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