# 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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. 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 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | 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 | | | | | Morelia | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Morelia | 0 | 4 | 4 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

Deportivo Toluca win 6-5 on aggregate
Municipal win 5-4 on aggregate
América win 4-3 on aggregate
Revolution win 5-3 on aggregate
LA Galaxy win 3-2 on aggregate
Necaxa win 4-3 on aggregate
Morelia win 4-1 on aggregate
Columbus win 4-2 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

### Second leg

Team details :
Toluca
Morelia
GK Hernán Cristante
DF Salvador Carmona
DF6 Paulo da Silva
DF Emilio Hassan
DF Miguel A. Carreón
MF Israel López
MF Rafael García
MF Erik Espinosa
MF Antonio Naelson 88'
FW Vicente Sánchez
FW9 José Cardozo
Substitutions:
FW Edgar González 88'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
GK Moisés Muñoz
DF Omar Trujillo
DF Heriberto Morales
DF Ariel Garcév
DF Mariano Trujillo
MF Nicolás Ramírez  81'
MF Jorge Almirón
MF Miguel Zepeda 73'
MF Carlos Morales
FW Damián Álvarez
FW Reinaldo Navia
Substitutions:
Raúl Molina 81'
Jorge Santillana 73'
Manager:
Rubén O. Romano :
* Toluca won 3–1 on points (5–4 on aggregate).

## Champions

* CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003 Winners
* Club Deportivo Toluca Second Title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Reinaldo Navia | Morelia | 5 |
| 2 | Vicente Sánchez | Toluca | 4 |
| 2 | Edson Buddle | Columbus Crew | 4 |
| 2 | Marcelo Lipatin | América | 4 |
| 5 | Edgar García | Toluca | 3 |
| 5 | Gonzalo Romero | Municipal | 3 |
| 5 | Erick Scott | LD Alajuelense | 3 |
| 8 | Ariel Franco | Toluca | 2 |
| 8 | Israel López | Toluca | 2 |
| 8 | Amado Guevara | Motagua | 2 |
| 8 | Alexi Lalas | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 |
| 8 | Juan Franco | Necaxa | 2 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Espinoza | Necaxa | 2 |
| 8 | Manny Lagos | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 |
| 8 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | América | 2 |
| 8 | Santiago Fernández | América | 2 |
| 8 | Rolando Fonseca | LD Alajuelense | 2 |
| 8 | Adolfo Bautista | Morelia | 2 |
| 8 | Roberto Palacios | Morelia | 2 |
| 8 | Ismael Íñiguez | Morelia | 2 |
| 8 | Damián Álvarez | Morelia | 2 |
| 22 | Various | | 1 |