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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 2008
| yearr = 
| other_titles = 2008年东亚足球锦标赛
| image = 2008 East Asian Football Championship.png
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = China
| city = Chongqing
| dates = 25 March – 24 June 2007 (qualifiers)<br />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         = {{fbicon|KOR}} [[Yeom Ki-hun]]<br>{{fbicon|KOR}} [[Park Chu-young]]<br>{{fbicon|JPN}} [[Koji Yamase]]<br>{{fbicon|PRK}} [[Chong Tese|Jong Tae-se]]<br>(2 goals each)
| player             = {{fbicon|KOR}} [[Kim Nam-il]]
| goalkeeper         = {{fbicon|PRK}} [[Ri Myong-guk]]
| updated =
| prevseason = [[2005 East Asian Football Championship|2005]]
| nextseason = [[2010 East Asian Football Championship|2010]]
}}

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====
*{{fb|Guam}}
*{{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}}

====Stage Two====
*{{fb|Chinese Taipei}}
*{{fb|Guam}} - Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage One
*{{fb|Hong Kong}}
*{{fb|Mongolia}}
*{{fb|Macau}}
*{{fb|North Korea}}

===Finals===
*{{fb|China}} – [[2005 East Asian Football Championship]] Winners
*{{fb|North Korea}} – Winner of Preliminary Competition Stage Two
*{{fb|Japan}} – [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] participating team
*{{fb|South Korea}} – 2006 FIFA World Cup participating team

==Venues==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Preliminary Competition===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Macau]]
|- 
| [[Macau Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''16,000'''
|-
| [[File:Macau Stadium Instituto do Desporto Mo707 2.JPG|175px]]
|-
|}
{{col-2}}

===Final Tournament===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Chongqing]]
|- 
| [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]]
|-
| Capacity: '''58,680'''
|-
| 
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Preliminary Competition==

===Stage One===
{{football box|date = March 25, 2007<br />16:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Mariana Islands}} |score = 2&ndash;3 |team2 = {{fb|GUM}}  |goals1 = [[Mark McDonald (footballer)|Mark McDonald]] {{goal|57||75}}|goals2 = [[Alan Jamison]] {{goal|9}}<br />[[Zachary Pangelinan]] {{goal|65||78}}|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003044/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=66908 Report] |stadium = [[Oleai Sports Complex]], [[Saipan]]}}
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{{football box|date = April 1, 2007<br />18:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 9&ndash;0 |team2 = {{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}}  |goals1 = [[Zachary Pangelinan]] {{goal|6||21||42||54||61}}<br />[[Marvin Mendoza]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Elias Merfalen]] {{goal|57}}<br />[[Alan Jamison]] {{goal|85}}<br />[[Edward Calvo (footballer)|Edward Calvo]] {{goal|91}} |goals2 = |report = [http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/SPORTS/704020314/1006 Report]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />[https://archive.today/20061117150618/http://www.mvariety.com/sportpage/sport01.htm Report] |stadium = [[Guam National Football Stadium]], [[Hagåtña]] | attendance = 1324 }}

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====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PRK}}
|'''6'''||2||2||0||0||14||1||13
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Macau}} [[Macau national football team|Macau]]
|'''1'''||2||0||1||1||1||7||–6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MGL}}
|'''1'''||2||0||1||1||0||7||–7
|}
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{{football box|date = June 17, 2007<br />18:00|team1 = [[Macau national football team|Macau]] {{flagicon|Macau}} |score = 0&ndash;0 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 =  |goals2 = [[Munkhbat Chimeddorj]] {{yel|39}}<br />[[Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav]] {{yel|65}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%202.pdf Report] |stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 300  | referee = [[Hajime Matsuo]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])}}
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{{football box|date = June 19, 2007<br />18:00|team1 =  {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 7&ndash;0 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 = Ri Kum-chol {{goal|27||43}} <br /> [[Chong Tese|Jong Tae-se]] {{goal|29||33||34||54}}<br /> [[Sin Yong-nam]] {{goal|35}}<br />Jang Kyong-il {{yel|89}}|goals2 = [[Sainkhuu Yura]] {{yel|28}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%204.pdf Report]|stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 300  | referee = [[Kenji Ogiya]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])}}
----
{{football box|date = June 21, 2007<br />18:00|team1 =  {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 7&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Macau national football team|Macau]] |goals1 = Ri Kum-chol {{goal|5||18}}<br />[[Chong Tese|Jong Tae-se]] {{goal|10|pen.|12||28||60}}<br />Pak Chung-il {{goal|68}} |goals2 = [[Chan Kin Seng]] {{goal|46}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%206.pdf Report]|stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 300  | referee = [[Wan Daxue]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])}}
----

