2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship
International football competition
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The Second EAFF Women's Football Championship was a football competition held from 18 to 24 February 2008 in Chongqing, China. Japan won the second edition by beating its opponents to finish first, DPR Korea finished second. The winner of the tournament received 50,000 US dollars, the runner up $30,000, the third-placed team $20,000 and the fourth-placed team $15,000.
Host country
China
ChinaDates1–5 July 2007 (Qualification)
18–24 February 2008 (Final)
18–24 February 2008 (Final)
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Champions
Japan (1st title)
Japan (1st title)| 2008年东亚女子足球锦标赛 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 1–5 July 2007 (Qualification) 18–24 February 2008 (Final) |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  North Korea |
| Third place | China |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.08 per match) |
| Top scorer | Shinobu Ohno |
| Best player | Homare Sawa |
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Rounds
| Round | Participants | Host | Date |
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| Preliminary Competition | Guam, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, South Korea |  Guam |
1–5 July 2007 |
| Final Round | China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea | China |
18–24 February 2008 |
Preliminary Competition
Korea Republic qualified to Final Round.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| South Korea |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
 Chinese Taipei |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Hong Kong |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Guam |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
| Guam | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
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| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Guam | 0–5 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Chinese Taipei | 8–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Guam | 0–6 | South Korea |
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Final round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Japan |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| North Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| China |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| South Korea |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
All times, local time
| North Korea | 2–3 | Japan |
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Ri Kum-suk  37' Ri Un-gyong 54' |
Report | Ando 3' Miyama 81' Sawa 90+3' |
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (Korea Republic)
| China | 3–2 | South Korea |
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| Han Duan 9', 78' Xu Yuan 86' |
Report | Park Hee-young 59', 66' |
| Japan | 2–0 | South Korea |
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| Arakawa 16' Ohno 56' |
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| China | 0–0 | North Korea |
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| South Korea | 0–4 | North Korea |
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| Report | Kim Yong-ae 53', 78' Hong Myong-gum 68' Ri Kum-suk 69' |
Personal Awards
- Fair play Team – Japan[1]
- Best Goalkeeper – Zhang Yanru
- Best Defender –
Hong Myong-gum - Top Scorer – Shinobu Ohno
- MVP – Homare Sawa