The 2003 ASEAN Club Championship or the 2003 ACC was the first edition of the
ASEAN Club Championship
The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation between domestic champion clubs. The competition is backed by AFC and FIFA. The first edition was sponsored by LG Electro ...
, an international
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the
ASEAN Football Federation
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, ...
. It was held at
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Invitee's
East Bengal
ur,
, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
, s1 = East ...
from India were crowned the inaugural champions. It was only time that a non ASEAN side had won the title. Originally, the championship was to be hosted by
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
.
Qualified teams
Group stage
*Matchday dates are: 13–26 July 2003
*Group winners and runners-up qualify for quarter-finals
Group A
*(
Finance and Revenue withdrew from the competition without playing a single match).
Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Semifinals
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3rd place playoff
Final
Top scorers
References
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Club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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2003 in Indonesian sport
International association football competitions hosted by Indonesia
ASEAN Club Championship