2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship explained

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]

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.

TeamAssociation
Chinese FA
Chinese Taipei FA
Guam FA
Hong Kong FA
Japan FA
Korea FA
Macau FA
Mongolian FF
Northern Mariana Islands FA

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.

Venues

Qingdao
Qingdao Youth StadiumPitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football CentrePitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center
Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 1,000Capacity: 1,000

Group stage

All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Group A

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Group B

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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.

Fifth place play-off

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023. eaff.com. 27 September 2023.
  2. Web site: 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. 27 September 2023.