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

China PR - 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

Preliminary Competition

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium
Capacity: 40,000

Final Tournament

Tokyo	Saitama	Kanagawa
National Stadium	Saitama Stadium 2002	Nissan Stadium
Capacity: 57,363	Capacity: 63,700	Capacity: 72,327

^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.

North Korea withdrew.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hong Kong	4	4	0	26	0	+26	12
Chinese Taipei	4	3	1	13	3	+10	9
Macau	4	2	2	5	5	+0	6
Mongolia	4	1	3	2	16	−14	3
Guam	4	0	4	0	22	−22	0

Macau v Mongolia

2003-02-22
13:30 UTC+8

Macau	2 – 0	Mongolia
Che Chi Man 34' (pen.) Chan Man Hei 82'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei

2003-02-22
16:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	2 – 0	Chinese Taipei
Kwok Yue Hung 77' Lee Wai Man 79'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Mongolia v Guam

2003-02-24
13:30 UTC+8

Mongolia	2 – 0	Guam
Tugsbayar 52' Lumbengarav 59'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Hong Kong v Macau

2003-02-24
16:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong	3 – 0	Macau
Lee Kin Wo 46' (pen.) Au Wai Lun 59', 62'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Park Sang-Gu (Korea Rep.)

Guam v Macau

2003-02-26
13:30 UTC+8

Guam	0 – 2	Macau
		Geofredo Cheung 37', 77'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 672
Referee: Cheung Yim Yau (Hong Kong)

Chinese Taipei v Mongolia

2003-02-26
16:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei	4 – 0	Mongolia
Huang Che-ming 26', 54' Chiang Shih-lu 71' Yang Cheng-hsing 90' (pen.)

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 672
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

Guam v Chinese Taipei

2003-02-28
13:30 UTC+8

Guam	0 – 7	Chinese Taipei
		Tu Chu-hsien 24', 34' Sheu Sheau-bao 48', 54', 90' Hsu Jui-chen 55' Tu Ming-feng 64'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814

Hong Kong v Mongolia

2003-02-28
16:00 UTC+8

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'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,814

Macau v Chinese Taipei

2003-03-02
13:30 UTC+8

Macau	1 – 2	Chinese Taipei
Hoi Man Io 35'		Wu Chun-I 43' Huang Che-ming 53'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862

Hong Kong v Guam

2003-03-02
16:00 UTC+8

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'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

Personal awards

Best Goalkeeper	Best Defender	Top Scorer	Most Valuable Player
Domingos Chan	Cheng Yung-jen	Au Wai Lun	Cheung Sai Ho

Final Tournament

Squads

Main article: 2003 East Asian Football Championship Finals 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 v South Korea

December 4, 2003
16:30

Hong Kong	1 - 3	South Korea
Akandu 34' Akandu 40'	Report	Kim Do-Heon 23' Kim Do-Hoon 50' Ahn Jung-Hwan 57'

National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 14,895
Referee: Jimmy M. R. Napitupulu (Indonesia)

Japan v China PR

December 4, 2003
19:15

Japan	2 – 0	China PR
Kubo 4', 80' Nakazawa 10' Endo 40'	Report	Zheng Zhi 7' Sun Jihai 34' Liu Jindong 65'

National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 41,742
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

South Korea v China PR

December 7, 2003
16:30

South Korea	1 – 0	China PR
Ahn Jung-Hwan 40' Choi Jin-Cheul 44' Yoo Sang-Chul 45+1' Lee Eul-Yong 60'	Report	Zheng Zhi 28' Zhou Ting 40' Li Yi 60'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 27,715
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

Japan v Hong Kong

December 7, 2003
19:16

Japan	1 – 0	Hong Kong
Alex 37' (pen.) Kubo 58'	Report	Fan Chun Yip 36' Man Pei Tak 58' Szeto Man Chun 63'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 45,145
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

China PR v Hong Kong

December 10, 2003
16:28

China PR	3 – 1	Hong Kong
Zhao Xuri 20' Liu Jindong 21' Yang Chen 44' Zhou Haibin 87'	Report	Lo Chi Kwan 75'

International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

Japan v South Korea

December 10, 2003
19:16

Japan	0 - 0	South Korea
Okubo 15', 18' Motoyama 86'	Report	Choi Jin-Cheul 14' Park Jae-hong 41' Kim Dong-Jin 90+4'

International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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

External links

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

EAFF East Asian Cup

Men's Tournament

Dynasty Cup	China 1990 China 1992 Hong Kong 1995 Japan 1998

EAFF East Asian Cup	Japan 2003 South Korea 2005 China 2008 Japan 2010 South Korea 2013 China 2015 Japan 2017

Squads	2003 2005 2008 2010 2013 2015

Women's Tournament

EAFF Women's East Asian Cup	South Korea 2005 China 2008 Japan 2010 South Korea 2013 China 2015 Japan 2017

Squads	2005 2008 2010 2013 2015

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