2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

For the women's tournament, see 2015 EAFF Women's 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.

2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

2015年东亚杯男子足球赛
Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Wuhan
Dates	2–9 August 2015 (Final)
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	North Korea
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yuki Muto (2 goals)
Best player(s)	Jang Hyun-soo
Best goalkeeper	Ri Myong-guk
← 2013 2017 →

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) Hosts

21 July 2014 (2014-07-21)

15:00 UTC+10

Mongolia	4–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Tögöldör 20' Gal-Erden 23' Murun 40' Bilegtii 59'	Report

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

21 July 2014 (2014-07-21)

17:30 UTC+10

Guam	0–0	Macau
	Report

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei)

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23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)

15:00 UTC+10

Northern Mariana Islands	2–1	Macau
Swaim 38' Schuler 65'	Report	Pang Chi Hang 17'

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)

17:30 UTC+10

Guam	2–0	Mongolia
Guy 16', 75'	Report

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

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25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)

15:00 UTC+10

Macau	3–2	Mongolia
Lam Ka Seng ?' Chan Man ?' Tang Hou Fai ?'	Report	Lumbengarav ?' Tsolmon ?'

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei)

25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)

17:30 UTC+10

Guam	5–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Matkin 32' Guy 35' Lopez 40' S. Nicklaw 69' Mariano 90'	Report

GFA National Training Center, Dededo

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) Hosts

13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)

16:00 UTC+8

North Korea	2–1	Hong Kong
Ri Chol-myong 59' O Hyok-chol 80'	report	McKee 83'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 800

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

13 November 2014 (2014-11-13)

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	1–2	Guam
Chen Hao-wei 56'	report	Cunliffe 14' (pen.) Malcolm 42'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 2,405

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

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16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)

16:00 UTC+8

Guam	1–5	North Korea
Cunliffe 61'	report	Jong Il-gwan 14', 72' Ri Sang-chol 85', 89' Kye Song-hyok 90'

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 657

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–1	Hong Kong
	report	Lam Ka Wai 54' (pen.)

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 8,860

Referee: Kim Song-ho (North Korea)

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19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)

16:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	0–0	Guam
	report

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 167

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

19 November 2014 (2014-11-19)

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	0–0	North Korea
	report

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

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

• Alireza Faghani
• Fahad Al-Mirdasi
• Mohd Amirul Izwan
• Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari

Assistant referees

• Nathan MacDonald
• Mohammadreza Mansouri
• Abdullah Al-Shalawi
• Mohd Yusri Bin Muhamad
• Jeffrey Goh
• Hsu Min Yu

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 (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) Champions; (H) Hosts

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)

18:20 UTC+8

North Korea	2–1	Japan
Ri Hyok-chol 78' Pak Hyon-il 88'	report	Muto 3'

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)

21:00 UTC+8

China	0–2	South Korea
	report	Kim Seung-dae 45' Lee Jong-ho 57'

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)

18:20 UTC+8

Japan	1–1	South Korea
Yamaguchi 39'	report	Jang Hyun-soo 26' (pen.)

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari (Singapore)

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05)

21:00 UTC+8

China	2–0	North Korea
Yu Dabao 36' Wang Yongpo 51' (pen.)	report

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)

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9 August 2015 (2015-08-09)

17:10 UTC+8

South Korea	0–0	North Korea
	report

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09)

20:10 UTC+8

China	1–1	Japan
Wu Lei 10'	report	Muto 41'

Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Awards

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

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Yuki Muto

1 goal

• Yu Dabao
• Wang Yongpo
• Wu Lei
• Hotaru Yamaguchi
• Ri Hyok-chol
• Pak Hyon-il
• Jang Hyun-soo
• Kim Seung-dae
• Lee Jong-ho

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	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.