EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025: Full squads of Japan, China, South Korea and Hong Kong
The final round of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 is set to be played in Hong Kong, with three Asian powerhouses competing with it for the title next week.
While Japan, the defending champion, has gone with a more grassroots-based side, Hong Kong has maintained its core senior team for the tournament.
Meanwhile, South Korea, the most successful team in the tournament, has followed suit in its selection, picking 23 of the 26-member squad from Korean leagues.
Following are the squads of all teams at the EAFF E-1 Championship:
South Korea
Goalkeepers: Jo Hyeon-woo, Lee Chang-geun, Kim Dong-heon
Defenders: Kim Moon-hwan, Lee Tae-seok, Kim Ju-sung, Park Seung-wook, Byeon Jun-soo, Cho Hyun-taek, Kim Tae-hyeon, Kim Tae-hyun, Seo Myung-gwan
Midfielders: Na Sang-ho, Moon Seon-min, Lee Dong-gyeong, Kim Jin-gyu, Park Jin-seop, Jeon Jin-woo, Kang Sang-yoon, Kim Bong-soo, Lee Seung-won, Mo Jae-hyeon, Seo Min-woo
Forwards: Joo Min-kyu, Oh Se-hun, Lee Ho-jae
Japan
Goalkeeper: Tomoki Hayakawa, Keisuke Osako, Alexandre Kouto Horio Pisano
Defender: Yuto Nagatomo, Naomichi Ueda, Hayato Araki, Taiyo Koga, Tomoya Ando, Yuto Tsunashima
Midfielders: Sho Inagaki, Kota Tawaratsumida, Yuto Ozeki, Ryunosuke Sato, Hayao Kawabe, Tojiro Kubo, Sota Kawasaki, Henry Heroki Mochizuki, Zento Uno
Forwards: Ryo Germain, Takuma Nishimura, Yuki Soma, Yuki Kakita, Taisei Miyashiro, Shin Yamada, Mao Hosoya, Sota Nakamura
Hong Kong
Goalkeeper: Yapp Hung Fai, Tse Ka Wing, Oleksii Shliakotin
Defender: Sun Ming Him, Yue Tze Nam, Shinichi Chan, Oliver Gerbig, Leon Jones, Nicholas Benavides, Dudu, Lee Ka Ho
Midfielder: Wong Wai, Tan Chun Lok, Chan Siu Kwan, Fernando, Ngan Cheuk Pan
Forwards: Matt Orr, Juninho, Michael Udebuluzor, Stefan Pererira, Mahama Awal, Ng Yu Hei, Raphael Merkies, Lau Ka Kiu
China
Goalkeepers: Yan Junling, Xue Qinghao, Yu Jinyong
Defenders: Wei Zhen, Wumitijiang Yusupu, Jiang Shenglong, Zhu Chenjie, Wu Shaocong, Gao Zhunyi, Wang Shiqin
Midfielders: Xu Xin, Kuai Jiwen, Xu Haoyang, Gao Tianyi, Cao Yong Jin, Sai Erji’ni’ao, Huang Zhengyu, Xie Wenneng, Ba Dun, Jiao Jintao
Forwards: Liu Chengyu, Wei Shihao, Wang Ziming, Zhang Yuning, Wang Yudong, Tao Qianglong
