The 2003 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.
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