Soccer East Asian Cup 2019

Soccer East Asian Cup 2019
EAFF Football Championship 2019
East Asian Football Federation logo
Number of nations	4  (out of 10 applicants)
East Asian Champion	South Korea (6th title)
venue	South Korea
Opening game	December 10, 2019
Endgame	18th December 2019
Games	6th
Gates	14  (⌀: 2.33 per game)
spectator	42,181  (⌀: 7,030 per game)
Top scorer	Kōki Ogawa  (3 goals)
Best player	Hwang In-beom
yellow cards	13  (⌀: 2.17 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0

The East Asian Football Championship 2019 (officially EAFF Football Championship 2019 , also called EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 for sponsorship reasons ) was the eighth edition of the tournament and took place in South Korea from December 10th to 18th, 2019 . South Korea hosted the finals for the third time.

Ten teams from the East Asian region played for the title of East Asian Champion . The defending champion from South Korea won the tournament for the sixth time and prevailed against Japan , China and Hong Kong .

Venue and mode

The mode remained unchanged from the 2017 tournament . Initially, the four weaker teams from 2017 each played once against each other in the first qualifying round. The group winners qualified for the second qualifying round and met the already seeded teams from the Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and North Korea. The group winners of the second round complemented the teams of the final round, for which the three strongest associations of the EAFF , China, Japan and South Korea, were already seeded.

The respective hosts were announced at the end of March 2018. Mongolia hosted the first qualifying round and the Republic of China, Taiwan hosted the second qualifying round. The final round took place in South Korea for the third time.

qualification

First round

All games took place at the MFF Football Center in Ulaanbaatar ( Mongolia ). Times are given in local time ( UTC + 8 ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mongolia	3	2	1	0	014: 200	+12	07th
2.	Macau	3	1	1	1	004: 500	−1	04th
3.	Guam	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
4th	Northern Mariana Islands	3	0	1	2	001:140	−13	01

September 2, 2018, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Guam	-	Northern Mariana Islands	4: 0 (2: 0)
Mongolia	-	Macau	4: 1 (2: 0)
September 4, 2018, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Macau	-	Guam	2: 0 (1: 0)
Mongolia	-	Northern Mariana Islands	9: 0 (4: 0)
September 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Northern Mariana Islands	-	Macau	1: 1 (1: 1)
Mongolia	-	Guam	1: 1 (0: 0)

Awards

• The top scorer in the first round was the Mongol Baljinnyam Batbold with three goals.
• The MVP award for the “best player” was given to the Mongols Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal .

Second round

All games took place at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei ( Republic of China on Taiwan ). Times are given in local time ( UTC + 8 ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hong Kong	3	2	1	0	007: 200	+5	07th
2.	North Korea	3	2	1	0	006: 100	+5	07th
3.	Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	2	003: 500	−2	03
4th	Mongolia	3	0	0	3	003:110	−8	00

November 11, 2018, 2:10 p.m. and 6:10 p.m.
North Korea	-	Mongolia	4: 1 (2: 0)
Chinese Taipei	-	Hong Kong	1: 2 (0: 0)
November 13, 2018, 3:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
Hong Kong	-	North Korea	0-0
Chinese Taipei	-	Mongolia	2: 1 (2: 0)
November 16, 2018, 3:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
Mongolia	-	Hong Kong	1: 5 (0: 2)
Chinese Taipei	-	North Korea	0: 2 (0: 0)

Awards

• North Korean Rim Kwang-hyok was the top scorer in the second round with two goals.
• The MVP award for “best player” was given to Huang Yang from Hong Kong .

Finals

All games took place in the Busan Asia Main Stadium or the Busan Gudeok Stadium in Busan ( South Korea ). Times in local time ( UTC + 9 ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	South Korea	3	3	0	0	004-000	+4	09
2.	Japan	3	2	0	1	007: 200	+5	06th
3.	China	3	1	0	2	003: 300	± 0	03
4th	Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	000: 900	−9	00

December 10th and 11th, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
China	-	Japan	1: 2 (0: 1)
South Korea	-	Hong Kong	2: 0 (1: 0)
December 14th and 15th, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Japan	-	Hong Kong	5: 0 (4: 0)
South Korea	-	China	1: 0 (1: 0)
November 18, 2018, 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Hong Kong	-	China	0: 2 (0: 1)
South Korea	-	Japan	1: 0 (1: 0)

Awards

• The top scorer of the finals was the Japanese Kōki Ogawa with three goals.
• The MVP award for the “best player” was given to the South Korean Hwang In-beom .

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 55th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting . In: EAFF.com . March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b} EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 1 Mongolia . In: EAFF.com . Retrieved August 25, 2018.
3. ↑ ^{a b} EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Round 2 Chinese Taipei . In: EAFF.com . Retrieved October 15, 2018.
4. ↑ ^{a b} EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic . In: EAFF.com . Retrieved December 18, 2019.