2003 East Asian Football Championship

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.

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)

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 4400260+2612
 Chinese Taipei 4301133+109
 Macau 420255+06
 Mongolia 4103216−143
 Guam 4004022−220
Macau 2–0 Mongolia
Che Chi Man 34' (pen.)
Chan Man Hei 82'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Kwok Yue Hung 77'
Lee Wai Man 79'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Mongolia 2–0 Guam
Tugsbayar 52'
Lumbengarav 59'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Hong Kong 3–0 Macau
Lee Kin Wo 46' (pen.)
Au Wai Lun 59', 62'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.)
Guam 0–2 Macau
Geofredo Cheung 37', 77'
Attendance: 672
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)
Chinese Taipei 4–0 Mongolia
Huang Che-ming 26', 54'
Chiang Shih-lu 71'
Yang Cheng-hsing 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 672
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Guam 0–7 Chinese Taipei
Tu Chu-hsien 24', 34'
Sheu Sheau-bao 48', 54', 90'
Hsu Jui-chen 55'
Tu Ming-feng 64'
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong 10–0 Mongolia
Au Wai Lun 6', 53'
Yau Kin Wai 10'
Chan Ho Man 12', 40', 42'
Cheung Sai Ho 13', 26' (pen.), 90'
Kwok Yue Hung 79'
Attendance: 1,814
Macau 1–2 Chinese Taipei
Hoi Man Io 35' Wu Chun-I 43'
Huang Che-ming 53'
Attendance: 6,862
Hong Kong 11–0 Guam
Lau Chi Keung 7', 35', 56'
Au Wai Lun 8', 61', 86' (pen.)
Chan Chi Hong 40'
Poon Yiu Cheuk 42'
Chan Ho Man 46', 58'
Lee Wai Man 90'
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Personal awards
Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Domingos Chan Cheng Yung-jen Au Wai Lun 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 321041+37
 Japan 321030+37
 China PR 310234–13
 Hong Kong 300327–50
Hong Kong 1–3 South Korea
Akandu 34'
Akandu  40'		 Report Kim Do-heon 23'
Kim Do-hoon 50'
Ahn Jung-hwan 57'
Attendance: 14,895
Japan 2–0 China PR
Kubo 4', 80'
Nakazawa  10'
Endo  40'		 Report Zheng Zhi  7'
Yang Pu  34'
Liu Jindong  65'
Attendance: 41,742
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
South Korea 1–0 China PR
Ahn Jung-hwan  40'
Choi Jin-cheul  44'
Yoo Sang-chul 45+1'
Lee Eul-yong  60'		 Report Zheng Zhi  28'
Zhou Ting  40'
Li Yi  60'
Attendance: 27,715
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Japan 1–0 Hong Kong
Alex 37' (pen.)
Kubo  58'		 Report Fan Chun Yip  36'
Man Pei Tak  58'
Szeto Man Chun  63'
Attendance: 45,145
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
China PR 3–1 Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri 20'
Liu Jindong 21'
Yang Chen 44'
Zhou Haibin  87'		 Report Lo Chi Kwan 75'
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
Japan 0–0 South Korea
Okubo  15'  18'
Motoyama  86'		 Report Choi Jin-cheul  14'
Park Jae-hong  41'
Kim Dong-jin  90+4'
Attendance: 62,633
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (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
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