2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
38th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 6 – October 8 |
| Teams | 16 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Toluca (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Morelia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 106 (3.53 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Reinaldo Navia (5 goals) |
← 2002 2004 → | |
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 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 first stage runner-up
FAS – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup first stage runner-up
Caribbean zone
W Connection – 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist
Arnett Gardens – 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist
Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motagua | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arnett Gardens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Necaxa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Necaxa | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morelia | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Morelia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Morelia | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Árabe Unido | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Columbus Crew | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Morelia | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Municipal | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Club Toluca | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Municipal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Club Toluca | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Club Toluca | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| W Connection | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Club Toluca (ASDET) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FAS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Club América | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Club América | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Club América | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Alajuelense | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Alajuelense | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NE Revolution | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
América win 4–3 on aggregate
| Arnett Gardens | 0–0 | Club Necaxa |
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| Club Necaxa | 1–0 | Arnett Gardens |
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Necaxa win 4–3 on aggregate
| Toluca | 3–2 | W Connection |
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Sánchez  65' 83'García 77' |
18' Viana 38' Davis |
Deportivo Toluca win 6–5 on aggregate
Morelia win 4–1 on aggregate
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 19' Ching 35' |
76' Plata |
Municipal win 5–4 on aggregate
| C.D. Árabe Unido | 2–1 | Columbus Crew |
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Report |
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Columbus win 4–2 on aggregate
LA Galaxy win 3–2 on aggregate
| NE Revolution | 0–4 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Erick Scott Alejandro Alpizar Rolando Fonseca |
| Alajuelense | 1–3 | NE Revolution |
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Match Report[4][5] |
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Alajuelense win 5–3 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
Deportivo Toluca win 4–2 on aggregate
| Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Morelia |
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| Buddle 15' Cunningham 29' (pen.) |
Report |
Morelia win 6–2 on aggregate
Necaxa win 6–2 on aggregate
| Alajuelense | 3–1 | América |
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| Chinchilla 16' Scott 21'López 73' |
10' Fernández |
América win 5–3 on aggregate
Semifinals
First Leg
Second Leg
- Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.
- Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Second leg
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- Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate).
Champions
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003 Winners |
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| Club Deportivo Toluca Second Title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 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 |