Official Title of the Competition

EAFF East Asian Cup 2015/EAFF Women’s East Asian Cup 2015 Final Competition in China PR

Host

East Asian Football Federation

Organising Association

Chinese Football Association (Wuhan Football Association)

Dates and Venue of the Competitions

1-9 August, Wuhan, China PR

Stadium

Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium

Participating Associations

(M): China PR, Japan, Korea Rep., DPR Korea　(Winner of Preliminary Competition Round 2)
(W): China PR, DPR Korea, Japan, Korea Rep. (Winner of Preliminary Competition Round 2)

Mode of Competitions and rules for determining the Winner

1.

The system of play shall be the league system, each team playing one (1) match against each of other teams, with three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw and none for a defeat.

2.

The EAFF shall decide the match fixture for the round 1 in consultation with the Organising Association.

3-1.

The ranking of each team will be determined as follows:In the competition format, the ranking in the group shall be determined as follows:
A) Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
B) Goal difference in all the group matches;
C) Greatest number of goals scored in all the group matches;

3-2.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
D) Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
E) Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
F) Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
G) Drawing of lots by the EAFF Organising Committee.

Duration of Matches

Each Match shall last ninety (90) minutes, comprising two periods of forty-five (45) minutes, with an interval of fifteen (15) minutes in between from the whistle ending the first period to the whistle starting the second period.

Competition System

The system of play for the final Competitions of the EAC 2015 and the Final Competition of WEAC 2015 shall be a Round Robin league system with each team playing one (1) match against each of the other teams, with three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw and no points for a defeat.

EAFF shall decide the match schedule for the Final Competitions.

The final ranking of each team will be determined by the great number of points obtained in all matches of the Final Competition in which the team concerned has played.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined in the sequence as follows:

great number of points obtained in the matched of the Final Competition among the concerned;
superior goal difference resulting from the matches of the Final Competition among the concerned;
greater number of goals scored in the matches of the Final competition among the teams concerned;
if, after having applied criteria a) to c), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to g) shall then apply; superior goal difference in all the matches of the Final Competition;
higher number of goals scored in all the matches of the Final Competitions;
fair play conduct in the Final Competition as defined in Appendix 2.

In the event two (2) or more teams are still equal on the basis of the criteria stipulated above, the positions are declared same. In this case, the prize money shall also be divided evenly among the teams concerned. The winners shall be provided with replicas of the Championship Cup regulated in Article 27 of this regulation.

Prize Money (M)

Champion　　USD250,000
Runner up　　USD150,000
3rd place　　 USD100,000
4th place　　 USD50,000

Prize Money (W)

Champion　　USD70,000
Runner up　　USD45,000
3rd place　　 USD25,000
4th place　　 USD10,000

Broadcast

CHINA: SMG, CCTV, BTV, LETV, Tianjin TV, Shandong TV, Wuhan TV, GRTV
JAPAN: Fuji TV/ KOREA: JTBC, /HONG KONG: PWWC (Now TV)/ USA: One World Sports /AUSTRALIA: Fox Sports/ MALAYSIA: Astro/ MYANMAR: Skynet/ PHILIPPINES: TV5/ SINGAPORE: Starhub,ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, CHAD DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, IRAN, JORDANK KWAIT, LEBNON, LIBIA, MAURITANIA, MORROCO, OMAN, PALESTINE, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA, SOMALIA,SUDAN, SYRIA, SOUTH SUDAN, TUNISIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, YEMEN: BEIN Sports Internet TV on other territories unstated above: eversport

Match Fixture