# 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)

The 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship will be the 6th edition of the women's tournament in EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the women's football championship of East Asia. It was held in Japan in 2017.

## Team allocation

Based on FIFA Women's world ranking on March 25, 2016, ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.
| Final Round | Second preliminary round | First preliminary round |
| Japan (hosts)  North Korea  China | South Korea  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong (hosts) | Guam (hosts)  Macau  Mongolia (withdrew)  Northern Mariana Islands (non-FIFA member) |

## Venues

| Final Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round |
| Chiba | Hong Kong | Dededo |
| Fukuda Denshi Arena | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium | GFA National Training Center |
| Capacity: 19,781 | Capacity: 2,750 | Capacity: 5,000 |

## First preliminary round

The first preliminary round was held in Guam.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Advance to Preliminary round 2 |
| 2 | Macau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
| 3 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Macau and Northern Mariana Islands are ranked by the disciplinary points (Macau: no yellow or red card, Northern Mariana Islands: two yellow cards and no red card).

### Matches

* All times are local (UTC+10).

### Awards

| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Samantha Kaufman Paige Surber | Samantha Kaufman |

## Second preliminary round

The second preliminary round was held from 8–14 November 2016 in Hong Kong.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | +36 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | |

### Matches

* All times are local (UTC+8).

### Awards

| Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Jung Seol-bin Lee Geum-min Lin Ya-han | Lee Min-a |

## Final tournament

The final competition was held in Japan from 8 to 15 December 2017.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | North Korea (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | Fourth place |

### Matches

* All times are local (UTC+9).

### Awards

| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
| Kim Myong-sun | Kim Nam-hui | Kim Yun-mi | Kim Yun-mi |

### Goals
#### 4 goals

* Kim Yun-mi

#### 2 goals

* Mina Tanaka

#### 1 own goals

* Kim Do-yeon

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 3 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 7 | Guam | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | Eliminated in Second Preliminary Round |
| 8 | Macau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in First Preliminary Round |
| 9 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 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.

## Broadcasting rights

* China: CCTV, PPTV and Guangdong Sports
* Japan: Fuji TV
* South Korea: SPOTV