2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

For the women's tournament, see 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.
2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
2015年东亚杯男子足球赛
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 2–9 August
Teams 10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  North Korea
Fourth place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Japan Yuki Muto
Best player South Korea Jang Hyun-soo

The 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 6th edition of this regional competition, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in China in 2015.[1] Two preliminary competitions were held during 2014.

First Preliminary Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guam (H) 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to Preliminary round 2
2  Macau 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Mongolia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source: EAFF
(H) Host.

21 July 2014 (2014-07-21)
15:00
Mongolia  4–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Munkh-Erdene  20'
Soyol-Erdene  ?'
Murun  ?'
Bilegtii  ?' 		Report

21 July 2014 (2014-07-21)
17:30
Guam  0–0  Macau
Report

23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)
15:00
Northern Mariana Islands  2–1  Macau
Swaim  38'
Schuler  65' 		Report Pang Chi Hang  17'
GFA National Training Center, Harmon
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)
17:30
Guam  2–0  Mongolia
Guy  16', 75' Report
GFA National Training Center, Harmon
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
15:00
Macau  3–2  Mongolia
Report Lumbengarav  ?'
Tsolmon  ?'

25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
17:30
Guam  5–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Matkin  32'
Guy
Lopez
S. Nicklaw  69'
Mariano 		Report

Second Preliminary Round

Venue: Taiwan

Date: 13 – 19 November 2014

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

13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)
16:00 UTC+8
North Korea  2–1  Hong Kong
Ri Chol-myong  59'
O Hyok-chol  80' 		report McKee  83'

13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)
19:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  1–2  Guam
Chen Hao-wei  56' report Cunliffe  14' (pen.)
Malcolm  42'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
16:00 UTC+8
Guam  1–5  North Korea
Cunliffe  61' report Jong Il-gwan  14', 72'
Ri Sang-chol  85', 89'
Kye Song-hyok  90'
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 657
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
19:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Hong Kong
report Lam Ka Wai  54' (pen.)
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 8,860
Referee: Kim Song-ho (North Korea)

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
16:00 UTC+8
Hong Kong  0–0  Guam
report
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 167
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)
19:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  0–0  North Korea
report

Final Competition

Squads

Match officials

Referees

Assistant referees

  • Australia Nathan MacDonald
  • Iran Mohammadreza Mansouri
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shalawi
  • Malaysia Mohd Yusri Bin Muhamad
  • Singapore Jeffrey Goh
  • Chinese Taipei Hsu Min Yu

Final stage

The final stage was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China on August 2 to 9, 2015.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
2  China PR (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: EAFF
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)
18:20 UTC+8
North Korea  2–1  Japan
Ri Hyok-chol  78'
Pak Hyon-il  88' 		report Muto  3'

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)
18:20 UTC+8
Japan  1–1  South Korea
Yamaguchi  39' report Jang Hyun-soo  26' (pen.)

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)
21:00 UTC+8
China PR  2–0  North Korea
Yu Dabao  36'
Wang Yongpo  51' (pen.) 		report

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09)
17:10 UTC+8
South Korea  0–0  North Korea
report

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09)
20:10 UTC+8
China PR  1–1  Japan
Wu Lei  10' report Muto  41'

Awards

Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
North Korea Ri Myong-guk South Korea Kim Young-gwon Japan Yuki Muto South Korea Jang Hyun-soo

Goalscorers

2 goal

1 goal

Final Ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  South Korea 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Champions
2  China PR 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Runners-up
3  North Korea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Third place
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 Fourth place
5  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Eliminated in
Second Preliminary Round
6  Guam 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
7  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
8  Macau 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Eliminated in
First Preliminary Round
9  Mongolia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
10  Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source: EAFF

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.

References

  1. ↑ 张剑将接任东亚足联轮值主席 中国将举办2015东亚杯 (Chinese)
  2. ↑ 2015东亚杯无意外武汉举办 日本支持中国申世界杯 (Chinese)

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