2008 East Asian Football Championship

2008 East Asian Football Championship
2008年東亞足球錦標賽
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	25 March 2007 - 24 June 2007 (qualifiers) 17 February 2008 - 23 February 2008 (finals)
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	90 (5.29 per match)

The 2008 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was held between 17 February and 23 February in 2008. The preliminary competitions were held from 25 March to 24 June in 2007.

Participating teams

Preliminary

Stage One

Stage Two

Chinese Taipei
Guam - Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage One
Hong Kong
Mongolia
Macau
North Korea

Finals

China PR - 2005 East Asian Football Championship Winners
North Korea - Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage Two
Japan - 2006 FIFA World Cup participating team
South Korea - 2006 FIFA World Cup participating team

Venues

Preliminary Competition

Macau
Macau Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Final Tournament

Chongqing
Olympic Sports Center
Capacity: 58,680

Preliminary Competition

Stage One

Northern Mariana Islands v Guam

March 25, 2007
16:00

Northern Mariana Islands	2 – 3	Guam
Mark McDonald 57', 75'	Report	Alan Jamison 9' Zachary Pangelinan 65', 78'

Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan

Guam v Northern Mariana Islands

April 1, 2007
18:00

Guam	9 – 0	Northern Mariana Islands
Zachary Pangelinan 6', 21', 42', 54', 61' Marvin Mendoza 56' Elias Merfalen 57' Alan Jamison 85' Edward Calvo 91'	Report Report

Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña
Attendance: 1324

Guam won over Northern Mariana Islands by an aggregate of 12-2 and advanced to stage two of the preliminary competition.

Stage Two

The top team of each group qualifies for the final match. The champion of the Preliminary Competition qualifies for the Final Competition.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
North Korea	6	2	2	0	0	14	1	13
Macau	1	2	0	1	1	1	7	-6
Mongolia	1	2	0	1	1	0	7	-7

Macau v Mongolia

June 17, 2007
18:00

Macau	0 – 0	Mongolia
	Report	Munkhbat Chimeddorj 39' Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav 65'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

North Korea v Mongolia

June 19, 2007
18:00

North Korea	7 – 0	Mongolia
Ri Kum-Chol 27', 43' Jong Tae Se 29', 33', 34', 54' Sin Yong-Nam 35' Jang Kyong-Il 89'	Report	Sainkhuu Yura 28'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

North Korea v Macau

June 21, 2007
18:00

North Korea	7– 1	Macau
Ri Kum-Chol 5', 18' Jong Tae Se 10' (pen), 12', 28', 60' Pak Chung-Il 68'	Report	Chan Kin Seng 46'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wan Daxue (PR China)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Hong Kong	4	2	1	1	0	16	2	+14
Chinese Taipei	4	2	1	1	0	11	1	+10
Guam	0	2	0	0	2	1	25	-24

Guam v Chinese Taipei

June 17, 2007
15:00

Guam	0 – 10	Chinese Taipei
Alan Jamison 22' Frederic Benton II 85'	Report	Lo Chih En 7', 28', 72', 88' Tsai Hui-Kai 20' Feng Pao Hsing 25', 38' Chen Po-Liang 52', 68' Huang Cheng-Tsung 74'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 45021
Referee: Wan Daxue (PR China)

Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei

June 19, 2007
15:00

Hong Kong	1 – 1	Chinese Taipei
Chan Siu Ki 33' Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro 44' Lo Chi Kwan 56' Cheung Kin Fung 62', 70'	Report	Kao Hao-Chieh 18' Huang Wei Yi 51'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Eui Soo (Korea Republic)

Hong Kong v Guam

June 21, 2007
15:00

Hong Kong	15 – 1	Guam
Chan Siu Ki 4', 20', 36', 40', 50' Lo Kwan Yee 8', 40' Poon Yiu Cheuk 21' Cheng Siu Wai 31' Lo Chi Kwan 38' Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro 56' Dominic Gadia 67' (o.g.) Law Chun Bong 73' Gerard Ambassa Guy 76' Luk Koon Pong 86'	Report	Chris Mendiola 33' Dominic Gadia 47' Chris Mendiola 75'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hajime Matsuo (Japan)

