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East Asian Football Federation

International governing body of association football in East Asia


International governing body of association football in East Asia

FieldValue
nameEast Asian Football Federation
imageEAFF_crest.svg
size200 px
mapEAFF.PNG
mcaptionEAFF members
formation
typeSports organization
headquartersTokyo, Japan
membership10 member associations
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameChung Mong-gyu
parent_organizationAFC
website

The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) is an international governing body of association football in East Asia. It was founded on 28 May 2002.

Presidents

PresidentYears
Japan Shunichiro Okano2002–2005
South Korea Chung Mong-joon2006
China Xie Yalong2006–2007
Japan Junji Ogura2008–2010
South Korea Cho Chung-yun2011–2012
South Korea Chung Mong-gyu2013
China Zhang Jian2014–2015
Japan Kozo Tashima2016–2017
South Korea Chung Mong-gyu2018–2021
China Du Zhaocai2022–2023
Japan Kozo Tashima2023–2025
South Korea Chung Mong-gyu2025–present

Member associations

EAFF has 10 member associations. All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation, including the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the AFC (previously an associated member of the Oceania Football Confederation) until its full membership was approved in December 2020. The Palau Football Association was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009. Northern Mariana Islands national football team was a provisional member from December 2006 to September 2008.

AssociationEAFF affiliationNational teamLeague
CHN China PR2002Chinese Super League
TPE Chinese Taipei2002Taiwan Football Premier League
GUM Guam2002Guam Soccer League
HKG Hong Kong2002Hong Kong Premier League
JPN Japan2002J1 League
PRK Korea DPR2002DPR Korea League
KOR Korea Republic2002K League 1
MAC Macau2002Liga de Elite
MGL Mongolia2002Mongolia Premier League
MNP Northern Mariana Islands2020Marianas Soccer League

Sponsors

CountryOfficial sponsors
Aiful
Credit Saison
ParadigmーShift IDNet work's
Rally Japan
Sfida
S&B Foods
NoneBrave Software
CountryOfficial supporters
Noneeaff.com
E-1 NFT
Nuarca
Brave Software

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

ImageSize = width:150 height:500 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:31/12/1992 till:31/12/2024 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1993 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy

Colors = id: JPN value:blue id: KOR value:red

PlotData = bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from: 31/12/1992 till: 15/03/1994 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 15/03/1994 till: 19/04/1994 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 19/04/1994 till: 19/04/1995 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 19/04/1995 till: 19/09/1995 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 19/09/1995 till: 17/10/1995 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 17/10/1995 till: 15/07/1998 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 15/07/1998 till: 27/01/1999 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 27/01/1999 till: 24/02/1999 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 24/02/1999 till: 15/11/2000 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 15/11/2000 till: 14/03/2001 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 14/03/2001 till: 20/06/2001 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 20/06/2001 till: 03/07/2002 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 03/07/2002 till: 25/06/2003 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 25/06/2003 till: 22/10/2003 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 22/10/2003 till: 04/08/2004 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 04/08/2004 till: 07/03/2012 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 07/03/2012 till: 11/04/2012 shift: (20,-3) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 11/04/2012 till: 12/02/2015 shift: (20,-3) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 12/02/2015 till: 12/03/2015 shift: (20,-4) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 12/03/2015 till: 07/02/2015 shift: (20,-4) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 06/08/2015 till: 03/03/2016 shift: (20,-4) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 03/03/2016 till: 07/04/2016 shift: (20,-4) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 07/04/2016 till: 06/07/2017 shift: (20,-4) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 06/07/2017 till: 07/06/2018 shift: (20,-4) text: "Japan" color: JPN from: 07/06/2018 till: 01/07/2018 shift: (20,-4) text: "South Korea" color: KOR from: 01/07/2018 till: end shift:(20,-4) text: "Japan" color: JPN

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

Competitions

CompetitionCurrentChampionsDetailsRunners-upNextMen's national teamsWomen's national teams
EAFF E-1 Football Championship2025RR2028
EAFF U-15 Men's Championship2025Final
EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)2025RR2028
EAFF U-15 Women's Championship2024Final2026

