| EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China | 
| Dates | 1–8 September | 
| Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Japan | 
| Third place |  South Korea | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 | 
| Goals scored | 204 (9.27 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Jhang Tian-yun (11 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Liu Binglin | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Zhang Congxi | 
The 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship was the inaugural edition of the EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, organised by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The tournament took place from 1 to 8 September in Qingdao, China.[1] A total nine national teams competed in the tournament.
Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties.[2]
Qualified teams
There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete. Only North Korea didn't send a team to the tournament.
| Did not enter | 
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|  North Korea | 
Squads
A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.
Match officials
Venues
| Qingdao | ||
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| Qingdao Youth Stadium | Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre | Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center | 
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | 
Group stage
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  China (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 10 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Mongolia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Macau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | −53 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
| Northern Mariana Islands  | 0–4 |  Mongolia | 
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| Macau  | 0–13 |  China | 
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| Northern Mariana Islands  | 2–5 |  Macau | 
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| South Korea  | 23–0 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 
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| China  | 6–0 |  Mongolia | 
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| China  | 23–0 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 
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| Macau  | 0–9 |  South Korea | 
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| South Korea  | 1–1 |  China | 
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66 | −65 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
| Hong Kong  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
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| Guam  | 0–21 |  Hong Kong | 
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| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Japan | 
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| Japan  | 10–3 |  Hong Kong | 
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| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 19–1 |  Guam | 
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Ranking games
The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.
All times are local CST
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9) | ||||||
|  China | 5 | |||||
| 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
|  China (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | ||||||
|  Japan | 0 (2) | |||||
|  Japan | 4 | |||||
|  South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
|  South Korea | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| China  | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
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| Japan  | 4–0 |  South Korea | 
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Third place match
| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 0–4 |  South Korea | 
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Final
Statistics
Winners
| 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship winners | 
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|  China First title | 
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Best Goalkeeper Award | 
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|  Liu Binglin | .svg.png.webp) Jhang Tian-yun |  Zhang Congxi | 
Goalscorers
There were 204 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 9.27 goals per match.
11 goals
.svg.png.webp) Jhang Tian-yun Jhang Tian-yun
9 goals
 Yiu Tsz Leong Yiu Tsz Leong
8 goals
 Yuto Taka Yuto Taka
 Jang Yo-han Jang Yo-han
7 goals
 Hu Xiwen Hu Xiwen
 Yang Qiandong Yang Qiandong
 Li Siu Hin Li Siu Hin
 Kei Urakawa Kei Urakawa
 Kang Min-jun Kang Min-jun
 Kim Ye-geon Kim Ye-geon
6 goals
 Minato Hara Minato Hara
 Ryojiro Nobushige Ryojiro Nobushige
5 goals
 Eita Sasaki Eita Sasaki
4 goals
 Wang Shuo Wang Shuo
 Wang Yi Wang Yi
3 goals
 Liu Jiale Liu Jiale
 Wang Weixuan Wang Weixuan
 Ng Kuan Hou Ng Kuan Hou
 Ung U Hin Ung U Hin
 Chiguun Bolorbold Chiguun Bolorbold
 Kim Min-jun Kim Min-jun
 Lee Gang-hyeon Lee Gang-hyeon
 Park Jung-ho Park Jung-ho
2 goals
 Abdulsalam Bunyamin Abdulsalam Bunyamin
 Du Junhao Du Junhao
 Han Yiheng Han Yiheng
 Li Xiang Li Xiang
 Yao Junyu Yao Junyu
 Wang Genrui Wang Genrui
 Zhang Hongfu Zhang Hongfu
.svg.png.webp) Kao Kuan-yu Kao Kuan-yu
.svg.png.webp) Lu Yi-hung Lu Yi-hung
.svg.png.webp) Tai Zih-han Tai Zih-han
 Jeffrey Chin Jeffrey Chin
 Fung Tin Wing Fung Tin Wing
 Gao Ming Ho Gao Ming Ho
 Haru Nagano Haru Nagano
 Rei Otake Rei Otake
 Haruto Yoshida Haruto Yoshida
 Naranbayar Nandin-Erdene Naranbayar Nandin-Erdene
 Khuslen Otgonkhuyag Khuslen Otgonkhuyag
 Paul Lizama Paul Lizama
1 goal
 Bian Yulang Bian Yulang
 Shang Tianyu Shang Tianyu
 Shao Mingzhen Shao Mingzhen
.svg.png.webp) Ating Wilang Ating Wilang
.svg.png.webp) Ku Cheng-hao Ku Cheng-hao
.svg.png.webp) Sung Chi-chan Sung Chi-chan
 Jadyel Rink Jadyel Rink
 Jay-Marc Chan Jay-Marc Chan
 Choi Long Hei Choi Long Hei
 Sin Wai Kiu Sin Wai Kiu
 Tristan Jan Verkade Tristan Jan Verkade
 Riku Fushihara Riku Fushihara
 Keita Kashu Keita Kashu
 Naoto Ogawa Naoto Ogawa
 Haruki Watanabe Haruki Watanabe
 Chao Chi Hou Chao Chi Hou
 Chong Chon Iat Chong Chon Iat
 Odbayr Baasandorj Odbayr Baasandorj
 Batmend Baasanjav Batmend Baasanjav
 Nergui Khishigjargal Nergui Khishigjargal
 Tuvshinbayr Turbat Tuvshinbayr Turbat
 Han Jun-hee Han Jun-hee
 Heo Hwan Heo Hwan
 Kim Se-bin Kim Se-bin
 Kim Seung-hyun Kim Seung-hyun
 Lee Dong-geun Lee Dong-geun
 Oh Taek-yung Oh Taek-yung
 Shim Woo-sol Shim Woo-sol
1 own goal
.svg.png.webp) Sung Chi-chan (against South Korea) Sung Chi-chan (against South Korea)
 Khangal Battumur (against South Korea) Khangal Battumur (against South Korea)
References
- ↑ "EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023". eaff.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "中国足球再次雄起!祝贺中国U15男足点球大战力克日本U15男足夺冠" [Chinese football is on the rise again! Congratulations to China men's U15 football team for defeating Japan on penalties]. 163.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.


