2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship

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2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship
EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates1–8 September
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored204 (9.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg Jhang Tian-yun
(11 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Binglin
Best goalkeeper Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Congxi

The 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship was the inaugural edition of the EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, organised by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The tournament took place from 1 to 8 September in Qingdao, China. [1] A total nine national teams competed in the tournament.

Contents

Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties. [2]

Qualified teams

There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete. Only North Korea didn't send a team to the tournament.

TeamAssociation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chinese FA
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei FA
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Guam FA
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong FA
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan FA
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Korea FA
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Macau FA
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Mongolian FF
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands FA
Did not enter
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Squads

A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

Venues

Qingdao
Qingdao Youth Stadium Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center
Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 1,000Capacity: 1,000

Group stage

All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)4310431+4210 Knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4310391+3810
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 4202912−36
4Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 4103529−243
5Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 4004255−530
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg0–4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 32
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg0–13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg0–6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 53
Referee: Yang Ping (China)
Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg2–5Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 24
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg23–0Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 28
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 80
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg23–0Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 80
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg0–9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 36
Referee: Yang Ping (China)
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg5–0Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 18
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 85
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300383+359 Knockout stage
2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3201214+176
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31022512+133
4Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 3003166−650
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1–2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 23
Referee: Yang Can (China)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg26–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–21Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 31
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 68
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg19–1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)

Ranking games

The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.

All times are local CST

Seventh place play-off

Macau  Flag of Macau.svg3–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 17
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)

Fifth place play-off

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg2–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 60
Referee: Yang Can (China)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9)
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (p) 0 (4)
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0 (2)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
 Third Place
 
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4

Semi-finals

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 17
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Third place match

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Qingdao Youth Stadium, Qingdao
Attendance: 56
Referee: Yang Ping (China)

Final

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Penalties
4–2
Qingdao Youth Stadium, Qingdao
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Statistics

Winners

 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship winners 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
First title

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerTop Scorer AwardBest Goalkeeper Award
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Binglin Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg Jhang Tian-yun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Congxi

Goalscorers

There were 204 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 9.27 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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References

  1. ↑ "EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023". eaff.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "中国足球再次雄起！祝贺中国U15男足点球大战力克日本U15男足夺冠" [Chinese football is on the rise again! Congratulations to China men's U15 football team for defeating Japan on penalties]. 163.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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