East Asian Football Federation

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The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.

East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
Formation28 May 2002; 22 years ago (28 May 2002)
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Membership
10 member associations
President
China Du Zhaocai
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteeaff.com Edit this at Wikidata
(in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)

Presidents

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President Years
  Shunichiro Okano 2002–2005
  Chung Mong-joon 2006
  Xie Yalong 2006–2007
  Junji Ogura 2008–2010
  Cho Chung-yun 2011–2012
  Chung Mong-gyu 2013
  Zhang Jian 2014–2015
  Kozo Tashima 2016–2017
  Chung Mong-gyu 2018–2021
  Du Zhaocai 2022–present (until 2026)

Member associations

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EAFF has 10 member associations.[1] All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation, including the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the AFC (previously an associated member of the Oceania Football Confederation) until its full membership was approved in December 2020.[2] The Palau Football Association was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009.[3] Northern Mariana Islands national football team was a provisional member from December 2006[4] to September 2008.[5]

Association EAFF affiliation National team League
  China PR 2002 Chinese Super League
  Chinese Taipei 2002 Taiwan Football Premier League
  Guam 2002 Guam Soccer League
  Hong Kong 2002 Hong Kong Premier League
  Japan 2002 J1 League
  Korea DPR 2002 DPR Korea League
  Korea Republic 2002 K League 1
  Macau 2002 Liga de Elite
  Mongolia 2002 Mongolia Premier League
  Northern Mariana Islands 2020 Marianas Soccer League

Sponsors

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Country Official sponsors
  Japan Aiful
Credit Saison
ParadigmーShift IDNet work's
Rally Japan
Sfida
S&B Foods
None Brave Software
Country Official supporters
None   eaff.com
  E-1 NFT
  Nuarca
  Brave Software

FIFA World Rankings

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Men's national teams

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Japan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football team
As of 21 December 2023

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

FIFA Rankings (as of 24 October 2024)[6]
EAFF* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 15   1   Japan 1645.09
2 22   1   South Korea 1589.93
3 92   1   China 1257.29
4 111     North Korea 1175.14
5 158   1   Hong Kong 1015.1
6 168   2   Chinese Taipei 985.66
7 188     Mongolia 883.57
8 193     Macau 871.52
9 204     Guam 821.91

Women's national teams

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As of 16 December 2023

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

FIFA Rankings (as of 16 August 2024)[7]
EAFF* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 7     Japan 1974.34
2 9   1   North Korea 1944.23
3 18   1   China 1804.37
4 19   1   South Korea 1794.29
5 41     Chinese Taipei 1545.46
6 79     Hong Kong 1279.99
7 100     Guam 1206.27
8 126   2   Mongolia 1103.77
9 173   1   Macau 850.91

Competitions

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Current title holders

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Competition Current Champions Details Runners-up Dates Next[8]
Interregional (AFF–EAFF)
AFF–EAFF Cup of Champions 2022 Cancelled 2025
National teams
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022 Japan   RR   South Korea 2025
EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023 China   Final   Japan TBC
East Asian Youth Games Men's Football Tournament 2023 Chinese Taipei   RR   Hong Kong 2027
EAFF Futsal Championship 2022 Japan     South Korea 2024
Women's national teams
EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) 2022 Japan   RR   China 2025
East Asian Youth Games Women's Football Tournament 2023 South Korea   RR   China 2027

Tournament record

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
  • GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
  • 1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
  •  Q  – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
  •     — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
 
(13)
1934
 
(16)
1938
 
(15)
1950
 
(13)
1954
 
(16)
1958
 
(16)
1962
 
(16)
1966
 
(16)
1970
 
(16)
1974
 
(16)
1978
 
(16)
1982
 
(24)
1986
 
(24)
1990
 
(24)
1994
 
(24)
1998
 
(32)
2002
 
 
(32)
2006
 
(32)
2010
 
(32)
2014
 
(32)
2018
 
(32)
2022
 
(32)
2026
 
 
 
(48)
2030
 
 
 
(48)
2034
 
(48)
Years
  South Korea Did not exist × GS × × GS GS GS GS 4th GS R16 GS GS R16 11
  Japan × × × × × × GS R16 GS R16 GS R16 R16 7
  North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × × × × GS × 2
  China × × × × × × × × × × GS 1
Total
(4 teams)
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 TBD TBD TBD 21

FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991
 
(12)
1995
 
(12)
1999
 
(16)
2003
 
(16)
2007
 
(16)
2011
 
(16)
2015
 
(24)
2019
 
(24)
2023
 
 
(32)
Years
  Japan GS QF GS GS GS 1st 2nd R16 QF 9
  China QF 4th 2nd QF QF QF R16 GS 8
  South Korea GS R16 GS GS 4
  North Korea × GS GS QF GS × × 4
  Chinese Taipei QF 1
Total
(5 teams)
3 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 26

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup record
Team  
1956
(4)
 
1960
(4)
 
1964
(4)
 
1968
(5)
 
1972
(6)
 
1976
(6)
 
1980
(10)
 
1984
(10)
 
1988
(10)
 
1992
(8)
 
1996
(12)
 
2000
(12)
 
2004
(16)
 
 
 
 
2007
(16)
 
2011
(16)
 
2015
(16)
 
2019
(24)
 
2023
(24)
 
2027
(24)
Years
  South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF SF 15
  China Not an AFC member 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS 13
  Japan × × × × × × GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF 10
  North Korea Not an AFC member •• 4th × GS × × GS GS GS × 5
  Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th GS 4
  Chinese Taipei 3rd × 4th × × OFC member 2
Total
(6 teams)
2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 TBD 49

Olympic Games For Men

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Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900
 
(3)
1904
 
(3)
1908
 
(6)
1912
 
(11)
1920
 
(14)
1924
 
(22)
1928
 
(17)
1936
 
(16)
1948
 
(18)
1952
 
(25)
1956
 
(11)
1960
 
(16)
1964
 
(14)
1968
 
(16)
1972
 
(16)
1976
 
(13)
1980
 
(16)
1984
 
(16)
1988
 
(16)
1992
 
(16)
1996
 
(16)
2000
 
(16)
2004
 
(16)
2008
 
(16)
2012
 
(16)
2016
 
(16)
2020
 
(16)
2024
 
(16)
Years
  South Korea QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF 5th 11
  Japan QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th 11
  China GS GS GS 3
  Chinese Taipei GS GS 2
  North Korea QF 1
Total
(5 teams)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 TBD 28

Olympic Games For Women

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Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team 1996
 
(8)
2000
 
(8)
2004
 
(10)
2008
 
(12)
2012
 
(12)
2016
 
(12)
2020
 
(12)
2024
 
(12)
Years
  China 2nd 5th 9th 5th 8th 10th 6
  Japan 7th 7th 4th 2nd 8th 5
  North Korea 9th 9th × 2
Total
(3 teams)
2 1 2 3 2 1 2 TBD 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EAFF – East Asian Football Federation Official Website – 10 Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  2. ^ "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  3. ^ Regarding the agenda/ decisions of the 29th EAFF Executive Committee MeetingArchived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Decisions taken at the 19th EAFF Executive Committee meeting". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  5. ^ Regarding the agenda and decisions from the East Asian Football Federation 4th General Meeting and 25th and 26th Board of Director's meeting
  6. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "EAFF Competitions". eaff.com. East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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