The 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 38th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, a ...
. It was won by
Club Toluca
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican professional football club based in Toluca, State of Mexico. The club plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, from which they have never been relegated. The club was f ...
after a 5–4 aggregate win over countryfellow club
Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...
in the final. 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
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican professional football club based in Toluca, State of Mexico. The club plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, from which they have never been relegated. The club was f ...
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2002 Apertura champion
Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...
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2002 Apertura runner-up
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
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2002 Verano champion
Club Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...
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2002 Verano runner-up
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...
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2002 MLS Cup champion and
2002 MLS Supporters Shield winner
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. It is on ...
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2002 MLS Cup runner-up
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...
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2002 MLS Supporters Shield runner-up
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...
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2002 U.S. Open Cup winner
Central American zone
Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...
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2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup winner
Árabe Unido –
2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up
Motagua –
2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place
Comunicaciones
Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...
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2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup fourth place
Municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...
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2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup first stage runner-up
FAS –
2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup first stage runner-up
Caribbean zone
W Connection
W. Connection Football Club is a professional football (soccer), football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are ba ...
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2002 CFU Club Championship
The 2002 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Group winners Arnett Gardens of Jamaica and W Connecti ...
finalist
Arnett Gardens -
2002 CFU Club Championship
The 2002 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifiers to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Group winners Arnett Gardens of Jamaica and W Connecti ...
finalist
Bracket
Round of 16
''América win 4-3 on aggregate''
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''Necaxa win 4-3 on aggregate''
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''Deportivo Toluca win 6-5 on aggregate''
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''Morelia win 4-1 on aggregate''
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''Municipal win 5-4 on aggregate''
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''Columbus win 4-2 on aggregate''
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''LA Galaxy win 3-2 on aggregate''
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''Alajuelense win 5-3 on aggregate''
Quarterfinals
''Deportivo Toluca win 4-2 on aggregate''
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''Morelia win 6-2 on aggregate''
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''Necaxa win 6-2 on aggregate''
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''América win 5-3 on aggregate''
Semifinals
First Leg
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Second Leg
* ''Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.''
* ''Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.''
Final
2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
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Second leg
*''Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate)''.
Champions
Top scorers
References
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