The football tournament at the 2001 East Asian Games was held on 19 May 2001 to 27 May 2001. The tournament is played by U-23 men's national teams. Venues Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Nagai Stadium Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Stadium Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place match Final Medalists Australia parted as guest, so Korea Republic and Kazakhstan were awarded 2nd and 3rd respectively. External links East Asian Games 2001 - rsssf.com 2001 in Asian football 2001 in Japanese football 2001 in Kazakhstani football 2001 in Australian soccer 2001 in South Korean football 2001 Football 2001 2001 in Macau football