2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Tournament details
Dates	March 6 – October 8
Teams	16 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Toluca (2nd title)
Runners-up	Monarcas Morelia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	106 (3.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Reinaldo Navia (5 goals)

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. The 16-team format was scrapped for an eight-team format in 2004.

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

Semifinals

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Toluca	1 – 4	América
González 13'		Lipatin 35', 63' Mendoza 56' Blanco 83' (pen.)

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico

April 30, 2003

1st leg

Necaxa	0 – 0	Morelia

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

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May 7, 2003

2nd leg

Morelia	6 – 0	Necaxa
Navia 9', 21' Palacios 28' Hernández 38' Almirón 42' Prieto 77'

Estadio Morelos
Morelia, Mexico

May 14, 2003

2nd leg

América	0 – 4	Toluca
	AET	Espinosa 69' García 72', 88' Ruiz 90+2'

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

• Morelia advanced 6–0 on aggregate.
• Toluca advanced 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

September 17, 2003

Monarcas Morelia	3 – 3	Club Toluca
Navia 44', 63' Álvarez 69'		López 6', 82' Lozano 13'

Estadio Morelos
Morelia, Mexico

October 8, 2003

Club Toluca	2 – 1	Monarcas Morelia
da Silva 35' Sánchez 54'		Álvarez 81'

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico

• 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	Club Toluca	4
	Edson Buddle	Columbus Crew	4
	Marcelo Lipatin	Club América	4
5	Edgar García	Club Toluca	3
	Gonzalo Romero	Municipal	3
	Erick Scott	LD Alajuelense	3
8	Ariel Franco	Club Toluca	2
	Israel López	Club 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	Club América	2
	Santiago Fernández	Club 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
22	Various		1