2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates 6 March – 8 October
Teams 16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Mexico Toluca (2nd title)
Runners-up Mexico Monarcas Morelia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 106 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chile Reinaldo Navia
(5 goals)

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 Monarcas Morelia in the final. The tournament was held between March 6 and October 8.[1] The 16-team format was scrapped for an eight-team format in 2004.

Qualified teams

North American zone

Mexico Club Toluca - 2002 Apertura champion
Mexico Monarcas 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 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winner

Central American zone

Costa Rica Alajuelense - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF winner
Panama Árabe Unido - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF runner-up
Honduras Motagua - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF third place
Guatemala Comunicaciones - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF fourth place
Guatemala Municipal - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF semifinal runner-up
El Salvador FAS - 2002 Copa Interclubes UNCAF semifinal runner-up

Caribbean zone

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

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
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 Monarcas Morelia 0 6 6
Mexico Monarcas Morelia 0 4 4 Mexico Monarcas 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

Semifinals

30 April 2003
1st leg
Toluca Mexico 1 4 Mexico América
González  13' Lipatin  35', 63'
Mendoza  56'
Blanco  83' (pen.)

30 April 2003
1st leg
Necaxa Mexico 0 0 Mexico Morelia

7 May 2003
2nd leg
Morelia Mexico 6 0 Mexico Necaxa
Navia  9', 21'
Palacios  28'
Hernández  38'
Almirón  42'
Prieto  77'

14 May 2003
2nd leg
América Mexico 0 4 Mexico Toluca
AET Espinosa  69'
García  72', 88'
Ruiz  90+2'

Final

17 September 2003
Monarcas Morelia Mexico 3 3 Mexico Club Toluca
Navia  44', 63'
Álvarez  69'
López  6', 82'
Lozano  13'

Champions

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Chile Reinaldo Navia Mexico Monarcas Morelia 5
2 Uruguay Vicente Sánchez Mexico Club Toluca 4
United States Edson Buddle United States Columbus Crew 4
Uruguay Marcelo Lipatin Mexico Club América 4
5 Edgar García Mexico Club Toluca 3
Guatemala Gonzalo Romero Guatemala Municipal 3
Costa Rica Erick Scott Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 3
8 Ariel Franco Mexico Club Toluca 2
Mexico Israel López Mexico Club 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 Club América 2
Mexico Santiago Fernández Mexico Club América 2
Costa Rica Rolando Fonseca Costa Rica LD Alajuelense 2
Mexico Adolfo Bautista Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2
Peru Roberto Palacios Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2
Mexico Ismael Íñiguez Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2
Argentina Damián Álvarez Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2
22 Various 1

References

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