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East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
Formation28 May 2002; 22 years ago (28 May 2002)
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Membership10 member associations
President
Japan Kozo Tashima
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteeaff.com Edit this at Wikidata
(in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)

The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.

Presidents

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President Years
Japan Shunichiro Okano 2002–2005
South Korea Chung Mong-joon 2006
China Xie Yalong 2006–2007
Japan Junji Ogura 2008–2010
South Korea Cho Chung-yun 2011–2012
South Korea Chung Mong-gyu 2013
China Zhang Jian 2014–2015
Japan Kozo Tashima 2016–2017
South Korea Chung Mong-gyu 2018–2021
China Du Zhaocai 2022–2023
Japan Kozo Tashima 2023–

Member associations

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EAFF has 10 member associations.[1] All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation, including the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the AFC (previously an associated member of the Oceania Football Confederation) until its full membership was approved in December 2020.[2] The Palau Football Association was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009.[3] Northern Mariana Islands national football team was a provisional member from December 2006[4] to September 2008.[5]

Association EAFF affiliation National team League
China China PR 2002 Chinese Super League
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 2002 Taiwan Football Premier League
Guam Guam 2002 Guam Soccer League
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2002 Hong Kong Premier League
Japan Japan 2002 J1 League
North Korea Korea DPR 2002 DPR Korea League
South Korea Korea Republic 2002 K League 1
Macau Macau 2002 Liga de Elite
Mongolia Mongolia 2002 Mongolia Premier League
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 2020 Marianas Soccer League

Sponsors

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Country Official sponsors
 Japan Aiful
Credit Saison
ParadigmーShift IDNet work's
Rally Japan
Sfida
S&B Foods
None Brave Software
Country Official supporters
None eaff.com
E-1 NFT
Nuarca
Brave Software

FIFA World Rankings

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Men's national teams

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Japan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football teamJapan national football teamSouth Korea national football team

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

FIFA Rankings (as of 19 December 2024)[6]
EAFF* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 15 Steady  Japan 1652.79
2 23 Steady  South Korea 1585.45
3 90 Steady  China 1266.38
4 115 Decrease 1  North Korea 1164.41
5 155 Increase 1  Hong Kong 1028.76
6 165 Steady  Chinese Taipei 990.56
7 188 Decrease 1  Mongolia 879.75
8 193 Steady  Macau 868.79
9 203 Steady  Guam 824.65

Women's national teams

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Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

FIFA Rankings (as of 13 December 2024)[7]
EAFF* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 8 Decrease 1  Japan 1976.38
2 9 Steady  North Korea 1944.23
3 17 Increase 1  China 1803.92
4 20 Decrease 1  South Korea 1787.37
5 42 Decrease 1  Chinese Taipei 1538.7
6 80 Decrease 1  Hong Kong 1276.96
7 98 Increase 2  Guam 1206.27
8 125 Increase 1  Mongolia 1103.77
9 175 Decrease 2  Macau 850.91

Competitions

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Current title holders

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Competition Current Champions Details Runners-up Dates Next[8]
Interregional (AFF–EAFF)
AFF–EAFF Cup of Champions 2022 Cancelled 2025
National teams
EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022 Japan  RR  South Korea 2025
EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023 China  Final  Japan TBC
East Asian Youth Games Men's Football Tournament 2023 Chinese Taipei  RR  Hong Kong 2027
EAFF Futsal Championship 2022 Japan   South Korea 2024
Women's national teams
EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) 2022 Japan  RR  China 2025
East Asian Youth Games Women's Football Tournament 2023 South Korea  RR  China 2027

Tournament record

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
  • GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
  • 1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
  •  Q  – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
  •     — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Kingdom of Italy
(16)
1938
French Third Republic
(15)
1950
Fourth Brazilian Republic
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
Japan
South Korea
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)
Years
 South Korea Did not exist × GS × × GS GS GS GS 4th GS R16 GS GS R16 11
 Japan × × × × × × GS R16 GS R16 GS R16 R16 7
 North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × × × × GS × 2
 China × × × × × × × × × × GS 1
Total
(4 teams)
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 TBD TBD TBD 21

FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991
China
(12)
1995
Sweden
(12)
1999
United States
(16)
2003
United States
(16)
2007
China
(16)
2011
Germany
(16)
2015
Canada
(24)
2019
France
(24)
2023
Australia
New Zealand
(32)
Years
 Japan GS QF GS GS GS 1st 2nd R16 QF 9
 China QF 4th 2nd QF QF QF R16 GS 8
 South Korea GS R16 GS GS 4
 North Korea × GS GS QF GS × × 4
 Chinese Taipei QF 1
Total
(5 teams)
3 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 26

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup record
Team British Hong Kong
1956
(4)
South Korea
1960
(4)
Israel
1964
(4)
Iran
1968
(5)
Thailand
1972
(6)
Iran
1976
(6)
Kuwait
1980
(10)
Singapore
1984
(10)
Qatar
1988
(10)
Japan
1992
(8)
United Arab Emirates
1996
(12)
Lebanon
2000
(12)
China
2004
(16)
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
2007
(16)
Qatar
2011
(16)
Australia
2015
(16)
United Arab Emirates
2019
(24)
Qatar
2023
(24)
Saudi Arabia
2027
(24)
Years
 South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF SF 15
 China Not an AFC member 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS 13
 Japan × × × × × × GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF 10
 North Korea Not an AFC member •• 4th × GS × × GS GS GS × 5
 Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th GS 4
 Chinese Taipei 3rd × 4th × × OFC member 2
Total
(6 teams)
2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 TBD 49

Olympic Games For Men

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Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900
France
(3)
1904
United States
(3)
1908
United Kingdom
(6)
1912
Sweden
(11)
1920
Belgium
(14)
1924
France
(22)
1928
Netherlands
(17)
1936
Germany
(16)
1948
United Kingdom
(18)
1952
Finland
(25)
1956
Australia
(11)
1960
Italy
(16)
1964
Japan
(14)
1968
Mexico
(16)
1972
West Germany
(16)
1976
Canada
(13)
1980
Soviet Union
(16)
1984
United States
(16)
1988
South Korea
(16)
1992
Spain
(16)
1996
United States
(16)
2000
Australia
(16)
2004
Greece
(16)
2008
China
(16)
2012
United Kingdom
(16)
2016
Brazil
(16)
2020
Japan
(16)
2024
France
(16)
Years
 South Korea QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF 5th 11
 Japan QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th 11
 China GS GS GS 3
 Chinese Taipei GS GS 2
 North Korea QF 1
Total
(5 teams)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 TBD 28

Olympic Games For Women

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Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team 1996
United States
(8)
2000
Australia
(8)
2004
Greece
(10)
2008
China
(12)
2012
United Kingdom
(12)
2016
Brazil
(12)
2020
Japan
(12)
2024
France
(12)
Years
 China 2nd 5th 9th 5th 8th 10th 6
 Japan 7th 7th 4th 2nd 8th 5
 North Korea 9th 9th × 2
Total
(3 teams)
2 1 2 3 2 1 2 TBD 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EAFF – East Asian Football Federation Official Website – 10 Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  2. ^ "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  3. ^ Regarding the agenda/ decisions of the 29th EAFF Executive Committee MeetingArchived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Decisions taken at the 19th EAFF Executive Committee meeting". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  5. ^ Regarding the agenda and decisions from the East Asian Football Federation 4th General Meeting and 25th and 26th Board of Director's meeting
  6. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  8. ^ "EAFF Competitions". eaff.com. East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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