2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

The 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the EAFF East Asian Cup, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in China in 2015.[1] Two preliminary competitions were held during 2014.

For the women's tournament, see 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup.
2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
2015年东亚杯男子足球赛
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityWuhan
Dates2–9 August 2015 (Final)
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up China PR
Third place North Korea
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Yuki Muto (2 goals)
Best player(s) Jang Hyun-soo

First preliminary round
  • All matches were played in Guam.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guam (H) 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to Preliminary round 2
2  Macau 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Mongolia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source: EAFF
(H) Host.
Mongolia 4–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Tögöldör  20'
Gal-Erden  ?'
Murun  ?'
Bilegtii  ?'		 Report
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Guam 0–0 Macau
Report
Northern Mariana Islands 2–1 Macau
Swaim  38'
Schuler  65'		 Report Pang Chi Hang  17'
Guam 2–0 Mongolia
Guy  16', 75' Report
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
Macau 3–2 Mongolia
Lam Ka Seng  ?'
Chan Man  ?'
Tang Hou Fai  ?'		 Report Lumbengarav  ?'
Tsolmon  ?'
Guam 5–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Matkin  32'
Guy  35'
Lopez  40'
S. Nicklaw  69'
Mariano  90'		 Report
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Awards
Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Ryan Guy Ryan Guy

Second preliminary round

Venue: Taiwan
Date: 13 – 19 November 2014

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to Final Competition
2  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Guam 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4  Chinese Taipei (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: EAFF
(H) Host.
North Korea 2–1 Hong Kong
Ri Chol-myong  59'
O Hyok-chol  80'		 report McKee  83'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Guam
Chen Hao-wei  56' report Cunliffe  14' (pen.)
Malcolm  42'
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Guam 1–5 North Korea
Cunliffe  61' report Jong Il-gwan  14', 72'
Ri Sang-chol  85', 89'
Kye Song-hyok  90'
Attendance: 657
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Hong Kong
report Lam Ka Wai  54' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,860
Referee: Kim Song-ho (North Korea)
Hong Kong 0–0 Guam
report
Attendance: 167
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Chinese Taipei 0–0 North Korea
report
Attendance: 5,807
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Awards
Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Jason Cunliffe
Jong Il-gwan
Ri Sang-chol		 Jong Il-gwan

Final tournament

Squads
Main article: 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Final squads

Match officials
Referees
Assistant referees

Final stage

The final stage was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China on August 2 to 9, 2015.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (C) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
2  China PR (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: EAFF
(C) Champion; (H) Host.
North Korea 2–1 Japan
Ri Hyok-chol  78'
Pak Hyon-il  88'		 report Muto  3'
China PR 0–2 South Korea
report Kim Seung-dae  45'
Lee Jong-ho  57'
Japan 1–1 South Korea
Yamaguchi  39' report Jang Hyun-soo  26' (pen.)
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari (Singapore)
China PR 2–0 North Korea
Yu Dabao  36'
Wang Yongpo  51' (pen.)		 report
South Korea 0–0 North Korea
report
China PR 1–1 Japan
Wu Lei  10' report Muto  41'

Awards
Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Ri Myong-guk Kim Young-gwon Yuki Muto Jang Hyun-soo

Goalscorers
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  South Korea 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Champions
2  China PR 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Runners-up
3  North Korea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Third place
4  Japan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 Fourth place
5  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Eliminated in
Second Preliminary Round
6  Guam 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
7  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
8  Macau 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Eliminated in
First Preliminary Round
9  Mongolia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
10  Northern Mariana Islands 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source: EAFF

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.

References
  1. 张剑将接任东亚足联轮值主席 中国将举办2015东亚杯 (in Chinese)
  2. 2015东亚杯无意外武汉举办 日本支持中国申世界杯 (in Chinese)
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