Official Title of the Competition

EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition 2024

Host

East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)

Organising Association

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited

Competition Date

8-17 December 2024

Venue

Mong Kok Stadium / Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground / Hong Kong Stadium

Participating Associations

Group A: Guam / Macau
Group B: Chinese Taipei / Hong Kong China / Mongolia

Match Fixture

Date	KO Time	Match NO.	Match & Stadium
8 December (Sun)	18:00	No.1	Mongolia vs Hong Kong, China	Mong Kok Stadium
9 December (Mon)	REST DAY
10 December (Tue)
11 December (Wed)	20:00	No.2	Chinese Taipei vs Mongolia	Mong Kok Stadium
12 December (Thu)	REST DAY
13 December (Fri)
14 December (Sat)	14:00	No.3	Macau vs Guam	Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground
	20:00	No.4	Hong Kong, China vs Chinese Taipei	Mong Kok Stadium
15 December (Sun)	REST DAY
16 December (Mon)
17 December (Tue)	20:00	No.5	Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B	Hong Kong Stadium

Mode of Competition and Rules for Determining the Winner

1.

The Preliminary shall consist of five (5) Participating Teams, drawn into two (2) teams in group A and three (3) teams in group B.

2.

Each Participating Team shall play against the other Participating Teams within its group in a round-robin league system in accordance with the Match Schedule.

3.

The Participating Teams will receive three (3) points for a win, one (1) point for a draw and none for a defeat.

4.

The first-placed Participating Team in each group shall qualify for the Preliminary Final and the winning team of the Preliminary Final will qualify for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Competition.

5.

EAFF shall decide the match fixtures for the Preliminary in consultation with the Organising Association.

6.

The ranking in each group shall be determined in descending order as follows:

1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches identified by EAFF.
2. Superior goal difference from the matches identified by EAFF.
3. Higher number of goals scored from the matches identified by EAFF.
4. The lower score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group Matches identified by EAFF in accordance with Appendix 2; or
5. Draw of lots

7.

If the Participating Teams in the Final match ties after 90 minutes of play, the teams will directly proceed to kicks from the Penalty Mark to determine the winner of the Preliminary Competition.

Duration of matches

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.