The 2013

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was the 5th edition of this regional competition, the

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championship of

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. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2012.

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were suspended from the EAFF and could not compete in any EAFF competition until March 2014, whilst

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accepted an invitation to take part.

Preliminary round 1

The first round of the Preliminary Competition was hosted by

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between 18–22 July 2012. The winner of the group advanced to the second round. *''Times listed are UTC+10:00''

Matches

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Preliminary round 2

The second round of the preliminary competition was held in

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between 1 December and 9 December 2012. The winner of the group advanced to the final tournament.

Squads

Matches

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Awards

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;3 goals * Pak Nam-chol ;2 goals *

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* Richard García *

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;1 goal * Robert Cornthwaite *

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* Michael Marrone *

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* Pak Nam-chol * Ri Kwang-hyok * Ryang Yong-gi ;1 own goal *

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Final tournament

Squads

Matches

The final stage of the tournament was played in South Korea between 20 and 28 July 2013. *''Times listed are

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Awards

Goals

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;1 goal *

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* Yun Il-lok

Final standings

Broadcasting

Controversies

At the final match between South Korea and Japan on 28 July, South Korean fans booed the start of the Japanese anthem and later upped the political sloganeering with a banner that covered most of the width of one end of the ground that read, in Korean, "The nation that forgets history has no future."(), apparently aiming at the Japanese leaders' reluctance to admit to wrongdoings during its militaristic and colonial past, after they displayed huge pictures of

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, who assassinated the first

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and then-Japanese

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back in 1909, and

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in the

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back in the 16th century. The banner was not removed until Korea Football Association (KFA) directed supporters to do so after the first half of the match. After the banner was taken down, "Red Devils," a group of South Korean football supporters, refused to cheer on the national team in the second half. On its Facebook page, the Seoul sector of the Red Devils wrote that its members would not bang drums or chant songs for South Korea in protest of the decision by the KFA to remove the banner. Kuniya Daini, President of

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, said "We ask the

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to thoroughly investigate the matter and act in the appropriate fashion," and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary

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said the incident was "extremely regrettable" and the Japanese government "will respond appropriately based on FIFA rules when the facts are revealed.", while KFA said "We are still investigating the matter. We have no official statement now". Japanese Sports Minister

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went further on Tuesday, saying the style of the banners called into question "the nature of the people" in South Korea. The South Korean

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then responded with a statement deploring Shimomura's "rude comments". On 31 July, KFA issued a statement insisting that Japanese fans waving a large "rising sun" Japanese military flag had incited South Korean supporters. Australia commitment to the ASEAN Football Federation is questioned due to its participation in this tournament while having not participated in a single edition of the

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, the top level competition in the sub-confederation Australia which later became a member of in 2013.

References

External links

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