| Year: | 2008 |
| Other Titles: | 2008年东亚足球锦标赛 |
| Country: | China |
| City: | Chongqing |
| Dates: | 25 March – 24 June 2007 (qualifiers) 17–23 February 2008 (finals) |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champion: | South Korea |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | Japan |
| Third: | China |
| Fourth: | North Korea |
| Matches: | 17 |
| Goals: | 90 |
| Attendance: | 157500 |
| Top Scorer: | Yeom Ki-hun Park Chu-young Koji Yamase Jong Tae-se (2 goals each) |
| Player: | Kim Nam-il |
| Goalkeeper: | Ri Myong-guk |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
The 2008 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was held between 17 February and 23 February 2008. The preliminary competitions were held from 25 March to 24 June 2007.
| Macau |
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| Macau Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,000 |
| Chongqing |
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| Olympic Sports Center |
| Capacity: 58,680 |
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Guam won over Northern Mariana Islands by an aggregate of 12–2 and advanced to stage two of the preliminary competition.
The top team of each group qualifies for the final match. The champion of the Preliminary Competition qualifies for the Final Competition.
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Macau | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | –6 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | –24 |
See main article: article and 2008 East Asian Football Championship Finals Squads.
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
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