2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup

March 2026 FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 24 - 27 July Malaysia 4 2 1 1 ENG Chelsea 1 ENG Newcastle United ENG Birmingham City MAS Malaysia 4 12 TRI Stern John (2 goals) 2005 The 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup was the first edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team pre-season football tournament held every two years. Participants in the inaugural edition included hosts Malaysia and three Premier League teams: Chelsea, Newcastle United and Birmingham City. All games were held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament began at the semi-final stage, with the winners advancing to the final and the losers playing off for third place. Chelsea became the inaugural winners of this tournament after defeating Newcastle United on penalties in the final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3099541.stm Chelsea lift Asia Cup BBC Sport 27 July 2003 4 March 2026 Results 24 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) ENG Newcastle United 2 ENG Birmingham City 1 25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) MAS Malaysia 1 ENG Chelsea 4 27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) ENG Chelsea 0 (5) ENG Newcastle United 0 (4) 26 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) MAS Malaysia 0 ENG Birmingham City 4 Semi-finals 2003-07-24 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Newcastle United ENG 2 – 1 ENG Birmingham City Shearer 36 pen.Ameobi 75 Devlin 72 pen. Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 14,600 Rob Styles 2003-07-25 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Malaysia MAS 1 – 4 ENG Chelsea Hairuddin 40 Lampard 36Hasselbaink 70Guðjohnsen 83Johnson 85 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 21,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Third place play-off 2003-07-26 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Malaysia MAS 0 – 4 ENG Birmingham City John 8 50Clemence 76Hughes 81 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 12,000 Rob Styles Final 2003-07-27 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Chelsea ENG 0 – 0 ENG Newcastle United Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 41,500 Andy D'Urso Lampard Duff Huth Guðjohnsen Hasselbaink Keenan Terry 5 – 4 Shearer Robert Dyer Bowyer Bellamy Woodgate Jenas _chelsea0304h _chelsea0304h _chelsea0304h _chelsea0304h _chelsea0304hl Chelsea _newcastle0305h _newcastle0305h _newcastle0305h _newcastle0305h _newcastle0305hl Newcastle United Goalscorers 2 goals TRI Stern John 1 goal ENG Alan Shearer SCO Paul Devlin NGA Shola Ameobi ENG Frank Lampard MAS Hairuddin Omar NED SUR Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen ENG Glen Johnson ENG Stephen Clemence ENG Bryan Hughes References External links FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF) FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com) Category:Premier League Asia Trophy 2003 Asia Category:2003 in Malaysian football Category:July 2003 sports events in Asia Category:Football in Kuala Lumpur Category:2000s in Kuala Lumpur