East Asian Football Federation
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| East Asian Football Federation | |
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| Formation | 28 May 2002 |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Membership | 10 member associations |
| President | Cho Chung Yun (Seoul, South Korea) |
| Website | www.EAFF.com |
The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on May 28, 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.
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[edit] Member Associations
EAFF has 10 member associations.[1] All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation except for the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association which is currently an associate member of the AFC (previously an associated member of the Oceania Football Confederation). The Palau football federation was being considered as a possible future member of the association in 2009.[2]
| Association | Joining year | Men's team | Women's team | League |
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 China PR |
2002 | China | China | Chinese Super League |
 Guam |
2002 | Guam | Guam | Guam League |
 Hong Kong |
2002 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong First Division League |
 Japan |
2002 | Japan | Japan | J. League |
 Korea D.P.R. |
2002 | Korea D.P.R. | Korea D.P.R. | DPR Korea League |
 Korea Republic |
2002 | Korea Republic | Korea Republic | K-League |
 Macau |
2002 | Macau | Macau | Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol |
 Mongolia |
2002 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolia Premier League |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
2008 1[3] | Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Championship |
 Chinese Taipei |
2002 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | Intercity Football League |
1 Provisional member from 2007 to September 2008
[edit] Presidents
| President | Years |
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| Shunichiro Okano |
2004–2006 |
| Chung Mong-Joon |
2006 |
| Xie Yalong |
2006–2008 |
| Junji Ogura |
2008 - 2010 |
| Cho Chung Yun |
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[edit] Competitions
EAFF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.
| Competition | Holders | Current event |
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| East Asian Football Championship | China PR (2010) |
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| EAFF Women's Football Championship | Japan (2010) |
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| EAFF Futsal Championship | China (2009) |
2009 |
| EAFF U-14 Youth Festival | South Korea (2008) |
2010 |
[edit] Defunct Competitions
| Competition | Years |
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| A3 Champions Cup | 2002–2008 |
[edit] See also
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
- West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- East Asian Football Federation Official website (English) (Chinese) (Japanese) (Korean)
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