2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
International football competition
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The 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organised by the East Asian Football Federation. It was the tenth edition of the men's tournament of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the men's football championship of East Asia. The preliminary competition was held on 8–17 December 2024 in Hong Kong,[1] and the tournament was held on 7–15 July 2025 in South Korea.[2]
| 2025년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| City | Yongin |
| Dates | 7–15 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 16 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 32,136 (5,356 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ryo Germain (5 goals) |
| Best player | Ryo Germain |
| Best goalkeeper | Keisuke Ōsako |
← 2022 2028 → | |
Teams
Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. The winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Preliminary Round |
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Venues
| Preliminary Round | Final Round | ||
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| Hong Kong |
Yongin | ||
| Hong Kong Stadium | Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground | Mong Kok Stadium | Yongin Mireu Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,664 | Capacity: 37,155 |
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Preliminary competition
Draw
The tournament's official draw was released on 15 November 2024. The pot placements followed each team's progress based on the world rankings.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Hong Kong (159) (H) North Korea (110) |
 Chinese Taipei (165) Macau (185) |
 Mongolia (189) Guam (204) |
Matches
Six countries drawn lots in 2 groups, two teams on the top in each group contested in the final.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Guam |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Macau |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawal after the draw |
All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
| Guam | Cancelled | North Korea |
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| North Korea | Cancelled | Macau |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
All times are local time, Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
| Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | Mongolia |
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| Hong Kong | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Final
Final round
The final round was held in South Korea from 7 to 15 July 2025.[3] On 29 April 2025, Yongin government announced that the city would host all 6 matches of the final round at Yongin Mireu Stadium.[4]
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | Japan (C) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | South Korea (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | Fourth place |
Matches
All times are local time, Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| South Korea | 3–0 | China |
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| Hong Kong | 0–2 | South Korea |
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| China | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
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Huang Zhengyu  20' |
Report |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |
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| Report | Germain 8' |
Awards
| Best goalkeeper | Best defender | Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keisuke Ōsako |
Kim Moon-hwan |
Ryo Germain |
Ryo Germain |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 1 goal