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]
|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||16||2||+14
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TPE}}
|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||11||1||+10
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GUM}}
|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||1||25||–24
|}
----
{{football box|date = June 17, 2007<br />15:00|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 0&ndash;10 |team2 = {{fb|TPE}}  |goals1 = [[Alan Jamison]] {{yel|22}}<br />[[Frederic Benton II]] {{yel|85}} |goals2 = [[Lo Chih En]] {{goal|7||28||72||88}} <br />[[Tsai Hui-Kai]] {{goal|20}}<br />[[Feng Pao Hsing]] {{goal|25||38}}<br />[[Chen Po-Liang]] {{goal|52||68}}<br />[[Huang Cheng-Tsung]] {{goal|74}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%201.pdf Report]|stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 45021  | referee = [[Wan Daxue]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])}}
----
{{football box|date = June 19, 2007<br />15:00|team1 = [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}|score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{fb|TPE}} |goals1 = [[Chan Siu Ki]] {{yel|33}}<br />[[Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro]] {{yel|44}}<br/>[[Lo Chi Kwan]] {{goal|56}}<br/>[[Cheung Kin Fung]] {{sent off|2|62|70}}|goals2 = [[Kao Hao-Chieh]] {{yel|18}}<br />[[Huang Wei Yi]] {{goal|51}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%203.pdf Report] |stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 200  | referee = [[Kim Eui Soo]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])}}
----
{{football box|date = June 21, 2007<br />15:00|team1 = [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} |score = 15&ndash;1 |team2 = {{fb|GUM}}  |goals1 = [[Chan Siu Ki]] {{goal|4||20||36||40||50}}<br />[[Lo Kwan Yee]] {{goal|8||40}}<br />[[Poon Yiu Cheuk]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Cheng Siu Wai]] {{goal|31}}<br />[[Lo Chi Kwan]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Dominic Gadia]] {{goal|67|o.g.}}<br />[[Law Chun Bong]] {{goal|73}}<br />[[Gerard Ambassa Guy]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Luk Koon Pong]] {{goal|86}}|goals2 = [[Chris Mendiola]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Dominic Gadia]] {{yel|47}}<br />[[Chris Mendiola]] {{yel|75}}|report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%205.pdf Report]|stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 300  | referee = [[Hajime Matsuo]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])}}
----

====Playoff for Fifth Place====
{{football box|date = June 23, 2007<br />15:00|team1 =  {{fb-rt|GUM}} |score = 2&ndash;5 |team2 = {{fb|MGL}} |goals1 = [[Zachary Pangelinan]] {{goal|2|pen.}}<br />[[Chris Mendiola]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Dominic Gadia]] {{yel|28}}<br />[[Baltazar Atalig III]] {{yel|71}}<br />[[Carlo Rey Tambora]] {{yel|79}} |goals2 = [[Carlo Rey Tambora]] {{goal|24|o.g.}}<br />[[Bayarzorig Davaa]] {{goal|37||42}}<br />[[Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Anar Batchuluun]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Delgerdalai Gantumur]] {{yel|89}} |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%207.pdf Report] |stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 100  | referee = Wan Daxue ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])}}

====Playoff for Third Place====
{{football box|date = June 24, 2007<br />15:00|team1 =  {{fb-rt|TPE}} |score = 7&ndash;2|team2 = {{flagicon|Macau}} [[Macau national football team|Macau]] |goals1 = [[Huang Wei Yi]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[Feng Pao Hsing]] {{goal|42}}<br />[[Kuo Chun Yi]] {{goal|52|pen.}}<br />[[Cheng Yung-Jen]] {{sent off|0|55}}<br />[[Chen Po Liang]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Lo Chih En]] {{goal|57||90+1}} <br /> [[Lo Chih An]] {{goal|79}} |goals2 = [[Sou Fai Wong]] {{yel|32}}<br />[[Lam Ka Pou]] {{yel|50}}<br /> [[Geofredo Cheung]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[Leong Chong In]] {{goal|78}} | report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%208.pdf Report]|stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 200  | referee = Kim Eui Soo ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])}}

====Final of Stage Two====
{{football box|date = June 24, 2007<br />18:00|team1 =  {{fb-rt|PRK}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] |goals1 = [[Kim Yong-su (footballer)|Kim Yong-su]] {{yel|17}}<br />[[Mun In-guk]] {{yel|20}}<br />Ri Pae-hun {{yel|34}}<br />[[Mun In-guk]] {{goal|82}}<br />[[Ji Yun-nam]] {{yel|89}} |goals2 = |report = [http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/official/men/EAFC%202008%20PC%20Score%20Sheet%209.pdf Report] |stadium = [[Macau Stadium]], [[Macau]] | attendance = 300  | referee = [[Kenji Ogiya]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])}}

