EAFF E-1 Football Championship
| Organising body | EAFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Region | East Asia |
| Number of teams | Preliminary: 5 Finals: 4 |
| Qualifier for | AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy |
| Current champions | Japan (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | South Korea (5 titles) |
| Website | eaff.com |
| 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
EAFF E-1 Football Championship, known as the East Asian Football Championship from 2003 to 2010, and the EAFF East Asian Cup for the 2013 and 2015 editions, is a men's international football competition in East Asia for member nations of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). Before the EAFF was founded in 2002, the Dynasty Cup was held between the East Asian top four teams, and was regarded as the East Asian Championship. There is a separate competition for men (first held in 2003) and women (first held in 2005).
The most recent edition was held in 2025 in Korea.[1]
History
The Dynasty Cup is a defunct international association football competition that is regarded as the predecessor to East Asian Football Championship. It was held four times from 1990 to 1998. The purpose of the competition was to improve the quality of football in the East Asia and the national teams in the area participated in the tournament. After the East Asian Football Federation was formed in 2002, the East Asian Football Championship replaced this tournament.
In the tournament, China, South Korea, and Japan have the right to automatically enter the competition, while other participants have to go through a qualifying round. Other participants that take part are Chinese Taipei, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Macau. Australia, being a non-member of the EAFF, was invited to take part in the 2013 tournament.[2]
In 2005 there was also a combined points competition in 2005, where the results of the men's and women's teams were added together (not including qualifiers). In April 2012, the competition was renamed to the "EAFF East Asian Cup".[3] In December 2015, the new competition name "EAFF East Asian Championship" was approved,[4] but later changed to "EAFF E-1 Football Championship".[5]
Results
| Editions | Years | Hosts | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asian Football Championship | ||||||
| 1 | 2003 | Japan | South Korea |
Japan |
China |
Hong Kong |
| 2 | 2005 | South Korea | China |
Japan |
North Korea |
South Korea |
| 3 | 2008 | China | South Korea |
Japan |
China |
North Korea |
| 4 | 2010 | Japan | China |
South Korea |
Japan |
Hong Kong |
| EAFF East Asian Cup | ||||||
| 5 | 2013 | South Korea | Japan |
China |
South Korea |
Australia |
| 6 | 2015 | China | South Korea |
China |
North Korea |
Japan |
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship | ||||||
| 7 | 2017 | Japan | South Korea |
Japan |
China |
North Korea |
| 8 | 2019 | South Korea | South Korea |
Japan |
China |
Hong Kong |
| 9 | 2022 | Japan | Japan |
South Korea |
China |
Hong Kong |
| 10 | 2025 | South Korea | TBD | |||
| 11 | 2028 | China | TBD | |||
| 12 | 2030 | Japan | TBD | |||
Tournament winners
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 (2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019) | 2 (2010, 2022) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2005) | 9 |
| Japan | 2 (2013, 2022) | 5 (2003, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2019) | 1 (2010) | 1 (2015) | 9 |
| China | 2 (2005, 2010) | 2 (2013, 2015) | 5 (2003, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022) | – | 9 |
| North Korea | – | – | 2 (2005, 2015) | 2 (2008, 2017) | 4 |
| Hong Kong | – | – | – | 4 (2003, 2010, 2019, 2022) | 4 |
| Australia | – | – | – | 1 (2013) | 1 |
Summary
Final (2003–2022)
| Rank | Team | Apps | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 49 |
| 2 | Japan | 9 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 48 |
| 3 | China | 9 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 36 |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | –6 | 11 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 1 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 36 | –34 | 0 |
Preliminary (2003–2025)
| Rank | Team | Apps | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 9 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 114 | 21 | +93 | 64 |
| 2 | North Korea | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 9 | +82 | 61 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 40 |
| 4 | Guam | 8 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 171 | –119 | 38 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 8 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 70 | –20 | 31 |
| 6 | Macau | 8 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | –7 | 26 |
| 7 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 10 |
| 8 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 75 | –63 | 4 |
Awards
| Year | Most valuable player (MVP) | Top goalscorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Best defender | Fair play Award | Best referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Yoo Sang-chul | Tatsuhiko Kubo | 2 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2005 | Ji Mingyi | No award | Lee Woon-jae | Zhang Yaokun | Japan | ||
| 2008 | Kim Nam-il | Yeom Ki-hun Park Chu-young Koji Yamase Jong Tae-se |
2 | Ri Myong-guk | Yuji Nakazawa | South Korea | |
| 2010 | Du Wei | Qu Bo Lee Dong-gook Lee Seung-ryul Keiji Tamada |
2 | Yang Zhi | Cho Yong-hyung | Hong Kong | |
| 2013 | Hotaru Yamaguchi | Yoichiro Kakitani | 3 | No award | No award | No award | |
| 2015 | Jang Hyun-soo | Yuki Muto | 2 | Ri Myong-guk | Kim Young-gwon | ||
| 2017 | Lee Jae-sung | Kim Shin-wook | 3 | Jo Hyeon-woo | Jang Hyun-soo | ||
| 2019 | Hwang In-beom | Koki Ogawa | 3 | Kim Seung-gyu | Kim Min-jae | ||
| 2022 | Yuki Soma | Shuto Machino Yuki Soma |
3 | Kim Dong-jun | Shogo Taniguchi | Akhrol Riskullaev | |
Winning coaches
Comprehensive team results by tournaments
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective games.
| Nations | 2003 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Q | 10 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Q | 10 |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Q | 10 |
| North Korea | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Q | 5 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total nations | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
See also
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
- ASEAN Championship
- CAFA Championship
- SAFF Championship
- WAFF Championship
- AFC Asian Cup
- East Asian Football Federation
References
- ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship – Men's Preview". the-AFC. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Japan wants Australia in East Asian Cup – Yahoo! Eurosport". UK.EuroSport.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ "35th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 20 April 2012.
- ^ "47th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "50th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 1 September 2016.