2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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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)
← 2002
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 4, 2003
FAS El Salvador3-1Mexico Club America
Jorge Rodriguez
Alejandro Bentos
Gilberto Murgas
March 26, 2003
Club America Mexico3-0El Salvador FAS

América win 4-3 on aggregate

March 5, 2003
Arnett Gardens Jamaica0-0Mexico Club Necaxa
March 19, 2003
Club Necaxa Mexico1-0Jamaica Arnett Gardens
Estadio Municipal de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Necaxa win 4-3 on aggregate

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

March 12, 2003
C.S.D. Comunicaciones Guatemala1-0Mexico Monarcas Morelia
March 26, 2003
Monarcas Morelia Mexico4-0Guatemala C.S.D. Comunicaciones

Morelia win 4-1 on aggregate

March 16, 2003
Municipal Guatemala4–2United States San Jose Earthquakes
Romero 28' 37'
Figueroa 39'
Ponciano 55' (pen.)		 64' 71' Lagos
March 26, 2003
San Jose Earthquakes United States2–1Guatemala Municipal
Donovan 19'
Ching 35'		 76' Plata
Attendance: 4,594

Municipal win 5-4 on aggregate

March 16, 2003
C.D. Árabe Unido Panama2-1United States Columbus Crew
  • 7'
  • 65'
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
March 23, 2003
Columbus Crew United States3-0Panama C.D. Árabe Unido
 Report
Attendance: 6,443

Columbus win 4-2 on aggregate

March 16, 2003
C.D. Motagua Honduras2-2United States Los Angeles Galaxy
March 23, 2003
Los Angeles Galaxy United States1-0Honduras C.D. Motagua
Report
Attendance: 5,307

LA Galaxy win 3-2 on aggregate

March 23, 2003
United States NE Revolution0-4Alajuelense Costa Rica
Erick Scott
Alejandro Alpizar
Rolando Fonseca
March 26, 2003
Costa Rica Alajuelense1-3NE Revolution United States
  • Rolando Fonseca 65' (pen.)
 Match Report[4][5]
  • Taylor Twellman 18' (pen.)
  • Wolde Harris 53'
  • Steve Ralston 55'
  • Shalrie Joseph Red card 63'
  • Daniel Hernandez Red card 63'
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian

Alajuelense win 5-3 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

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April 9, 2003
Municipal Guatemala1–2Mexico Toluca
Acevedo 41' 9' Cardozo
85' Almazán
April 16, 2003
Toluca Mexico2–1Guatemala Municipal
Ruiz 25'
Sánchez 44'		 8' Romero

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'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
April 16, 2003
Columbus Crew United States2–0Mexico Morelia
Buddle 15'
Cunningham 29' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,358

Morelia win 6-2 on aggregate

April 9, 2003
LA Galaxy United States1–4Mexico Necaxa
Pineda 36' Report 27' 51' Franco
81' Zague
87' Larrosa
Attendance: 3,814
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

April 16, 2003
América Mexico4–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
Castillo 50'
Lipatín 72' 84'
Blanco 88' (pen.)
April 23, 2003
Alajuelense Costa Rica3–1Mexico América
Chinchilla 16'
Scott 21'
López 73'		 10' Fernández

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 gold-colored soccer ball 92'
  • 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
  • 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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  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]
  4. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (March 27, 2003). "Two From MLS Are Eliminated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "March 26, 2003 – Alajuelense 1:3 Revolution; 1st CONCACAF Champions Cup win". Frank Dell'Apa. March 26, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

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