Football at the 2010 Asian Games
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Ying Tung Stadium
Guangdong People's Stadium
Huangpu Sports Center
Yuexiushan Stadium
Tianhe Stadium
Guangzhou University Town Stadium
| Football at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Huadu Stadium Ying Tung Stadium Guangdong People's Stadium Huangpu Sports Center Yuexiushan Stadium Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou University Town Stadium |
| Date | 7–25 November 2010 |
| Competitors | 602 from 24 nations |
Football at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 7 to 25 November 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, 24 teams played in the men's competition, and 7 teams participated in women's competition.
Age limit for the men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.
Japan became the first ever nation that won both Gold medals of Men's and Women's tournament in an Asian Games.
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| Tianhe | Panyu | Yuexiu | Huadu | Huangpu | ||
| Tianhe Stadium | University Town Main Stadium | Ying Tung Stadium | Yuexiushan Stadium | Guangdong Provincial Stadium | Huadu Stadium | Huangpu Sports Center Stadium |
| Capacity: 56,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 14,818 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 27,096 | Capacity: 13,395 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 October 2010 in China. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2006 Asian Games.
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* Iraq withdrew from the competition shortly after the draw and was replaced by Pakistan.
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