2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)

2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2019년 EAFF E-1 풋볼 챔피언십
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates10–17 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance8,193 (1,366 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Mana Iwabuchi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Japan 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

Venues

Preliminary Round
Guam Dededo Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
GFA National Training Center National Stadium MFF Football Centre
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 5,000
Final Round
South Korea Busan
Busan Asiad Main Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 Capacity: 12,459

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
Source: EAFF.com
(H) Hosts

Matches

  • All times are local (UTC+8).
Macau 0–5 Guam
Report K. Hoover 6', 31'
Merrill 54'
R. Hoover 67'
Naden 73'
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Mongolia 3–2 Northern Mariana Islands
Namuunaa 51', 82'
Ganchimeg 61'		 Report Griffin 11'
Castillo 21'
Attendance: 421
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–0 Macau
Report
Attendance: 3
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
Mongolia 1–0 Guam
Otgonbaatar 90+1' Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Guam 0–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Attendance: 32
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Mongolia 0–0 Macau
Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Awards

Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Guam Kaycee Hoover Mongolia 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 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
Source: EAFF.com

Matches

Chinese Taipei 2–0 Hong Kong
Chen Ying-hui 34'
Chen Yen-ping 70'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China 10–0 Mongolia
Wang Shanshan 4', 17', 25', 58'
Li Jiayue 15'
Zhang Rui 22'
Li Ying 28'
Lou Jiahui 43'
Yang Lina 45'
Yao Wei 89'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Hong Kong 0–6 China
Report Yao Wei 11'
Wang Shanshan 27'
Yang Man 63'
Huang Yini 74'
He Wei 89'
Li Ying 90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Chinese Taipei 6–0 Mongolia
Lee Hsiu-chin 15', 28', 52', 79'
Lai Li-chin 58'
Chen Ying-hui 75'		 Report
Attendance: 125
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
Mongolia 0–3 Hong Kong
Report Kwong Wing Yan 43', 45+1'
Cheung Wai Ki 77'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
China 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Wang Shanshan 10'
Xiao Yuyi 13'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Awards

Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
China Wang Shanshan China Wang Shanshan

Final round

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

Squads

Main article: 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads (women)

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 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4 Third place
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0 Fourth place
Source: EAFF.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

South Korea 0–0 China
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Chinese Taipei 0–9 Japan
Report
Attendance: 218
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
China 0–3 Japan
Report
Attendance: 570
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
South Korea 3–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 China
Report Wu Haiyan 30'
Attendance: 587
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
South Korea 0–1 Japan
Report Momiki 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,218
  • All times are local (UTC+9).

Awards

[5]

Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Japan Ayaka Yamashita South Korea Jang Sel-gi Japan Mana Iwabuchi Japan 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

References

  1. ^ Hyung-Jin Kim (30 October 2019). "N Korean women team to skip soccer competition in S Korea". Associated Press. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Chinese Taipei confirmed for EAFF E-1 Women's Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Mode of Competition and Rules for Determining the Winner". EAFF.
  4. ^ 57th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting
  5. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic".