The
Dynasty Cup is a defunct international association football competition that is regarded as the predecessor to East Asian Football Championship. It was held four times from 1990 to 1998. The purpose of the competition was to improve the quality of football in the East Asia and the national teams in the area participated in the tournament. After the East Asian Football Federation was formed in 2002, the East Asian Football Championship replaced this tournament. In the tournament,
China,
South Korea, and
Japan have the right to automatically enter the competition, while other participants have to go through a qualifying round. Other participants that take part are
Chinese Taipei,
North Korea,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam,
Hong Kong,
Mongolia, and
Macau.
Australia, being a non-member of the EAFF, was invited to take part in the 2013 tournament. In 2005 there was also a combined points competition in 2005, where the results of the men's and women's teams were added together (not including qualifiers). In April 2012, the competition was renamed to the "EAFF East Asian Cup".{{cite web|url=http://eaff.com/news/3044.html ==Results==