Tourney Name: | EAFF U-15 Men's Championship |
Year: | 2023 |
Other Titles: | EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023 |
Country: | China |
Dates: | 1–8 September |
Num Teams: | 9 |
Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
Venues: | 3 |
Cities: | 1 |
Count: | 1 |
Matches: | 22 |
Goals: | 204 |
Top Scorer: | Jhang Tian-yun |
Player: | Liu Binglin |
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]
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.
Team | Association | |
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Chinese FA | ||
Chinese Taipei FA | ||
Guam FA | ||
Hong Kong FA | ||
Japan FA | ||
Korea FA | ||
Macau FA | ||
Mongolian FF | ||
Northern Mariana Islands FA |
A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.
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 | |
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
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The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.
In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.