# 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

The 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the EAFF East Asian Cup, the football championship of East Asia. It was held in China in 2015. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2014.

## First preliminary round

* All matches were played in Guam.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Preliminary round 2 |
| 2 | Macau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |

### Awards

| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Ryan Guy | Ryan Guy |

## Second preliminary round

Venue: Taiwan Date: 13 – 19 November 2014
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final Competition |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Guam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

### Awards

| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Jason Cunliffe Jong Il-gwan Ri Sang-chol | Jong Il-gwan |

## Final tournament
### Match officials
#### Referees

* Alireza Faghani
* Fahad Al-Mirdasi
* Mohd Amirul Izwan
* Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari

#### Assistant referees

* Nathan MacDonald
* Mohammadreza Mansouri
* Abdullah Al-Shalawi
* Mohd Yusri Bin Muhamad
* Jeffrey Goh
* Hsu Min Yu

### Final stage

The final stage was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China on August 2 to 9, 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Korea (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | China (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |

### Awards

| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Ri Myong-guk | Kim Young-gwon | Yuki Muto | Jang Hyun-soo |

### Goalscorers
#### 2 goals

* Yuki Muto

#### 1 goal

* Yu Dabao
* Wang Yongpo
* Wu Lei
* Hotaru Yamaguchi
* Ri Hyok-chol
* Pak Hyon-il
* Jang Hyun-soo
* Kim Seung-dae
* Lee Jong-ho

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 6 | Guam | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 8 | Macau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in First Preliminary Round |
| 9 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in First Preliminary Round |
| 10 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated in First Preliminary Round |
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.