Nov. 6 to 12 preliminary league match round 2 that was held in Hong Kong, China brought together the teams of the DPRK, Hong Kong of China, Taipei of China and Guam.

The DPRK team beat its Taipei, China rival 2:0, on Nov. 6, its Guam rival 2:0 on Nov. 9 and its Hong Kong, China rival 1:0 on Nov. 12.

As a result, the DPRK team took the first place and was qualified to participate in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship due in Japan in Dec. 2017.