# 2003 Cienciano season

The 2003 season was Cienciano's season since its founding in 1901. The club participated in the 2003 Torneo Descentralizado and 2003 Copa Sudamericana. This season was one of the most successful seasons for Cienciano as they won the 2003 Copa Sudamericana, the first and only international title for a Peruvian club.

## Statistics

    Last updated in January 2003.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Primera División | Primera División |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | PER | Óscar Ibáñez | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | PER | Santiago Acasiete | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | MF | PER | Martín Raúl García | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | PER | Carlos Maldonado | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | MF | PAR | Carlos Lugo | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | MF | PER | César Ccahuantico | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | URU | Ernesto Zapata | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | MF | PER | Juan Carlos Bazalar | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | PER | Germán Carty | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| 10 | FW | PER | Paolo Maldonado | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | FW | PER | Ramón Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | GK | PER | Maurinho Mendoza | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | DF | PER | Giuliano Portilla | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | MF | PER | Juan Carlos La Rosa | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | DF | PER | Alessandro Morán | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | MF | PER | Julio García | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | DF | PER | Miguel Llanos | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | MF | PER | Carlos Ibarra | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | FW | COL | Rodrigo Saraz | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | MF | PER | Carlos Lobatón | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | GK | PER | Alexander Araujo | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | FW | PER | Roberto Holsen | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | DF | PER | Carlos García | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | DF | PER | Néstor Candia | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | MF | PER | Jean Garrafa | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | PER | Abel Augusto Lobatón | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |

## 2003 Copa Sudamericana
### Preliminary Chile/Peru

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers |
| 7 Aug. 2003 | Alianza Lima | H | 1 – 0 | Martín Raúl García 9' |
| 26 Ayg. 2003 | Alianza Lima | A | 0 – 1 | Roberto Holsen 22' |
| 25 Sep. 2003 | Universidad Católica | H | 4 – 0 | Carty 1', Cristian Álvarez (o.g.) 38', Acasiete 55', Paolo Maldonado 69' |
| 2 Oct. 2003 | Universidad Católica | A | 1 – 3 | Cristian Álvarez (o.g.) 9' |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 16 Oct. 2003 | Santos FC | A | 1 – 1 | Alex (o.g.) 71' | |
| 29 Oct. 2003 | Santos FC | H | 2 – 1 | Carty 11', 34' | |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 Nov. 2003 | Atlético Nacional | A | 2 – 1 | Carty 29', Paolo Maldonado 84' | |
| 4 Dec. 2003 | Atlético Nacional | H | 1 – 0 | Carty 1' | |

### Finals

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 Dec. 2003 | Club Atlético River Plate | A | 3–3 | Portilla 26', 79' Carty 67' | |
| 19 Dec. 2003 | Club Atlético River Plate | H | 1–0 | Lugo 78' | |

## Peruvian Primera División
### Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 35 | |
| 4 | Cienciano | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 34 | 2003 Copa Sudamericana qualifying round |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 31 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | ATL | CIE | BOL | WAN | EST | MEL | SBA | CRI | HUA | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Universidad | | | | 3–4 | | | | | | | | |
| Cienciano | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Wanka | | | | 3–2 | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes de Medicina | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | |
| Melgar | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Sport Boys | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting Cristal | | | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Unión Huaral | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | |
| Universitario | | | | 1–3 | | | | | | | | |
Copa Sudamericana 2003 qualifying

### Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Unión Huaral | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 21 |
| 8 | Cienciano | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 15 |
| 9 | Atlético Universidad | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 15 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | CIE | WAN | MEL | SBA | CRI | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 4–1 | | | | | |
| Alianza Lima | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Universidad | | | | | | | |
| Cienciano | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | | 2–0 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Wanka | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes de Medicina | | 2–3 | | | | | |
| Melgar | | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Sport Boys | | | | | | | |
| Sporting Cristal | | | | | | | |
| Unión Huaral | | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Universitario | | 1–0 | | | | | |