The 2011 Premier League Asia Trophy was the fifth edition of the

Premier League Asia Trophy The Premier League Asia Trophy (formerly the FA Premier League Asia Cup) is a biennial pre-season association football friendly tournament in Asia. The two-day competition was inaugurated in 2003 and is "the only Premier League-affiliated compe ...

. Chelsea,

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

and

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

club Kitchee competed for the title on 27 July 2011 and 30 July 2011 in

Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at exec ...

. The winners were Chelsea, beating Aston Villa 2–0 in the final.

Results

Semifinals

''All kick-off times are local'' ( UTC+08:00). ---- Kitchee vs Blackburn Rovers

Third-place playoff

Final

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 The Hong Kong Football Association Limited (), often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 pla ...

and online at www.cityline.com. More than two thirds of the 80,000 tickets available were purchased by Hong Kong football fans after just five days.Barclays Asia Trophy ticket sales soar - Hong Kong football fans are showing their appetite for the Barclays Premier League
PremierLeague.com 7 June 2011

Goalscorers

;1 goal * Mauro Formica * Darren Bent *

Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Everton. He is widely regarded as one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players, and one of the greatest midfiel ...

* Daniel Sturridge * David Dunn * Nick Blackman *

Josh McEachran Joshua Mark McEachran (born 1 March 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons. McEachran is a product of the Chelsea F.C. Academy, Chelsea a ...

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...

* Fernando Torres ;1 own goal * Ubay Luzardo ()

References

External links

The Barclays Asia Trophy Facebook page
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