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.Toluca, campeón de Concacaf on La Jornada, October 9, 2003CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002/03 on the RSSSF The tournament was held between March 6 and October 8.http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=62 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
Round of 16
América win 4–3 on aggregate
Necaxa win 4–3 on aggregate
Deportivo Toluca win 6–5 on aggregate
Morelia win 4–1 on aggregate
Municipal win 5–4 on aggregate
Columbus win 4–2 on aggregate
LA Galaxy win 3–2 on aggregate
Alajuelense win 5–3 on aggregate
Quarterfinals
Deportivo Toluca win 4–2 on aggregate
Morelia win 6–2 on aggregate
Necaxa win 6–2 on aggregate
América win 5–3 on aggregate
Semifinals First Leg
Second Leg
Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.
Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.
Final 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Second leg
GK 1 Hernán Cristante DF 7 Salvador Carmona DF 6 Paulo da Silva DF 4 Emilio Hassan DF 29 Miguel A. Carreón MF 5 Israel López MF 8 Rafael García MF 23 Erik Espinosa MF 10 Antonio Naelson FW 11 Vicente Sánchez FW 9 José Cardozo Substitutions: FW 28 Edgar González Manager: Ricardo Ferretti
GK Moisés Muñoz DF Omar Trujillo DF Heriberto Morales DF Ariel Garcé DF Mariano Trujillo MF Nicolás Ramírez MF Jorge Almirón MF Miguel Zepeda MF Carlos Morales FW Damián Álvarez FW Reinaldo NaviaSubstitutions: Raúl Molina Jorge Santillana Manager: Rubén O. Romano Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate).
Champions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup2003 WinnersClub Deportivo TolucaSecond Title
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Reinaldo Navia Morelia 52 Vicente Sánchez Toluca 4 Edson Buddle Columbus Crew 4 Marcelo Lipatin América 45 Edgar García Toluca 3 Gonzalo Romero Municipal 3 Erick Scott LD Alajuelense 38 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 222 Various 1
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