2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship
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Host countryChina
Dates1–8 September
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue3 (in 1 host city)
| EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 1–8 September |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 204 (9.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jhang Tian-yun (11 goals) |
| Best player | Liu Binglin |
| Best goalkeeper | Zhang Congxi |
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The 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship was the inaugural edition of the EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, organised by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The tournament took place from 1 to 8 September in Qingdao, China.[1] A total nine national teams competed in the tournament.
Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties.[2]
There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete. Only North Korea didn't send a team to the tournament.
| Did not enter |
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 North Korea |
Squads
A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.
Match officials
Venues
| Qingdao | ||
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| Qingdao Youth Stadium | Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre | Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 |
Group stage
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Mongolia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Macau |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | −53 | 0 |
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–4 | Mongolia |
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| Macau | 0–13 | China |
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| Mongolia | 0–6 | South Korea |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 2–5 | Macau |
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| South Korea | 23–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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| China | 6–0 | Mongolia |
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 80
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
| China | 23–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Macau | 0–9 | South Korea |
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| Mongolia | 5–0 | Macau |
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| South Korea | 1–1 | China |
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 85
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Guam |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66 | −65 | 0 |
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
| Hong Kong | 1–2 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Guam | 0–21 | Hong Kong |
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| Japan | 10–3 | Hong Kong |
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| Chinese Taipei | 19–1 | Guam |
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Ranking games
The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.
All times are local CST
Seventh place play-off
| Macau | 3–0 | Guam |
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Fifth place play-off
| Mongolia | 2–3 | Hong Kong |
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9) | ||||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| China (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | ||||||
| Japan | 0 (2) | |||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| China | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
| Japan | 4–0 | South Korea |
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Third place match
| Chinese Taipei | 0–4 | South Korea |
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