2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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.

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

Qualified teams

North American zone

Club Toluca - 2002 Apertura champion
Monarcas 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 Lamar Hunt 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 semifinal runner-up
FAS - 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup semifinal 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 Monarcas Morelia 0 6 6
Monarcas Morelia 0 4 4 Monarcas 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
12 March 2003 Toluca 3–2 W ConnectionToluca, Mexico
Sánchez  65'  83'
García  77'		  18' Viana
 38' Davis		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
2 April 2003 W Connection 3–3
(5–6 agg.)		 TolucaMarabella, Trinidad and Tobago
Jean  47'
Spann  69' (pen.)
Isaac  73'		  15'  67' Franco
 62' Sinha		 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
16 March 2003 Municipal 4–2 San Jose EarthquakesGuatemala City, Guatemala
Romero  28'  37'
Figueroa  39'
Ponciano  55' (pen.)		  64'  71' Lagos Stadium: Estadio El Trébol
26 March 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1
(4–5 agg.)		 MunicipalSan Jose, United States
Donovan  19'
Ching  35'		  76' Plata Stadium: Spartan Stadium

Quarterfinals
9 April 2003 Municipal 1–2 TolucaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Acevedo  41'  9' Cardozo
 85' Almazán		 Stadium: Estadio El Trébol
16 April 2003 Toluca 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 MunicipalToluca, Mexico
Ruiz  25'
Sánchez  44'		  8' Romero Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
9 April 2003 Monarcas Morelia 6–0 Columbus CrewMorelia, Mexico
Palacios  39'
Íñiguez  42'  70'
Bautista  49'  55'
Navia  68'		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
16 April 2003 Columbus Crew 2–0
(2–6 agg.)		 Monarcas MoreliaColumbus, United States
Buddle  15'
Cunningham  29' (pen.)		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
9 April 2003 LA Galaxy 1–4 NecaxaFullerton, United States
Pineda  36'  27'  51' Franco
 81' Zague
 87' Larrosa		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
16 April 2003 Necaxa 2–1
(6–2 agg.)		 LA GalaxyAguascalientes City, Mexico
Espinoza  43'  84'  32' Albright Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Aguascalientes
16 April 2003 América 4–0 AlajuelenseMexico City, Mexico
Castillo  50'
Lipatín  72'  84'
Blanco  88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
23 April 2003 Alajuelense 3–1
(3–5 agg.)		 AméricaAlajuela, Costa Rica
Chinchilla  16'
Scott  21'
López  73'		  10' Fernández Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Semifinals
1st leg
Toluca 1 – 4 América
González  13' Lipatin  35', 63'
Mendoza  56'
Blanco  83' (pen.)
1st leg
Necaxa 0 – 0 Morelia
2nd leg
Morelia 6 – 0 Necaxa
Navia  9', 21'
Palacios  28'
Hernández  38'
Almirón  42'
Prieto  77'
2nd leg
América 0 – 4 Toluca
AET Espinosa  69'
García  72', 88'
Ruiz  90+2'
  • Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.
  • Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.

Final
Monarcas Morelia 3 – 3 Club Toluca
Navia  44', 63'
Álvarez  69'		 López  6', 82'
Lozano  13'
Club Toluca 2 – 1 Monarcas Morelia
da Silva  35'
Sánchez  54'		 Álvarez  81'
  • Club Toluca win 5-4 on aggregate.
    Club Toluca 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion.

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

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Reinaldo Navia Monarcas 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 Monarcas Morelia 2
Roberto Palacios Monarcas Morelia 2
Ismael Íñiguez Monarcas Morelia 2
Damián Álvarez Monarcas Morelia 2
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References
  1. http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=62%5B%5D
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