East Asian Football Federation
The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on May 28, 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.
EAFF members | |
Formation | 28 May 2002 |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Membership | 10 member associations |
President | Chung Mong-Gyu (Korea) |
Website | EAFF.com |
Member associations
EAFF has 10 member associations.[1] All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation except for the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the AFC (previously an associated member of the Oceania Football Confederation). The Palau football federation was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009.[2]
Association | Joining year | Men's team | Women's team | League |
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2002 | China PR | China PR | Chinese Super League | |
2002 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | Taiwan Football Premier League | |
2002 | Guam | Guam | Guam Soccer League | |
2002 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Premier League | |
2002 | Japan | Japan | J1 League | |
2002 | Korea DPR | Korea DPR | DPR Korea League | |
2002 | Korea Republic | Korea Republic | K League 1 | |
2002 | Macau | Macau | Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol | |
2002 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolia Premier League | |
2008 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Championship |
1 Provisional member from December 2006[3] to September 2008[4]
Men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
EAFF* | FIFA | +/- | National Team | Points |
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1 | 28 | 1500 | ||
2 | 41 | 1459 | ||
3 | 75 | 1325 | ||
4 | 116 | 1170 | ||
5 | 138 | 1078 | ||
6 | 139 | 1075 | ||
7 | 182 | 922 | ||
8 | 190 | 906 | ||
9 | 199 | 873 | ||
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points |
Leading Men's team according to FIFA World Rankings:
World Football Elo Ratings (as of 26 February 2018)
EAFF | Elo | Country | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | 1760 | |
2 | 41 | 1707 | |
3 | 70 | 1464 | |
4 | 96 | 1450 | |
5 | 165 | 1190 | |
6 | 193 | 976 | |
7 | 201 | 833 | |
8 | 222 | 678 | |
9 | 224 | 654 | |
10 | 237 | 411 |
Women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[6] |
AFC | FIFA | Country | Points | +/− |
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2 | 9 | 1940 | ||
3 | 11 | 1937 | ||
4 | 16 | 1838 | ||
5 | 20 | 1805 | ||
8 | 40 | 1590 | ||
15 | 77 | 1336 | ||
16 | 82 | 1282 | ||
23 | 120 | 1114 | ||
*** | *** | *** | *** |
- * Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
- ** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked
Source:Last updated 7 December 2019
Presidents
President | Years |
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2004 – 2006 | |
2006 | |
2006 – 2008 | |
2008 – 2010 | |
2011 – March 2013 | |
March 2013 – March 2014 | |
April 2014 – March 2016 | |
April 2016 – March 2018 | |
April 2018 – present | |
Competitions
EAFF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.
Competition | Holders | Current event |
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EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2019 | |
EAFF U-18 Youth Tournament | 2013 | |
EAFF U-15 Youth Festival | There is no champion(1) | 2018 |
EAFF U-14 Youth Festival | 2010 | |
EAFF U-13 Youth Festival | There is no champion(1) | 2015 |
EAFF Futsal Championship | 2017 | |
East Asian Games Men | 2013 | |
EAFF Womens East Asian Cup | 2019 | |
EAFF U-15 Girls Festival | There is no champion(1) | 2019 |
East Asian Games Women | 2013 |
1There will not be any outright winner or champion emerging from this Competition as it is not a competitive Championship.
Defunct Competitions
Competition | Years |
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A3 Champions Cup | 2002–2008 |
See also
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
- South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
- West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
References
- EAFF - East Asian Football Federation Official Website - 10 Football Associations
- Regarding the agenda/ decisions of the 29th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Decisions taken at the 19th EAFF Executive Committee meeting
- Regarding the agenda and decisions from the East Asian Football Federation 4th General Meeting and 25th and 26th Board of Director's meeting
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women)". FIFA. 7 December 2019.
External links
- East Asian Football Federation official website (in English) (in Chinese) (in Japanese) (in Korean)