| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea | 
| Dates | 5–13 March, 2005 (Preliminary) 31 July – 7 August, 2005 (Finals) | 
| Teams | 9 (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 played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 81 (5.06 per match) | 
| Best player(s) |  Ji Mingyi | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Lee Woon-jae | 
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.
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.
Participating teams
Preliminary
Finals
 China – 2003 East Asian Football Championship third place China – 2003 East Asian Football Championship third place
 North Korea – Winners of the preliminary competition North Korea – Winners of the preliminary competition
 Japan – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant Japan – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant
.svg.png.webp) South Korea – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant South Korea – 2006 FIFA World Cup participant
Venues
| Preliminary competition
 | Final Tournament
 
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Preliminary competition
Matches
Macau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period.[1][2] Each countries played against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 12 | 
|  Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 4 | 
|  Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | –48 | 0 | 
All times are local time, National Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 9–0 |  Guam | 
|---|---|---|
| Tu Ming-Feng  8' Kuo Yin-huong  10', 20', 69' Chiang Shih-lu  56', 70' He Ming-chan  66', 83', 90+3' | Report | 
| Hong Kong  | 6–0 |  Mongolia | 
|---|---|---|
| Chu Siu Kei  30' Law Chun Bong  48' Wong Chun Yue  50' Lam Ka Wai  73' Chan Yiu Lun  90+2', 90+3' | Report | 
| Guam  | 0–15 |  Hong Kong | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chan Wai Ho  1' Chan Siu Ki  8', 18', 28', 30', 36', 42', 87' Chan Yiu Lun  16', 31' Wong Chun Yue  24', 43', 45' Chu Siu Kei  67' Poon Man Tik  89' | 
| North Korea  | 6–0 |  Mongolia | 
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kwang-hyok  18', 39', 66' Ri Hyok-chol  22', 30' Hong Yong-jo  64' | Report | 
| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Choe Chol-man  13', 14' | 
| Mongolia  | 4–1 |  Guam | 
|---|---|---|
| Ganbaatar  31', 34' Davaa  46' Bold  81' | Report | Pangelinan  69' | 
| Chinese Taipei .svg.png.webp) | 0–5 |  Hong Kong | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chan Yiu Lun  7', 45' Lam Ka Wai  19' Poon Yiu Cheuk  59' Cheung Sai Ho  61' | 
| Guam  | 0–21 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hong Yong-jo  6', 17' Choe Chol-man  10', 37', 54' Kim Kwang-hyok  21', 43', 61', 63', 71', 76', 77' Kim Yong-jun  29', 39', 49' Kang Jin-hyok  31', 44', 65', 84', 90+1' Pak Nam-chol  83' | 
Personal Awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player | Fairplay Award | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Fan Chun Yip |  Jang Sok-chol |  Kim Kwang-hyok |  Kim Yong-jun |  Mongolia | 
Final tournament
Squads
Matches
The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Champions | 
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Runners-up | 
| 3 |  North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Third place | 
| 4 |  South Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | Fourth place | 
| South Korea .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jin-kyu  73' | Report | Sun Xiang  52' | 
| China  | 2–0 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Li Yan  13' Xie Hui  65' | Report | 
Personal awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Lee Woon-jae |  Zhang Yaokun |  Ji Mingyi |  Japan | 
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 
| 2 |  Japan | 
| 3 |  North Korea | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) South Korea | 
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 
| 7 |  Mongolia | 
| 8 |  Guam | 
References
- ↑ "Macau suspended by FIFA due to political interference". ESPN. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA suspends the Macau Football Association". FIFA. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.



