Soccer East Asian Cup 2010

Football Championship East Asia 2010 2010 East Asian Football Championship
Number of nations	10 (4 finalists)
East Asian Champion	People's Republic of China
venue	Tokyo , Japan
opening	February 6, 2010
Endgame	February 14, 2010
Gates	17 (Ø: 2.83 per game)
Top scorer	Qu Bo , Lee Dong-gook Lee Seung-ryul , Keiji Tamada , 2 goals each

The fourth edition of the East Asian Football Championship , officially East Asian Football Championship 2010 , was from 6 to 14. February 2010 held in the Japanese capital Tokyo. Four teams from the East Asian region qualified for the finals. Of these, South Korea , PR China and Japan were already set. In the qualification in Taiwan could Hongkong prevail.

The qualifying round was played out in two group phases. In a pre-qualification, the four worst teams played for a free place in the second round. The other three teams not seeded for the final round also took part in this. The winner qualified for the final round. The East Asian champions were determined through group matches.

China won the tournament ahead of South Korea and Japan. For the Chinese it was the second title after 2005.

venue

The Olympic Stadium and the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo were the venues for the final tournament games . Japan hosted the finals for the second time after the first edition in 2003.

The first qualifying matches were played in Yona on ( Guam ). The second qualifying round was played in Kaohsiung , Taiwan.

competition

First qualifying round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Guam	3	2	1	0	005: 300	+2	07th
2.	Mongolia	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Macau	3	1	1	1	009: 500	+4	04th
4th	Northern Mariana Islands	3	0	0	3	003:120	−9	00

March 11, 2009 at 4:30 am
Macau	-	Northern Mariana Islands	6: 1 (4: 1)
March 11, 2009 at 7:00 am
Guam	-	Mongolia	1: 0 (1: 0)
March 13, 2009 at 4:30 am
Mongolia	-	Macau	2: 1 (0: 0)
March 13, 2009 at 7:00 am
Guam	-	Northern Mariana Islands	2: 1 (1: 0)
March 15, 2009 at 4:30 am
Northern Mariana Islands	-	Mongolia	1: 4 (0: 2)
March 15, 2009 at 7:00 am
Guam	-	Macau	2: 2 (1: 1)

Best goalkeeper	Best defender	Top scorer	Most valuable player	Fair Play Award
Brett Maluwelmeng	Munkhbat Chimeddorj	Chan Kin Seng (4 goals)	Jason Cunliffe	Northern Mariana Islands

Guam thus qualified for the second round.

Second round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hong Kong	3	2	1	0	016: 000	+16	07th
2.	North Korea	3	2	1	0	011: 300	+8	07th
3.	Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)	3	1	0	2	005: 800	−3	03
4th	Guam	3	0	0	3	004:250	−21	00

23 August 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
North Korea	-	Guam	9: 2 (6: 2)
23 August 2009 at 12:00 p.m.
Taiwan	-	Hong Kong	0: 4 (0: 2)
August 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Hong Kong	-	North Korea	0-0
August 25, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.
Taiwan	-	Guam	4: 2 (1: 2)
August 27, 2009 at 9:30 am
Hong Kong	-	Guam	12: 0 (6: 0)
August 27, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Taiwan	-	North Korea	1: 2 (0: 1)

Best goalkeeper	Best defender	Top scorer	Most valuable player	Fair Play Award
Ho Kwok Chuen	Ri Kwang-chon	Chan Siu Ki (5 goals)	Gerard Ambassa Guy	North Korea

Finals

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	3	2	1	0	005-000	+5	07th
2.	South Korea	3	2	0	1	008: 400	+4	06th
3.	Japan	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
4th	Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	000:100	−10	00

February 6, 2010 at 11:15 am
Japan	-	China	0-0
February 7, 2010 at 11:15 am
South Korea	-	Hong Kong	5: 0 (4: 0)
February 10, 2010 at 11:15 am
China	-	South Korea	3: 0 (2: 0)
February 11, 2010 at 11:15 am
Japan	-	Hong Kong	3: 0 (1: 0)
February 14, 2010 at 8:30 am
Hong Kong	-	China	0: 2 (0: 1)
February 14, 2010 at 11:15 am
Japan	-	South Korea	1: 3 (1: 2)

Best goalkeeper	Best defender	Best goal scorers	Most valuable player	Fair Play Award
Yang Zhi	Cho Yong-hyung	Qu Bo Lee Dong-gook Lee Seung-ryul Keiji Tamada (2 goals each)	You know	Hong Kong

Web links

• EAFF East Asian Championship website
• Results on www.rsssf.com