2025 Seoul EOU Cup

2025 Seoul EOU Cup
2025 서울 EOU컵 (in Korean)
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates20–28 September
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea K League Youth (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Seoul FA
Third placeJapan Kanto University
Fourth placeThailand Buriram United U18
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored58 (4.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Ho-jin
South Korea Lee Yong-jae
(4 goals each)
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The 2025 Seoul EOU Cup (Korean: 2025 서울 EOU컵) was the 3rd edition of the Seoul Cup organized by Seoul Football Association and Korea Sports Agent Association, an youth under-18 association football tournament held at the Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, a small stadium next to the bigger stadium, in Seoul, South Korea from 20 to 28 September 2025.[1][2][3]

Participating teams

Here are the 8 teams participated from the Seoul EOU Cup this season:[4]

Country Team
 South Korea Seoul FA
K League Youth
Gangneung Jungang High School
 Vietnam Vietnam U18
 Japan Kanto University
 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim U18
 China Zhejiang Professional U18
 Thailand Buriram United U18

Venues

Seoul
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium
Capacity: 1,012
2025 Seoul EOU Cup (South Korea)

Group stage

All times are local, KST (UTC+9).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea K League Youth 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to the final match
2 Japan Kanto University 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advance to the third place match
3  Vietnam U18 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 China Zhejiang U18 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: Instagram
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result; 5) Fair play ranking.
Zhejiang U18 China1–5Japan Kanto University
  • Huang Guosen 58'
Report
  • Kasuya 7', 63'
  • Sakuto 38'
  • Hideki 41'
  • Seiya 88'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
K League Youth South Korea5–1 Vietnam U18
Report
  • Đào Quang Anh 24'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Kanto University Japan1–0 Vietnam U18
  • Fukumotto 46'
Report
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
Zhejiang U18 China1–1South Korea K League Youth
  • Su Zeming 79'
Report
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Zhejiang U18 China0–4 Vietnam U18
Report
  • Nguyễn Thiên Phú 6'
  • Đậu Hồng Phong 23'
  • Nguyễn Lê Phát 62'
  • Nguyễn Thành Long 81'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
K League Youth South Korea3–1Japan Kanto University
Report
  • Kelly 78'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Seoul FA 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6 Advance to the final match
2 Thailand Buriram United U18 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6 Advance to the third place match
3 South Korea Gangneung Jungang High School 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim U18 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: Instagram
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result; 5) Fair play ranking.
Gangneung Jungang High School South Korea1–3Thailand Buriram United U18
  • Lee Eon-min 44'
Report
  • Rattanasuwan 2', 55'
  • Kaiwakamonchat 46'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
Seoul FA South Korea5–1Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim U18
  • Jo Jeong-hyeon 4'
  • Oh Yun-Taek 14'
  • Hong Dong-Hyeon 56'
  • Oh Seong-ju 65', 78'
Report
  • Muhammed Fahmi 26'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Gangneung Jungang High School South Korea0–0Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim U18
Report
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
Seoul FA South Korea5–1Thailand Buriram United U18
  • Lee Yeong-jin 8', 46'
  • Hong Dong-hyeon 14'
  • Lee Cha-min 86'
  • Jeong Ji-won 89'
Report
  • Nathakorn 69'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Buriram United U18 Thailand3–2Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim U18
  • Phanuwit 13', 56'
  • Surawee 59'
Report
  • Aisy Mirza 37'
  • Mohammad Fadhlul 65'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul
Seoul FA South Korea2–3South Korea Gangneung Jungang High School
  • Jo Jeong-Hyeon 9'
  • Jeong Hui-Seung 71'
Report
  • Seo Ji-hwan 13'
  • Kang Do-yeon 67'
  • Pyeon Je-won 70'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Knockout stage

All times are local, KST (UTC+9).

Bracket

 
Final
 
  
 
28 September — Seoul
 
 
South Korea Seoul FA2 (4)
 
 
South Korea K League Youth2 (5)
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 September — Seoul
 
 
Thailand Buriram United U180
 
 
Japan Kanto University5
 

Third place play-off

Buriram United U18 Thailand0–5Japan Kanto University
Report
  • Umi 26'
  • Haru 58'
  • Kasuya 68', 75'
  • Sakuto 84'
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Final

Seoul FA South Korea2–2 (a.e.t.)South Korea K League Youth
  • Kim Beom-gi 21'
  • Won Tae-hun 117'
Report
Penalties
  • Oh Seong-ju soccer ball with check mark
  • Byun Jeong-woo soccer ball with check mark
  • Noh Yeong-jun soccer ball with red X
  • Baek Kyung soccer ball with check mark
  • Lee Young-jin soccer ball with check mark
4–5
Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium, Seoul

Goalscorers

There were 58 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.14 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Thailand Nathakorn Rattanasuwan
  • Japan Kasuya Yu

2 goals

  • South Korea Oh Seong-ju
  • South Korea Yang Min-hyuk
  • South Korea Lee Yeong-jin
  • South Korea Hong Dong-Hyeon
  • South Korea Jo Jeong-hyeon
  • Japan Hamba Sakuto

1 goal

  • China Huang Guosen
  • Japan Saito Hideki
  • Japan Hara Seiya
  • South Korea Lee Hwan-hee
  • Vietnam Đào Quang Anh
  • South Korea Lee Eon-min
  • Thailand Thanakorn Kaiwakamonchat
  • Malaysia Muhammed Fahmi
  • South Korea Oh Yun-Taek
  • China Su Zeming
  • Japan Fukumotto Itta
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thiên Phú
  • Vietnam Đậu Hồng Phong
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Lê Phát
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Long
  • South Korea Lee Hwan-hee
  • South Korea Lee Cha-min
  • South Korea Jeong Ji-won
  • Thailand Phanuwit Jeyakom
  • Thailand Surawee Rodma
  • Malaysia Aisy Mirza Bin Azri
  • Malaysia Mohammad Fadhlul
  • South Korea Jeong Hui-Seung
  • South Korea Seo Ji-hwan
  • South Korea Kang Do-yeon
  • South Korea Pyeon Je-won
  • Japan Kajisa Umi
  • Japan Ishii Haru
  • South Korea Kim Beom-gi
  • South Korea Won Tae-hun

References

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