2003 ASEAN Club Championship

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2003 ASEAN Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates13–26 July
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of India.svg East Bengal (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana
Third place Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored59 (3.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Baichung Bhutia (East Bengal) (9 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Therdsak Chaiman (BEC Tero Sasana)
Best goalkeeper Flag of India.svg Sandip Nandy (East Bengal)
Fair play award Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak
2005

The 2003 ASEAN Club Championship or the 2003 ACC was the first edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, a friendly international football competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation. [1] It was held in Indonesia, whereas originally it was to be hosted by Vietnam.

Contents

East Bengal from India, who were an invitee, were crowned the inaugural champions. [2] [3] It was only time that a non-ASEAN side had won the title. [4] [5]

Association team allocation

Participation for 2003 ACC
Participating ASEAN member
Invitee
Football associationGroup stage
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 1
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 1
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 1
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 1
Flag of Laos.svg Laos 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1
Flag of India.svg India 1

Teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra Liga Indonesia 2002 champions (Hosts)
Flag of Cambodia.svg Samart United Cambodian League 2002 champions
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Finance and Revenue [MYA] Myanmar Premier League 2002 champions
Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 2002 Malaysian Premier 1 League champions
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces S. League 2002 champions
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC Brunei Premier League 2002 champions
Flag of Indonesia.svg Persita Tangerang Liga Indonesia 2002 runners-up
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 2003 V-League champions
Flag of Laos.svg MCTPC Lao League 2002 champions
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 2001–02 Thai League champions
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippine Army Philippines National Football League 2002 champions
Flag of India.svg East Bengal National Football League 2002–03 champions (Invitee)
Notes
  1. ^
    Myanmar: Withdrew from the competition before it commenced

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra 110020+23
Flag of Cambodia.svg Samart United 10010220
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Finance and Revenue (W)00000000Withdrew from the competition before it commenced
Source: RSSSF
(W) Withdrew
Samart United Flag of Cambodia.svg 0–2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra
Costa Soccerball shade.svg54'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg69'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 220050+56
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces 20112421
Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 20112531
Source: RSSSF


Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg Persita Tangerang 220072+56
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 21013303
Flag of Laos.svg MCTPC 20022750
Source: RSSSF


Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 220040+46
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 210161+53
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippine Army 20020990
Source: RSSSF

East Bengal Flag of India.svg 6–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippine Army
Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), 22', 50', 53', 70'
Gawli Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
          
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra (a.e.t.)3
 
24 July
 
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore AF 2
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra 1 (6)
 
21 July
 
Flag of India.svg East Bengal (p) 1 (7)
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg Persita Tangerang 1
 
26 July
 
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 2
 
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 3
 
20 July 2003
 
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 1
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 2
 
24 July
 
Flag of Cambodia.svg Samart United 0
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 1
 
21 July
 
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 3Third place
 
Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 2
 
26 July
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra 3
 
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 0
 

Quarter-finals

Petrokimia Putra Flag of Indonesia.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces
Costa Soccerball shade.svg45'
Budi Soccerball shade.svg58'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg113'
Jeyapal Soccerball shade.svg9', 22'
Persita Tangerang Flag of Indonesia.svg 1–2 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Jayakesuma Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.) Report Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg54'
B.Singh Soccerball shade.svg77'

Perak Flag of Malaysia.svg 2–0 Flag of Cambodia.svg Samart United
Seator Soccerball shade.svg18', 23'

Semifinals

Petrokimia Putra Flag of Indonesia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of India.svg East Bengal
Ichwan Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg58'
Penalties
6–7

3rd place playoff

Petrokimia Putra Flag of Indonesia.svg 3–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak
Rivaldo Costa Soccerball shade.svg35'
Jaenal Ichwan Soccerball shade.svg66', 69'

Final

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of India.svg Baichung Bhutia Flag of India.svg East Bengal 9
2 Flag of Liberia.svg Frank Seator Flag of Malaysia.svg Perak 5
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Zaenal Arief Flag of Indonesia.svg Persita Tangerang 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Therdsak Chaiman Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo Costa Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jaenal Ichwan Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra
7 Flag of Thailand.svg Wuttiya Yongant Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana 2
Flag of Thailand.svg Jatupong Thongsuk Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero Sasana
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Fernando Flag of Indonesia.svg Petrokimia Putra
Flag of Singapore.svg Jeyakanth Jeyapal Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Armed Forces
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ilham Jaya Kesuma Flag of Indonesia.svg Persita Tangerang
Flag of Thailand.svg Kiatisuk Senamuang Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

References

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