Koo Ja-Cheol  21', 44'
Kim Bo-Kyung  46'
Cho Young-Cheol  78'
Report

November 10
19:00
Palestine  0 – 3  North Korea
Report Kim Kuk-Jin  8'
Choe Kum-Chol  28'
Pak Kwang-Ryong  67'
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

November 13
16:00
South Korea  3 – 0  Palestine
Yoon Bit-Garam  10'
Park Chu-Young  13'
Park Hee-Sung  52'
Report
Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)

November 13
16:00
Jordan  0 – 3  North Korea
Report Kim Yong-Jun  17'
Choe Myong-Ho  81' (pen.)
Choe Kum-Chol  85'
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 321041+37
Athletes from Kuwait 320142+26
 India 31025503
 Singapore 301216−51

November 7
19:00
Qatar  0 – 0  Singapore
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

November 9
16:00
Qatar  2 – 1  India
Al-Marri  80', 88' Report Ravanan  19'
Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Zhao Liang (China)

November 9
19:00
Athletes from Kuwait 2 – 0  Singapore
Maqseed  11'
Al-Azmi  24'
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)

November 11
19:00
India  4 – 1  Singapore
Raja  13'
B. Singh  62'
J. Singh  67'
Maithani  75'
Report Luo Zhenlun  83'

November 11
19:00
Qatar  2 – 0 Athletes from Kuwait
Hatem  31'
Ahmed  90+4'
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 321071+67
 Hong Kong 321062+47
 Uzbekistan 310234−13
 Bangladesh 3003110−90

November 7
16:00
Uzbekistan  3 – 0  Bangladesh
Turaev  23'
Ahmedov  43'
Nagaev  81'
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ebrahim Ali (Bahrain)

November 7
19:00
United Arab Emirates  1 – 1  Hong Kong
Mousa  37' Report Chan Man Fai  81'
Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)

November 9
16:00
United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  Bangladesh
Khalil  46'
Fawzi  63', 82'
Report
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

November 9
19:00
Uzbekistan  0 – 1  Hong Kong
Report Chan Wai Ho  60'

November 11
16:00
Hong Kong  4 – 1  Bangladesh
Au Yeung Yiu Chung  2', 33'
Ju Yingzhi  41'
Chan Man Fai  87'
Report E. Hoque  24'

November 11
16:00
Uzbekistan  0 – 3  United Arab Emirates
Report Awana  10'
Khalil  17', 78'
Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 321061+57
 Thailand 312071+65
 Maldives 302103−32
 Pakistan 301208−81

November 7
16:00
Maldives  0 – 3  Oman
Report Al-Mukhaini  21'
Al-Saadi  88'
Abdul-Hadi  90+1'

November 7
19:00
Thailand  6 – 0  Pakistan
Thonglao  15', 29'
Dangda  16', 73'
Keawsombat  59'
Jujeen  65'
Report

November 9
16:00
Thailand  1 – 1  Oman
Al-Shatri  44' (o.g.) Report Al-Mukhaini  45+1'

November 9
19:00
Maldives  0 – 0  Pakistan
Report

November 11
19:00
Oman  2 – 0  Pakistan
Al-Gheilani  10'
Al-Saadi  65'
Report

Third placed teams
Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
D  India 31025503
E  Uzbekistan 310234−13
B  Vietnam 310258−33
A  Malaysia 310226−43
F  Maldives 302103−32
C  Palestine 301206−61

