2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship

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.

2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship
EAFF U-15 Men's Championship China 2023
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates1–8 September
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored204 (9.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chinese Taipei Jhang Tian-yun
(11 goals)
Best player(s)China Liu Binglin
Best goalkeeperChina Zhang Congxi

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.

Team Association
 China Chinese FA
 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei FA
 Guam Guam FA
 Hong Kong Hong Kong FA
 Japan Japan FA
 South Korea Korea FA
 Macau Macau FA
 Mongolia Mongolian FF
 Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands FA
Did not enter
 North Korea

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.

Match officials

Venues
Qingdao
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

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 4 3 1 0 43 1 +42 10 Knockout stage
2  South Korea 4 3 1 0 39 1 +38 10
3  Mongolia 4 2 0 2 9 12 −3 6
4  Macau 4 1 0 3 5 29 −24 3
5  Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 2 55 −53 0
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Northern Mariana Islands 0–4 Mongolia
Report
  • Nandin-Erdene 1'
  • Turbat 14'
  • Otgonkhuyag 17'
  • Khishigjargal 86'
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
Macau 0–13 China
Report
  • Shang Tianyu 9'
  • Bunyamin 13'
  • Wang Yi 17'
  • Wang Genrui 86'
  • Yang Qiandong 34', 47', 73'
  • Hu Xiwen 65', 75'
  • Bian Yulang 86'
  • Du Junhao 88'
  • Wang Weixuan 90+2'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Mongolia 0–6 South Korea
Report
  • Kim Ye-geon 32' (pen.)
  • Jang Yo-han 47', 56'
  • Battumur 50' (o.g.)
  • Kim Se-bin 82'
  • Kang Min-jun 90+5'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Ping (China)
Northern Mariana Islands 2–5 Macau
  • Lizama 5', 28'
 Report
  • Ung U Hin 13', 56', 69'
  • Chao Chi Hou 87'
  • Ng Kuan Hou 89'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)
South Korea 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Kang Min-jun 2', 24', 44', 50', 71'
  • Jang Yo-han 6', 15', 42'
  • Park Jung-ho 16', 18', 40'
  • Heo Hwan 20', 61'
  • Shim Woo-sol 23'
  • Kim Min-jun 25', 45'
  • Lee Gang-hyeon 57', 81', 88'
  • Kim Ye-geon 74', 83', 90+2'
  • Kim Seung-hyun 76'
 Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)
China 6–0 Mongolia
  • Yang Shuo 26'
  • Yao Junyu 45', 48'
  • Wang Weixuan 75'
  • Han Yiheng 89'
  • Shao Mingzhen 90+5'
 Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
China 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Hu Xiwen 3', 4', 11', 48', 63'
  • Wang Weixuan 6'
  • Yang Shuo 8'
  • Yang Qiandong 9', 44', 45+1'
  • Liu Jiale 16', 39', 42'
  • Wang Yi 50', 61'
  • Wang Genrui 53'
  • Li Xiang 55', 57'
  • Zhang Hongfu 73', 90'
 Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xie Jiaqi (China)
Macau 0–9 South Korea
Report
  • Kim Ye-geon 19', 45+3'
  • Kim Se-bin 23'
  • Oh Taek-yung 33'
  • Jang Yo-han 51'
  • Kim Min-jun 61'
  • Lee Sang-yeon 64'
  • Kang Min-jun 79'
  • Han Jun-hee 84'
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Ping (China)
Mongolia 5–0 Macau
  • Bolorbold 18', 25'
  • Otgonkhuyag 20'
  • Baasanjav 47'
  • Baasandorj 80'
 Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: He Yuhang (China)
South Korea 1–1 China
  • Jang Yo-han 34'
 Report
  • Yang Qiandong 25'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 38 3 +35 9 Knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 21 4 +17 6
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 25 12 +13 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 1 66 −65 0
Source: EAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Hong Kong 1–2 Chinese Taipei
  • Gao Ming Ho 68'
 Report
  • Jhang Tian-yun 36', 58'
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Can (China)
Japan 26–0 Guam
  • Hara 2', 20', 36', 45+1'
  • Ogawa 3'
  • Urakawa 6', 22', 39', 45', 54'
  • Fushihara 11' (pen.)
  • Sasaki 18' (pen.), 40', 43'
  • Nagano 47', 65'
  • Kashu 48'
  • Yoshida 53', 73'
  • Nobushige 61', 62', 72', 82', 88'
  • Taka 78', 85'
 Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)
Guam 0–21 Hong Kong
Report
  • Fung Tin Wing 3', 11'
  • Sin Wai Kiu 7'
  • Yiu Tsz Leong 13', 39', 39', 40', 45', 50', 67', 90+3'
  • Li Siu Hin 19', 28', 30', 32', 37', 44'
  • Gao Ming Ho 53'
  • Verkade 90+2'
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Japan
Report
  • Taka 11'
  • Nobushige 21'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Japan 10–3 Hong Kong
  • Taka 34', 43', 45+1' (pen.), 62'
  • Otake 47', 90+2'
  • Urakawa 54'
  • Hara 73'
  • Sasaki 77', 87'
 Report
  • Chin 10' (pen.)
  • Yiu Tsz Leong 14'
  • Choi Long Hei 38'
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)
Chinese Taipei 19–1 Guam
  • Lu Yi-hung 2', 25'
  • Sung Chi-chan 6'
  • Tai Zih-han 8', 14'
  • Kao Yuan-yu 11', 45'
  • Ku Cheng-hao 49'
  • Jhang Tian-yun 56', 61', 63', 70', 73', 81', 85', 89', 90+2'
  • Ating 90+4'
 Report
  • Rink 47'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gao Wenqing (China)

Ranking games

The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.

