2005 East Asian Football Championship

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2005 East Asian Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates5–13 March, 2005 (Preliminary)
31 July – 7 August, 2005 (Finals)
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored81 (5.06 per match)
Best player(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Mingyi
Best goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Woon-jae
2003
2008

The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005.[ citation needed ]

Contents

China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the automatic finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers.

Participating teams

Preliminary

Finals

Venues

Preliminary competition

Matches

Macau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period. [1] [2] Each countries played against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4400310+3112
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4301262+249
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 411297+24
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 4112413–94
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 4004149–480

All times are local time, National Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg9–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Tu Ming-feng Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kuo Yin-hong Soccerball shade.svg10', 20', 69'
Chiang Shih-lu Soccerball shade.svg56', 70'
He Ming-chan Soccerball shade.svg66', 83', 90+3'
Report

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–15Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report Chan Wai Ho Soccerball shade.svg1'
Chan Siu Ki Soccerball shade.svg8', 18', 28', 30', 36', 42', 87'
Chan Yiu Lun Soccerball shade.svg16', 31'
Wong Chun Yue Soccerball shade.svg24', 43', 45'
Chu Siu Kei Soccerball shade.svg67'
Poon Man Tik Soccerball shade.svg89'
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg6–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Kim Kwang-hyok Soccerball shade.svg18', 39', 66'
Ri Hyok-chol Soccerball shade.svg22', 30'
Hong Yong-jo Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg4–1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Ganbaatar Soccerball shade.svg31', 34'
Davaa Soccerball shade.svg46'
Bold Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Pangelinan Soccerball shade.svg69'

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–21Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Hong Yong-jo Soccerball shade.svg6', 17'
Choe Chol-man Soccerball shade.svg10', 37', 54'
Kim Kwang-hyok Soccerball shade.svg21', 43', 61', 63', 71', 76', 77'
Kim Yong-jun Soccerball shade.svg29', 39', 49'
Kang Jin-hyok Soccerball shade.svg31', 44', 65', 84', 90+1'
Pak Nam-chol Soccerball shade.svg83'

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Kang Jin-hyok Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ri Myong-sam Soccerball shade.svg64'

Personal Awards

Best GoalkeeperBest DefenderTop ScorerMost Valuable PlayerFairplay Award
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Fan Chun Yip Flag of North Korea.svg Jang Sok-chol Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Kwang-hyok Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Yong-jun Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia

Final tournament

Squads

Matches

The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (C)312053+25Champions
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31113304Runners-up
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 31111214Third place
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)30211212Fourth place
Source: EAFF.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts



Personal awards

Best GoalkeeperBest DefenderMost Valuable PlayerFair Play Award
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Woon-jae Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yaokun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Mingyi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
6Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
7Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
8Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

References

  1. "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.