2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

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 countryJapan
Dates19–27 July
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance38,378 (6,396 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Shuto Machino
Japan Yuki Soma
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Japan Yuki Soma
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea 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

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1  Japan (H, C)321090+97Winners
2  South Korea320163+36Runners-up
3  China311113−24Third place
4  Hong Kong3003010−100Fourth place
Source: EAFF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

Japan  6–0  Hong Kong
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 4,980
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
China  0–3  South Korea
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

South Korea  3–0  Hong Kong
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 4,335
Japan  0–0  China
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

China  1–0  Hong Kong
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Japan  3–0  South Korea
Report (EAFF)
Attendance: 14,117
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Awards

Best goalkeeperBest defenderTop scorerMost 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

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Broadcasting rights

See also

References