All times are local CST

Seventh place play-off
Macau 3–0 Guam
  • Chong Chon Iat 44'
  • Ng Kuan Hou 49', 53'
 Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Yizhou (China)

Fifth place play-off
Mongolia 2–3 Hong Kong
  • Nandin-Erdene 70'
  • Bolorbold 89'
 Report
  • Chan 44'
  • Chin 48'
  • Li Siu Hin 51'
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Can (China)

Knockout stage

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

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9)
 
 
  China 5
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
  Chinese Taipei 0
 
  China (p) 0 (4)
 
7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2)
 
  Japan 0 (2)
 
  Japan 4
 
 
  South Korea 0
 
Third Place
 
 
8 September – Qingdao (Youth)
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 0
 
 
  South Korea 4

Semi-finals
China 5–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Wang Yi 2'
  • Yang Shuo 39', 86'
  • Bunyamin 62' (pen.)
  • Du Junhao 79'
 Report
Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Japan 4–0 South Korea
  • Watanabe 27'
  • Hara 33'
  • Taka 65'
  • Urakawa 78'
 Report
Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Third place match
Chinese Taipei 0–4 South Korea
Report
  • Lee Dong-geun 55'
  • Sung Chi-chan 73' (o.g.)
  • Kim Ye-geon 86'
  • Jang Yo-han 90+1'
Qingdao Youth Stadium, Qingdao
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yang Ping (China)

Final
China 0–0 Japan
Report
Penalties
  • Li Xiang soccer ball with red X
  • Yao Junyu soccer ball with check mark
  • Yang Shuo soccer ball with check mark
  • Zhang Hongfu soccer ball with check mark
  • Liu Jiale soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with red X Ogawa
  • soccer ball with check mark Sakaguchi
  • soccer ball with check mark Taka
  • soccer ball with red X Urakawa
Qingdao Youth Stadium, Qingdao
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Statistics

Winners
 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship winners 

China
First title

Awards
Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Award Best Goalkeeper Award
China Liu Binglin Chinese Taipei Jhang Tian-yun China Zhang Congxi

Goalscorers

There were 204 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 9.27 goals per match.

11 goals

  • Chinese Taipei Jhang Tian-yun

9 goals

  • Hong Kong Yiu Tsz Leong

8 goals

  • Japan Yuto Taka
  • South Korea Jang Yo-han

7 goals

  • China Hu Xiwen
  • China Yang Qiandong
  • Hong Kong Li Siu Hin
  • Japan Kei Urakawa
  • South Korea Kang Min-jun
  • South Korea Kim Ye-geon

6 goals

  • Japan Minato Hara
  • Japan Ryojiro Nobushige

5 goals

  • Japan Eita Sasaki

4 goals

  • China Wang Shuo
  • China Wang Yi

3 goals

  • China Liu Jiale
  • China Wang Weixuan
  • Macau Ng Kuan Hou
  • Macau Ung U Hin
  • Mongolia Chiguun Bolorbold
  • South Korea Kim Min-jun
  • South Korea Lee Gang-hyeon
  • South Korea Park Jung-ho

2 goals

  • China Abdulsalam Bunyamin
  • China Du Junhao
  • China Han Yiheng
  • China Li Xiang
  • China Yao Junyu
  • China Wang Genrui
  • China Zhang Hongfu
  • Chinese Taipei Kao Kuan-yu
  • Chinese Taipei Lu Yi-hung
  • Chinese Taipei Tai Zih-han
  • Hong Kong Jeffrey Chin
  • Hong Kong Fung Tin Wing
  • Hong Kong Gao Ming Ho
  • Japan Haru Nagano
  • Japan Rei Otake
  • Japan Haruto Yoshida
  • Mongolia Naranbayar Nandin-Erdene
  • Mongolia Khuslen Otgonkhuyag
  • Northern Mariana Islands Paul Lizama

1 goal

  • China Bian Yulang
  • China Shang Tianyu
  • China Shao Mingzhen
  • Chinese Taipei Ating Wilang
  • Chinese Taipei Ku Cheng-hao
  • Chinese Taipei Sung Chi-chan
  • Guam Jadyel Rink
  • Hong Kong Jay-Marc Chan
  • Hong Kong Choi Long Hei
  • Hong Kong Sin Wai Kiu
  • Hong Kong Tristan Jan Verkade
  • Japan Riku Fushihara
  • Japan Keita Kashu
  • Japan Naoto Ogawa
  • Japan Haruki Watanabe
  • Macau Chao Chi Hou
  • Macau Chong Chon Iat
  • Mongolia Odbayr Baasandorj
  • Mongolia Batmend Baasanjav
  • Mongolia Nergui Khishigjargal
  • Mongolia Tuvshinbayr Turbat
  • South Korea Han Jun-hee
  • South Korea Heo Hwan
  • South Korea Kim Se-bin
  • South Korea Kim Seung-hyun
  • South Korea Lee Dong-geun
  • South Korea Oh Taek-yung
  • South Korea Shim Woo-sol

1 own goal

  • Chinese Taipei Sung Chi-chan (against South Korea)
  • Mongolia Khangal Battumur (against South Korea)

References
  1. "EAFF U15 Men's Championship 2023". eaff.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "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. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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