FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003
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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.
Stern John is the tournament top scorer with 2 goals.
2 goals Stern John
1 goal Alan Shearer
Paul Devlin
Shola Ameobi
Frank Lampard
Hairuddin Omar
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Eidur Gudjohnsen Glen Johnson Stephen Clemence
Bryan Hughes
Premier League Asia Trophy
The Premier League Asia Trophy is a friendly four-team pre-season football tournament held in Asia every two years. The competition is contested by three Premier League football clubs and the home team...
, a four-team pre-season football tournament held every two years. Participants in the inaugural edition included hosts Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
and three Premier League teams: Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. All games were held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
.
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
----Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
Stern John is the tournament top scorer with 2 goals.2 goals Stern John
Stern John
Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer...
1 goal Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin (footballer)
Paul John Devlin is a former Scotland international professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League.-Stafford Rangers:...
Shola Ameobi
Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...
Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Omar , is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Negeri Sembilan in the Malaysian Super League. He can play as a striker or midfielder.-Career:...
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jerrel Hasselbaink usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is a Dutch former football striker who played for various clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, and Spain, as well as the Dutch national team. He scored more than 200 career goals...
Eidur Gudjohnsen Glen Johnson Stephen Clemence
Stephen Clemence
Stephen Neal Clemence is a retired English football midfielder who last played for Leicester City where he was team captain....
Bryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City...