2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup
# 2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup

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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 24 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 24 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) |
| Newcastle United | 2 |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 27 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) |
| Birmingham City | 1 | Chelsea | 0 (5) |
| 25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | | Chelsea | 0 (5) |
| 25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 25 July 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | Newcastle United | 0 (4) |
| Malaysia | 1 | Newcastle United | 0 (4) |
| Chelsea | 4 | | |
| Chelsea | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | 26 July 2003 – Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) |
| | | Malaysia | 0 |
| | | Birmingham City | 4 |

### Final

| Chelsea | Newcastle United |
| - | - |

## Goalscorers

2 goals

Stern John

1 goal

Alan Shearer

Paul Devlin

Shola Ameobi

Frank Lampard

Hairuddin Omar

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Eiður Guðjohnsen

Glen Johnson

Stephen Clemence

Bryan Hughes

External links

FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (RSSSF)

FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Goalzz.com)

vtePremier League Asia Trophy

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