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. Schedule Medalists Medal table 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. Men Group A Group B Group C Group D Athletes from Kuwait Group E Group F * * Iraq withdrew from the competition shortly after the draw and was replaced by Pakistan. Women Group A Group B Squads Final standing Men Women References Results on RSSSF (Men) Results on RSSSF (Women) External links Official website Asia 2010 2010 2010 Asian Games events