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.
| 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 |
2005 → | |
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
editPreliminary
editFinals
editChina – 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
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Preliminary competitionedit
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Finalsedit
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Preliminary competition
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 |
| Macau | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Che Chi Man Chan Man Hei |
| Hong Kong | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwok Yue Hung Lee Wai Man |
| Mongolia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tugsbayar Lumbengarav |
| Hong Kong | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kin Wo Au Wai Lun |
| Guam | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geofredo Cheung |
| Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Che-ming Chiang Shih-lu Yang Cheng-hsing |
| Guam | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tu Chu-hsien Sheu Sheau-bao Hsu Jui-chen Tu Ming-feng |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814
| Hong Kong | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Au Wai Lun Yau Kin Wai Chan Ho Man Cheung Sai Ho Kwok Yue Hung |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814
| Macau | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hoi Man Io |
Wu Chun-I Huang Che-ming |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862
| Hong Kong | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lau Chi Keung Au Wai Lun Chan Chi Hong Poon Yiu Cheuk Chan Ho Man Lee Wai Man |
Personal awards
edit| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
Finals
editSquads
editMatches
editAll times are local (JST, UTC+09:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akandu Akandu |
Report | Kim Do-heon Kim Do-hoon Ahn Jung-hwan |
| South Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jung-hwan Choi Jin-cheul Yoo Sang-chul Lee Eul-yong |
Report | Zheng Zhi Zhou Ting Li Yi |
| Japan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Kubo |
Report | Fan Chun Yip Man Pei Tak Szeto Man Chun |
| China | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhao Xuri Liu Jindong Yang Chen Zhou Haibin |
Report | Lo Chi Kwan |
| Japan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Okubo Motoyama |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul Park Jae-hong Kim Dong-jin |
Final standing
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |