2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup

2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
Dates 24 - 27 July
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions England Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-up England Newcastle United
Third place England Birmingham City
Fourth place Malaysia Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Trinidad and Tobago Stern John (2 goals)

The 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup was the first edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team pre-season football tournament held every two years. Participants in the inaugural edition included hosts Malaysia and three Premier League teams: Chelsea, Newcastle United and Birmingham City. All games were held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

The tournament began at the semi-final stage, with the winners advancing to the final and the losers playing off for third place. Chelsea became the inaugural winners of this tournament after defeating Newcastle United on penalties in the final.

Results

Semi-finals Final
24 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium)
 England Newcastle United  2  
 England Birmingham City  1  
 
27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium)
     England Chelsea  0 (5)
   England Newcastle United  0 (4)
Third place
25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) 26 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium)
 Malaysia Malaysia  1   Malaysia Malaysia  0
 England Chelsea  4    England Birmingham City  4

Semi-finals

2003-07-24
20:45 MST
08:00 UTC
Newcastle United England 2 1 England Birmingham City
Shearer  36' (pen.)
Ameobi  75'
Devlin  72' (pen.)
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Rob Styles

2003-07-25
20:45 MST
08:00 UTC
Malaysia Malaysia 1 4 England Chelsea
Hairuddin  40' Lampard  36'
Hasselbaink  70'
Guðjohnsen  83'
Johnson  85'

Third place play-off

2003-07-26
20:45 MST
08:00 UTC
Malaysia Malaysia 0 4 England Birmingham City
John  8', 50'
Clemence  76'
Hughes  81'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rob Styles

Final

Goalscorers

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