| Year: | 1940 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | at least 2 |
| Fourth Other: | Republic of China |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 21 |
Football was among the sports contested at the 1940 East Asian Games, a multi-sport event organised by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAA) as part of the 2600th Anniversary Since Kigen celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu.[1] [2]
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | ||
| Republic of China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 |