EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.png
Organising body EAFF
Founded2003;22 years ago (2003)
Region East Asia
Number of teamsPreliminary: 5
Finals: 4
Qualifier for AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy
Current championsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
(3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
(5 titles)
Website eaff.com
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Football Championship, known as the East Asian Football Championship from 2003 to 2010, and the EAFF East Asian Cup for the 2013 and 2015 editions, is a men's international football competition in East Asia for member nations of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). Before the EAFF was founded in 2002, the Dynasty Cup was held between the East Asian top four teams, and was regarded as the East Asian Championship. There is a separate competition for men (first held in 2003) and women (first held in 2005).

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The most recent edition was held in 2025 in Korea. [1]

History

The Dynasty Cup is a defunct international association football competition that is regarded as the predecessor to East Asian Football Championship. It was held four times from 1990 to 1998. The purpose of the competition was to improve the quality of football in the East Asia and the national teams in the area participated in the tournament. After the East Asian Football Federation was formed in 2002, the East Asian Football Championship replaced this tournament.

In the tournament, China, South Korea, and Japan have the right to automatically enter the competition, while other participants have to go through a qualifying round. Other participants that take part are Chinese Taipei, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Macau. Australia, being a non-member of the EAFF, was invited to take part in the 2013 tournament. [2]

In 2005 there was also a combined points competition in 2005, where the results of the men's and women's teams were added together (not including qualifiers). In April 2012, the competition was renamed to the "EAFF East Asian Cup". [3] In December 2015, the new competition name "EAFF East Asian Championship" was approved, [4] but later changed to "EAFF E-1 Football Championship". [5]

Results

EditionsYearsHostsChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
East Asian Football Championship
1 2003 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
2 2005 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
3 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
4 2010 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
EAFF East Asian Cup
5 2013 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
6 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
7 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
8 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
9 2022 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
10 2025 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
11 2028 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China TBD
12 2030 Flag of Japan.svg Japan TBD

Teams reaching the top four

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5 (2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019)3 (2010, 2022, 2025)1 (2013)1 (2005)10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 (2013, 2022, 2025)5 (2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2019)1 (2010)1 (2015)10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 (2005, 2010)2 (2013, 2015)6 (2003, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025) 10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong    5 (2003, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2025)5
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea   2 (2005, 2015)2 (2008, 2017)4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia    1 (2013)1

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Final (2003–2025)

RankTeamAppsMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 103016955326+2757
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1030151054421+2355
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1030109113737039
4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 412255713–611
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1301257–21
6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 5150015345–420

Preliminary (2003–2025)

RankTeamAppsMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 930204611421+9364
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 7231940919+8261
3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 932134157357+1640
4Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 8391152352171–11938
5Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 82894155070–2031
6Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 82275103845–726
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14310191+1810
8Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 61611141275–634

Comprehensive team results by tournaments

Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective games.

Nations 2003 2005 2008 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2025 Years
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 313122333310
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 222314221110
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 141231112210
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 34344
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 444445
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 41
Total nations4444444444

Awards

YearMost valuable player (MVP)Top goalscorer(s)GoalsBest goalkeeperBest defenderFair play AwardBest referee
2003 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yoo Sang-chul Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko Kubo 2No awardNo awardNo awardNo award
2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Mingyi No award Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Woon-jae Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yaokun Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2008 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Nam-il Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yeom Ki-hun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Chu-young
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamase
Flag of North Korea.svg Jong Tae-se
2 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Myong-guk Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Nakazawa Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Du Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Bo
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Dong-gook
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Seung-ryul
Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Tamada
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhi Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yong-hyung Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2013 Flag of Japan.svg Hotaru Yamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Yoichiro Kakitani 3No awardNo awardNo award
2015 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Muto 2 Flag of North Korea.svg Ri Myong-guk Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-gwon
2017 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-sung Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-wook 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Hyeon-woo Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang In-beom Flag of Japan.svg Koki Ogawa 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-gyu Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Min-jae
2022 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Soma Flag of Japan.svg Shuto Machino
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Soma
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-jun Flag of Japan.svg Shogo Taniguchi Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akhrol Riskullaev
2025 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Germain3 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Osako Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-hwan No award

Winning coaches

YearTeamCoach
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Portugal (official).svg Humberto Coelho
2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Guanghu
2008 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Huh Jung-moo
2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Hongbo
2013 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Zaccheroni
2015 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Germany.svg Uli Stielike
2017 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Tae-yong
2019 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Portugal (official).svg Paulo Bento
2022 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Moriyasu
2025 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Moriyasu

See also

References

  1. "EAFF E-1 Football Championship – Men's Preview". the-AFC. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. "Japan wants Australia in East Asian Cup – Yahoo! Eurosport". UK.EuroSport.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. "35th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 20 April 2012.
  4. "47th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 28 December 2015.
  5. "50th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 1 September 2016.