# 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship

The 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship was the inaugural edition of the EAFF U-15 Men's Championship, organised by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). The tournament took place from 1 to 8 September in Qingdao, China. A total nine national teams competed in the tournament.
Hosts China won the first title in the tournament, beating Japan on penalties.

## Qualified teams

There was no qualification phase, thus all ten available members are allowed to compete. Only North Korea didn't send a team to the tournament.
| Team | Association |
| China | Chinese FA |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei FA |
| Guam | Guam FA |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong FA |
| Japan | Japan FA |
| South Korea | Korea FA |
| Macau | Macau FA |
| Mongolia | Mongolian FF |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands FA |
* Did not enter
* North Korea

## Squads

A final squad of 20 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

## Venues

Qingdao :
| Qingdao Youth Stadium | Pitch 9 Qingdao Baisha Bay Football Centre | Pitch 2 Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 1,000 |

## Group stage

All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Mongolia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Macau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 3 | |
| 5 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55 | −53 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66 | −65 | 0 | |

## Ranking games

The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.
All times are local CST

### Fifth place play-off
## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9) | 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 9) |
| China | 5 |
| China | 5 | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | China (p) | 0 (4) |
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | | China (p) | 0 (4) |
| 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | 7 September – Qingdao (Pitch 2) | Japan | 0 (2) |
| Japan | 4 | Japan | 0 (2) |
| South Korea | 0 | | |
| South Korea | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) | 8 September – Qingdao (Youth) |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| | | South Korea | 4 |

### Final
## Statistics
### Winners

* 2023 EAFF U-15 Men's Championship winners
* China First title

### Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Liu Binglin | Jhang Tian-yun | Zhang Congxi |

### Goalscorers

There were 204 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 9.27 goals per match.
11 goals
* Jhang Tian-yun
9 goals
* Yiu Tsz Leong
8 goals
* Yuto Taka
* Jang Yo-han
7 goals
* Hu Xiwen
* Yang Qiandong
* Li Siu Hin
* Kei Urakawa
* Kang Min-jun
* Kim Ye-geon
6 goals
* Minato Hara
* Ryojiro Nobushige
5 goals
* Eita Sasaki
4 goals
* Yang Shuo
* Wang Yi
3 goals
* Liu Jiale
* Wang Weixuan
* Ng Kuan Hou
* Ung U Hin
* Chiguun Bolorbold
* Kim Min-jun
* Lee Gang-hyeon
* Park Jung-ho
2 goals
* Abdulsalam Bunyamin
* Du Junhao
* Han Yiheng
* Li Xiang
* Yao Junyu
* Wang Genrui
* Zhang Hongfu
* Kao Kuan-yu
* Lu Yi-hung
* Tai Zih-han
* Jeffrey Chin
* Fung Tin Wing
* Gao Ming Ho
* Haru Nagano
* Rei Otake
* Haruto Yoshida
* Naranbayar Nandin-Erdene
* Khuslen Otgonkhuyag
* Paul Lizama
1 goal
* Bian Yulang
* Shang Tianyu
* Shao Mingzhen
* Ating Wilang
* Ku Cheng-hao
* Sung Chi-chan
* Jadyel Rink
* Jay-Marc Chan
* Choi Long Hei
* Sin Wai Kiu
* Tristan Jan Verkade
* Riku Fushihara
* Keita Kashu
* Naoto Ogawa
* Haruki Watanabe
* Chao Chi Hou
* Chong Chon Iat
* Odbayr Baasandorj
* Batmend Baasanjav
* Nergui Khishigjargal
* Tuvshinbayr Turbat
* Han Jun-hee
* Heo Hwan
* Kim Se-bin
* Kim Seung-hyun
* Lee Dong-geun
* Oh Taek-yung
* Shim Woo-sol
1 own goal
* Sung Chi-chan (against South Korea)
* Khangal Battumur (against South Korea)