# 2003 CAF Champions League final

The 2003 CAF Champions League Final was at the end of the 2003 CAF Champions League.
It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2003 between Ismaily of Egypt, and Enyimba of Nigeria.
Enyimba won the final with aggregate score of 2-1 and became the 1st Nigerian club to win the cup.

## Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
| Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Enyimba | WAFU (West Africa) | none |
| Ismaily | UNAF (North Africa) | 1969 |

## Venues
### Enyimba International Stadium

Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Enyimba International F.C. The stadium holds 16,000 people after the installation of seats.
It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

### Ismailia Stadium

Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt, and has a total capacity of 18,525. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of the stadiums used in the African competitions.
| Aba, Nigeria hosted the first leg. | Ismailia, Egypt hosted the second leg. |

## Road to final

Group A Winner :
| Enyimba | Enyimba | Enyimba | Enyimba | Round | Ismaily | Ismaily | Ismaily | Ismaily |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Satellite FC | 8–2 | 3–0 (H) | 5–2 (A) | First round | Zanaco FC | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
| Jeanne d'Arc | 4–0 | 4–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Second round | AS Port-Louis | 7–0 | 1–0 (A) | 6–0 (H) |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Simba SC | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | ASEC Mimosas | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) |
| Ismaily | 1–6 (A) | 1–6 (A) | 1–6 (A) | Matchday 2 | Enyimba | 6–1 (H) | 6–1 (H) | 6–1 (H) |
| ASEC Mimosas | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Simba SC | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | Simba SC | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (H) |
| Simba SC | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Ismaily | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | Enyimba | 2–4 (A) | 2–4 (A) | 2–4 (A) |
| Group A Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Winner Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Final standings | Group A Runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: | Group A Runner-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage 2 Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source: |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knock-out stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| USM Alger | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semifinals | ES Tunis | 6–2 | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) |

## Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).

## Matches
### First leg

| Enyimba | Ismaily |

### Second leg

| Ismaily | Enyimba |