2003 East Asian Football Championship
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| 東アジアサッカー選手権2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers) 4–10 December 2003 (finals) |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 209,530 (13,096 per match) |
| Top scorer | Tatsuhiko Kubo (2 goals) |
| Best player | South Korea Yoo Sang-chul |
| Best goalkeeper | Seigo Narazaki |
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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
[edit | edit source]Preliminary
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei
- File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
- File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
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Finals
[edit | edit source]- China – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong – Winner of preliminary competition
- Japan – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
- File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea – 2002 FIFA World Cup participating team
Venues
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Preliminary competition[edit | edit source]
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Finals[edit | edit source]
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Preliminary competition
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 |
| Macau File:Flag of Macau.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia |
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| Che Chi Man File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.) Chan Man Hei File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
| Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei |
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| Kwok Yue Hung File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Lee Wai Man File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
| Mongolia File:Flag of Mongolia.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam |
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| Tugsbayar File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Lumbengarav File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
| Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau |
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| Lee Kin Wo File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (pen.) Au Wai Lun File:Soccerball shade.svg 59', 62' |
| Guam File:Flag of Guam.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau |
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| Geofredo Cheung File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', 77' |
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862
Personal awards
[edit | edit source]| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
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| Macau Domingos Chan | Chinese Taipei Cheng Yung-jen | Hong Kong Au Wai Lun | Hong Kong Cheung Sai Ho |
Finals
[edit | edit source]Squads
[edit | edit source]Matches
[edit | edit source]All times are local (JST, UTC+09:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
| Japan | 2–0 | China |
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| Kubo File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 80' | Report |
| South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | 1–0 | China |
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| Yoo Sang-chul File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' | Report |