2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
International football competition
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The 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organized by the East Asian Football Federation. It was the ninth edition of the women's tournament of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the women's football championship of East Asia. On 1 December 2023, East Asian Football Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed to 2025, to accommodate a congested international match calendar, allowing player availability for member associations.[1]
| 2025년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 9–16 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
← 2022 2028 → | |
Teams
On 17 April 2023, the East Asian Football Federation announced that seven teams including Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, and Northern Mariana Islands will compete in the preliminary round for the fourth slot in the final round, joining China, Japan, and South Korea.[2]
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Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in Zhuhai and Macau from 30 November to 6 December 2023.[3] The seven teams were split into two groups of three or four and played a round robin system.[4][5][6][7]
Group A
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | +47 | 9 | Advance to preliminary final |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Advance to preliminary third place match |
| 3 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 3 | Advance to preliminary fifth place match |
| 4 |  Mongolia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 0 |
Matches
| Mongolia | 3–4 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Hong Kong | 0–11 | North Korea |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 1–6 | Hong Kong |
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| North Korea | 19–0 | Mongolia |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–17 | North Korea |
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| Hong Kong | 6–0 | Mongolia |
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Group B
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 6 | Advance to preliminary final |
| 2 |  Guam |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | Advance to preliminary third place match |
| 3 |  Macau (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | Advance to preliminary fifth place match |
Matches
| Macau | 0–16 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Macau | 0–6 | Guam |
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| Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Guam |
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Preliminary placement round
Preliminary fifth place match
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4–0 | Macau |
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Preliminary third place match
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Guam |
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Preliminary final
| North Korea | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Chinese Taipei entered the Final round due to North Korea's withdrawal.
Preliminary goalscorers
There were 103 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 8.58 goals per match (as of 7 December 2023).
6 goals
Ri Su-jong
5 goals
Cheung Wai Ki- Han Jin-hong
- Hong Song-ok
- Kim Hye-yong
4 goals
- Choe Kum-ok
- Kim Chung-mi
- Kim Jong-sim
- Ri Hak
Jannah Casarino
3 goals
Li Yu-wen- Lin Hsin-hui
- Su Yu-hsuan
- Pong Song-ae
- Song Chun-sim
- Sung Hyang-sim
- Andrei Chavez
2 goals
- Lan Yu-chieh
- Wu Kai-ching
Mariah Anaya- Rebecca Bartosh
- Chan Wing Sze
- Anke Leung
- Kim Kyong-yong
- Pia Ngewakl
1 goal
- Chan Pi-han
- Chang Chi-lan
- He Jia-shiuan
- Liu Yu-chiao
- Ting Chi
- Zhuo Li-ping
- Kaia Malakooti
- Inyssa Perez
- Jenae Perez
- Chu Po Yan
- So Hoi Lam
- Wei Lan
Enkhzul Batjargal- Namuun Bayarsaikhan
- Tsasan-Okhin Orogdol
- Ju Hyo-sim
- Myong Yu-jong
- Ri Kum-hyang
1 own goal
- Chung Pui Ki (against North Korea)
- Amanda Khishigtsengel (against Hong Kong)
Final round
The final round was held in South Korea from 9 to 16 July 2025.[8] Following the withdrawal of North Korea, Chinese Taipei will participate in the competition.[9] Suwon World Cup Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for four matches on 9 and 16 July 2025, and the venue for the other two matches on 13 July 2025 is Hwaseong Stadium.[10]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | South Korea (C, H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5[a] | Champions |
| 2 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5[a] | Runners-up |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5[a] | Third place |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Fourth place |
- Head-to-head points: South Korea, China, Japan=2; Head-to-head goal difference: South Korea, China, Japan=0; Head-to-head goal for: South Korea=3, China=2, Japan=1.[Outline 1]
Matches
| South Korea | 2–2 | China |
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| Chinese Taipei | 2–4 | China |
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| Japan | 1–1 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
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| Kim Min-jung |
Rion Ishikawa |
Shao Ziqin |
Jang Sel-gi |
Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 16 July 2025).
3 goals
Shao Ziqin
2 goals
1 goal
- Shen Mengyu
- Wang Yanwen
- Yao Wei
- Chen Yu-chin
- Su Yu-hsuan
Hana Takahashi- Yume Takikawa
- Miyu Yakata
- Yui Narumiya
Jeong Da-bin
1 own goal
- Chen Ying-hui (against Japan)
