2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women).

The 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organized by the East Asian Football Federation. It was the 9th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. The finals were originally scheduled to be held in China.^[1] However, on 19 April 2022, it was announced that Japan would host the finals.^[2] It was the nation's fourth time hosting the tournament.^[3]

2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 サッカー選手権 2022
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	19–27 July
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	China
Fourth place	Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance	38,378 (6,396 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shuto Machino Yuki Soma (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Yuki Soma
Best goalkeeper	Kim Dong-jun
← 2019 2025 →

In this edition, preliminary rounds were not conducted. North Korea withdrew from the competition and the remaining slot of the participating teams for the final round was decided upon the FIFA rankings as of 31 March 2022.^[4]

Teams

•  Japan (host)
•  China
•  South Korea
•  Hong Kong

Squads

Main article: 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Japan (H, C)	3	2	1	0	9	0	+9	7	Winners
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Runners-up
3	China	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4	Third place
4	Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0	Fourth place

Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

All times are local, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

19 July 2022 (2022-07-19)

19:20

Japan	6–0	Hong Kong
Soma 2', 55' Machino 20', 57' Nishimura 22', 40'	Report (EAFF)

Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 4,980

Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

20 July 2022 (2022-07-20)

19:00

China	0–3	South Korea
	Report (EAFF)	Zhu Chenjie 40' (o.g.) Kwon Chang-hoon 54' Cho Gue-sung 80'

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 200

Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

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24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)

16:00

South Korea	3–0	Hong Kong
Kang Seong-jin 17', 86' Hong Chul 74'	Report (EAFF)

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 4,335

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)

19:20

Japan	0–0	China
	Report (EAFF)

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 10,526

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

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27 July 2022 (2022-07-27)

16:00

China	1–0	Hong Kong
Tan Long 67'	Report (EAFF)

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 4,220

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

27 July 2022 (2022-07-27)

19:20

Japan	3–0	South Korea
Soma 49' Sasaki 64' Machino 72'	Report (EAFF)

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 14,117

Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Awards

Best goalkeeper	Best defender	Top scorer	Most valuable player
Kim Dong-jun	Shogo Taniguchi	Shuto Machino Yuki Soma	Yuki Soma

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

• Shuto Machino
• Yuki Soma

2 goals

• Takuma Nishimura
• Kang Seong-jin

1 goal

• Tan Long
• Sho Sasaki
• Cho Gue-sung
• Hong Chul
• Kwon Chang-hoon

1 own goal

• Zhu Chenjie (against South Korea)

Broadcasting rights

• Japan – Fuji TV
• South Korea – SPOTV

See also

• 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
• 2023 SAFF Championship
• 2023 WAFF Championship
• 2023 AFC Asian Cup