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]

For the women's tournament, see 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women).
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 2017
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 PR
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance107,523 (17,921 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kim Shin-wook (3 goals)
Best player(s) Lee Jae-sung

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

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 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
Macau 2–2 Mongolia
Leong Ka Hang  38'
Duarte  44'		 Report Bayarjargal  10' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
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'
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia)
Northern Mariana Islands 1–3 Macau
Griffin  11' (pen.) Report Lam Ka Seng  9', 90+4'
Duarte  40'
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Mongolia 0–2 Chinese Taipei
Report Lin Chien-hsun  57'
Lin Shih-kai  90'
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
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'
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
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'
GFA National Training Center, Dededo
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

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

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 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) Host.

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
Hong Kong 3–2 Guam
Alex  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'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolia)
Hong Kong 4–2 Chinese Taipei
Alex  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
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Tumenbayar Doljinsuren (Mongolia)
Hong Kong 0–1 North Korea
Report Jong Il-gwan  22'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,838

Awards
Top scorer Most Valuable Player
Alex Akande Ri Yong-chol

Final tournament

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

Squads
Main article: 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads

Table
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 PR 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) Champion; (H) Host.

Matches
  • All times are local (UTC+9).
South Korea 2–2 China PR
Kim Shin-wook  12'
Lee Jae-sung  19'		 Report Wei Shihao  9'
Yu Dabao  76'
Attendance: 9,103[8]
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)[8]
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Ideguchi  90+3' Report
Attendance: 20,806[9]
North Korea 0–1 South Korea
Report Ri Yong-chol  64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,477[10]
Japan 2–1 China PR
Kobayashi  84'
Shōji  88'		 Report Yu Dabao  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,220[11]
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)[11]
China PR 1–1 North Korea
Wei Shihao  28' Report Jong Il-gwan  81'
Attendance: 18,272[12]
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)[12]
Japan 1–4 South Korea
Kobayashi  3' (pen.) Report Kim Shin-wook  13', 35'
Jung Woo-young  23'
Yeom Ki-hun  69'
Attendance: 36,645[13]

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

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking
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 PR 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

References
  1. https://eaff.com/competitions/eaff2017r1/
  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. https://eaff.com/competitions/eaff2017/index.html
  8. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  9. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  10. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  11. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  12. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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