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2008 East Asian Football Championship

Field	Value
year	2008
other_titles	2008年东亚足球锦标赛
image	2008 East Asian Football Championship.png
country	China
city	Chongqing
dates	25 March – 24 June 2007 (qualifiers)
17–23 February 2008 (finals)
num_teams	10
confederations	1
venues	4
cities	4
champion	South Korea
count	2
second	Japan
third	China
fourth	North Korea
matches	17
goals	90
attendance	157500
top_scorer	Yeom Ki-hun
Park Chu-young
Koji Yamase
Jong Tae-se
(2 goals each)
player	Kim Nam-il
goalkeeper	Ri Myong-guk
prevseason	[2005](2005-east-asian-football-championship)
nextseason	[2010](2010-east-asian-football-championship)

17–23 February 2008 (finals) Park Chu-young Koji Yamase Jong Tae-se (2 goals each)

The 2008 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was held between 17 February and 23 February 2008. The preliminary competitions were held from 25 March to 24 June 2007.

Participating teams

Preliminary

Stage One

Stage Two

- Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage One

Finals

– 2005 East Asian Football Championship Winners
– Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage Two
– 2006 FIFA World Cup participating team
– 2006 FIFA World Cup participating team

Venues

Preliminary Competition

Macau
Macau Stadium
Capacity: 16,000
[[File:Macau Stadium Instituto do Desporto Mo707 2.JPG	175px]]

Final Tournament

Chongqing
Olympic Sports Center
Capacity: 58,680

Preliminary Competition

Stage One

Guam won over Northern Mariana Islands by an aggregate of 12–2 and advanced to stage two of the preliminary competition.

Stage Two

The top team of each group qualifies for the final match. The champion of the Preliminary Competition qualifies for the Final Competition.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	14	1	13
Macau Macau	1	2	0	1	1	1	7	–6
	1	2	0	1	1	0	7	–7

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Hong Kong Hong Kong	4	2	1	1	0	16	2	+14
	4	2	1	1	0	11	1	+10
	0	2	0	0	2	1	25	–24

Playoff for Fifth Place

Playoff for Third Place

Final of Stage Two

Awards

Best Goalkeeper	Best Defender	Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player	Fairplay Award
Hong Kong Fan Chun Yip	North Korea Nam Song-chol	North Korea Jong Tae-se	North Korea Mun In-guk

Final Tournament

Squads

Main article: 2008 East Asian Football Championship Finals Squads

Matches Detail

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1
5	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
3	3	1	0	2	5	5	+0
2	3	0	2	1	3	5	–2

All times, local time

15:30 Liu Jian Kwak Tae-hwi 18:15

18:15 20:45

18:15 20:45 Wang Dong
Hao Junmin

Personal Awards

Best Goalkeeper	Best Defender	Top Scorer
PRK Ri Myong-guk	JPN Yuji Nakazawa	KOR Yeom Ki-hun
KOR Park Chu-young
JPN Koji Yamase
PRK Jong Tae-se	KOR Kim Nam-il

Final standing

Rank	Team
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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