EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2013 Preliminary Competition Round 2
EAFF President's message

Dear All families of the East Asian Football Federation,

I am very pleased to join you at this 4th EAFF Women's competition. The EAFF was established not only for teams to take part in these competitions, but also for joining hands in solidarity of the federation. Also, this year marks the 10th anniversary of its founding. I would like to express my appreciation once again to all the member associations for all their noble efforts.

Also, on behalf of the East Asian Football Federation, I wish to pay my utmost respect to the Chinese Football Association, the Shenzhen Football Association for their leadership in hosting the second round of the women's competition and their hard work. It will be very exciting that the second round of the women's competition to be held in Shenzhen, which has achieved a high level of economic growth, and is especially very supportive of women's football.

Recently, Asian women's football has developed rapidly. This is supported by many excellent results that we have seen. I believe that this is what drives the women's competition, and the EAFF will continue to spare its effort in supporting the development of women’s and youth football.

The Australian women's national team will be participating in the second round of the women's competition for the first time. I think that it could give a welcome boost to the other teams. Also, I hope football fans from all over the world will enjoy the competition.

I would like to end by thanking the Chinese Football Association, the Shenzhen Football Association and everyone involved. Furthermore, I hope to meet you at the final round that is going to be held in Korea Republic in 2013.

Chung Yun CHO
President
East Asian Football Federation

Vice President and General Secretary Chinese Football Association's message

Dear friends,

It is always nice to see you. A new round of EAFF Women's East Asian Cup will take place, and I would like to welcome all of you to Shenzhen at this beautiful fall.
It is already been snowing in this season in Northern part of China, while in Shenzhen the weather is very friendly.
Shenzhen labeled as vigorous and modern the city, I am confident that Shenzhen will welcome you with hospitality and vitality of the local people during your stay.
We would also like to extend warm welcomes to all the participating teams for this tournament. We wish all teams'good luck in the matches.
I would especially like to welcome the Australian Women's Team travelling from a distant. East Asia has been playing a vital role on the world stage in terms of women's football and Australia being a strong team is definitely contributing to the region. I strongly believe they will surely contribute in improving the competitiveness of the tournament, and offering higher-quality matches to spectators.
Please also allow me to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Shenzhen Municipal Government and Shenzhen Football Association for hosting and staging this competition and cooperation from Shenzhen Stadium as the venue of the matches. Shenzhen was the host of World University Games 2011, hence is very experienced in hosting a sporting event.
I am confident that with professional working teams and advanced infrastructures in this city will allow the participating teams to enjoy every aspect of the living standard and venue conditions in Shenzhen and will witness a successful tournament.
I sincerely wish EAFF a successful tournament and everyone a wonderful stay in Shenzhen.

Wei Di
Vice President and General Secretary
Chinese Football Association

Official Title of the Competition：
EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2013 Preliminary Competition Round 2

Host：
East Asian Football Federation

Organising Association：
Chinese Football Association

Dates and Venue of the Competitions：
20-24 November 2012 in Shenzhen, China PR

Stadium：
Shenzhen Stadium

Participating Associations：
China PR, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Australia

Mode of Competitions and rules for determining the Winner:

• 1. The system of play shall be the league system, each team playing one (1) match against each of other teams, with three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw and none for a defeat.
• 2. The winner of the competition is qualified for the Final.
• 3. The ranking of each team will be determined as follows:

　　3-1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
　　3-2. goal difference in all the group matches;
　　3-3. greatest number of goals scored in all the group matches;
4. If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:

　　4-1. greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
　　4-2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
　　4-3. greater number of goals scored in the group Matches between the teams concerned;
　　4-4. drawing of lots by the EAFF Organising Committee.

Duration of Matches, Extra Time and Determining the Winner by Penalty Kicks:
Each Match shall last ninety (90) minutes, comprising two periods of forty-five (45) minutes,
with an interval of fifteen (15) minutes in between from the whistle ending the first period to the whistle starting the second period.