2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2019년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
CityBusan
Dates10–18 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance42,181 (7,030 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Koki Ogawa (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang In-beom
Best goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-gyu
2017
2022

The 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, an international football tournament for East Asian countries and territories organized by the EAFF. The finals were held in South Korea in December 2019. [1] It was the nation's third time hosting the tournament. [2]

Contents

Teams

Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.

Final RoundSecond Preliminary RoundFirst Preliminary Round

Venues

Preliminary Round
Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipei
MFF Football Centre Taipei Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 20,000
Mff-football-centre-ulaanbaatar.jpg Tai Wan Tai Bei Tian Jing Chang .jpg
Final Round
Flag of South Korea.svg Busan
Busan Asiad Main Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 53,769Capacity: 12,349
BusanAsiadStadium.jpg Gudeok Stadium 2.JPG

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams was determined as follows: [3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

First preliminary round

The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia [4] in September 2018. [5]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (H)3210142+127Advance to Second preliminary round
2Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 31114514 [a]
3Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 311153+24 [a]
4Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 3012114131
Source: EAFF.com
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Macau 2–0 Guam.

Matches

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg4–0Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
Mendiola Soccerball shade.svg13'
Lopez Soccerball shade.svg26', 68'
Cunliffe Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 105
Referee: Gu Chunhan (China)
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg4–1Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Seo-Od-Yanjiv Soccerball shade.svg40'
Janchiv Soccerball shade.svg45'
Batbold Soccerball shade.svg74'
Naranbold Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Leonel Soccerball shade.svg48'

Macau  Flag of Macau.svg2–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Lam Ka Seng Soccerball shade.svg14'
Leong Ka Hang Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg9–0Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
Mönkh-Erdengiin Soccerball shade.svg11', 14'
Seo-Od-Yanjiv Soccerball shade.svg25', 54'
Temuujin Soccerball shade.svg39'
Batbold Soccerball shade.svg71', 78'
Marakthan Soccerball shade.svg85'
Orkhon Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report

Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg1–1Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Tenorio Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Leong Ka Hang Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg1–1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Tsedenbal Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Mendiola Soccerball shade.svg89'

Awards

Top scorer Most Valuable Player
Flag of Mongolia.svg Baljinnyam Batbold [6] Flag of Mongolia.svg Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal [6]

Second preliminary round

The second preliminary round was held in Taiwan [4] in November 2018. [5]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 321072+57Advance to Final round
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 321061+57
3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei (H)31023523
4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 300331180
Source: EAFF.com
(H) Hosts

Matches

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg4–1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Rim Kwang-hyok Soccerball shade.svg8', 54'
Kim Yu-song Soccerball shade.svg29'
Jong Il-gwan Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Nyam-Osoryn Soccerball shade.svg74'
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg1–2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Chen Ting-yang Soccerball shade.svg81' Report McKee Soccerball shade.svg65'
Chung Wai Keung Soccerball shade.svg84'

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg2–1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Chu En-le Soccerball shade.svg8', 10' Report Norjmoogiin Soccerball shade.svg62'

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg1–5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Artag Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Sandro Soccerball shade.svg24', 57'
McKee Soccerball shade.svg36'
Baise Soccerball shade.svg83'
Akande Soccerball shade.svg87'
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Jong Il-gwan Soccerball shade.svg48'
Jang Kuk-chol Soccerball shade.svg73'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Awards

Top scorer Most Valuable Player
Flag of North Korea.svg Rim Kwang-hyok Flag of Hong Kong.svg Huang Yang

Final round

The final round was held in Busan, South Korea between 10 and 18 December 2019. [7]

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (C, H)330040+49Champions
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 320172+56Runners-up
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31023303Third place
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 30030990Fourth place
Source: EAFF.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Suga Soccerball shade.svg8'
Tagawa Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ogawa Soccerball shade.svg26', 45+1', 58'
Report
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kim Min-jae Soccerball shade.svg13' Report

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Ji Xiang Soccerball shade.svg8'
Zhang Xizhe Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hwang In-beom Soccerball shade.svg28' Report
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 29,252
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Awards

Best goalkeeperBest defenderTop scorer Most Valuable Player
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-gyu Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Min-jae Flag of Japan.svg Koki Ogawa Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang In-beom

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330040+49Champions
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 320172+56Runners-up
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31023303Third Place
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 621371147Fourth Place
5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 321061+57Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round
6Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 31023523
7Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 62131713+47
8Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 31114514Eliminated in First Preliminary Round
9Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 311153+24
10Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 3012114131
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2019. Source: EAFF.com

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Broadcasting rights

References

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  2. "Korea Republic to host 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Mode of Competition and Rules for Determining the Winner". EAFF.
  4. 1 2 "55th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 30 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia to Host Round 1 of 2019 EAFF Championship Qualification". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Award". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. "The venue and the match schedule for EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic unveiled". EAFF. Retrieved 5 April 2019.