Host country Japan Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Philippines | Teams 3 Champions China | |
Dates 9 May 1917 (1917-05-09)–
11 May 1917 (1917-05-11) | ||
The football sporting event at the 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games was participated by three nations; Philippines, China and football debutant and hosts Japan. China was represented by South China A.A. and Japan was represented by a selection from the Tokyo Higher Normal School.
Results
The match was abandoned after China made its fourth goal through a penalty kick, after which a fighting brawled after the Philippine goalkeeper punched the Chinese scorer. This led to the Philippines' withdrawal. The Philippines was ranked second overall but due to the team's withdrawal in their match against China it is uncertain if they were ranked second at all.
References
Football at the 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA