2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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]

2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
EAFF E-1 サッカー選手権 2017
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityTokyo
Dates9–16 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance107,523 (17,921 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kim Shin-wook (3 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Jae-sung
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Jo Hyeon-woo
2015
2019

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

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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

Venues

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Final Round Preliminary round
  Tokyo   Dededo   Hong Kong
Ajinomoto Stadium GFA National Training Center Mong Kok Stadium
Capacity: 49,970 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,664
     

First preliminary round

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The first preliminary round was held in Guam.[5]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Advance to Second Preliminary round
2   Mongolia 3 1 1 1 10 4 +6 4
3   Macau 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4   Northern Mariana Islands 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: EAFF.com

Matches

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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'

Northern Mariana Islands  0–8  Mongolia
Report Bayarjargal   27' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
Nyam-Osor   39'
Daginaa   45'
Tögöldör   54', 55', 84'
Erdenebat   79'
Chinese Taipei  3–2  Macau
Lin Chien-hsun   36', 64'
Tseng Chih-wei   88'
Report Chan Man   7'
Lei Ka Him   77'

Awards

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Top scorer Most Valuable Player
  Lin Chien-hsun   Lin Chien-hsun

Second preliminary round

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The second preliminary round was held in Hong Kong.[6]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   North Korea 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to Final Round
2   Hong Kong (H) 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Guam 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: EAFF.com
(H) Hosts

Matches

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  • All times are local (UTC+8).
North Korea  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Jong Il-gwan   16'
Sim Hyon-jin   87'
Report
Hong Kong  3–2  Guam
Akande   19', 67' (pen.)
Sandro   22'
Report Cunliffe   74'
Malcolm   81'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,299

Guam  0–2  North Korea
Report So Hyon-uk   66'
Pak Kwang-ryong   87'
Hong Kong  4–2  Chinese Taipei
Akande   21', 48', 70', 71' Report Chen Po-liang   62'
Chen Chao-an   88'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,354
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Chinese Taipei  2–0  Guam
Wu Chun-ching   26'
Lin Chieh-hsun   80'
Report
Hong Kong  0–1  North Korea
Report Jong Il-gwan   22'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,838

Awards

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Top scorer Most Valuable Player
  Alex Akande   Ri Yong-chol

Final tournament

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The final competition was held in Japan from 9 to 16 December 2017.[7]

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   South Korea (C) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Champions
2   Japan (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Runners-up
3   China 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Third place
4   North Korea 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 Fourth place
Source: EAFF.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

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  • 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
Ideguchi   90+3' Report

North Korea  0–1  South Korea
Report Ri Yong-chol   64' (o.g.)
Japan  2–1  China
Kobayashi   84'
Shōji   88'
Report Yu Dabao   90+3' (pen.)

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

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Best goalkeeper Best defender Top scorer Most Valuable Player
  Jo Hyeon-woo   Jang Hyun-soo   Kim Shin-wook   Lee Jae-sung

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Champions
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Runners-up
3   China 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Third Place
4   North Korea 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10 Fourth Place
5   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Eliminated in Second Preliminary round
6   Chinese Taipei 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
7   Guam 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
8   Mongolia 3 1 1 1 10 4 +6 4 Eliminated in First Preliminary round
9   Macau 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
10   Northern Mariana Islands 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Eaff E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 Guam".
  2. ^ "EAFF signs on advanced partnership with AFF". East Asian Football Federation. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Dang Khoa (15 January 2019). "Vietnam, S. Korea to clash in first AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy". VnExpress. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "48th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF.com. 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong to host EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 2". HKFA. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  7. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Final Japan".
  8. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  9. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  10. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  11. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  12. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. ^ a b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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