Teams
Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. The winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Preliminary Round |
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| 2025년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 7–16 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
← 2022 2028 → | |
The 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship will be an association football tournament organized by the East Asian Football Federation. It will be the tenth edition of the men's tournament of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the men's football championship of East Asia. The preliminary competition was held on 8–17 December 2024 in Hong Kong, [1] and the tournament will be held on 7–16 July 2025 in South Korea. [2]
Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. The winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Preliminary Round |
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| Preliminary Round | |||
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 Hong Kong | |||
| Hong Kong Stadium | Mong Kok Stadium | Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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| Final Round | |||
 South Korea | |||
The tournament's official draw was released on 15 November 2024. The pot placements followed each team's progress based on the world rankings. [3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Hong Kong (159) (H) North Korea (110) |  Chinese Taipei (165) Macau (185) |  Mongolia (189) Guam (204) |
Six countries wlll draw lots in 2 groups, two teams on the top in each group will contest in the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Macau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawal after the draw |
All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00)
| Guam | Cancelled | North Korea |
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| Macau | 1–2 | Guam |
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| Report |
| North Korea | Cancelled | Macau |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00)
| Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | Mongolia |
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| Report |
| Hong Kong | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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The final round will be held in South Korea from 7 to 16 July 2025. [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | South Korea (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
