2013 Premier League Asia Trophy

Tournament details
City	Hong Kong
Dates	24 July – 27 July
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-up	Sunderland
Third place	Tottenham Hotspur
Fourth place	South China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jermain Defoe (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Edin Džeko

The 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy was the sixth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Sunderland, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Hong Kong club South China competed for the title on 24 July 2013 and 27 July 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, Hong Kong.^[1] Manchester City were the winners, beating Sunderland 1–0 in the final.

The tournament was also notable for the absence of Tottenham Hotspur's star Gareth Bale. Bale travelled with Spurs to Hong Kong, but an injury he suffered in training meant he did not play in either of Tottenham's matches.

Furthermore, the tournament was also notable for the very poor quality of the grass on the pitch at the venue.

Participating teams

Team	Appearances	Best result
Manchester City	2nd	Winner (2013)
South China	2nd	4th (2007, 2013)
Sunderland	1st	2nd (2013)
Tottenham Hotspur	2nd	Winner (2009)

Results

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July – Hong Kong
	Manchester City	1
					27 July – Hong Kong
	South China	0
					Manchester City	1
	24 July – Hong Kong
					Sunderland	0
	Tottenham Hotspur	1
	Sunderland	3
					Third place
					27 July – Hong Kong
					Tottenham Hotspur	6
					South China	0

Semifinals

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

24 July 2013

18:30

Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Sunderland
Sigurðsson 28'	Report	Cabral 33' Brown 64' Karlsson 80'

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po

Attendance: 35,950

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).

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24 July 2013

20:40

Manchester City	1–0	South China
Džeko 21'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po

Attendance: 35,950

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).

Third-place playoff

27 July 2013

18:00

Tottenham Hotspur	6–0	South China
Sean 12' (o.g.) Dempsey 34' Defoe 45', 54', 80' Townsend 86'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po

Attendance: 39,544

Referee: Neil Swarbrick (England)

Final

27 July 2013

20:30

Manchester City	1–0	Sunderland
Džeko 9'	Report

Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po

Attendance: 39,544

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Manchester City

Sunderland

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References