2008 East Asian Football Championship#Preliminary

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name =

| year = 2008

| yearr =

| other_titles = 2008年东亚足球锦标赛

| image = 2008 East Asian Football Championship.png

| size =

| caption =

| 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 = {{fbicon|KOR}} Yeom Ki-hun
{{fbicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young
{{fbicon|JPN}} Koji Yamase
{{fbicon|PRK}} Jong Tae-se
(2 goals each)

| player = {{fbicon|KOR}} Kim Nam-il

| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|PRK}} Ri Myong-guk

| updated =

| 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.

Participating teams

=Preliminary=

==Stage One==

  • {{fb|Guam}}
  • {{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}}

==Stage Two==

  • {{fb|Chinese Taipei}}
  • {{fb|Guam}} - Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage One
  • {{fb|Hong Kong}}
  • {{fb|Mongolia}}
  • {{fb|Macau}}
  • {{fb|North Korea}}

=Finals=

Venues

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=Preliminary Competition=

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Macau
Macau Stadium
Capacity: 16,000
175px

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=Final Tournament=

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Chongqing
Olympic Sports Center
Capacity: 58,680

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Preliminary Competition

=Stage One=

{{football box|date = March 25, 2007
16:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Mariana Islands}} |score = 2–3 |team2 = {{fb|GUM}} |goals1 = Mark McDonald {{goal|57||75}}|goals2 = Alan Jamison {{goal|9}}
Zachary Pangelinan {{goal|65||78}}|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003044/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=66908 Report] |stadium = Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan}}

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{{football box|date = April 1, 2007
18:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 9–0 |team2 = {{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}} |goals1 = Zachary Pangelinan {{goal|6||21||42||54||61}}
Marvin Mendoza {{goal|56}}
Elias Merfalen {{goal|57}}
Alan Jamison {{goal|85}}
Edward Calvo {{goal|91}} |goals2 = |report = [http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/SPORTS/704020314/1006 Report]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[https://archive.today/20061117150618/http://www.mvariety.com/sportpage/sport01.htm Report] |stadium = Guam National Football Stadium, Hagåtña | attendance = 1324 }}

Guam won over Northern Mariana Islands by an aggregate of 12–2 and advanced to stage two of the preliminary competition.

=Stage Two=

The top team of each group qualifies for the final match. The champion of the Preliminary Competition qualifies for the Final Competition.

==Group A==

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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

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PRK}}

|6

220014113
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Macau}} Macau

|1

201117–6
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MGL}}

|1

201107–7

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{{football box|date = June 17, 2007
18:00|team1 = Macau {{flagicon|Macau}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = Munkhbat Chimeddorj {{yel|39}}
Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav {{yel|65}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%202.pdf Report] |stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 300 | referee = Hajime Matsuo (Japan)}}

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{{football box|date = June 19, 2007
18:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 7–0 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 = Ri Kum-chol {{goal|27||43}}
Jong Tae-se {{goal|29||33||34||54}}
Sin Yong-nam {{goal|35}}
Jang Kyong-il {{yel|89}}|goals2 = Sainkhuu Yura {{yel|28}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%204.pdf Report]|stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 300 | referee = Kenji Ogiya (Japan)}}

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{{football box|date = June 21, 2007
18:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 7–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Macau}} Macau |goals1 = Ri Kum-chol {{goal|5||18}}
Jong Tae-se {{goal|10|pen.|12||28||60}}
Pak Chung-il {{goal|68}} |goals2 = Chan Kin Seng {{goal|46}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%206.pdf Report]|stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 300 | referee = Wan Daxue (China)}}

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==Group B==

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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

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong

|4

2110162+14
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TPE}}

|4

2110111+10
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GUM}}

|0

2002125–24

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{{football box|date = June 17, 2007
15:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 0–10 |team2 = {{fb|TPE}} |goals1 = Alan Jamison {{yel|22}}
Frederic Benton II {{yel|85}} |goals2 = Lo Chih En {{goal|7||28||72||88}}
Tsai Hui-Kai {{goal|20}}
Feng Pao Hsing {{goal|25||38}}
Chen Po-Liang {{goal|52||68}}
Huang Cheng-Tsung {{goal|74}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%201.pdf Report]|stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 45021 | referee = Wan Daxue (China)}}

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{{football box|date = June 19, 2007
15:00|team1 = Hong Kong {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}|score = 1–1 |team2 = {{fb|TPE}} |goals1 = Chan Siu Ki {{yel|33}}
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro {{yel|44}}
Lo Chi Kwan {{goal|56}}
Cheung Kin Fung {{sent off|2|62|70}}|goals2 = Kao Hao-Chieh {{yel|18}}
Huang Wei Yi {{goal|51}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%203.pdf Report] |stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 200 | referee = Kim Eui Soo (South Korea)}}

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{{football box|date = June 21, 2007
15:00|team1 = Hong Kong {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} |score = 15–1 |team2 = {{fb|GUM}} |goals1 = Chan Siu Ki {{goal|4||20||36||40||50}}
Lo Kwan Yee {{goal|8||40}}
Poon Yiu Cheuk {{goal|21}}
Cheng Siu Wai {{goal|31}}
Lo Chi Kwan {{goal|38}}
Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro {{goal|56}}
Dominic Gadia {{goal|67|o.g.}}
Law Chun Bong {{goal|73}}
Gerard Ambassa Guy {{goal|76}}
Luk Koon Pong {{goal|86}}|goals2 = Chris Mendiola {{goal|33}}
Dominic Gadia {{yel|47}}
Chris Mendiola {{yel|75}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%205.pdf Report]|stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 300 | referee = Hajime Matsuo (Japan)}}

