2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)

2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

2019년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십
Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	10–17 December
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	China PR
Fourth place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	8,193 (1,366 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mana Iwabuchi (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Moeka Minami
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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.

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[]

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
South Korea (hosts)  Japan  North Korea (withdrew)	China PR  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong	Guam  Macau  Mongolia (hosts)  Northern Mariana Islands (non-FIFA member)

Tiebreakers[]

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[]

The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia.

Table[]

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

Matches[]

• All times are local (UTC+8).

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Awards[]

Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player
Kaycee Hoover	Tsasan-Okhin Orgodol

Second preliminary round[]

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

Table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China PR	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

Matches[]

• All times are local (UTC+10).

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Awards[]

Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player
Wang Shanshan	Wang Shanshan

Final round[]

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

Squads[]

Table[]

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 PR	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4	Third place
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	0	Fourth place

Matches[]

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• All times are local (UTC+9).

Awards[]

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

Goalscorers[]

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

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting[]

•  China: CCTV, PPTV,
•  Japan: NHK
•  Hong Kong: Cable TV, Fantastic Television
•  Chinese Taipei:  [zh]
•  South Korea: SPOTV, MBN(South Korean male national team matches only)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the first preliminary round
• Official website of the second preliminary round
• Official website of the final round