2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2025년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
City Yongin
Dates7–15 July
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance32,136 (5,356 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain
Best goalkeeper Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Ōsako
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The 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organised by the East Asian Football Federation. It was 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 was held on 7–15 July 2025 in South Korea. [2]

Contents

Teams

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

Final RoundPreliminary Round

Venues

Preliminary RoundFinal Round
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Flag of South Korea.svg Yongin
Hong Kong Stadium Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground Mong Kok Stadium Yongin Mireu Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 6,664Capacity: 37,155
Hong Kong Stadium-1.jpg KaiTakYouthSportGround.jpg Mong Kok Stadium 201504.jpg YonginMireuStadium-Cut.jpg

Preliminary competition

Draw

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 1Pot 2Pot 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (159) (H)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (110) (Withdrawn)		Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei (165)
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (185)		Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (189)
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam (204)

Matches

Six countries wlll draw lots in 2 groups, two teams on the top in each group will contest in the final.

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 110021+13Advance to Final
2Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 100112−10
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 00000000Withdrawal after the draw
Source: EAFF

All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Guam  Flag of Guam.svgCancelledFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–2Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Report
Attendance: 534
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgCancelledFlag of Macau.svg  Macau
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (H)220051+46Advance to Final
2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 210152+33
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 200207−70
Source: EAFF
(H) Hosts

All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg0–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,329
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg4–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 892
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg2–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

Final

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 8,236
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

Final round

The final round was held in South Korea from 7 to 15 July 2025. [3] On 29 April 2025, Yongin government announced that the city would host all 6 matches of the final round at Yongin Mireu Stadium. [4]

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (C)330091+89Champions
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)320151+46Runners-up
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 310215−43Third place
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 300319−80Fourth place
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

All times are local time, Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 687
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Huang Zhengyu Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Ngo Duy Lan (Vietnam)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Germain Soccerball shade.svg8'
Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
Attendance: 18,418
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

Awards

Best goalkeeperBest defenderTop scorer Most Valuable Player
Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Ōsako Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-hwan Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain

Goalscorers

5 goals
1 goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition 2024". East Asian Football Federation . Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ↑ "77th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition 2024". EAFF. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ↑ "'동아시아축구연맹(EAFF) E-1 풋볼 챔피언십' 용인 미르스타디움서 열린다". Government of Yongin Special City (in Korean). 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
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