Soccer East Asian Cup 2015

Football East Asian Cup 2015 2015 East Asian Cup
Number of nations	10 (4 finalists)
East Asian Champion	South Korea (4th win)
venue	Wuhan , People's Republic of China
opening	August 1, 2015
Endgame	August 9, 2015
Gates	21 (Ø: 1.83 per game)
Top scorer	Yūki Mutō (2 goals)
Best player

The sixth edition of the East Asian Football Championship , officially EAFF East Asian Cup in 2015 , was in 2015 held in China. Four teams from the East Asian region qualified for the finals. Of these, South Korea , China and Japan already set. North Korea qualified for fourth place .

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.

mode

Each team played once against each other team in the group in the respective group stage. A win was rated with three points, a tie with one point. If two or more teams have the same points, the following criteria are decisive:

1. better goal difference;
2. higher number of goals scored;
3. higher number of points from games between teams with equal points and goals;
4. better goal difference from these games;
5. higher number of goals scored from these games;
6. Drawing of lots.

venue

The first qualifying matches were played in Harmon, Guam . The second qualifying round took place in Taipei , Taiwan .

competition

First qualifying round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Guam	3	2	1	0	007-000	+7	07th
2.	Macau	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
3.	Mongolia	3	1	0	2	006: 500	+1	03
4th	Northern Mariana Islands	3	1	0	2	002:100	−8	03

July 21, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Mongolia	-	Northern Mariana Islands	4-0
July 21, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
Guam	-	Macau	0-0
July 23, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Northern Mariana Islands	-	Macau	2: 1
July 23, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
Guam	-	Mongolia	2-0
July 25, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Macau	-	Mongolia	3: 2
July 25, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
Guam	-	Northern Mariana Islands	5-0

Guam qualified for the second round.

Second qualifying round

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	North Korea	3	2	1	0	007: 200	+5	07th
2.	Hong Kong	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
3.	Guam	3	1	1	1	003: 600	−3	04th
4th	Taiwan	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01

November 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
North Korea	-	Hong Kong	2: 1 (0: 0)
November 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Taiwan	-	Guam	1: 2 (0: 1)
November 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Guam	-	North Korea	1: 5 (0: 1)
November 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Taiwan	-	Hong Kong	0: 1 (0: 0)
November 19, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Hong Kong	-	Guam	0-0
November 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Taiwan	-	North Korea	0-0

North Korea qualified for the finals.

Finals

The final round took place parallel to the women's tournament.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	South Korea	3	1	2	0	003: 100	+2	05
2.	People's Republic of China	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	North Korea	3	1	1	1	002: 300	−1	04th
4th	Japan	3	0	2	1	003: 400	−1	02

August 2, 2015 at 6:20 pm
North Korea	-	Japan	2: 1 (0: 1)
August 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m.
China	-	South Korea	0: 2 (0: 1)
August 5, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Japan	-	South Korea	1: 1 (1: 1)
August 5, 2015 at 9:00 p.m.
China	-	North Korea	2: 0 (1: 0)
August 9, 2015 at 5:10 pm
South Korea	-	North Korea	0-0
August 9, 2015 at 8:10 pm
China	-	Japan	1: 1 (1: 1)

Web links

• official tournament website of the EAFF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ eaff.com: "Mode of competition and rules for determining the winner"