2003 Copa Sudamericana

The 2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the second edition of CONMEBOL's new international club tournament. It was won by Peruvian club Cienciano, who won the first international trophy for their club and the country. They also qualified to play in the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana.

2003 Copa Sudamericana

2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2003 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	July 29 - December 19
Teams	35 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Cienciano (1st title)
Runners-up	River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	164 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Germán Carty (6)

First stage

Argentina Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Argentina III Preliminary
Colón	7-2	Vélez Sársfield	3-1	4-1
Argentina IV Preliminary
Independiente	2-1	Rosario Central	1-1	1-0

Brazil Preliminary

Qualifies to the Final Brazilian Preliminary

Brazil 1 Preliminary

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Santos 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2 Internacional 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 3 Flamengo 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Source:

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Santos 1-1 Internacional Internacional 3-1 Flamengo Flamengo 0-3 Santos

Brazil 2 Preliminary

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Fluminense 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 2 Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 Corinthians 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Source:

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Corinthians 0-2 Atlético Mineiro Fluminense 2-0 Corinthians Atlético Mineiro 0-2 Fluminense

Brazil 3 Preliminary

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 São Paulo 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 2 Vasco da Gama 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 3 Grêmio 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1 Source:

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Grêmio 0-4 São Paulo Vasco da Gama 1-1 Grêmio São Paulo 2-1 Vasco da Gama

Brazil 4 Preliminary

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 São Caetano 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2 Cruzeiro 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 3 Palmeiras 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Source:

Team 1  Score  Team 2 São Caetano 3-0 Palmeiras Palmeiras 0-1 Cruzeiro Cruzeiro 1-1 São Caetano

Venezuela/Bolivia/2002 Champion Preliminary

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Venezuela Preliminary
Monagas	1-3	Deportivo Italchacao	1-2	0-1

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Venezuela/San Lorenzo Preliminary
Deportivo Italchacao	1-8	San Lorenzo	1-2	0-6
Bolivia Preliminary
The Strongest	3-3 (4-2p)	Bolívar	2-2	1-1

Peru/Chile Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chile Preliminary
Universidad Católica	2-2 (5-3p)	Provincial Osorno	0-1	2-1
Peru Preliminary
Cienciano	2-0	Alianza Lima	1-0	1-0

Colombia/Ecuador Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Colombia Preliminary
Atlético Nacional	2-1	Deportivo Pasto	0-0	2-1
Ecuador Preliminary
LDU Quito	3-2	Barcelona	2-0	1-2

Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Paraguay Preliminary
Guaraní	1-1 (2-4p)	Libertad	0-1	1-0
Uruguay Preliminary
Danubio	2-3	Nacional	0-1	2-2

Second Stage

Argentina Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 4
Colón	2-3	Boca Juniors	1-1	1-2
Quarterfinalist 8
Independiente	1-8	River Plate	1-4	0-4

Brazil Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 2
São Caetano	1-2	Santos	0-1	1-1
Quarterfinalist 5
São Paulo	2-1	Fluminense	1-0	1-1

Venezuela/Bolivia/2002 Champion Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 6
The Strongest	3-2	San Lorenzo	2-0	1-2

Peru/Chile Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 1
Cienciano	5-3	Universidad Católica	4-0	1-3

Colombia/Ecuador Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 3
LDU Quito	1-2	Atlético Nacional	1-1	0-1

Paraguay/Uruguay Zone

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 7
Nacional	3-3 (2-3p)	Libertad	3-0	0-3

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	Cienciano	1	2	3
	Santos	1	1	2
							Cienciano	2	1	3
							Atlético Nacional	1	0	1
	Atlético Nacional	1	4	5
	Boca Juniors	0	1	1
													Cienciano	3	1	4
													River Plate	3	0	3
	São Paulo	4	3	7
	The Strongest	1	1	2
							São Paulo	1	2	3 (2)
							River Plate	3	0	3 (4)
	Libertad	0	1	1
	River Plate	2	0	2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	2-1	Libertad	2-0	0-1
Boca Juniors	1-5	Atlético Nacional	0-1	1-4
Santos	2-3	Cienciano	1-1	1-2
The Strongest	2-7	São Paulo	1-4	1-3

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	3-3 (4-2 p)	São Paulo	3-1	0-2
Atlético Nacional	1-3	Cienciano	1-2	0-1

Finals

Main article: 2003 Copa Sudamericana Finals

2003-12-10

21.10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	3–3	Cienciano
Maxi López  28', 50' Salas  85'	Report	Portilla  26',  79' Carty  67'

Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental), Buenos Aires

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

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2003-12-19

19.10 (UTC-3)

Cienciano	1–0	River Plate
Lugo  78'	Report

Estadio Universidad de San Agustín, Arequipa

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

External links

• CONMEBOL
• Sudamericana 2003