East_Asian_Football_Federation
East Asian Football Federation
International governing body of association football in East Asia
The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.
Formation | 28 May 2002; 21 years ago (28 May 2002) |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Membership | 10 member associations |
President | Du Zhaocai |
Parent organization | AFC |
Website | eaff (in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) |
President | Years |
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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) |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Official sponsors |
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Aiful |
Brave Software |
Credit Saison |
ParadigmーShift IDNet work's |
Rally Japan |
Sfida |
S&B Foods |
Official supporters |
eaff.com |
E-1 NFT |
Nuarca |
Men's national teams
- As of 21 December 2023
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
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1 | 18 | Japan | 1621.88 | |
2 | 23 | 1 | South Korea | 1563.99 |
3 | 88 | China | 1275.22 | |
4 | 118 | 4 | North Korea | 1160.57 |
5 | 157 | 3 | Hong Kong | 1012.83 |
6 | 159 | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1007.3 |
7 | 186 | 1 | Macau | 896.62 |
8 | 191 | 1 | Mongolia | 884.04 |
9 | 205 | Guam | 821.91 |
Women's national teams
- As of 16 December 2023
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
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1 | 7 | 1 | Japan | 1982.52 |
2 | 11 | 2 | North Korea | 1943.66 |
3 | 19 | China | 1803.4 | |
4 | 20 | South Korea | 1796.68 | |
5 | 40 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1545.1 |
6 | 79 | Hong Kong | 1275.27 | |
7 | 101 | 8 | Guam | 1206.27 |
8 | 128 | Mongolia | 1103.77 | |
9 | 174 | 1 | Macau | 850.91 |
Current title holders
Competition | Current | Champions | Details | Runners-up | Dates | Next[8] | ||
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Interregional (AFF–EAFF) | ||||||||
AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy | 2022 | Cancelled | TBC | |||||
National teams | ||||||||
EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2022 | Japan | RR | South Korea | 2024 | |||
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 | 2022 | Japan | RR | China | 2025 | |||
East Asian Youth Games Women's Football Tournament | 2023 | South Korea | RR | China | 2027 |
- 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
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||||
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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
AFC Asian Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record | |||||||||
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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 |
- FIFA
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
- South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
- West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
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