Women's East Asian Cup 2008
Encyclopedia
The Second EAFF Women's Football Championship was a football
competition held from February 18 to February 24, 2008 in Chongqing
, China
. Japan
won the second edition by beating its opponents to finish first, DPR Korea
finished second.
The winner of the tournament received 50,000 US Dollars, the runner up 30,000, the third placed team 20,000 and the fourth placed team 15,000.
Korea Republic qualified Final Round.
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All times, local time
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Best Goalkeeper - Zhang Yanru
Best Defender - Hong Myong-Gum
Top Scorer - Shinobu Ohno
MVP - Homare Sawa
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
competition held from February 18 to February 24, 2008 in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Japan
Japan women's national football team
The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...
won the second edition by beating its opponents to finish first, DPR Korea
Korea DPR women's national football team
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football. North Korea were the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners, and won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2008....
finished second.
The winner of the tournament received 50,000 US Dollars, the runner up 30,000, the third placed team 20,000 and the fourth placed team 15,000.
Qualification
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
Korea Republic qualified Final Round.
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Matches and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
- Gold denotes first place, champion
All times, local time
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Personal Awards
Fair play Team -Best Goalkeeper - Zhang Yanru
Zhang Yanru
Zhang Yanru is a Chinese football player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her position is that of goalkeeper....
Best Defender - Hong Myong-Gum
Top Scorer - Shinobu Ohno
Shinobu Ohno
is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2011, is INAC Kobe Leonessa.After playing in the U-19 and U-20 teams for a short period, Ohno joined the senior Japanese national team in 2003. Her first major tournament was the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where Japan...
MVP - Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa
is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...