2005 East Asian Football Championship

2005 East Asian Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates5–13 March, 2005 (Preliminary)
31 July – 7 August, 2005 (Finals)
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place North Korea
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored81 (5.06 per match)
Best player(s)China Ji Mingyi
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Lee Woon-jae
2003
2008

The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005.[citation needed]

China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the automatic finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers.


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