2003 East Asian Football Championship

2003 East Asian Football Championship
東アジアサッカー選手権2003
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 22 February 2003 – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers)
4 December 2003 – 10 December 2003 (finals)
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  China PR
Fourth place  Hong Kong
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 58 (3.63 per match)

The 2003 EAFF East Asian Football Championship is a football competition for East Asian countries and territories. The qualifiers were held in February and March 2003 in Hong Kong and the final was held in December 2003 in Japan. South Korea was the winner with Japan as runner-up.

China PR, Korea Rep, and Japan are direct finalists. The fourth finalist spot is competed among Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia. Hong Kong was the winner in the qualifiers.

Participating teams

Preliminary

Finals

Venues

  • ^1 As the International Stadium Yokohama.

Preliminary Competition

Matches Detail

The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Hong Kong. The winner of the group advanced to the Final Competition.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 4400260+2612
 Chinese Taipei 4301133+109
 Macau 420255+06
 Mongolia 4103216−143
 Guam 4004022−220
Macau  2 – 0  Mongolia
Che Chi Man  34' (pen.)
Chan Man Hei  82'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong  2 – 0  Chinese Taipei
Kwok Yue Hung  77'
Lee Wai Man  79'
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Mongolia  2 – 0  Guam
Tugsbayar  52'
Lumbengarav  59'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
Hong Kong  3 – 0  Macau
Lee Kin Wo  46' (pen.)
Au Wai Lun  59', 62'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.)
Guam  0 – 2  Macau
Geofredo Cheung  37', 77'
Attendance: 672
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)
Chinese Taipei  4 – 0  Mongolia
Huang Che-ming  26', 54'
Chiang Shih-lu  71'
Yang Cheng-hsing  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 672
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
Guam  0 – 7  Chinese Taipei
Tu Chu-hsien  24', 34'
Sheu Sheau-bao  48', 54', 90'
Hsu Jui-chen  55'
Tu Ming-feng  64'
Attendance: 1,814
Hong Kong  10 – 0  Mongolia
Au Wai Lun  6', 53'
Yau Kin Wai  10'
Chan Ho Man  12', 40', 42'
Cheung Sai Ho  13', 26' (pen.), 90'
Kwok Yue Hung  79'
Attendance: 1,814
Macau  1 – 2  Chinese Taipei
Hoi Man Io  35' Wu Chun-I  43'
Huang Che-ming  53'
Attendance: 6,862
Hong Kong  11 – 0  Guam
Lau Chi Keung  7', 35', 56'
Au Wai Lun  8', 61', 86' (pen.)
Chan Chi Hong  40'
Poon Yiu Cheuk  42'
Chan Ho Man  46', 58'
Lee Wai Man  90'
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

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

Final Tournament

Squads

Matches Detail

Finals matches held in Japan, all times local time.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Japan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 China PR 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
Hong Kong  1 – 3  South Korea
Akandu  34'
Akandu Yellow card 40'		 Report Kim Do-Heon  23'
Kim Do-Hoon  50'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  57'
National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 14,895
Japan  2 – 0  China PR
Kubo  4', 80'
Nakazawa Yellow card 10'
Endo Yellow card 40'		 Report Zheng Zhi Yellow card 7'
Sun Jihai Yellow card 34'
Liu Jindong Yellow card 65'
National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 41,742
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
South Korea  1 – 0  China PR
Ahn Jung-Hwan Yellow card 40'
Choi Jin-Cheul Yellow card 44'
Yoo Sang-Chul  45+1'
Lee Eul-Yong Red card 60'		 Report Zheng Zhi Yellow card 28'
Zhou Ting Yellow card 40'
Li Yi Yellow card 60'
Attendance: 27,715
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Japan  1 – 0  Hong Kong
Alex  37' (pen.)
Kubo Yellow card 58'		 Report Fan Chun Yip Yellow card 36'
Man Pei Tak Yellow card 58'
Szeto Man Chun Yellow card 63'
Attendance: 45,145
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
China PR  3 – 1  Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri  20'
Liu Jindong  21'
Yang Chen  44'
Zhou Haibin Yellow card 87'		 Report Lo Chi Kwan  75'
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
Japan  0 – 0  South Korea
Okubo Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 15', 18'
Motoyama Yellow card 86'		 Report Choi Jin-Cheul Yellow card 14'
Park Jae-hong Yellow card 41'
Kim Dong-Jin Yellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 62,633
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

Final standing

Rank Team
1  South Korea
2  Japan
3  China PR
4  Hong Kong
5  Chinese Taipei
6  Macau
7  Mongolia
8  Guam

Winners

 East Asian Football Championship 2003 Winners 

South Korea
Second title
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