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
ChampionsFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored58 (3.63 per match)
Attendance209,530 (13,096 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko Kubo (2 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Sang-chul
Best goalkeeper Flag of Japan.svg Seigo Narazaki
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.

Contents

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).

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4400260+2612
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 4301133+109
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 420255+06
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 4103216143
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 4004022220
Macau  Flag of Macau.svg2–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Che Chi Man Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
Chan Man Hei Soccerball shade.svg82'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg2–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Kwok Yue Hung Soccerball shade.svg77'
Lee Wai Man Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg2–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Tugsbayar Soccerball shade.svg52'
Lumbengarav Soccerball shade.svg59'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg3–0Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Lee Kin Wo Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.)
Au Wai Lun Soccerball shade.svg59', 62'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.)

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–2Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Geofredo Cheung Soccerball shade.svg37', 77'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 672
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg4–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Huang Che-ming Soccerball shade.svg26', 54'
Chiang Shih-lu Soccerball shade.svg71'
Yang Cheng-hsing Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 672
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

Guam  Flag of Guam.svg0–7Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Tu Chu-hsien Soccerball shade.svg24', 34'
Sheu Sheau-bao Soccerball shade.svg48', 54', 90'
Hsu Jui-chen Soccerball shade.svg55'
Tu Ming-feng Soccerball shade.svg64'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg10–0Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Au Wai Lun Soccerball shade.svg6', 53'
Yau Kin Wai Soccerball shade.svg10'
Chan Ho Man Soccerball shade.svg12', 40', 42'
Cheung Sai Ho Soccerball shade.svg13', 26' (pen.), 90'
Kwok Yue Hung Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814

Macau  Flag of Macau.svg1–2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Hoi Man Io Soccerball shade.svg35' Wu Chun-I Soccerball shade.svg43'
Huang Che-ming Soccerball shade.svg53'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg11–0Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Lau Chi Keung Soccerball shade.svg7', 35', 56'
Au Wai Lun Soccerball shade.svg8', 61', 86' (pen.)
Chan Chi Hong Soccerball shade.svg40'
Poon Yiu Cheuk Soccerball shade.svg42'
Chan Ho Man Soccerball shade.svg46', 58'
Lee Wai Man Soccerball shade.svg90'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Personal awards

Best GoalkeeperBest DefenderTop ScorerMost Valuable Player
Flag of Macau.svg Domingos Chan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yung-jen Flag of Hong Kong.svg Au Wai Lun Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cheung Sai Ho

Finals

Squads

Matches

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 321041+37
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321030+37
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 310234–13
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 300327–50
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1–3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Akandu Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Kim Do-heon Soccerball shade.svg23'
Kim Do-hoon Soccerball shade.svg50'
Ahn Jung-hwan Soccerball shade.svg57'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 14,895
Referee: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg4', 80' Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 41,742
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yoo Sang-chul Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Report
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Alex Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.) Report
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 45,145
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri Soccerball shade.svg20'
Liu Jindong Soccerball shade.svg21'
Yang Chen Soccerball shade.svg44'
Report
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–0Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Report

Final standing

RankTeam
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
5Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
6Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
7Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
8Flag of Guam.svg  Guam