East Asian Football Federation
EAFF members | |
| Formation | 28 May 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Membership | 10 member associations |
President | Chung Mong-gyu |
Parent organization | AFC |
| Website | eaff (in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) |
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
| 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 | 2023–2025 |
| Chung Mong-gyu | 2025–present |
Member associations
EAFF has 10 member associations.[1] 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.[2] The Palau Football Association was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009.[3] Northern Mariana Islands national football team was a provisional member from December 2006[4] to September 2008.[5]
| Association | EAFF affiliation | National team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| China PR | 2002 | Chinese Super League | |
| Chinese Taipei | 2002 | Taiwan Football Premier League | |
| Guam | 2002 | Guam Soccer League | |
| Hong Kong | 2002 | Hong Kong Premier League | |
| Japan | 2002 | J1 League | |
| Korea DPR | 2002 | DPR Korea League | |
| Korea Republic | 2002 | K League 1 | |
| Macau | 2002 | Liga de Elite | |
| Mongolia | 2002 | Mongolia Premier League | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2020 | Marianas Soccer League |
Sponsors
| Country | Official sponsors |
|---|---|
| Japan | Aiful |
| Credit Saison | |
| ParadigmｰShift IDNet work's | |
| Rally Japan | |
| Sfida | |
| S&B Foods | |
| None | Brave Software |
| Country | Official supporters |
|---|---|
| None | eaff.com |
| E-1 NFT | |
| Nuarca | |
| Brave Software |
FIFA World Rankings
Men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
| EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Japan | 1650.12 | |
| 2 | 22 | South Korea | 1599.45 | |
| 3 | 93 | China | 1249.06 | |
| 4 | 119 | 1 | North Korea | 1151.05 |
| 5 | 153 | Hong Kong | 1038.14 | |
| 6 | 174 | Chinese Taipei | 938.21 | |
| 7 | 185 | Mongolia | 879.75 | |
| 8 | 193 | Macau | 865.29 | |
| 9 | 201 | Guam | 823.08 |
Women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
| EAFF* | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Japan | 1977.34 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | North Korea | 1944.22 |
| 3 | 17 | 1 | China | 1798.46 |
| 4 | 21 | South Korea | 1773.34 | |
| 5 | 40 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1542.11 |
| 6 | 82 | 1 | Hong Kong | 1277.35 |
| 7 | 97 | 1 | Guam | 1201.91 |
| 8 | 149 | 1 | Mongolia | 1035.68 |
| 9 | 175 | Macau | 850.91 |
Competitions
| Competition | Current | Champions | Details | Runners-up | Next[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's national teams | |||||||
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2025 | Japan | RR | South Korea | 2028 | ||
| East Asian Youth Games | 2023 | Chinese Taipei | RR | Hong Kong | 2027 | ||
| EAFF U-15 Men's Championship | 2025 | Japan | Final | South Korea | |||
| Women's national teams | |||||||
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) | 2025 | South Korea | RR | China | 2028 | ||
| East Asian Youth Games | 2023 | South Korea | RR | Hong Kong | 2027 | ||
| EAFF U-15 Women's Championship | 2024 | North Korea | Final | China | 2026 | ||
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.
| 1st | Champions | QF | Quarter-finals |
| 2nd | Runners-up | R16 | Round of 16 |
| 3rd | Third place | GS | Group stage |
| 4th | Fourth place | 1S | First knockout stage |
| SF | Semi-finals | Hosts | |
| Q | Qualified for upcoming tournament | ||
| • | Did not qualify | ||
| × | Did not enter, withdrawn, banned, or disqualified | ||
FIFA World Cup
| 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 | × | GS | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | R16 | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 12 | ||||
| Japan | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | R16 | Q | 7 | ||
| North Korea | 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 | 2 | TBD | TBD | 21 |
FIFA Women's World Cup
| 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
| 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 | 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 | •• | 4th | × | • | GS | × | • | • | × | GS | GS | GS | × | 5 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 3rd | • | 4th | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 4 | |
| Chinese Taipei | • | 3rd | × | 4th | × | × | 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 |
Men's football at the Summer Olympics
| Team | 1900 (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 |
Women's football at the Summer Olympics
| 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 |
References
- ^ "EAFF – East Asian Football Federation Official Website – 10 Football Associations". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Regarding the agenda/ decisions of the 29th EAFF Executive Committee MeetingArchived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Decisions taken at the 19th EAFF Executive Committee meeting". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Regarding the agenda and decisions from the East Asian Football Federation 4th General Meeting and 25th and 26th Board of Director's meeting
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "EAFF Competitions". eaff.com. East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Official website (in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)