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The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship is a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July 2005 to 7 August 2005 in the land of South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan during March 2005.
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China PR, Korea Rep, and Japan are direct finalists. The fourth finalist spot is competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers. Macau had been temporarily barred by the FIFA to enter any international matches because of alleged undue influence of government in forming the committee of its football association. The suspension was subsequently lifted after rectification by Macau.
Preliminary
Finals
Matches Detail
Macau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period. Each countries plays against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.
All times, local time
Matches Detail
The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.