Competitive record by nation

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

×Did not enter, withdrawn, banned, or disqualified

FIFA World Cup

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament

Team1930
Uruguay
(13)1934
Kingdom of Italy
(16)1938
French Third Republic
(15)1950
Fourth Brazilian Republic
(13)1954
Switzerland
(16)1958
Sweden
(16)1962
Chile
(16)1966
England
(16)1970
Mexico
(16)1974
West Germany
(16)1978
Argentina
(16)1982
Spain
(24)1986
Mexico
(24)1990
Italy
(24)1994
United States
(24)1998
France
(32)2002
Japan
South Korea
(32)2006
Germany
(32)2010
South Africa
(32)2014
Brazil
(32)2018
Russia
(32)2022
Qatar
(32)2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)Years12721**Total
(4 teams)**00001001000011123232222TBDTBD21
Did not exist×GS××GSGSGSGS4thGSR16GSGSR16Q
××××××GSR16GSR16GSR16R16Q
Did not exist××××QF××××GS×
××××××××××GS

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics#Comprehensive team results by tournament

Team1991
China
(12)1995
Sweden
(12)1999
USA
(16)2003
USA
(16)2007
China
(16)2011
Germany
(16)2015
CAN
(24)2019
FRA
(24)2023
Australia
New Zealand
(32)Years98441**Total
(5 teams)**32343233326
GSQFGSGSGS1st2ndR16QF
QF4th2ndQFQFQFR16GS
GSR16GSGS
×GSGSQFGS××
QF

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics#Comprehensive team results by tournament

TeamBritish Hong Kong
1956
(4)South Korea
1960
(4)Israel
1964
(4)Iran
1968
(5)Thailand
1972
(6)Iran
1976
(6)Kuwait
1980
(10)Singapore
1984
(10)Qatar
1988
(10)Japan
1992
(8)UAE
1996
(12)Lebanon
2000
(12)China
2004
(16)Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
2007
(16)Qatar
2011
(16)Australia
2015
(16)UAE
2019
(24)QAT
2023
(24)KSA
2027
(24)Years151310542**Total
(6 teams)**222211323333334444TBD49
1st1st3rd2nd2ndGS2ndQF3rdQF3rd3rd2ndQFSF
Not an AFC member3rdGS2nd4th3rdQF4th2ndGSGSQFQFGS
××××××GS1stQF1st1st4th1stQF2ndQF
Not an AFC member••4th×GS××GSGSGS×
3rd4th5thGS
3rd×4th××OFC member

Men's football at the Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics#Participating nations

Team1900
France
(3)colspan="2"1904
United States
(3)1908
Great Britain
(6)1912
Sweden
(11)1920
Belgium
(14)1924
France
(22)1928
Netherlands
(17)1936
Germany
(16)1948
United Kingdom
(18)1952
Finland
(25)1956
Australia
(11)1960
Italy
(16)1964
Japan
(14)1968
Mexico
(16)1972
FRG
(16)1976
Canada
(13)1980
Soviet Union
(16)1984
United States
(16)1988
South Korea
(16)1992
Spain
(16)1996
United States
(16)2000
Australia
(16)2004
Greece
(16)2008
China
(16)2012
GBR
(16)2016
Brazil
(16)2020
Japan
(16)2024
France
(16)Years1112321**Total
(5 teams)**0000000022011210100212223222129
KOR
JPN
CHN
TPE
PRK

Women's football at the Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics#Participating nations 2

Team1996
United States
(8)2000
Australia
(8)2004
Greece
(10)2008
China
(12)2012
GBR
(12)2016
Brazil
(12)2020
Japan
(12)2024
France
(12)Years652**Total
(3 teams)**2123212TBD13
CHN2nd 5th9th5th
JPN7th7th4th
PRK9th

References

References

  1. "EAFF – East Asian Football Federation Official Website – 10 Football Associations".
  2. "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership".
  3. [http://www.eaff.com/eanews/release/2009/090905.html Regarding the agenda/ decisions of the 29th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting]{{webarchive. link. (2012-02-07)
  4. "Decisions taken at the 19th EAFF Executive Committee meeting".
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081215023543/http://www.eaff.com/eanews/release/2008/080930.html Regarding the agenda and decisions from the East Asian Football Federation 4th General Meeting and 25th and 26th Board of Director's meeting]
  6. "EAFF Competitions". East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
  7. "EAFF U15 Championship 2025". EAFF.
  8. "EAFF U15 Women's Championship 2024". EAFF.
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