East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asean Football Federation for the organization of the AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy on 15 December in Hanoi, Vietnam. The newly proposed competition is in line with the agreement signed between both federations on December 2017, to further cooperate for the development of football in both regions.

In a prestigious occasion of the gathering between the two federations, EAFF President Mong Gyu CHUNG expressed his appreciation. “It has been one year since our federations agreed to work together for the development of football in our regions, and today we have agreed to start this exceptional journey through next year’s AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy. We are clearly one of the most successful regional federations in the world of football, and I am confident our cooperation will become a model for the world to follow.”

The newly signed MoU between AFF and EAFF agrees to organize a single match competition between the Champions of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 and EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 on 26 March 2019.