Playoff for Fifth Place

Guam v Mongolia

June 23, 2007
15:00

Guam	2 – 5	Mongolia
Zachary Pangelinan 2' (pen) Chris Mendiola 8' Dominic Gadia 28' Baltazar Atalig III 71' Carlo Rey Tambora 79'	Report	Carlo Rey Tambora 24' (o.g.) Bayarzorig Davaa 37', 42' Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai 46' Anar Batchuluun 75' Delgerdalai Gantumur 89'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wan Daxue (China PR)

Playoff for Third Place

Chinese Taipei v Macau

June 24, 2007
15:00

Chinese Taipei	7 – 2	Macau
Huang Wei Yi 3' Feng Pao Hsing 42' Kuo Chun Yi 52' (pen) Cheng Yung-Jen 55' Chen Po Liang 56' Lo Chih En 57', 90+1' Lo Chih An 79'	Report	Sou Fai Wong 32' Lam Ka Pou 50' Geofredo De Sousa Cheung 48' Leong Chong In 78'

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Eui Soo (Korea Republic)

Final of Stage Two

North Korea v Hong Kong

June 24, 2007
18:00

North Korea	1 – 0	Hong Kong
Kim Yong Su 17' Mun In-Guk 20' Ri Pae Hun 34' Mun In-Guk 82' Ji Yun Nam 89'	Report

Macau Stadium, Macau
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

Awards

Best Goalkeeper	Best Defender	Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player	Fairplay Award
Fan Chun Yip	Nam Song-Chol	Jong Tae-Se	Mun In-Guk	Macau

Final Tournament

Squads

Main article: 2008 East Asian Football Championship Finals Squads

Matches Detail

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Korea Republic	5	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1
Japan	5	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
China PR	3	3	1	0	2	5	5	+0
North Korea	2	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2

All times, local time

China PR v South Korea

February 17, 2008
15:30

China PR	2 – 3	South Korea
Zhou Haibin 46' Liu Jian 61'	Report	Park Chu-Young 42', 63' Kwak Tae-Hwi 90+1'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Japan v North Korea

February 17, 2008
18:15

Japan	1 – 1	North Korea
Maeda 81'	Report	Jong Tae-Se 5'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Choi Myung-Yong (South Korea)

China PR v Japan

February 20, 2008
18:15

China PR	0 – 1	Japan
	Report	Yamase 17'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Tae Song (North Korea)

South Korea v North Korea

February 20, 2008
20:45

South Korea	1 – 1	North Korea
Yeom Ki-Hun 20'	Report	Jong Tae-Se 72'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Japan v South Korea

February 23, 2008
18:15

Japan	1 – 1	South Korea
Yamase 67'	Report	Yeom Ki-Hun 15'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

China PR v North Korea

February 23, 2008
20:45

China PR	3 – 1	North Korea
Zhu Ting 45' Wang Dong 55' Hao Junmin 88'	Report	Ji Yun-Nam 35'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Personal Awards

Best Goalkeeper	Best Defender	Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player	Fairplay Award
Ri Myong-Guk	Yuji Nakazawa	Yeom Ki-Hun Park Chu-Young Koji Yamase Jeung Dae Se	Kim Nam-Il	South Korea

Final standing

Rank	Team
1	South Korea
2	Japan
3	China PR
4	North Korea
5	Hong Kong
6	Chinese Taipei
7	Macau
8	Mongolia
9	Guam
10	Northern Mariana Islands

Winners

East Asian Football Championship 2008 Winners
South Korea Second title

External links

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

EAFF East Asian Cup

Men's Tournament

Dynasty Cup	China 1990 China 1992 Hong Kong 1995 Japan 1998

EAFF East Asian Cup	Japan 2003 South Korea 2005 China 2008 Japan 2010 South Korea 2013 China 2015 Japan 2017

Squads	2003 2005 2008 2010 2013 2015

Women's Tournament

EAFF Women's East Asian Cup	South Korea 2005 China 2008 Japan 2010 South Korea 2013 China 2015 Japan 2017

Squads	2005 2008 2010 2013 2015

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