On August 16th the East Asian Federation held a 2008 East Asian Championship finals/ East Asian Women's Championship finals press conference at the site of the finals, Chongqing, China.
【Introduction】
East Asian Football Federation has been founded for five years. Meanwhile, the cooperation in East Asian football has been greatly strengthened and a notable improvement in football has also been observed in this region. After the successful organization of two East Asian Football Championships and one EAFF Women’s Championship, the 3rd EAFC Final and 2nd EWFC Final will take place in Chongqing, China in February of 2008. We are totally convinced that, with the cooperation among EAFF, CFA and LOC, this event will achieve a great hit.
The Preliminary Competitions of EAFC/EWFC2008 wound up this July. With the effective organization and diligent work of the FA of Macau-China, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands, the events turned out to be a great success. All the participants gained a good opportunity to exercise.
The Men’s National Team of DPR Korea and the Women’s National Team of Korea Republic were qualified for the Final Competition. I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for the hard work of the Organizing Associations of the Preliminary Competitions. Also, I would like to congratulate all the teams participating in the Finals. I hope all of them can have good performance in the Final Competition in February, 2008.
As we all know, sustainable support from all parties is indispensable for the success of a sports event. Over the past years, we have attracted much attention and support from the Official Sponsors, TV companies and other media. I would like to send them my sincere gratitude and thanks. I hope that all of them can support East Asian Football, EAFF as well as EAFC/EWFC continuously.
Best wishes for this event
Xie Yalong
EAFF President
【Event Outline】
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Designation |
EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Final Competition |
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Host |
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) |
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Organising
Association |
Chinese Football Association |
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Venue |
Chongqing, China PR (Olympic Sports Center) |
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Participants |
China PR, Japan, DPR Korea (Winner of Preliminary Competition), Korea Rep. |
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Format |
Round-robin league system including 4 teams (each team will play 3 matches) |
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Dates and |
Sunday, 17 Feb 2008 |
15:30 |
China PR vs. Korea Rep. |
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Match Cards |
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18:15 |
Japan vs. DPR Korea |
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Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 |
18:15 |
China PR vs. Japan |
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20:45 |
DPR Korea vs. Korea Rep. |
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Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 |
18:15 |
Japan vs. Korea Rep. |
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20:45 |
China PR vs. DPR Korea |
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Prize Money |
1st: USD 500,000 2nd: USD 300,000 3rd: USD 200,000 4th: USD 150,000 |
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TV Broadcast |
Japan: TBS-Network |
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(Tentative) |
Hong Kong: i-cable |
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Chinese-Taipei: TV-BS |
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Indonesia: RCT1 |
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To be broadcast also in China PR, Korea Rep., Vietnam, Thailand, and the United States |
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【Event Outline】
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Designation |
EAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 Final |
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Organising
Association |
Chinese Football Association |
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Venue |
Chongqing, China PR (Yongchuan Stadium) |
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Participants |
China PR, Japan, DPR Korea , Korea Rep.(Winner of Preliminary Competition) |
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Format |
Round-robin league system including 4 teams (each team will play 3 matches) |
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Dates and |
Monday, 18 Feb 2008 |
15:30 |
DPR Korea vs. Japan |
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Match Cards |
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18:15 |
China PR vs. Korea Rep. |
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Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 |
15:30 |
Japan vs. Korea Rep. |
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18:15 |
China PR vs. DPR Korea |
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Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 |
15:30 |
Korea Rep. vs. DPR Korea |
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18:15 |
China PR vs. Japan |
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Prize Money |
1st: USD 50,000 2nd: USD 30,000 3rd: USD 20,000 4th: USD 15,000 |
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TV Broadcast |
Japan: TBS-Network |
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(Tentative) |
Hong Kong: i-cable |
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Chinese-Taipei: TV-BS |
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Indonesia: RCT1 |
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To be broadcast also in China PR, Korea Rep., Vietnam, Thailand, and the United States |
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Date |
M/W |
Kick-off Time |
Match Fixture |
Venue |
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17 February (Sun) |
Men |
15:30 |
China PR vs Korea Rep. |
Olympic Sports Center |
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Men |
18:15 |
Japan vs DPR Korea |
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18 February (Mon) |
Women |
15:30 |
DPR Korea vs Japan |
Yongchuan Stadium |
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Women |
18:15 |
China PR vs Korea Rep. |
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19 February (Tue) |
Rest Day |
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20 February (Wed) |
Men |
18:15 |
China PR vs Japan |
Olympic Sports Center |
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Men |
20:45 |
DPR Korea vs Korea Rep. |
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21 February (Thu) |
Women |
15:30 |
Japan vs Korea Rep. |
Yongchuan Stadium |
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Women |
18:15 |
China PR vs DPR Korea |
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22 February (Fri) |
Rest Day |
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23 February (Sat) |
Men |
18:15 |
Japan vs Korea Rep. |
Olympic Sports Center |
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Men |
20:45 |
China PR vs DPR Korea |
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24 February (Sun) |
Women |
15:30 |
Korea Rep. vs DPR Korea |
Yongchuan Stadium |
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Women |
18:15 |
China PR vs Japan |
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