2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship

The 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship was the inaugural edition of the EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, organised by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The tournament took place from 1 to 8 September in Qingdao, China.[1] A total nine national teams competed in the tournament.

2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship
EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates1–8 September
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored204 (9.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chinese Taipei Jhang Tian-yun
(11 goals)
Best player(s)China Liu Binglin
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Congxi

Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties.[2]

Qualified teams

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There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete. Only North Korea didn't send a team to the tournament.

Team Association
  China Chinese FA
  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei FA
  Guam Guam FA
  Hong Kong Hong Kong FA
  Japan Japan FA
  South Korea Korea FA
  Macau Macau FA
  Mongolia Mongolian FF
  Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands FA
Did not enter
  North Korea

Squads

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A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

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Venues

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Qingdao
Qingdao Youth Stadium Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 1,000

Group stage

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All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China (H) 4 3 1 0 43 1 +42 10 Knockout stage
2   South Korea 4 3 1 0 39 1 +38 10
3   Mongolia 4 2 0 2 9 12 −3 6
4   Macau 4 1 0 3 5 29 −24 3
5   Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 2 55 −53 0
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Northern Mariana Islands  0–4  Mongolia
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 32
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
Macau  0–13  China
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Mongolia  0–6  South Korea
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 53
Referee: Yang Ping (China)
Northern Mariana Islands  2–5  Macau
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 24
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)

South Korea  23–0  Northern Mariana Islands
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 28
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)
China  6–0  Mongolia
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 80
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)

China  23–0  Northern Mariana Islands
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 80
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)
Macau  0–9  South Korea
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 36
Referee: Yang Ping (China)

Mongolia  5–0  Macau
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 18
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
South Korea  1–1  China
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 85
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 38 3 +35 9 Knockout stage
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 21 4 +17 6
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 25 12 +13 3
4   Guam 3 0 0 3 1 66 −65 0
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Hong Kong  1–2  Chinese Taipei
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 23
Referee: Yang Can (China)
Japan  26–0  Guam
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)

Guam  0–21  Hong Kong
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)
Chinese Taipei  0–2  Japan
Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 31
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Japan  10–3  Hong Kong
Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 68
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Chinese Taipei  19–1  Guam
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)

Ranking games

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The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.

All times are local CST

Seventh place play-off

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Macau  3–0  Guam
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 17
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)

Fifth place play-off

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Mongolia  2–3  Hong Kong
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 60
Referee: Yang Can (China)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9)
 
 
  China 5
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
  Chinese Taipei 0
 
  China (p) 0 (4)
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2)
 
  Japan 0 (2)
 
  Japan 4
 
 
  South Korea 0
 
Third Place
 
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 0
 
 
  South Korea 4

Semi-finals

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China  5–0  Chinese Taipei
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Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Japan  4–0  South Korea
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Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 17
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Third place match

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Chinese Taipei  0–4  South Korea
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Attendance: 56
Referee: Yang Ping (China)

Final

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China  0–0  Japan
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Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Statistics

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Winners

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 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship winners 
 
China
First title

Awards

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Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Award Best Goalkeeper Award
  Liu Binglin   Jhang Tian-yun   Zhang Congxi

Goalscorers

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There were 204 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 9.27 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023". eaff.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ "中国足球再次雄起!祝贺中国U15男足点球大战力克日本U15男足夺冠" [Chinese football is on the rise again! Congratulations to China men's U15 football team for defeating Japan on penalties]. 163.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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