2003 A3 Champions Cup

2003 A3 Champions Cup
A3 Mazda Cup 2003
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 16 – 22 February
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan Kashima Antlers (1st title)
Runners-up China Dalian Shide
Third place South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
Fourth place Japan Jubilo Iwata
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance 127,245 (21,208 per match)
Top scorer(s) China Hao Haidong
(Dalian Shide, 3 goals)
Best player Japan Yutaka Akita
(Kashima Antlers)

The 2003 A3 Champions Cup was first edition of A3 Champions Cup. It was held from February 16 to 22, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.

Participants

Group Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Kashima Antlers 321051+47
China Dalian Shide 32015506
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 311143+14
Japan Jubilo Iwata 300305−50

Match Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (JST) – UTC+9


16 February 2003
17:00
Dalian Shide China 1 – 3 Japan Kashima Antlers
Wang Sheng  44' Akita  29'
Ogasawara  38'
Fernando  53'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 23,907

19 February 2003
16:00
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 2 – 3 China Dalian Shide
Drakulić  16'
Shin Tae-Yong  53'
Hao Haidong  26', 44', 55'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 9,065

19 February 2003
19:00
Jubilo Iwata Japan 0 – 2 Japan Kashima Antlers
Euller  8'
Yanagisawa  74'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 20,176


22 February 2003
16:30
Dalian Shide China 1 – 0 Japan Jubilo Iwata
Janković  8'
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 27,881

Awards

Winners

 A3 Champions Cup 2003 Winners  
Japan
Kashima Antlers
First title

Individual Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player
China Hao Haidong (Dalian Shide) Japan Yutaka Akita (Kashima Antlers)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 China Hao Haidong China Dalian Shide 3
2 South Korea Shin Tae-Yong South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2
3 Bulgaria Zoran Janković China Dalian Shide 1
China Wang Sheng China Dalian Shide
Japan Yutaka Akita Japan Kashima Antlers
Brazil Euller Japan Kashima Antlers
Brazil Fernando Japan Kashima Antlers
Japan Mitsuo Ogasawara Japan Kashima Antlers
Japan Atsushi Yanagisawa Japan Kashima Antlers
Serbia Saša Drakulić South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
South Korea Kim Dae-Eui South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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