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==Playoff for Fifth Place==

{{football box|date = June 23, 2007
15:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 2–5 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 = Zachary Pangelinan {{goal|2|pen.}}
Chris Mendiola {{goal|8}}
Dominic Gadia {{yel|28}}
Baltazar Atalig III {{yel|71}}
Carlo Rey Tambora {{yel|79}} |goals2 = Carlo Rey Tambora {{goal|24|o.g.}}
Bayarzorig Davaa {{goal|37||42}}
Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai {{goal|46}}
Anar Batchuluun {{goal|75}}
Delgerdalai Gantumur {{yel|89}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%207.pdf Report] |stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 100 | referee = Wan Daxue (China)}}

==Playoff for Third Place==

{{football box|date = June 24, 2007
15:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}} |score = 7–2|team2 = {{flagicon|Macau}} Macau |goals1 = Huang Wei Yi {{goal|3}}
Feng Pao Hsing {{goal|42}}
Kuo Chun Yi {{goal|52|pen.}}
Cheng Yung-Jen {{sent off|0|55}}
Chen Po Liang {{goal|56}}
Lo Chih En {{goal|57||90+1}}
Lo Chih An {{goal|79}} |goals2 = Sou Fai Wong {{yel|32}}
Lam Ka Pou {{yel|50}}
Geofredo Cheung {{goal|48}}
Leong Chong In {{goal|78}} | report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%208.pdf Report]|stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 200 | referee = Kim Eui Soo (South Korea)}}

==Final of Stage Two==

{{football box|date = June 24, 2007
18:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong |goals1 = Kim Yong-su {{yel|17}}
Mun In-guk {{yel|20}}
Ri Pae-hun {{yel|34}}
Mun In-guk {{goal|82}}
Ji Yun-nam {{yel|89}} |goals2 = |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%209.pdf Report] |stadium = Macau Stadium, Macau | attendance = 300 | referee = Kenji Ogiya (Japan)}}

=Awards=

class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
Best Goalkeeper

!Best Defender

!Top Scorer

!Most Valuable Player

!Fairplay Award

align=center|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Fan Chun Yip

|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} Nam Song-chol

|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} Jong Tae-se

|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} Mun In-guk

|align=center|{{fb|Macau}}

Final Tournament

=Squads=

{{main article|2008 East Asian Football Championship Finals Squads}}

=Matches Detail=

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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

bgcolor=gold

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KOR}}

|5

312054+1
bgcolor=silver

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|JPN}}

|5

312032+1
bgcolor="#cc9966"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHN}}

|3

310255+0
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PRK}}

|2

302135–2

All times, local time

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{{football box

|date = February 17, 2008
15:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fb|KOR}}

|goals1 = Zhou Haibin {{goal|46}}
Liu Jian {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = Park Chu-young {{goal|42||63}}
Kwak Tae-hwi {{goal|90+1}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_1st.html Report] |stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran)

}}

{{football box

|date = February 17, 2008
18:15

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

|goals1 = Maeda {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Jong Tae-se {{goal|5}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_2nd.html Report] |stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Choi Myung-yong (South Korea)

}}

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{{football box

|date = February 20, 2008
18:15

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Yamase {{goal|17}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_3rd.html Report]

|stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 38,000

|referee = Tae Song (North Korea)

}}

{{football box

|date = February 20, 2008
20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

|goals1 = Yeom Ki-hun {{goal|20}}

|goals2 = Jong Tae-se {{goal|72}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_4th.html Report] |stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

}}

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{{football box

|date = February 23, 2008
18:15

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|KOR}}

|goals1 = Yamase {{goal|67}}

|goals2 = Yeom Ki-Hun {{goal|15}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_5th.html Report] |stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 29,000

|referee = Tan Hai (China PR)

}}

{{football box

|date = February 23, 2008
20:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}

|goals1 = Zhu Ting {{goal|45}}
Wang Dong {{goal|55}}
Hao Junmin {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Ji Yun-nam {{goal|35}}

|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_6th.html Report] |stadium = Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

|attendance = 30,500

|referee = Mohsen Torky (Iran)

}}

=Personal Awards=

class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
Best Goalkeeper

!Best Defender

!Top Scorer

!Most Valuable Player

!Fairplay Award

align=center|{{flagicon|PRK}} Ri Myong-guk

|align=center|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Nakazawa

|align=center|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yeom Ki-hun
{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young
{{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Yamase
{{flagicon|PRK}} Jong Tae-se

|align=center|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Nam-il

|align=center|{{fb|KOR}}

Final standing

class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
Rank

!Team

bgcolor=gold

|align=center|1

|align=center|{{fb|KOR}}

bgcolor=silver

|align=center|2

|align=center|{{fb|JPN}}

bgcolor="#cc9966"

|align=center|3

|align=center|{{fb|CHN}}

align=center|4

|align=center|{{fb|PRK}}

align=center|5

|align=center|{{fb|HKG}}

align=center|6

|align=center|{{fb|Chinese Taipei}}

align=center|7

|align=center|{{fb|Macau}}

align=center|8

|align=center|{{fb|Mongolia}}

align=center|9

|align=center|{{fb|Guam}}

align=center|10

|align=center|{{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}}