Knockout round

1/8 final Quarter-final Semi-final Final
                           
November 15            
  China PR  0
November 19
  South Korea  3  
  South Korea (a.e.t.)  3
November 15
    Uzbekistan  1  
  Qatar  0
November 23
  Uzbekistan (a.e.t.)  1  
  South Korea  0
November 16
    United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)  1  
  United Arab Emirates  2
November 19
  Athletes from Kuwait  0  
  United Arab Emirates (pen.)  0 (9)
November 16
    North Korea  0 (8)  
  North Korea  2
November 25
  Vietnam  0  
  United Arab Emirates  0
November 15
    Japan  1
  Iran  3
November 19
  Malaysia  1  
  Iran  1
November 15
    Oman  0  
  Oman  3
November 23
  Hong Kong  0  
  Iran  1
November 16
    Japan  2   Bronze medal match
  Turkmenistan  0
November 19 November 25
  Thailand (a.e.t.)  1  
  Thailand  0   South Korea  4
November 16
    Japan  1     Iran  3
  Japan  5
  India  0  
1/8 finals

November 15
16:00
Iran  3 – 1  Malaysia
Ansarifard  53'
Hosseini  59'
Sharafi  67'
Report Talaha  86' (pen.)
Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

November 15
16:00
Oman  3 – 0  Hong Kong
Al-Hadhri  30', 61'
Younis  68'
Report
Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)

November 15
19:00
China PR  0 – 3  South Korea
Report Kim Jung-Woo  20'
Park Chu-Young  50'
Cho Young-Cheol  58'

November 15
19:00
Qatar  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan
Report Nagaev  108'
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

November 16
15:30
Japan  5 – 0  India
Nagai  17', 51'
Yamazaki  28'
Yamamura  45'
Mizunuma  63'
Report

November 16
15:30
North Korea  2 – 0  Vietnam
Choe Kum-Chol  35'
Choe Myong-Ho  90+1' (pen.)
Report


November 16
19:00
Turkmenistan  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Thailand
Report Keawsombat  107'
Quarter-finals

November 19
16:00
United Arab Emirates  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  North Korea
Report
  Penalties  
Al-Kamali
A. Abdulrahman
Ali Al-Amri
Saleh
O. Abdulrahman
Mousa
Ali
Jamal
Al-Shehhi
9 – 8 Choe Myong-Ho
Choe Kum-Chol
Pak Nam-Chol
An Chol-Hyok
Jon Kwang-Ik
Ri Kwang-Hyok
Kim Kuk-Jin
Pak Chol-Min
Ri Chol-Myong

November 19
19:00
South Korea  3 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Uzbekistan
Hong Jeong-Ho  3'
Park Chu-Young  93'
Kim Bo-Kyung  102'
Report Karimov  72'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

November 19
19.00
Iran  1 – 0  Oman
Aliaskari  41' Report
Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)
Semi-finals

November 23
16:00
Iran  1 – 2  Japan
Afshin  6' Report Mizunuma  38'
Nagai  60'

Bronze medal match

November 25
15:30
South Korea  4 – 3  Iran
Koo Ja-Cheol  48'
Park Chu-Young  77'
Ji Dong-Won  88', 89'
Report Rezaei  5'
Aliaskari  45+2'
Ansarifard  49'
Final

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

2 goals (cont.)
1 goal

1 goal (cont.)
Own goals

Final standings

Rank Team G P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st  Japan A 7 7 0 0 17 1 16 21
2nd  United Arab Emirates E 7 4 2 1 10 2 8 14
3rd  South Korea C 7 5 0 2 17 6 11 15
4  Iran B 7 5 0 2 14 8 6 15
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  North Korea C 5 4 1 0 9 0 9 13
6  Oman F 5 3 1 1 9 2 7 10
7  Thailand F 5 2 2 1 8 2 6 8
8  Uzbekistan E 5 2 0 3 5 7 -2 6
Eliminated in the round of 16
9  Qatar D 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 7
10  Hong Kong E 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 7
11  Kuwait D 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
12  China PR A 4 2 0 2 5 7 -2 6
13  Turkmenistan B 4 1 1 2 8 8 0 4
14  India D 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5 3
 Vietnam B 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5 3
16  Malaysia A 4 1 0 3 3 9 -6 3
Eliminated in the group stage
17  Maldives F 3 0 2 1 0 3 -3 2
18  Bahrain B 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1
19  Singapore D 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1
20  Palestine C 3 0 1 2 0 6 -6 1
21  Jordan C 3 0 1 2 0 7 -7 1
22  Pakistan F 3 0 1 2 0 8 -8 1
23  Kyrgyzstan A 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
24  Bangladesh E 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0

