2005 East Asian Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 5–13 March, 2005 (Preliminary) 31 July – 7 August, 2005 (Finals) |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Third place | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 81 (5.06 per match) |
| Best player | China Ji Mingyi |
| Best goalkeeper | South Korea Lee Woon-jae |
← 2003 2008 → | |
The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005.[citation needed]
China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the automatic finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers.
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]Preliminary
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei
- File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Finals
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China – 2003 East Asian Football Championship third place
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea – Winners of the preliminary competition
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant
- File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant
Venues
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Preliminary competition[edit | edit source]
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Final Tournament[edit | edit source]
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Preliminary competition
[edit | edit source]Matches
[edit | edit source]Macau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period.[1][2] Each countries played against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | –48 | 0 |
All times are local time, National Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Guam File:Flag of Guam.svg | 0–15 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chan Wai Ho File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Chan Siu Ki File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 18', 28', 30', 36', 42', 87' Chan Yiu Lun File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 31' Wong Chun Yue File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 43', 45' Chu Siu Kei File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Poon Man Tik File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
| North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 6–0 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kwang-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 39', 66' Ri Hyok-chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 30' Hong Yong-jo File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
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| Report | Choe Chol-man File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 14' |
| Guam File:Flag of Guam.svg | 0–21 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
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| Report | Hong Yong-jo File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 17' Choe Chol-man File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 37', 54' Kim Kwang-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 21', 43', 61', 63', 71', 76', 77' Kim Yong-jun File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 39', 49' Kang Jin-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 44', 65', 84', 90+1' Pak Nam-chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
| Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kang Jin-hyok File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Ri Myong-sam File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
| Chinese Taipei File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia |
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Personal Awards
[edit | edit source]| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player | Fairplay Award |
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| Hong Kong Fan Chun Yip | North Korea Jang Sok-chol | North Korea Kim Kwang-hyok | North Korea Kim Yong-jun | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia |
Final tournament
[edit | edit source]Squads
[edit | edit source]Matches
[edit | edit source]The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | Fourth place |
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
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| Kim Jin-kyu File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' | Report | Sun Xiang File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
| North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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| Kim Yong-jun File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report |
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
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| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
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| Li Yan File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Xie Hui File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report |
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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| Report | Nakazawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Personal awards
[edit | edit source]| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award |
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| South Korea Lee Woon-jae | China Zhang Yaokun | China Ji Mingyi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |