EAFF NEWS/COLUMN

East Asian Football Federation is pleased to announce that it has decided to award a new prize to the winner of men-women combined points competition at the EAFC 2005 Final Competition and EAFF Women's Cup 2005 to be held in three cities in Korea Republic from 31 July to 7 August.

Name:

Combined Points Competition

Prize Money:

US$100,000

Method:

Sum up the total points the men's and women's teams of each country gained based on the point system applied to the respective competitions which gives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The country with the highest points is the winner of the competition.

In the event two or more countries tie on the points, the following system shall apply to break a tie:

1)	Goal difference;
2)	Greater number of goals scored;
3)	Result of the direct match (if only two countries are involved)

If two or more countries 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 countries concerned.

Thank you.