| 東アジアサッカー選手権2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan | 
| Dates | 22 February – 2 March 2003 (qualifiers) 4–10 December 2003 (finals)  | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) | 
| Attendance | 209,530 (13,096 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
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
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
Venues
Preliminary competition
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Finals
 
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | 
| Macau  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Che Chi Man  Chan Man Hei  | 
| Hong Kong  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwok Yue Hung  Lee Wai Man  | 
| Mongolia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tugsbayar  Lumbengarav  | 
| Hong Kong  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kin Wo  Au Wai Lun  | 
| Guam  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geofredo Cheung  | 
| Chinese Taipei  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Che-ming  Chiang Shih-lu Yang Cheng-hsing  | 
| Guam  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tu Chu-hsien  Sheu Sheau-bao Hsu Jui-chen Tu Ming-feng  | 
| Hong Kong  | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Au Wai Lun  Yau Kin Wai Chan Ho Man Cheung Sai Ho Kwok Yue Hung  | 
| Macau  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hoi Man Io  | 
Wu Chun-I  Huang Che-ming  | 
| Hong Kong  | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lau Chi Keung  Au Wai Lun Chan Chi Hong Poon Yiu Cheuk Chan Ho Man Lee Wai Man  | 
Personal awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Top Scorer | Most Valuable Player | 
|---|---|---|---|
Finals
Squads
Matches
All times are local (JST, UTC+09:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 | 
| Hong Kong  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akandu  Akandu  | 
Report | Kim Do-heon  Kim Do-hoon Ahn Jung-hwan  | 
| South Korea  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jung-hwan  Choi Jin-cheul Yoo Sang-chul Lee Eul-yong  | 
Report | Zheng Zhi  Zhou Ting Li Yi  | 
| Japan  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex  Kubo  | 
Report | Fan Chun Yip  Man Pei Tak Szeto Man Chun  | 
| China  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhao Xuri  Liu Jindong Yang Chen Zhou Haibin  | 
Report | Lo Chi Kwan  | 
| Japan  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Okubo  Motoyama  | 
Report | Choi Jin-cheul  Park Jae-hong Kim Dong-jin  | 
Final standing
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | 



