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2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup - Wikipedia

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

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2004 →

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.

Qualified teams

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North American zone

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

Central American zone

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Costa Rica Alajuelense – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup winner
Panama Árabe Unido – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Honduras Motagua – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Guatemala Comunicaciones – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup fourth place
Guatemala Municipal – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup first stage runner-up
El Salvador FAS – 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup first stage runner-up

Caribbean zone

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Trinidad and Tobago W Connection - 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist
Jamaica Arnett Gardens - 2002 CFU Club Championship finalist

Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Honduras Motagua 2 0 2
United States Los Angeles Galaxy 2 1 3 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 1 1 2
Jamaica Arnett Gardens 0 0 0 Mexico Necaxa 4 2 6
Mexico Necaxa 0 1 1 Mexico Necaxa 0 0 0
Guatemala Comunicaciones 1 0 1 Mexico Morelia 0 6 6
Mexico Morelia 0 4 4 Mexico Morelia 6 0 6
Panama Árabe Unido 2 0 2 United States Columbus Crew 0 2 2
United States Columbus Crew 1 3 4 Mexico Morelia 3 1 4
Guatemala Municipal 4 1 5 Mexico Club Toluca 3 2 5
United States San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 4 Guatemala Municipal 1 1 2
Mexico Club Toluca 3 3 6 Mexico Club Toluca 2 2 4
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3 2 5 Mexico Club Toluca (ASDET) 1 4 5
El Salvador FAS 3 0 3 Mexico Club América 4 0 4
Mexico Club América 1 3 4 Mexico Club América 4 1 5
Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 1 5 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 3 3
United States NE Revolution 0 3 3

Round of 16

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March 12, 2003

Toluca Mexico3–2Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Sánchez 65' 83'
García 77'		 18' Viana
38' Davis

April 2, 2003

W Connection Trinidad and Tobago3–3Mexico Toluca
Jean 47'
Spann 69' (pen.)
Isaac 73'		 15' 67' Franco
62' Sinha

Deportivo Toluca win 6-5 on aggregate

Municipal win 5-4 on aggregate

América win 4-3 on aggregate

March 24, 2003

Alajuelense Costa Rica4-0United States NE Revolution
Erick Scott
Alejandro Alpizar
Rolando Fonseca

Revolution win 5-3 on aggregate

LA Galaxy win 3-2 on aggregate

2003

Club Necaxa Mexico1-0Jamaica Arnett Gardens

Estadio Municipal de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Necaxa win 4-3 on aggregate

Morelia win 4-1 on aggregate

Columbus win 4-2 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

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Deportivo Toluca win 4-2 on aggregate

April 9, 2003

Morelia Mexico6–0United States Columbus Crew
Palacios 39'
Íñiguez 42' 70'
Bautista 49' 55'
Navia 68'

Morelia win 6-2 on aggregate

April 9, 2003

LA Galaxy United States1–4Mexico Necaxa
Pineda 36' 27' 51' Franco
81' Zague
87' Larrosa

April 16, 2003

Necaxa Mexico2–1United States LA Galaxy
Espinoza 43' 84' 32' Albright

Estadio Municipal de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes City, Mexico

Necaxa win 6-2 on aggregate

América win 5-3 on aggregate

Semifinals

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First Leg

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Toluca Mexico1–4Mexico América
González 13' Lipatin 35', 63'
Mendoza 56'
Blanco 83' (pen.)

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Necaxa Mexico0–0Mexico Morelia

Second Leg

May 7, 2003

2nd leg

Morelia Mexico6–0Mexico Necaxa
Navia 9', 21'
Palacios 28'
Hernández 38'
Almirón 42'
Prieto 77'
  • Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.

May 14, 2003

2nd leg

América Mexico0–4Mexico Toluca
AET Espinosa 69'
García 72', 88'
Ruiz 90+2'
  • Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

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2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final

First leg

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September 17, 2003

20:10 (UTC-5)

First leg

Morelia Mexico3–3Mexico Club Toluca
Navia 44', 63'
Álvarez 69'		 López 6', 82'
Lozano 13'

Second leg

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October 8, 2003

19:10 (UTC-5)

Second leg

Club Toluca Mexico2–1Mexico Morelia
da Silva 35'
Sánchez 54'		 Report Álvarez 81'

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá

Team details

Toluca

Morelia

GK Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF Mexico Salvador Carmona
DF 6 Paraguay Paulo da Silva
DF Mexico Emilio Hassan
DF Mexico Miguel A. Carreón Yellow card
MF Mexico Israel López Yellow card
MF Mexico Rafael García
MF Mexico Erik Espinosa Yellow card
MF BrazilMexico Antonio Naelson downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW Uruguay Vicente Sánchez
FW 9 Paraguay José Cardozo
Substitutions:
FW Mexico Edgar González upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
BrazilMexico Ricardo Ferretti
GK Mexico Moisés Muñoz
DF Mexico Omar Trujillo
DF Mexico Heriberto Morales
DF Argentina Ariel Garcé Yellow cardv
DF Mexico Mariano Trujillo
MF Mexico Nicolás Ramírez Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF Argentina Jorge Almirón
MF Mexico Miguel Zepeda downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF Mexico Carlos Morales Red card
FW Argentina Damián Álvarez Yellow card
FW Chile Reinaldo Navia
Substitutions:
Mexico Raúl Molina upward-facing green arrow 81'
Mexico Jorge Santillana upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Argentina Rubén O. Romano
  • Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate).

Champions

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

Top scorers

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

References

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Known as CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1962–2007) and CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023)

Seasons
Finals