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2003 East Asian Football Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| other_titles | 東アジアサッカー選手権2003 |
| country | Japan |
| dates | 22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers) |
| 4–10 December 2003 (finals) | |
| num_teams | 8 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion | South Korea |
| champion-flagvar | 1997 |
| count | 1 |
| second | Japan |
| third | China |
| fourth | Hong Kong |
| matches | 16 |
| goals | 58 |
| attendance | 209530 |
| top_scorer | Tatsuhiko Kubo (2 goals) |
| player | Yoo Sang-chul |
| goalkeeper | Seigo Narazaki |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-east-asian-football-championship) |
4–10 December 2003 (finals) | champion-flagvar = 1997
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
Finals
- – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
- – Winner of preliminary competition
- – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
- – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
Venues
Preliminary competition
| Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Stadium | |
| Capacity: **40,000** | |
| [[File:HKStadium.jpg | 150px]] |
Finals
| Tokyo | Saitama | Yokohama | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | Saitama Stadium 2002 | International Stadium | |||
| Capacity: **57,363** | Capacity: **63,700** | Capacity: **72,327** | |||
| [[File:Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka 20130224 1.JPG | 150px]] | [[File:Saitama stadium.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG | 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).
| 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** |
Chan Man Hei Lee Wai Man
Lumbengarav Au Wai Lun
Chiang Shih-lu Yang Cheng-hsing
Sheu Sheau-bao Hsu Jui-chen Tu Ming-feng Yau Kin Wai Chan Ho Man Cheung Sai Ho Kwok Yue Hung
Huang Che-ming Au Wai Lun Chan Chi Hong Poon Yiu Cheuk Chan Ho Man Lee Wai Man
Personal awards
| **Best Goalkeeper** | **Best Defender** | **Top Scorer** | **Most Valuable Player** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macau Domingos Chan | Chinese Taipei Cheng Yung-jen | Hong Kong Au Wai Lun | Hong Kong Cheung Sai Ho |
Finals
Squads
Main article: 2003 East Asian Football Championship finals squads
Matches
All 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** |
Kim Do-hoon Ahn Jung-hwan
Liu Jindong Yang Chen
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
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