title: 2003 East Asian Football Championship
text: # 2003 East Asian Football Championship
  
  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
  
  * Chinese Taipei
  * Guam
  * Hong Kong
  * Macau
  * Mongolia
  
  ### Finals
  
  * China – 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
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 |
  | Macau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 6 |
  | Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 |
  | Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 |
  
  ### Personal awards
  
  | Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Domingos Chan | Cheng Yung-jen | Au Wai Lun | Cheung Sai Ho |
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Matches
  
  All times are local (JST, UTC+09:00).
  
  | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | South Korea |
  | 2 | Japan |
  | 3 | China |
  | 4 | Hong Kong |
  | 5 | Chinese Taipei |
  | 6 | Macau |
  | 7 | Mongolia |
  | 8 | Guam |
  