2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 38th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It was won by Club Toluca after a 5–4 aggregate win over countryfellow club Morelia in the final.[1][2] The tournament was held between March 6 and October 8.[3] The 16-team format was scrapped for an eight-team format in 2004.

2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
DatesMarch 6 – October 8
Teams16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Toluca (2nd title)
Runners-up Morelia
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored106 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Reinaldo Navia
(5 goals)

Qualified teams

North American zone

Club Toluca - 2002 Apertura champion
Morelia - 2002 Apertura runner-up
Club América - 2002 Verano champion
Club Necaxa - 2002 Verano runner-up
Los Angeles Galaxy - 2002 MLS Cup champion and 2002 MLS Supporters Shield winner
New England Revolution - 2002 MLS Cup runner-up
San Jose Earthquakes - 2002 MLS Supporters Shield runner-up
Columbus Crew - 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winner

Central American zone

Alajuelense - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup winner
Árabe Unido - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Motagua - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Comunicaciones - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup fourth place
Municipal - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup semifinal runner-up
FAS - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup semifinal runner-up

Caribbean zone

W Connection - 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist
Arnett Gardens - 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist

Bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Motagua 2 0 2
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 1 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 1 2
Arnett Gardens 0 0 0 Necaxa 4 2 6
Necaxa 0 1 1 Necaxa 0 0 0
Comunicaciones 1 0 1 Morelia 0 6 6
Morelia 0 4 4 Morelia 6 0 6
Árabe Unido 2 0 2 Columbus Crew 0 2 2
Columbus Crew 1 3 4 Morelia 3 1 4
Municipal 4 1 5 Club Toluca 3 2 5
San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 4 Municipal 1 1 2
Club Toluca 3 3 6 Club Toluca 2 2 4
W Connection 3 2 5 Club Toluca (ASDET) 1 4 5
FAS 3 0 3 Club América 4 0 4
Club América 1 3 4 Club América 4 1 5
Alajuelense 4 1 5 Alajuelense 0 3 3
NE Revolution 0 3 3

Round of 16
12 March 2003 Toluca 3–2 W Connection Toluca, Mexico
Sánchez 65' 83'
García 77'		 18' Viana
38' Davis		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
2 April 2003 W Connection 3–3
(5–6 agg.)		 Toluca Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Jean 47'
Spann 69' (pen.)
Isaac 73'		 15' 67' Franco
62' Sinha		 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
16 March 2003 Municipal 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Guatemala City, Guatemala
Romero 28' 37'
Figueroa 39'
Ponciano 55' (pen.)		 64' 71' Lagos Stadium: Estadio El Trébol
26 March 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1
(4–5 agg.)		 Municipal San Jose, U.S.
Donovan 19'
Ching 35'		 76' Plata Stadium: Spartan Stadium
2003 FAS 3-1 Club America
Jorge Rodriguez
Alejandro Bentos
Gilberto Murgas
2003 Club America 3-0
(4–3 agg.)		 FAS


Nil
24 March, 2003 Alajuelense 4-0 NE Revolution Alajuela, Costa Rica
Erick Scott
Alejandro Alpizar
Rolando Fonseca 		Nil Stadium: Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium
2003 NE Revolution 3-1
(5–3 agg.)		 Alajuelense




2003 C.D. Motagua 2-2 Los Angeles Galaxy


2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0
(3-2 agg.)		 C.D. Motagua
Nil
2003 Arnett Gardens 0-0 Necaxa F.C.
Nil Nil
2003 Necaxa F.C. 1-0
(4–3 agg.)		 Arnett Gardens
Nil
2003 C.S.D. Comunicaciones 1-0 Morelia F.C.
TBD
2003 Morelia F.C. 4-0
(4–1 agg.)		 C.S.D. Comunicaciones




Nil
2003 Árabe Unido 2-1 Columbus Crew
TBD
TBD
2003 Columbus Crew 3-0
(4–2 agg.)		 Árabe Unido


Nil

Quarterfinals
9 April 2003 Municipal 1–2 Toluca Guatemala City, Guatemala
Acevedo 41' 9' Cardozo
85' Almazán		 Stadium: Estadio El Trébol
16 April 2003 Toluca 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Municipal Toluca, Mexico
Ruiz 25'
Sánchez 44'		 8' Romero Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
9 April 2003 Morelia 6–0 Columbus Crew Morelia, Mexico
Palacios 39'
Íñiguez 42' 70'
Bautista 49' 55'
Navia 68'		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
16 April 2003 Columbus Crew 2–0
(2–6 agg.)		 Morelia Columbus, U.S.
Buddle 15'
Cunningham 29' (pen.)		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
9 April 2003 LA Galaxy 1–4 Necaxa Fullerton, U.S.
Pineda 36' 27' 51' Franco
81' Zague
87' Larrosa		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
16 April 2003 Necaxa 2–1
(6–2 agg.)		 LA Galaxy Aguascalientes City, Mexico
Espinoza 43' 84' 32' Albright Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Aguascalientes
16 April 2003 América 4–0 Alajuelense Mexico City, Mexico
Castillo 50'
Lipatín 72' 84'
Blanco 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
23 April 2003 Alajuelense 3–1 América Alajuela, Costa Rica
Chinchilla 16'
Scott 21'
López 73'		 10' Fernández Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Semifinals
1st leg
Toluca 1–4 América
González 13' Lipatin 35', 63'
Mendoza 56'
Blanco 83' (pen.)
1st leg
Necaxa 0–0 Morelia
2nd leg
Morelia 6–0 Necaxa
Navia 9', 21'
Palacios 28'
Hernández 38'
Almirón 42'
Prieto 77'
2nd leg
América 0–4 Toluca
AET Espinosa 69'
García 72', 88'
Ruiz 90+2'
  • Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.
  • Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Morelia 3–3 Club Toluca
Navia 44', 63'
Álvarez 69'		 López 6', 82'
Lozano 13'

Second leg
Second leg
Club Toluca 2–1 Morelia
da Silva 35'
Sánchez 54'		 Report Álvarez 81'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
  • Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate).

Champions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2003 Winners
Club Deportivo Toluca
Second Title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Reinaldo Navia Morelia 5
2 Vicente Sánchez Toluca 4
Edson Buddle Columbus Crew 4
Marcelo Lipatin América 4
5 Edgar García Toluca 3
Gonzalo Romero Municipal 3
Erick Scott LD Alajuelense 3
8 Ariel Franco Toluca 2
Israel López Toluca 2
Amado Guevara Motagua 2
Alexi Lalas Los Angeles Galaxy 2
Juan Franco Necaxa 2
Rodolfo Espinoza Necaxa 2
Manny Lagos San Jose Earthquakes 2
Cuauhtémoc Blanco América 2
Santiago Fernández América 2
Rolando Fonseca LD Alajuelense 2
Adolfo Bautista Morelia 2
Roberto Palacios Morelia 2
Ismael Íñiguez Morelia 2
Damián Álvarez Morelia 2
22 Various 1

References
  1. Toluca, campeón de Concacaf on La Jornada, 9 Oct 2003
  2. CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002/03 on the RSSSF
  3. http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=62
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