The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship[1] was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the winner of the tournament will qualified for the AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy.[2]
The winner of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, South Korea, qualified for the 2019 AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy to meet the winner of 2018 AFF Championship of Vietnam.[3][4]
Team allocation
Based on their previous edition's results in 2015, the ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Second Preliminary round | First Preliminary round |
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Venues
| Final Round | Preliminary round | |
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 Tokyo
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 Dededo
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 Hong Kong
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| Ajinomoto Stadium | GFA National Training Center | Mong Kok Stadium |
| Capacity: 49,970 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,664 |
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First preliminary round
The first preliminary round was held in Guam.[5]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Second Preliminary round |
| 2 |  Mongolia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Macau
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Northern Mariana Islands
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
Source: EAFF.com
Matches
- All times are local (UTC+10).
| Macau | 2–2 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
Leong Ka Hang  38'Duarte 44' |
Report | Bayarjargal 10' (pen.), 64' (pen.) |
| Chinese Taipei | 8–1 | Northern Mariana Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Chun-ching 30', 56' Chen Wei-chuan 37'Lin Chien-hsun 40', 64', 81', 90+2'Chen Yi-wei 45+1' |
Report | Schuler 90' |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1–3 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin 11' (pen.) |
Report | Lam Ka Seng 9', 90+4' Duarte 40' |
| Mongolia | 0–2 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lin Chien-hsun 57' Lin Shih-kai 90' |
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–8 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bayarjargal 27' (pen.), 36' (pen.) Nyam-Osor 39'Daginaa 45'Tögöldör 54', 55', 84'Erdenebat 79' |
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Chien-hsun 36', 64' Tseng Chih-wei 88' |
Report | Chan Man 7' Lei Ka Him 77' |
Awards
| Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
 Lin Chien-hsun
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Lin Chien-hsun
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Second preliminary round
The second preliminary round was held in Hong Kong.[6]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Hong Kong (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Matches
- All times are local (UTC+8).
| North Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Jong Il-gwan 16' Sim Hyon-jin 87' |
Report |
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
| Guam | 0–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | So Hyon-uk 66' Pak Kwang-ryong 87' |
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia)
| Hong Kong | 4–2 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Akande 21', 48', 70', 71' |
Report | Chen Po-liang 62' Chen Chao-an 88' |
| Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Guam |
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| Wu Chun-ching 26' Lin Chieh-hsun 80' |
Report |
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Tumenbayar Doljinsuren (Mongolia)
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jong Il-gwan 22' |
Awards
| Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|
| Alex Akande
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Ri Yong-chol
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Final tournament
The final competition was held in Japan from 9 to 16 December 2017.[7]
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (C)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 |  China
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | North Korea
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Fourth place |
Matches
- All times are local (UTC+9).
| South Korea | 2–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Shin-wook 12' Lee Jae-sung 19' |
Report | Wei Shihao 9' Yu Dabao 76' |
| Japan | 1–0 | North Korea |
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| Ideguchi 90+3' |
Report |
| North Korea | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ri Yong-chol 64' (o.g.) |
| China | 1–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Wei Shihao 28' |
Report | Jong Il-gwan 81' |
| Japan | 1–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi 3' (pen.) |
Report | Kim Shin-wook 13', 35' Jung Woo-young 23' Yeom Ki-hun 69' |
Awards
| Best goalkeeper | Best defender | Top scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Hyeon-woo
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Jang Hyun-soo
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Kim Shin-wook
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Lee Jae-sung
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Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Third Place |
| 4 | North Korea
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Hong Kong
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary round |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | |
| 7 | Guam
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mongolia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | Eliminated in First Preliminary round |
| 9 | Macau
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Northern Mariana Islands
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
Source: EAFF.com
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
Broadcasting rights
- China: CCTV, PPTV and Guangdong Sports
- Japan: Fuji TV
- South Korea: SPOTV
- Hong Kong: ViuTV
- Macau: TDM (Macau)
Taiwan: Gala Television- Mongolia: Mongolian National Broadcaster
- Guam: KGTF
- North Korea: Korean Central Television
References
- ^ "Eaff E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 Guam".
- ^ "EAFF signs on advanced partnership with AFF". East Asian Football Federation. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Seok Nam-jun; Kim Kyeong-pil; Joo Hyung-sik (17 December 2018). "Korea, Vietnam to Square off in New Regional Football Competition". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Dang Khoa (15 January 2019). "Vietnam, S. Korea to clash in first AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy". VnExpress. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "48th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Hong Kong to host EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2". HKFA. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Final Japan".
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.