# East Asian Football Federation

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

## Presidents

| President | Years |
| Shunichiro Okano | 2002–2005 |
| Chung Mong-joon | 2006 |
| Xie Yalong | 2006–2007 |
| Junji Ogura | 2008–2010 |
| Cho Chung-yun | 2011–2012 |
| Chung Mong-gyu | 2013 |
| Zhang Jian | 2014–2015 |
| Kozo Tashima | 2016–2017 |
| Chung Mong-gyu | 2018–2021 |
| Du Zhaocai | 2022–2023 |
| Kozo Tashima | 2023– |

## 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.
| Association | EAFF affiliation | National team | League |
| China PR | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Chinese Super League |
| Chinese Taipei | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Taiwan Football Premier League |
| Guam | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Guam Soccer League |
| Hong Kong | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Hong Kong Premier League |
| Japan | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | J1 League |
| Korea DPR | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | DPR Korea League |
| Korea Republic | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | K League 1 |
| Macau | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Liga de Elite |
| Mongolia | 2002 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Mongolia Premier League |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2020 | Men'sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen'sW U23W U20W U17F | Marianas Soccer League |

## Sponsors

| Country | Official sponsors |
| Japan | Aiful |
| Japan | Credit Saison |
| Japan | ParadigmｰShift IDNet work's |
| Japan | Rally Japan |
| Japan | Sfida |
| Japan | S&B Foods |
| None | Brave Software |
| Country | Official supporters |
| None | eaff.com |
| None | E-1 NFT |
| None | Nuarca |
| None | Brave Software |

## FIFA World Rankings
### Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
FIFA Rankings (as of 19 December 2024) :
| EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 15 | | Japan | 1652.79 |
| 2 | 23 | | South Korea | 1585.45 |
| 3 | 90 | | China | 1266.38 |
| 4 | 115 | 1 | North Korea | 1164.41 |
| 5 | 155 | 1 | Hong Kong | 1028.76 |
| 6 | 165 | | Chinese Taipei | 990.56 |
| 7 | 188 | 1 | Mongolia | 879.75 |
| 8 | 193 | | Macau | 868.79 |
| 9 | 203 | | Guam | 824.65 |

### Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
FIFA Rankings (as of 13 December 2024) :
| EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | Japan | 1976.38 |
| 2 | 9 | | North Korea | 1944.23 |
| 3 | 17 | 1 | China | 1803.92 |
| 4 | 20 | 1 | South Korea | 1787.37 |
| 5 | 42 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1538.7 |
| 6 | 80 | 1 | Hong Kong | 1276.96 |
| 7 | 98 | 2 | Guam | 1206.27 |
| 8 | 125 | 1 | Mongolia | 1103.77 |
| 9 | 175 | 2 | Macau | 850.91 |

## Competitions
### Current title holders

| Competition | Current | Champions | Details | Runners-up | Next |
| Interregional (AFF–EAFF) |||||||||
| AFF–EAFF Cup of Champions | 2022 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 2025 |
| National teams |||||||||
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2022 | Japan | RR | South Korea | 2025 |
| EAFF U15 Men's Championship | 2023 | China | Final | Japan | TBC |
| East Asian Youth Games Men's Football Tournament | 2023 | Chinese Taipei | RR | Hong Kong | 2027 |
| EAFF Futsal Championship | 2022 | Japan | | South Korea | 2024 |
| Women's national teams |||||||||
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) | 2022 | Japan | RR | China | 2025 |
| East Asian Youth Games Women's Football Tournament | 2023 | South Korea | RR | China | 2027 |

## Tournament record
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* SF – Semi-finals
* QF – Quarter-finals
* R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
* GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
* 1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
* • – Did not qualify
* × – Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

### FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record :
| Team | 1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) | 2010 (32) | 2014 (32) | 2018 (32) | 2022 (32) | 2026 (48) | 2030 (48) | 2034 (48) | Years |
| South Korea | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | × | GS | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | R16 | GS | GS | R16 | | | | 11 |
| Japan | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | R16 | | | | 7 |
| North Korea | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist | × | × | × | × | QF | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | GS | • | • | × | | | | 2 |
| China | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Total (4 teams) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD | 21 |

### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Team | 1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (32) | Years |
| Japan | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | 1st | 2nd | R16 | QF | 9 |
| China | QF | 4th | 2nd | QF | QF | • | QF | R16 | GS | 8 |
| South Korea | • | • | • | GS | • | • | R16 | GS | GS | 4 |
| North Korea | • | × | GS | GS | QF | GS | × | • | × | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Total (5 teams) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 |

### AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record :
| Team | 1956 (4) | 1960 (4) | 1964 (4) | 1968 (5) | 1972 (6) | 1976 (6) | 1980 (10) | 1984 (10) | 1988 (10) | 1992 (8) | 1996 (12) | 2000 (12) | 2004 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (16) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2027 (24) | Years |
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | 2nd | GS | 2nd | • | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | SF | | 15 |
| China | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | | 13 |
| Japan | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | 2nd | QF | | 10 |
| North Korea | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | •• | 4th | × | • | GS | × | • | • | × | GS | GS | GS | × | | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3rd | • | 4th | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | 3rd | × | 4th | × | × | OFC member | OFC member | OFC member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Total (6 teams) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | TBD | 49 |

### Olympic Games For Men

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record :
| Team | 1900 (3) | 1904 (3) | 1904 (3) | 1908 (6) | 1912 (11) | 1920 (14) | 1924 (22) | 1928 (17) | 1936 (16) | 1948 (18) | 1952 (25) | 1956 (11) | 1960 (16) | 1964 (14) | 1968 (16) | 1972 (16) | 1976 (13) | 1980 (16) | 1984 (16) | 1988 (16) | 1992 (16) | 1996 (16) | 2000 (16) | 2004 (16) | 2008 (16) | 2012 (16) | 2016 (16) | 2020 (16) | 2024 (16) | Years |
| South Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | QF | | | | GS | | | | | | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | 3rd | QF | 5th | | 11 |
| Japan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | | | GS | | QF | 3rd | | | | | | | GS | QF | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 4th | QF | 12 |
| China | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | | | | | | | | | | | GS | | | | | GS | | | | | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | GS | | | GS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| North Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total (5 teams) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 |

### Olympic Games For Women

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record :
| Team | 1996 (8) | 2000 (8) | 2004 (10) | 2008 (12) | 2012 (12) | 2016 (12) | 2020 (12) | 2024 (12) | Years |
| China | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 5th | • | 8th | 10th | | 6 |
| Japan | 7th | • | 7th | 4th | 2nd | • | 8th | | 5 |
| North Korea | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | • | × | | 2 |
| Total (3 teams) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | TBD | 13 |