2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
EAFF E-1 サッカー選手権 2017
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityTokyo
Dates9–16 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Attendance107,523 (17,921 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kim Shin-wook (3 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Lee Jae-sung
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Jo Hyeon-woo
2015
2019

The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship[1] was the 7th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in December 2017. Through the agreement between EAFF and ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the winner of the tournament will qualified for the AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy.[2]

The winner of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, South Korea, qualified for the 2019 AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy to meet the winner of 2018 AFF Championship of Vietnam.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Eaff E-1 Football Championship 2017 Round 1 Guam".
  2. ^ "EAFF signs on advanced partnership with AFF". East Asian Football Federation. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ Seok Nam-jun; Kim Kyeong-pil; Joo Hyung-sik (17 December 2018). "Korea, Vietnam to Square off in New Regional Football Competition". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Dang Khoa (15 January 2019). "Vietnam, S. Korea to clash in first AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy". VnExpress. Retrieved 31 January 2019.