2003 East Asian Football Championship

2003 東アジアサッカー選手権2003 Japan 22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers)4–10 December 2003 (finals) 8 1 4 4 South Korea 1997 1 Japan China Hong Kong 16 58 209530 JPN Tatsuhiko Kubo (2 goals) KOR Yoo Sang-chul JPN 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. 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 KOR 1997 – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team Venues Preliminary competition Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Capacity: 40,000 150px Finals Tokyo Saitama Yokohama National Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002 International Stadium Capacity: 57,363 Capacity: 63,700 Capacity: 72,327 150px 150px 150px 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). TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHong Kong4400260+2612Chinese Taipei4301133+109Macau420255+06Mongolia4103216−143Guam4004022−220 22 February 2003 13:30 Macau 2–0 Mongolia Che Chi Man 34 pen.Chan Man Hei 82 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 6,055 Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong) 22 February 2003 16:00 Hong Kong 2–0 Chinese Taipei Kwok Yue Hung 77Lee Wai Man 79 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 6,055 Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan) 24 February 2003 13:30 Mongolia 2–0 Guam Tugsbayar 52Lumbengarav 59 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 1,602 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 1,602 Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.) 26 February 2003 13:30 Guam 0–2 Macau Geofredo Cheung 37 77 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 672 Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong) 26 February 2003 16:00 Chinese Taipei 4–0 Mongolia Huang Che-ming 26 54Chiang Shih-lu 71Yang Cheng-hsing 90 pen. Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 672 Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong) 28 February 2003 13:30 Guam 0–7 Chinese Taipei Tu Chu-hsien 24 34Sheu Sheau-bao 48 54 90Hsu Jui-chen 55Tu Ming-feng 64 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 1,814 28 February 2003 16:00 Hong Kong 10–0 Mongolia Au Wai Lun 6 53Yau Kin Wai 10Chan Ho Man 12 40 42Cheung Sai Ho 13 26 pen. 90Kwok Yue Hung 79 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 1,814 2 March 2003 13:30 Macau 1–2 Chinese Taipei Hoi Man Io 35 Wu Chun-I 43Huang Che-ming 53 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 6,862 2 March 2003 16:00 Hong Kong 11–0 Guam Lau Chi Keung 7 35 56Au Wai Lun 8 61 86 pen.Chan Chi Hong 40Poon Yiu Cheuk 42Chan Ho Man 46 58Lee Wai Man 90 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 6,862 Huang Junjie (China) Personal awards Best GoalkeeperBest DefenderTop ScorerMost Valuable PlayerMacau Domingos ChanChinese Taipei Cheng Yung-jenHong Kong Au Wai LunHong Kong Cheung Sai Ho Finals Squads 2003 East Asian Football Championship finals squads Matches All times are local (JST, UTC+09:00). TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsKOR 1997 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7Japan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7China 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 7 –5 0 4 December 2003 16:30 Hong Kong 1–3 Report KOR 1997 Akandu 34 Kim Do-heon 23Kim Do-hoon 50Ahn Jung-hwan 57 National Stadium, Tokyo 14,895 Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia) 4 December 2003 19:15 Japan 2–0 Report China Kubo 4 80 National Stadium, Tokyo 41,742 Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore) 7 December 2003 16:30 KOR 1997 1–0 Report China Yoo Sang-chul 45+1 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 27,715 Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) 7 December 2003 19:16 Japan 1–0 Report Hong Kong Alex 37 pen. Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 45,145 Chalach Piromya (Thailand) 10 December 2003 16:28 China 3–1 Report Hong Kong Zhao Xuri 20Liu Jindong 21Yang Chen 44 Lo Chi Kwan 75 International Stadium, Yokohama 17,400 Chalach Piromya (Thailand) 10 December 2003 19:16 Japan 0–0 Report KOR 1997 International Stadium, Yokohama 62,633 Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore) Final standing RankTeam1KOR2JPN3CHN4HKG5Chinese Taipei6Macau7Mongolia8Guam External links Official Site East Asian Cup 2003 at Rsssf 2003 Category:2003 in Asian men's international football Category:2003 in Japanese men's football 2003 Category:December 2003 sports events in Asia