Women

Pool matches

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3210111+107
 China PR 3210111+107
 Vietnam 310247−33
 Jordan 3003118−170

November 14
16:00
South Korea  6 – 1  Vietnam
Ji So-Yun  7'
Park Hee-young  14', 72' (pen.)
Nhiều Thuy Lình  27' (o.g.)
Kwon Hah-Nul  29', 77'
Report Nguyễn Thị Muôn  1'
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

November 14
19:00
China PR  10 – 1  Jordan
Ma Jun  7', 44'
Qu Shanshan  13', 17'
Xu Yuan  14', 84'
Li Lin  39', 46'
Liu Huana  54'
Pang Fengyue  90'
Report Jbrarah  19'
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

November 16
16:00
Jordan  0 – 5  South Korea
Report Ji So-Yun  4', 32' (pen.), 76'
Kwon Eun-Som  39'
Yoo Young-A  66'
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

November 16
19:00
China PR  1 – 0  Vietnam
Qu Shanshan  87' Report
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)

November 18
19:00
Vietnam  3 – 0  Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Hòa  10', 60'
Nguyễn Thị Muôn  35'
Report
Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

November 18
19:00
China PR  0 – 0  South Korea
Report
  Penalties  
Zhang Yue
Weng Xinzhi
Xu Yuan
Pang Fengyue
Liu Huana
Yuan Fan
Wang Yihang
Zhou Gaoping
Qu Shanshan
7 – 8 Kim Do-Yeon
Kim Na-Rae
Jeon Ga-Eul
Yoo Ji-Eun
Ji So-Yun
Lee Eun-Mi
Kwon Hah-Nul
Hong Kyung-Suk
Yoo Young-A
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 211040+44
 North Korea 211020+24
 Thailand 200206−60

November 14
19:00
Thailand  0 – 4  Japan
Report Kitamoto  24'
Ohno  35'
Sakaguchi  60'
Wiwasukhu  86' (o.g.)

November 16
19:00
Thailand  0 – 2  North Korea
Report Jong Pok-Sim  34' (pen.)
Ra Un-Sim  58'
Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)

November 18
16:00
Japan  0 – 0  North Korea
Report
University City Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Knockout round

Semi-final Final
November 20
  South Korea  1  
  North Korea (a.e.t.)  3  
 
November 22
      North Korea  0
    Japan  1
Bronze medal match
November 20 November 22
  Japan (a.e.t.)  1   South Korea  2
  China PR  0     China PR  0
Semi-finals

November 20
16:00
Japan  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  China PR
Ohno  108' Report

November 20
19:00
South Korea  1 – 3 (a.e.t.)  North Korea
Yoo Young-A  88' Report Jo Yun-Mi  45+1'
Ra Un-Sim  94', 119'
Bronze medal match

November 22
15:30
South Korea  2 – 0  China PR
Park Hee-young  2'
Ji So-Yun  37'
Report
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)
Final

Goalscorers

5 goals
  •  Ji So-Yun (KOR)
3 goals
2 goals

2 goals (cont.)
1 goal

1 goal (cont.)
Own goals
  •  Thidarat Wiwasukhu (THA) (for Japan)
  •  Nhiều Thuy Lình (VIE) (for South Korea)

Final standings

Rank Team G P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st  Japan B 4 3 1 0 6 0 6 10
2nd  North Korea B 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 7
3rd  South Korea A 5 3 1 1 14 4 10 10
4  China PR A 5 2 1 2 11 4 7 7
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Vietnam A 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
6  Thailand B 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0
7  Jordan A 3 0 0 3 1 18 -17 0

References