2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup explained

Tourney Name:FA Premier League Asia Cup
Year:2003
Dates:24 - 27 July
Country:Malaysia
Num Teams:4
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Chelsea
Count:1
Second Other: Newcastle United
Third Other: Birmingham City
Fourth Other: Malaysia
Matches:4
Goals:12
Top Scorer: Stern John (2 goals)
Nextseason:2005

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

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Final

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

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