2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)

The 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the seventh edition of the women's tournament of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the women's football championship of East Asia. It was held in South Korea in December 2019.

2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2019년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates10–17 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance8,193 (1,366 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Moeka Minami
2017
2022

On 30 October 2019, EAFF announced that North Korea, who automatically qualified for the final round, withdrew from the tournament;[1] Chinese Taipei was chosen as the replacement.[2]

Teams

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Based on FIFA Women's world ranking, 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

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Preliminary Round
  Dededo   Ulaanbaatar
GFA National Training Center National Stadium MFF Football Centre
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 5,000
     
Final Round
  Busan
Busan Asiad Main Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 Capacity: 12,459
   

Tiebreakers

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The ranking of teams was determined as follows:[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

First preliminary round

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The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia.

Table

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

Matches

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  • All times are local (UTC+8).
Macau  0–5  Guam
Report K. Hoover   6', 31'
Merrill   54'
R. Hoover   67'
Naden   73'
Mongolia  3–2  Northern Mariana Islands
Namuunaa   51', 82'
Ganchimeg   61'
Report Griffin   11'
Castillo   21'
Attendance: 421
Referee: Yu Hong (China)

Northern Mariana Islands  0–0  Macau
Report
Attendance: 3
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
Mongolia  1–0  Guam
Otgonbaatar   90+1' Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Guam  0–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Attendance: 32
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Mongolia  0–0  Macau
Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Awards

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Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
  Kaycee Hoover   Tsasan-Okhin Orgodol

Second preliminary round

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The second preliminary round was held in December 2018 in Guam from December 1 to 5.[4]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to Final round
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4   Mongolia 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: EAFF.com

Matches

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Chinese Taipei  2–0  Hong Kong
Chen Ying-hui   34'
Chen Yen-ping   70'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China  10–0  Mongolia
Wang Shanshan   4', 17', 25', 58'
Li Jiayue   15'
Zhang Rui   22'
Li Ying   28'
Lou Jiahui   43'
Yang Lina   45'
Yao Wei   89'
Report

Hong Kong  0–6  China
Report Yao Wei   11'
Wang Shanshan   27'
Yang Man   63'
Huang Yini   74'
He Wei   89'
Li Ying   90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Chinese Taipei  6–0  Mongolia
Lee Hsiu-chin   15', 28', 52', 79'
Lai Li-chin   58'
Chen Ying-hui   75'
Report

Mongolia  0–3  Hong Kong
Report Kwong Wing Yan   43', 45+1'
Cheung Wai Ki   77'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Wang Shanshan   10'
Xiao Yuyi   13'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Awards

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Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
  Wang Shanshan   Wang Shanshan

Final round

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The final competition was held in South Korea from 10 to 17 December 2019.

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Japan (C) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Champions
2   South Korea (H) 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4 Runners-up
3   China 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4 Third place
4   Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0 Fourth place
Source: EAFF.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

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South Korea  0–0  China
Report
Chinese Taipei  0–9  Japan
Report
Attendance: 218
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

China  0–3  Japan
Report
Attendance: 570
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
South Korea  3–0  Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Chinese Taipei  0–1  China
Report Wu Haiyan   30'
Attendance: 587
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
South Korea  0–1  Japan
Report Momiki   88' (pen.)
  • All times are local (UTC+9).

Awards

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[5]

Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
  Ayaka Yamashita   Jang Sel-gi   Mana Iwabuchi   Moeka Minami

Goalscorers

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There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting

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References

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  1. ^ Hyung-Jin Kim (30 October 2019). "N Korean women team to skip soccer competition in S Korea". Associated Press. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Chinese Taipei confirmed for EAFF E-1 Women's Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Mode of Competition and Rules for Determining the Winner". EAFF.
  4. ^ 57th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting
  5. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic".
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