claim: The Premier League Asia Trophy is a social event.
evidence: The Premier League Asia Trophy -LRB- formerly the FA Premier League Asia Cup -RRB- is a pre-season association football friendly tournament held biennial in Asia .. Asia. Asia. association football. association football. friendly. Exhibition game#Club football. Premier League. Premier League. The two-day competition was inaugurated in 2003 and is `` the only Premier League-affiliated competition '' to be hosted outside England .. Premier League. Premier League. England. England. It has taken place every other summer since then in order to avoid conflicting with the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship .. FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup. UEFA European Championship. UEFA European Championship. For sponsorship purposes , it is referred to as the Barclays Asia Trophy .. Asia. Asia. Barclays. Barclays. The competition features three clubs that are members of the Premier League at the time , as well as a local team from the host country .. Premier League. Premier League. clubs. Football team. at the time. Promotion and relegation. It employs a knockout system in which the winners of the first matches advance to the final , while the losing teams take part in a third place playoff .. knockout system. single-elimination tournament. third place playoff. third place playoff. The tournament format will be partly modified for the 2017 edition , with no local team participating after the withdrawal of Shanghai SIPG .. 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy. Shanghai SIPG. Shanghai SIPG F.C.. A fourth Premier League club -- Crystal Palace -- agreed to take their place at the last-minute having avoided relegation , marking the first time the tournament has featured teams solely from the Premier League .. Premier League. Premier League. Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace F.C.. Chelsea won the inaugural tournament in 2003 , and finished victorious in another in 2011 .. Chelsea. Chelsea F.C.. Five other sides have won the Premier League Asia Trophy  : Bolton Wanderers in 2005 , Portsmouth in 2007 , Tottenham Hotspur in 2009 , Manchester City in 2013 , and Arsenal in 2015 .. Asia. Asia. Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. Premier League. Premier League. Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers F.C.. Portsmouth. Portsmouth F.C.. Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. Manchester City. Manchester City F.C.. Chelsea , Tottenham , Man City , Everton , and South China are the most regular participants , having each contested the tournament on two occasions .. Chelsea. Chelsea F.C.. Everton. Everton F.C.. South China. South China AA. Thailand 's under-23 national team are the only local Asian side to advance to the finals of the contest .. Hong Kong has hosted the tournament three times , more than any other city .