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 country	Japan
Dates	22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers) 4–10 December 2003 (finals)
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	China
Fourth place	Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	58 (3.63 per match)
Attendance	209,530 (13,096 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tatsuhiko Kubo (2 goals)
Best player(s)	Yoo Sang-chul
Best goalkeeper	Seigo Narazaki
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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

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Guam
•  Hong Kong
•  Macau
•  Mongolia

Finals

•  China – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
•  Hong Kong – Winner of preliminary competition
•  Japan – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
•  South Korea – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team

Venues

Preliminary competition Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Capacity: 40,000

Finals Tokyo Saitama Yokohama National Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002 International Stadium Capacity: 57,363 Capacity: 63,700 Capacity: 72,327

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

22 February 2003

13:30

Macau	2–0	Mongolia
Che Chi Man 34' (pen.) Chan Man Hei 82'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,055

Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

22 February 2003

16:00

Hong Kong	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Kwok Yue Hung 77' Lee Wai Man 79'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,055

Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

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24 February 2003

13:30

Mongolia	2–0	Guam
Tugsbayar 52' Lumbengarav 59'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,602

Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

24 February 2003

16:00

Hong Kong	3–0	Macau
Lee Kin Wo 46' (pen.) Au Wai Lun 59', 62'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,602

Referee: Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.)

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26 February 2003

13:30

Guam	0–2	Macau
		Geofredo Cheung 37', 77'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 672

Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)

26 February 2003

16:00

Chinese Taipei	4–0	Mongolia
Huang Che-ming 26', 54' Chiang Shih-lu 71' Yang Cheng-hsing 90' (pen.)

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 672

Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

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28 February 2003

13:30

Guam	0–7	Chinese Taipei
		Tu Chu-hsien 24', 34' Sheu Sheau-bao 48', 54', 90' Hsu Jui-chen 55' Tu Ming-feng 64'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,814

28 February 2003

16:00

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'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 1,814

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2 March 2003

13:30

Macau	1–2	Chinese Taipei
Hoi Man Io 35'		Wu Chun-I 43' Huang Che-ming 53'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,862

2 March 2003

16:00

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'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

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	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Japan	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
China	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	3
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	2	7	–5	0

4 December 2003

16:30

Hong Kong	1–3	South Korea
Akandu 34'	Report	Kim Do-heon 23' Kim Do-hoon 50' Ahn Jung-hwan 57'

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 14,895

Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)

4 December 2003

19:15

Japan	2–0	China
Kubo 4', 80'	Report

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 41,742

Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

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7 December 2003

16:30

South Korea	1–0	China
Yoo Sang-chul 45+1'	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 27,715

Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

7 December 2003

19:16

Japan	1–0	Hong Kong
Alex 37' (pen.)	Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 45,145

Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

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10 December 2003

16:28

China	3–1	Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri 20' Liu Jindong 21' Yang Chen 44'	Report	Lo Chi Kwan 75'

International Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 17,400

Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

10 December 2003

19:16

Japan	0–0	South Korea
	Report

International Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 62,633

Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

Final standing

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

External links

• Official Site
• East Asian Cup 2003 at Rsssf