The 2025 EAFF E1 Championship will be held in three cities in Yongin, Suwon and Hwaseong
May 23, 2025
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The 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship, in which the Korean men's and women's national teams participate, will be held in three cities (Yongin, Suwon, and Hwaseong) in Gyeonggi Province from July 7 to 16. The stadiums are Yongin Mir Stadium, Suwon World Cup Stadium, and Hwaseong General Gyeonggi Town. It is the first time in six years that the competition will be held in Korea since the 2019 competition in Busan.
This competition, the largest soccer tournament in East Asia, will be held together with the men's and women's teams. The men's team started in 2003 and marks its 10th anniversary this year. The most winning team is Korea (five times). The most winning team in the women's division, which started in 2005 and is the ninth tournament this year, is Japan (four times). The EAFF E-1 Championship, which was held every two years, was held in Japan in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan, the home team, won both men and women.
South Korea, Japan, China, and Hong Kong, ranked first in the men's preliminary round, will participate in the men's division of this competition. All matches will be held at Yongin Mir Stadium, and the matches will be held on the 7, 8, 11, 12, and 15. Two games will be played a day on the 15th alone when the final match is held. South Korea will face China in the opening match of the tournament at 8 p.m. on the 7th at Yongin Mir Stadium, and Hong Kong on the 11th and Japan on the 15th.
South Korea, Japan, and China were supposed to participate in the women's team, but Taiwan, ranked second in the preliminary round, will participate due to North Korea's absence. The game days are the 9th, 13th, and 16th, with two games a day. South Korea will play its first match against China on the 9th, followed by Japan on the 13th and Taiwan on the 16th. The matches on the 9th and 16th will be held at Suwon World Cup Stadium. The match against Japan on the 13th was decided to be held at Hwaseong General Gyeonggi Town through prior consultation with the stadium in consideration of the K-League Suwon Samsung's game schedule. Details on the sale of tickets to the game will be announced later.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
