2011 Premier League Asia Trophy

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

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

Semifinals

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

Aston Villa England1–0England Blackburn Rovers
Bent 49' Report
Attendance: 33,967[2]
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Kitchee Hong Kong0–4England Chelsea
Report Lampard 37'
Luzardo 50' (o.g.)
Drogba 61'
Sturridge 78'
Attendance: 33,967[2]
Referee: Phil Dowd
Kitchee vs Blackburn Rovers

Third-place playoff
Kitchee Hong Kong0–3England Blackburn Rovers
Report Formica 15'
Dunn 70'
Blackman 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Phil Dowd
Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Final
Chelsea England2–0England Aston Villa
McEachran 1'
Torres 58'		 Report
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea
Aston Villa

Ticket sales

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]

Goalscorers
1 goal
1 own goal

References
  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. "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
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