2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
International football competition
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The 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, an international football tournament for East Asian countries and territories organized by the EAFF. The finals were held in South Korea in December 2019.[1] It was the nation's third time hosting the tournament.[2]
Host countrySouth Korea
CityBusan
Dates10–18 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
| 2019년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| City | Busan |
| Dates | 10–18 December |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 42,181 (7,030 per match) |
| Top scorer | Koki Ogawa (3 goals) |
| Best player | Hwang In-beom |
| Best goalkeeper | Kim Seung-gyu |
← 2017 2022 → | |
Teams
Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Second Preliminary Round | First Preliminary Round |
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Venues
| Preliminary Round | |
|---|---|
 Ulaanbaatar |
 Taipei |
| MFF Football Centre | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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| Final Round | |
| Busan | |
| Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 |
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Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams was determined as follows:[3]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
First preliminary round
The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia[4] in September 2018.[5]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Second preliminary round |
| 2 |  Macau |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 3 |  Guam |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 |
- Head-to-head result: Macau 2–0 Guam.
Matches
- All times are local (UTC+8).
| Macau | 2–0 | Guam |
|---|---|---|
Lam Ka Seng  14'Leong Ka Hang 78' |
Report |
| Mongolia | 9–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Mönkh-Erdengiin 11', 14' Seo-Od-Yanjiv 25', 54'Temuujin 39'Batbold 71', 78'Marakthan 85'Orkhon 89' |
Report |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1–1 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Tenorio 33' |
Report | Leong Ka Hang 19' |
Awards
Second preliminary round
The second preliminary round was held in Taiwan[4] in November 2018.[5]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 |  North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mongolia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Matches
- All times are local (UTC+8).
| North Korea | 4–1 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Rim Kwang-hyok 8', 54' Kim Yu-song 29' Jong Il-gwan 64' |
Report | Nyam-Osoryn 74' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Ting-yang 81' |
Report | McKee 65' Chung Wai Keung 84' |
| Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Chu En-le 8', 10' |
Report | Norjmoogiin 62' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jong Il-gwan 48' Jang Kuk-chol 73' |
Awards
| Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
| Rim Kwang-hyok |
Huang Yang |
Final round
The final round was held in Busan, South Korea between 10 and 18 December 2019.[7]
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (C, H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Fourth place |
Matches
| South Korea | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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Report |
| South Korea | 1–0 | China |
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| Kim Min-jae 13' |
Report |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
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| Hwang In-beom 28' |
Report |
- All times are local (UTC+9).
Awards
| Best goalkeeper | Best defender | Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Seung-gyu |
Kim Min-jae |
Koki Ogawa |
Hwang In-beom |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Third Place |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Mongolia |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Macau |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in First Preliminary Round |
| 9 | Guam |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 10 | Northern Mariana Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2019. Source: EAFF.com
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.