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

- 2002 Apertura champion

- 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 ...

- 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 ...

- 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 ...

- 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 ...

- 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 ...

- 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 ...

- 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 The 2002 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the fourth edition of the UNCAF Interclub Cup, UNCAF Club Tournament, under the name ''UNCAF Interclub Cup'' and the 20th overall; Liga Deportiva Alajuelense from Costa Rica were declared champions for the second t ...

winner
Árabe Unido –

runner-up

Motagua The Motagua River () is a river in Guatemala. It rises in the Western Highlands of Guatemala and runs in an easterly direction to the Gulf of Honduras. The Motagua River basin covers an area of and is the largest in Guatemala. The Motagua Rive ...

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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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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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first stage runner-up
FAS –

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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finalist
Arnett Gardens -

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.''

Qualified teams

North American zone

Central American zone

Caribbean zone

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Champions

Top scorers

References