===Awards===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Best Goalkeeper
!Best Defender
!Top Scorer
!Most Valuable Player
!Fairplay Award
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Fan Chun Yip]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Nam Song-chol]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Jong Tae-se]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Mun In-guk]]
|align=center|{{fb|Macau}}
|}

==Final Tournament==

===Squads===
{{main article|2008 East Asian Football Championship Finals Squads}}

===Matches Detail===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KOR}}
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||5||4||+1
|-bgcolor=silver
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|JPN}}
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||3||2||+1
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHN}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||5||5||+0
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PRK}}
|'''2'''||3||0||2||1||3||5||–2
|}

''All times, local time''
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{{football box
|date = February 17, 2008<br />15:30
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|CHN}} 
|score =  2&ndash;3
|team2 = {{fb|KOR}} 
|goals1 = [[Zhou Haibin]] {{goal|46}}<br/>[[Liu Jian (footballer)|Liu Jian]] {{goal|61}} 
|goals2 = [[Park Chu-young]] {{goal|42||63}}<br/>[[Kwak Tae-hwi]] {{goal|90+1}} 
|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_1st.html Report] |stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = [[Mohsen Torky]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
}}
{{football box
|date = February 17, 2008<br />18:15
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|JPN}} 
|score =  1&ndash;1  
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}} 
|goals1 = [[Ryoichi Maeda|Maeda]] {{goal|81}} 
|goals2 = [[Jong Tae-se]] {{goal|5}}
|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_2nd.html Report]  |stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]] 
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = [[Choi Myung-yong]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
}}
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{{football box
|date = February 20, 2008<br />18:15
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|CHN}} 
|score =  0&ndash;1
|team2 = {{fb|JPN}} 
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Koji Yamase|Yamase]] {{goal|17}}
|report =  [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_3rd.html Report]
|stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance = 38,000
|referee = Tae Song ([[DPR Korea Football Association|North Korea]])
}}
{{football box
|date = February 20, 2008<br />20:45
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|KOR}}
|score =  1&ndash;1 
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}} 
|goals1 = [[Yeom Ki-hun]] {{goal|20}} 
|goals2 = [[Jong Tae-se]] {{goal|72}}
|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_4th.html Report]  |stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = [[Hiroyoshi Takayama]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
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{{football box
|date = February 23, 2008<br />18:15
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|JPN}} 
|score =  1&ndash;1
|team2 = {{fb|KOR}}
|goals1 = [[Koji Yamase|Yamase]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = [[Yeom Ki-hun]] {{goal|15}}
|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_5th.html Report] |stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance = 29,000
|referee = [[Tan Hai (referee)|Tan Hai]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China PR]])
}}
{{football box
|date = February 23, 2008<br />20:45
|team1 =  {{fb-rt|CHN}}
|score =  3&ndash;1
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}} 
|goals1 = [[Zhu Ting (footballer)|Zhu Ting]] {{goal|45}} <br/> [[Wang Dong (footballer, born 1981)|Wang Dong]] {{goal|55}} <br/> [[Hao Junmin]] {{goal|88}} 
|goals2 = [[Ji Yun-nam]] {{goal|35}} 
|report = [http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/match_m_6th.html Report] |stadium = [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]
|attendance = 30,500
|referee = [[Mohsen Torky]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
}}

===Personal Awards===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Best Goalkeeper
!Best Defender
!Top Scorer
!Most Valuable Player
!Fairplay Award
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Ri Myong-guk]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Nakazawa]] 
|align=center|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yeom Ki-hun]]<br/>{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Chu-young]] <br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koji Yamase]]<br/>{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Chong Tese|Jong Tae-se]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Nam-il]]
|align=center|{{fb|KOR}}
|}

==Final standing==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Rank
!Team
|-bgcolor=gold
|align=center|1
|align=center|{{fb|KOR}}
|-bgcolor=silver
|align=center|2
|align=center|{{fb|JPN}}
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|align=center|3
|align=center|{{fb|CHN}}
|-
|align=center|4
|align=center|{{fb|PRK}}
|-
|align=center|5
|align=center|{{fb|HKG}}
|-
|align=center|6
|align=center|{{fb|Chinese Taipei}}
|-
|align=center|7
|align=center|{{fb|Macau}}
|-
|align=center|8
|align=center|{{fb|Mongolia}}
|-
|align=center|9
|align=center|{{fb|Guam}}
|-
|align=center|10
|align=center|{{fb|Northern Mariana Islands}}
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2008/index.html East Asian Football Championship 2008 Final Competition in China]
*[http://www.eaff.com/2008/eafc2008pre/match/men.html EAFC 2008 Preliminary Competition Results]
*[http://www.eaff.com/10fa/index.html Teams in the East Asian Cup 2008]

{{2008 in Japanese football}}
{{EAFF E-1 Football Championship}}

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