The football sporting event at the 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games featured matches between China, Japan and the Philippines.

[1] China was represented by the club side South China AA, who reportedly had beaten East China (Shanghai) for the right to do so: Before the tournament, on 26 May, China (South China A.A.) played a practice match against "a team representing East China" at Nanyang Field in front of 3,000 people, which they won 3-1.

[1] There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals 1 goal After the tournament, at least two matches were played in the Open International Championship: "Great Britain" was a selection of British residents in Shanghai