The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005.[citation needed]
China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the automatic finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers.
China – 2003 East Asian Football Championship third place
North Korea – Winners of the preliminary competition
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South Korea – 2006 FIFA World Cup participantMacau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period.[1][2] Each countries played against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.
All times are local time, National Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.
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