2003 East Asian Football Championship

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2003 East Asian Football Championship
東アジアサッカー選手権2003
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers)
4–10 December 2003 (finals)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China PR
Fourth place Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored58 (3.63 per match)
Attendance209,530 (13,096 per match)
2005 →

The 2003 East Asian Football Championship was the 1st edition of the East Asian Football Championship, an international football tournament for East Asian countries and territories organized by the EAFF. The qualifiers were held in February and March 2003 in Hong Kong and the final was held in December 2003 in Japan. South Korea won the inaugural championship.

China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the direct finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia. Hong Kong won the qualifiers.

Participating teams[]

Preliminary[]

Finals[]

Venues[]

Preliminary competition[]

The Preliminary competition was hosted by Hong Kong. The winner of the group advanced to the finals. North Korea withdrew from the tournament.

All times are local (HKT, UTC+08:00).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 4 4 0 0 26 0 +26 12
 Chinese Taipei 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 9
 Macau 4 2 0 2 5 5 +0 6
 Mongolia 4 1 0 3 2 16 −14 3
 Guam 4 0 0 4 0 22 −22 0
Macau 2–0 Mongolia
Che Chi Man Goal 34' (pen.)
Chan Man Hei Goal 82'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Goal 77'
Lee Wai Man Goal 79'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: (Japan)
Mongolia 2–0 Guam
Tugsbayar Goal 52'
Lumbengarav Goal 59'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Hong Kong 3–0 Macau
Lee Kin Wo Goal 46' (pen.)
Au Wai Lun Goal 59', 62'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: (Korea Rep.)
Guam 0–2 Macau
Geofredo Cheung Goal 37', 77'
Attendance: 672
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Chinese Taipei 4–0 Mongolia
Huang Che-ming Goal 26', 54'
Chiang Shih-lu Goal 71'
Yang Cheng-hsing Goal 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 672
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Guam 0–7 Chinese Taipei
Tu Chu-hsien Goal 24', 34'
Goal 48', 54', 90'
Goal 55'
Goal 64'
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong 10–0 Mongolia
Au Wai Lun Goal 6', 53'
Yau Kin Wai Goal 10'
Goal 12', 40', 42'
Cheung Sai Ho Goal 13', 26' (pen.), 90'
Goal 79'
Attendance: 1,814
Macau 1–2 Chinese Taipei
Goal 35' Goal 43'
Huang Che-ming Goal 53'
Attendance: 6,862
Hong Kong 11–0 Guam
Lau Chi Keung Goal 7', 35', 56'
Au Wai Lun Goal 8', 61', 86' (pen.)
Chan Chi Hong Goal 40'
Poon Yiu Cheuk Goal 42'
Goal 46', 58'
Lee Wai Man Goal 90'
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Personal awards[]

Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Macau Domingos Chan Chinese Taipei Cheng Yung-jen Hong Kong Au Wai Lun Hong Kong Cheung Sai Ho

Finals[]

Squads[]

Main article: 2003 East Asian Football Championship finals squads

Matches[]

All times are local (JST, UTC+09:00).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Japan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 China PR 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 7 –5 0
Hong Kong 1–3 South Korea
Akandu Goal 34'
Akandu Yellow card 40'		 Report Kim Do-heon Goal 23'
Kim Do-hoon Goal 50'
Ahn Jung-hwan Goal 57'
Attendance: 14,895
Japan 2–0 China PR
Kubo Goal 4', 80'
Nakazawa Yellow card 10'
Endo Yellow card 40'		 Report Zheng Zhi Yellow card 7'
Yang Pu Yellow card 34'
Liu Jindong Yellow card 65'
Attendance: 41,742
Referee: (Singapore)
South Korea 1–0 China PR
Ahn Jung-hwan Yellow card 40'
Choi Jin-cheul Yellow card 44'
Yoo Sang-chul Goal 45+1'
Lee Eul-yong Red card 60'		 Report Zheng Zhi Yellow card 28'
Zhou Ting Yellow card 40'
Li Yi Yellow card 60'
Attendance: 27,715
Referee: (Malaysia)
Japan 1–0 Hong Kong
Alex Goal 37' (pen.)
Kubo Yellow card 58'		 Report Fan Chun Yip Yellow card 36'
Man Pei Tak Yellow card 58'
Szeto Man Chun Yellow card 63'
Attendance: 45,145
Referee: (Thailand)
China PR 3–1 Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri Goal 20'
Liu Jindong Goal 21'
Yang Chen Goal 44'
Zhou Haibin Yellow card 87'		 Report Lo Chi Kwan Goal 75'
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: (Thailand)
Japan 0–0 South Korea
Okubo Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 18'
Motoyama Yellow card 86'		 Report Choi Jin-cheul Yellow card 14'
Park Jae-hong Yellow card 41'
Kim Dong-jin Yellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 62,633
Referee: (Singapore)

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  South Korea
2  Japan
3  China PR
4  Hong Kong
5  Chinese Taipei
6  Macau
7  Mongolia
8  Guam

Winners[]

 East Asian Football Championship 2003 Winners 

South Korea
First title

External links[]

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