Official Title of Event
East Asian Football Championship 2005 Preliminary Competition
Competition Date and City
5-13 March 2005 in Chinese Taipei
Stadium
Chung-Shan Stadium (Taipei)
Participating Associations
Chinese Taipei (Host), Guam, Hong Kong-China, DPR Korea, Macau-China and Mongolia
Competition Format
The six participating teams are divided into two groups of three teams each. Each group plays in accordance with a league system. The top two teams of each group qualify for the semi-final matches, and the third-place teams play a match for 5th/6th place. Winners of the semi-final matches advance to the final and the losers play a match for 3rd/4th place. The champion of the preliminary competition qualifies for the final competition.
Match Schedule
| 05 March 2005 (Sat) |
| Group A |
Chinese Taipei VS. Guam |
| Group B |
Hong Kong-China VS. Mongolia |
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| 07 March 2005 (Mon) |
| Group A |
DPR Korea VS. Guam |
| Group B |
Macau-China VS. Mongolia |
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| 09 March 2005 (Wed) |
| Group A |
Chinese Taipei VS. DPR Korea |
| Group B |
Hong Kong-China VS. Macau-China |
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| 11 March 2005 (Fri) |
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Semi-Finals (1A-2B, 1B-2A) |
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| 12 March 2005 (Sat) |
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Match for 5th / 6th place |
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| 13 March 2005 (Sun) |
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Final and Match for 3rd / 4th place |
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Result of Draw
| Group A |
| A1 |
Chinese Taipei |
| A2 |
DPR Korea |
| A3 |
Guam |
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| Group B |
| B1 |
Hong Kong-China |
| B2 |
Macau-China |
| B3 |
Mongolia |
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