2003 ASEAN Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Indonesia |
| Dates | 13–26 July |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | East Bengal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | BEC Tero Sasana |
| Third place | Petrokimia Putra |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 59 (3.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Baichung Bhutia (East Bengal) (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Therdsak Chaiman (BEC Tero Sasana) |
| Best goalkeeper | Sandip Nandy (East Bengal) |
| Fair play award | Perak |
2005 → | |
The 2003 ASEAN Club Championship or the 2003 ACC was the first edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, a friendly international football competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation.[1] It was held at Indonesia. East Bengal from India who were an invitee were crowned the inaugural champions.[2][3] It was only time that a non ASEAN side had won the title. Originally, the championship was to be hosted by Vietnam.[4][5]
Teams
Location of the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship clubs
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Petrokimia Putra | Liga Indonesia 2002 champions (Hosts) |
| Samart United | Cambodian League 2002 champions |
| Finance and Revenue | Myanmar Premier League 2002 champions |
| Perak | 2002 Malaysian Premier 1 League champions |
| Singapore Armed Forces | S. League 2002 champions |
| DPMM FC | Brunei Premier League 2002 champions |
| Persita Tangerang | Liga Indonesia 2002 runners-up |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | V-League 2001–02 |
| MCTPC | Lao League 2002 champions |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2001–02 Thai League champions |
| Philippine Army | Philippines National Football League 2002 champions |
| East Bengal | National Football League 2002–03 champions (Invitee) |
Group stage
- Matchday dates are: 13–26 July 2003
- Group winners and runners-up qualify for quarter-finals
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrokimia Putra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Samart United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
- (Finance and Revenue withdrew from the competition without playing a single match).
| Samart United | 0–2 | Petrokimia Putra |
|---|---|---|
| Costa 54' Fernando 69' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| DPMM FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Perak | 3–0 | DPMM FC |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 52' (pen.) Syamsul Saad 71' Harizul Izuan Rani 90' |
| DPMM FC | 2–2 | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Oleseye Ajayi 47' Hairoddin Abdullah 75' |
Mohd Noor Tanjong 88' (o.g.) Nenad Bacina 90' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persita Tangerang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MCTPC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Persita Tangerang | 2–1 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
|---|---|---|
| Ilham Jaya Kesuma 24' Anthony Jomah Ballah 47' |
Kiatisuk Senamuang 10' |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2–1 | MCTPC |
|---|---|---|
| Kiatisuk Senamuang 6' Nguyễn Minh Hải 63' |
Bounlap Khenkitisack 85' |
| MCTPC | 1–5 | Persita Tangerang |
|---|---|---|
| Vanhnaseng Nakhady 90' | Zaenal Arief 23', 36', 44', 80' Deddy Djunaidi 85' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| Philippine Army | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| East Bengal | 6–0 | Philippine Army |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutia 20' (pen.), 22', 50', 53', 70' Gawli 75' (pen.) |
Report |
| Philippine Army | 0–3 | BEC Tero Sasana |
|---|---|---|
| Yongant 61', 81' Chaiman 82' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| Petrokimia Putra (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| Singapore AF | 2 | |||||||||
| Petrokimia Putra | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 21 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| Persita Tangerang | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 2 | |||||||||
| East Bengal | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 1 | |||||||||
| Perak | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| Samart United | 0 | |||||||||
| Perak | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1 | |||||||||
| Petrokimia Putra | 3 | |||||||||
| Perak | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Petrokimia Putra | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Singapore Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
| Costa 45' Budi 58' Fernando 113' |
Jeyapal 9', 22' |
| Persita Tangerang | 1–2 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Jayakesuma 66' (pen.) | Report | Bhutia 54' B.Singh 77' |
| Perak | 2–0 | Samart United |
|---|---|---|
| Seator 18', 23' |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2–1 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiman 3' (pen.) Thongsukh 12' |
Vượng 39' |
Semifinals
| Petrokimia Putra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Ichwan 23' | Report | Bhutia 58' |
| Penalties | ||
|
6–7 | |
| Perak | 1–3 | BEC Tero Sasana |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 49' | Anucha Kitpongsri 55' Therdsak Chaiman 61' Jatupong Thongsukh 67' |
3rd place playoff
| Petrokimia Putra | 3–0 | Perak |
|---|---|---|
| Rivaldo Costa 35' Jaenal Ichwan 66', 69' |
Final
| East Bengal | 3–1 | BEC Tero Sasana |
|---|---|---|
| Okoro 28' Bhutia 47' D'Cunha 68' |
Report | Panai Kongprapun 58' |
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Baichung Bhutia | East Bengal | 9 |
| Frank Seator | Perak | 5 |
| Zaenal Arief | Persita Tangerang | 4 |
| Therdsak Chaiman | BEC Tero Sasana | 4 |
| Rivaldo Costa | Petrokimia Putra | 3 |
| Jaenal Ichwan | Petrokimia Putra | 3 |
| Wuttiya Yongant | BEC Tero Sasana | 2 |
| Jatupong Thongsuk | BEC Tero Sasana | 2 |
| Danilo Fernando | Petrokimia Putra | 2 |
| Jeyakanth Jeyapal | Singapore Armed Forces | 2 |
| Ilham Jaya Kesuma | Persita Tangerang | 2 |
| Kiatisuk Senamuang | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2 |
| Bijen Singh | East Bengal | 1 |
| Mike Okoro | East Bengal | 1 |
| Alvito D'Cunha | East Bengal | 1 |
| Anucha Kitpongsri | BEC Tero Sasana | 1 |
| Panai Kongprapun | BEC Tero Sasana | 1 |
| Aris Budi Prasetyo | Petrokimia Putra | 1 |
| Indra Putra Mahayuddin | Perak | 1 |
| Syamsul Saad | Perak | 1 |
| Harizul Izuan Rani | Perak | 1 |
| Nenad Bacina | Singapore Armed Forces | 1 |
| Anthony Jommah Ballah | Persita Tangerang | 1 |
| Deddy Djunaidi | Persita Tangerang | 1 |
| Nguyễn Minh Hải | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1 |
| Lê Quốc Vượng | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1 |
| Oleseye Ajayi | DPMM | 1 |
| Hairoddin Abdullah | DPMM | 1 |
| Bounlap Khenkitisack | MCTPC | 1 |
| Vanhnaseng Nakhady | MCTPC | 1 |
References
- ^ ASEAN Club Championship 2003. www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal's greatest hour: the 2003 ASEAN Cup triumph". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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