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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 59 (3.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
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 in Indonesia, whereas originally it was to be hosted by Vietnam.
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.[4][5]
Association team allocation
| Participation for 2003 ACC | |
|---|---|
| Participating ASEAN member | |
| Invitee | |
| Football association | Group stage |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
Teams

Location of the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship clubs
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Liga Indonesia 2002 champions (Hosts) | |
| Cambodian League 2002 champions | |
| Myanmar Premier League 2002 champions | |
| 2002 Malaysian Premier 1 League champions | |
| S. League 2002 champions | |
| Brunei Premier League 2002 champions | |
| Liga Indonesia 2002 runners-up | |
| V-League 2001–02 | |
| Lao League 2002 champions | |
| 2001–02 Thai League champions | |
| Philippines National Football League 2002 champions | |
| National Football League 2002–03 champions (Invitee) |
- Notes
- ^ Myanmar: Withdrew from the competition before it commenced
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the competition before it commenced |
| Samart United | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Fernando |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Perak | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator Syamsul Saad Harizul Izuan Rani |
| DPMM FC | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oleseye Ajayi Hairoddin Abdullah | Mohd Noor Tanjong Nenad Bacina |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Persita Tangerang | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ilham Jaya Kesuma Anthony Jomah Ballah | Kiatisuk Senamuang |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kiatisuk Senamuang Nguyễn Minh Hải | Bounlap Khenkitisack |
| MCTPC | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanhnaseng Nakhady | Zaenal Arief Deddy Djunaidi |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| East Bengal | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutia Gawli | Report |
| Philippine Army | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yongant Chaiman |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 July | ||||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 July 2003 | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Petrokimia Putra | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Budi Fernando | Jeyapal |
| Persita Tangerang | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jayakesuma | Report | Bhutia B.Singh |
| Perak | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seator |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiman Thongsukh | Vượng |
Semifinals
| Petrokimia Putra | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ichwan | Report | Bhutia |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | |
| Perak | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator | Anucha Kitpongsri Therdsak Chaiman Jatupong Thongsukh |
3rd place playoff
| Petrokimia Putra | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rivaldo Costa Jaenal Ichwan |
Final
| East Bengal | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Okoro Bhutia D'Cunha | Report | Panai Kongprapun |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ ASEAN Club Championship 2003. www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Nayak, Nicolai (26 July 2020). "Making a mark in Asia: East Bengal's 2003 Asean Cup win – a defining moment for Indian club football". www.scroll.in. Scroll. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Indian Football: Down the memory lane - East Bengal's ASEAN Cup win in 2003". Retrieved 2 December 2021.