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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 24 - 27 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chelsea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Newcastle United |
| Third place | Birmingham City |
| Fourth place |  Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Stern John (2 goals) |
2005 → | |
The2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup was the first edition of thePremier League Asia Trophy, a four-team pre-seasonfootball tournament held every two years. Participants in the inaugural edition included hostsMalaysia and threePremier League teams:Chelsea,Newcastle United andBirmingham City. All games were held at theBukit Jalil National Stadium inKuala 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.[citation needed]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July 2003 –Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | |||||
| 27 July 2003 –Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | ||||||
| Birmingham City | 1 | |||||
| Chelsea | 0 (5) | |||||
| 25 July 2003 -Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 0 (4) | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Chelsea | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 July 2003 –Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Jalil Stadium) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Birmingham City | 4 | |||||
| Newcastle United | 2 – 1 | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
Shearer 36' (pen.)Ameobi 75' | Devlin 72' (pen.) |
| Malaysia | 1 – 4 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hairuddin 40' | Lampard 36' Hasselbaink 70'Guðjohnsen 83'Johnson 85' |
| Malaysia | 0 – 4 | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
| John 8',50' Clemence 76'Hughes 81' |
| Chelsea | 0 – 0 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Lampard Duff  Huth Guðjohnsen Hasselbaink Keenan Terry | 5 – 4 | ShearerRobertDyerBowyerBellamyWoodgateJenas |
          Chelsea |      Newcastle United |
Alan Shearer
Paul Devlin
Shola AmeobiFrank LampardHairuddin Omar
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Eiður GuðjohnsenGlen JohnsonStephen ClemenceBryan Hughes