Football at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games

The football sporting event at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games only had one match which took place between Republic of China and the Philippines. The Republic of China was formed above all ex players of the South China AA (Nan Hua), the Chinese standard bearing club, which had been disbanded two years previously for financial reasons. Its members joined two (non-sporting) entities: Lin Lang/Lin Lam, a theatrical organisation, and Kong Shenghui, where they formed teams. The Philippines combined their two best teams Bohemian and Sandow for a strong combination, as the result confirmed. China, 1-0 down at half-time, protested that the Philippines team was made up of Europeans and not native Filipinos, citing Henry Doland, the son of an American, in particular. The organisers placated them saying that although the team included players of Spanish origins they had all been born in the Philippines, and that there were no 'native' players available. The winning goal was scored by captain Damaso Garcia. ^[1]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Philippines	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	2
China	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0

Philippines	2–1	China
N.N. (penalty), Damaso Garcia	Report	Tong Fuk Cheung ?'

4 February 1913

Carnival Grounds, Manila

Football at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games

Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Dates	4 February
Teams	2
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Philippines (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	1
Goals scored	3 (3 per match)
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Numbers indicated inside the parenthesis are figures reported by "Soccer in China"^[2]

Winner

1913 Far Eastern Games Football champions
Philippines First title

See also

List of first association football internationals per country: 1872–1940

References

1. "Far Eastern Games".
2. "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)".