Soccer East Asian Championship 2003
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Football East Asian Championship 2003 2003 East Asian Football Championship |
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| Number of nations | 8 (4 finalists) |
| East Asian Champion | South Korea |
| venue | Japan |
| opening | December 4, 2003 |
| Tournament end | December 10, 2003 |
| Gates | 12 (Ø: 2 per game) |
| Top scorer | Tatsuhiko Kubo (JPN) 2 goals |
The first edition of the East Asian Football Championship , officially East Asian Football Championship in 2003 , was from 17 to 10. December 2003 in Japan discharged. Four teams from the East Asian region have qualified for the finals. Of these, South Korea , PR China and Japan were already set. In the qualification held in Hong Kong , the host Hong Kong was able to prevail. South Korea became East Asian champions in 2003 . North Korea withdrew its participation.
In the qualification, the five worst teams in the association played against each other in a group stage, the winners of which qualified for the final round. The East Asian champions were determined through group matches.
The winner's prize was US $ 500,000. The runner-up received US $ 300,000, the third received US $ 200,000 and the fourth received US $ 150,000.
venue
The 2003 East Asian Cup was hosted by Japan, which had hosted the 2002 World Cup a year earlier . The tournament took place in three different locations:
- on December 4th in Tokyo in the Olympic Stadium (2 games)
- on December 7th in Saitama at Saitama Stadium 2002 (2 games)
- on December 10th in Kanagawa at Nissan Stadium (2 games)
The venue for the qualifying games from February 22 to March 2, 2003 was the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong .
competition
qualification
Group A
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Hong Kong
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 26: 0 | +26 | 12 |
| 2. |
 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
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4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13: 3 | +10 | 9 |
| 3. |
 Macau
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Mongolia
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4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2:16 | −14 | 3 |
| 5. |
 Guam
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0:22 | −22 | 0 |
| February 22, 2003 | |||
| Macau | - | Mongolia | 2-0 |
| Hong Kong | - | Taiwan | 2-0 |
| February 24, 2003 | |||
| Mongolia | - | Guam | 2-0 |
| Hong Kong | - | Macau | 3-0 |
| February 26, 2003 | |||
| Guam | - | Macau | 0: 2 |
| Taiwan | - | Mongolia | 4-0 |
| February 28, 2003 | |||
| Guam | - | Taiwan | 0: 7 |
| Hong Kong | - | Mongolia | 10-0 |
| March 2, 2003 | |||
| Macau | - | Taiwan | 1: 2 |
| Hong Kong | - | Guam | 11: 0 |
Finals
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 7th |
| 2. |
 Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 7th |
| 3. |
 People's Republic of China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4th |
Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2: 7 | −5 | 0 |
| December 4, 2003 | |||
| Hong Kong | - | South Korea | 1: 3 |
| Japan | - | China | 2-0 |
| December 7, 2003 | |||
| South Korea | - | China | 1-0 |
| Japan | - | Hong Kong | 1-0 |
| December 10, 2003 | |||
| China | - | Hong Kong | 3: 1 |
| Japan | - | South Korea | 0-0 |
