2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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)
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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.

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
		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

March 12, 2003

Toluca	3–2	W Connection
Sánchez 65' 83' García 77'		18' Viana 38' Davis

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico

April 2, 2003

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

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago

Deportivo Toluca win 6-5 on aggregate

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March 16, 2003

Municipal	4–2	San Jose Earthquakes
Romero 28' 37' Figueroa 39' Ponciano 55' (pen.)		64' 71' Lagos

Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala

March 26, 2003

San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Municipal
Donovan 19' Ching 35'		76' Plata

Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States

Municipal win 5-4 on aggregate

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FAS	3-1	Club America
Jorge Rodriguez Alejandro Bentos Gilberto Murgas

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador

2003

Club America	3-0	FAS

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States

América win 4-3 on aggregate

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March 24, 2003

Alajuelense	4-0	NE Revolution
Erick Scott Alejandro Alpizar Rolando Fonseca

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

2003

NE Revolution	3-1	Alajuelense

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Revolution win 5-3 on aggregate

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2003

C.D. Motagua	2-2	Los Angeles Galaxy

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2003

Los Angeles Galaxy	1-0	C.D. Motagua

Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States

LA Galaxy win 3-2 on aggregate

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Arnett Gardens	0-0	Club Necaxa

Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica

2003

Club Necaxa	1-0	Arnett Gardens

Estadio Municipal de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Necaxa win 4-3 on aggregate

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2003

C.S.D. Comunicaciones	1-0	Monarcas Morelia

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala

2003

Monarcas Morelia	4-0	C.S.D. Comunicaciones

Estadio Morelos, Morelia, Mexico

Morelia win 4-1 on aggregate

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2003

C.D. Árabe Unido	2-1	Columbus Crew

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama

2003

Columbus Crew	3-0	C.D. Árabe Unido

Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States

Columbus win 4-2 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

April 9, 2003

Municipal	1–2	Toluca
Acevedo 41'		9' Cardozo 85' Almazán

Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala

April 16, 2003

Toluca	2–1	Municipal
Ruiz 25' Sánchez 44'		8' Romero

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico

Deportivo Toluca win 4-2 on aggregate

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April 9, 2003

Morelia	6–0	Columbus Crew
Palacios 39' Íñiguez 42' 70' Bautista 49' 55' Navia 68'

Estadio Morelos, Morelia, Mexico

April 16, 2003

Columbus Crew	2–0	Morelia
Buddle 15' Cunningham 29' (pen.)

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States

Morelia win 6-2 on aggregate

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April 9, 2003

LA Galaxy	1–4	Necaxa
Pineda 36'		27' 51' Franco 81' Zague 87' Larrosa

Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States

April 16, 2003

Necaxa	2–1	LA Galaxy
Espinoza 43' 84'		32' Albright

Estadio Municipal de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes City, Mexico

Necaxa win 6-2 on aggregate

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April 16, 2003

América	4–0	Alajuelense
Castillo 50' Lipatín 72' 84' Blanco 88' (pen.)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

April 23, 2003

Alajuelense	3–1	América
Chinchilla 16' Scott 21' López 73'		10' Fernández

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

América win 5-3 on aggregate

Semifinals

First Leg

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Toluca	1–4	América
González 13'		Lipatin 35', 63' Mendoza 56' Blanco 83' (pen.)

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Necaxa	0–0	Morelia

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

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Second Leg

May 7, 2003

2nd leg

Morelia	6–0	Necaxa
Navia 9', 21' Palacios 28' Hernández 38' Almirón 42' Prieto 77'

Estadio Morelos
Morelia, Mexico

• Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.

May 14, 2003

2nd leg

América	0–4	Toluca
	AET	Espinosa 69' García 72', 88' Ruiz 90+2'

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

• Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final

First leg

September 17, 2003

20:10 (UTC-5)

First leg

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

Estadio Morelos
Morelia, Mexico

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Second leg

October 8, 2003

19:10 (UTC-5)

Second leg

Club Toluca	2–1	Morelia
da Silva 35' Sánchez 54'	Report	Álvarez 81'

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá

Team details

Toluca Morelia GK Hernán Cristante DF Salvador Carmona DF 6 Paulo da Silva DF Emilio Hassan DF Miguel A. Carreón MF Israel López MF Rafael García MF Erik Espinosa MF Antonio Naelson  88' FW Vicente Sánchez FW 9 José Cardozo Substitutions: FW Edgar González  88' Manager: Ricardo Ferretti GK Moisés Muñoz DF Omar Trujillo DF Heriberto Morales DF Ariel Garcé v DF Mariano Trujillo MF Nicolás Ramírez  81' MF Jorge Almirón MF Miguel Zepeda  73' MF Carlos Morales FW Damián Álvarez FW Reinaldo Navia Substitutions: Raúl Molina  81' Jorge Santillana  73' Manager: Rubén O. Romano

• 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, October 9, 2003
2. CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002/03 on the RSSSF
3. http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=62 ^{[permanent dead link‍]}