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
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
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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[edit]

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[edit]

Final Round Preliminary Round
Japan Tokyo Guam Dededo Hong Kong Hong Kong
Ajinomoto Stadium GFA National Training Center Mong Kok Stadium
Capacity: 49,970 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,664
Ajinomoto Stadium 2018-13.jpg PRR MRDB 065 2019 Azkals 1.jpg Mong Kok Stadium 201504.jpg

First preliminary round[edit]

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

Table[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Second preliminary round[edit]

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

Table[edit]

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[edit]

North Korea 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Jong Il-gwan 16'
Sim Hyon-jin 87'		 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Hong Kong 3–2 Guam
Alex 19', 67' (pen.)
Sandro 22'		 Report Cunliffe 74'
Malcolm 81'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,299
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
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
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Awards[edit]

Top scorer Most Valuable Player
Hong Kong Alex Akande North Korea Ri Yong-chol

Final tournament[edit]

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

Squads[edit]

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

Table[edit]

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) Champion; (H) Host

Matches[edit]

South Korea 2–2 China
Kim Shin-wook 12'
Lee Jae-sung 19'		 Report Wei Shihao 9'
Yu Dabao 76'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 9,103[8]
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)[8]
Japan 1–0 North Korea
Ideguchi 90+3' Report
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 20,806[9]
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)[9]
North Korea 0–1 South Korea
Report Ri Yong-chol 64' (o.g.)
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 5,477[10]
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)[10]
Japan 2–1 China
Kobayashi 84'
Shōji 88'		 Report Yu Dabao 90+3' (pen.)
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 17,220[11]
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)[11]
China 1–1 North Korea
Wei Shihao 28' Report Jong Il-gwan 81'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
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'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 36,645[13]
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)[13]

Awards[edit]

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

Goalscorers[edit]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Final ranking[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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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