2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
International football competition
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The 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 5th edition of this regional competition, the football championship of East Asia. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2012.[2] Mongolia were suspended from the EAFF and could not compete in any EAFF competition until March 2014,[3] whilst Australia accepted an invitation to take part.[1]
| 2013년 EAFF 동아시안컵 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| City | Seoul |
| Dates | 20–28 July[1] |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | Yoichiro Kakitani (3 goals) |
| Best player | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
← 2010 2015 → | |
Preliminary round 1
The first round of the Preliminary Competition was hosted by Guam between 18 and 22 July 2012. The winner of the group advanced to the second round.
- Times listed are UTC+10:00
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guam (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Macau |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Matches
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1–5 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
Schuler  51' |
Report | Chan Kin Seng 27', 55', 59' Ho Man Hou 40'Vernon 62' |
Awards
| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
| Jason Cunliffe |
Jason Cunliffe |
Goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 1 goals
Preliminary round 2
The second round of the preliminary competition was held in Hong Kong between 1 December and 9 December 2012. The winner of the group advanced to the final tournament.
Squads
Matches
- Times listed are UTC+8
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 10 |
 North Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 |
 Hong Kong (H) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
| Guam |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 |
| Guam | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Merfalen 56' |
Report | Chan Siu Ki 2', 17' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–6 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Hao-wei 79' |
Report | An Il-bom 28' Pak Song-chol 34' Ri Kwang-hyok 42' Pak Nam-chol 65' Ri Myong-jun 67', 89' |
| North Korea | 5–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
| An Il-bom 25' Ri Myong-jun 34', 59' Pak Nam-chol 82' Jong Il-gwan 87' |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Chih-an 90+2' |
Report | Naputi 67' |
| North Korea | 1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| An Yong-hak 64' |
Report | Thompson 4' |
| Hong Kong | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Wai Ho 24' Lee Hong Lim 25' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 0–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pak Nam-chol 27' Ryang Yong-gi 33'Pak Nam-chol 36' Pak Song-chol 85' |
| Australia | 8–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Garcia 11' Cornthwaite 17'Taggart 19', 29' Behich 34', 57' Mooy 47' Yang Chao-hsun  82' (o.g.) |
Report |
Awards
| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
| Ri Myong-jun |
Brett Emerton |
Goals
- 4 goals
Archie Thompson
Ri Myong-jun
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Final tournament
Squads
Matches
The final stage of the tournament was played in South Korea between 20 and 28 July 2013.
- Times listed are UTC+9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea (H) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Il-lok 33' |
Report | Kakitani 24', 90+1' |
Awards
| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
| Yoichiro Kakitani |
Hotaru Yamaguchi |
Goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
| 2 | China |
| 3 | South Korea |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | North Korea |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
| =7 | Chinese Taipei |
| =7 | Guam |
| 9 | Macau |
| 10 | Northern Mariana Islands |
Broadcasting
| Territory | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Arab World |
AD Sport |
| Australia |
Fox Sports |
 Brazil |
SporTV |
 Canada |
TBA |
| China |
CCTV 5 |
 Europe |
Eurosport |
| Hong Kong |
Now TV |
| Japan |
Fuji TV |
| Latin America | Fox Sports |
 New Zealand |
TVNZ |
| South Korea |
JTBC |
 Thailand |
TrueVisions |
 United States |
ESPN2 |
Controversies
At the final match between South Korea and Japan on 28 July, South Korean fans booed the start of the Japanese anthem and later upped the political sloganeering with a banner that covered most of the width of one end of the ground that read, in Korean, "The nation that forgets history has no future." (Korean: 역사를 잊은 민족에게 미래는 없다),[4] apparently aiming at the Japanese leaders' reluctance to admit to wrongdoings during its militaristic and colonial past, after they displayed huge pictures of Ahn Jung-geun, who assassinated the first prime minister of Japan and then-Japanese resident-general of Korea Itō Hirobumi back in 1909, and Yi Sun-sin, a Korean naval commander who is famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon dynasty back in the 16th century.[5] The banner was not removed until Korea Football Association (KFA) directed supporters to do so after the first half of the match. After the banner was taken down, "Red Devils," a group of South Korean football supporters, refused to cheer on the national team in the second half. On its Facebook page, the Seoul sector of the Red Devils wrote that its members would not bang drums or chant songs for South Korea in protest of the decision by the KFA to remove the banner.[6]
Kuniya Daini, President of Japan Football Association, said "We ask the East Asian Football Federation to thoroughly investigate the matter and act in the appropriate fashion," and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the incident was "extremely regrettable" and the Japanese government "will respond appropriately based on FIFA rules when the facts are revealed.", while KFA said "We are still investigating the matter. We have no official statement now".[7]
Japanese Sports Minister Hakubun Shimomura went further on Tuesday, saying the style of the banners called into question "the nature of the people" in South Korea.[8]
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs then responded with a statement deploring Shimomura's "rude comments".[8]
On 31 July, KFA issued a statement insisting that Japanese fans waving a large "rising sun" Japanese military flag had incited South Korean supporters. [citation needed]
Australia commitment to the ASEAN Football Federation is questioned due to its participation in this tournament while having not participated in a single edition of the AFF Championship, the top-level competition in the sub-confederation Australia which later became a member of in 2013.[9]