The 2003 CAF Champions League was the 39th of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Enyimba of Nigeria defeated Ismaily of Egypt in the final to win their first title.
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wallidan FC 
|
1–0 |  Dragons de l'Ouémé
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
FC Nouadhibou 
|
2–2 (a) |  AS Niamey
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Sony Elá Nguema 
|
0–1 |  AS Douanes
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
SC Villa 
|
4–2 |  Muzinga
|
4–1 | 0–1 |
Saint-George SA 
|
2–3 |  Rayon Sport
|
1–3 | 1–0 |
AS ADEMA 
|
1–3 |  SS Saint-Louisienne
|
1–0 | 0–3 |
Red Sea FC 
|
2–2 (3-4 p) |  Nzoia Sugar
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Simba SC 
|
4–1 |  BDF XI
|
1–0 | 3–1 |
La Passe FC 
|
1–2 |  AS Port-Louis 2000
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
USM Alger 
|
3–2 | Wallidan FC
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Stade Malien 
|
2–2 (a) |  AS Police
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Canon Yaoundé 
|
5–4 |  Al-Merrikh
|
5–0 | 0–4 |
FC Lupopo 
|
3–1 |  USM Libreville
|
0–1 | 3–0 |
ASEC Mimosas 
|
5–2 | AS Niamey
|
3–0 | 2–2 |
Hassania Agadir 
|
0–0 (5-4 p) |  Al Ittihad Tripoli
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Hearts of Oak 
|
4–1 | AS Douanes
|
1–0 | 3–1 |
ASA 
|
3–2 | SC Villa
|
1–2 | 2–0 |
Jeanne d'Arc 
|
2–1 |  ASFA Yennenga
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Enyimba 
|
8–2 |  Satellite FC
|
3–0 | 5–2 |
ES Tunis 
|
7–2 | Rayon Sport
|
5–0 | 2–2 |
Highlanders FC 
|
4–2 | SS Saint-Louisienne
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
Zamalek 
|
7–1 | Nzoia Sugar
|
3–0 | 4–1 |
Santos 
|
0–0 (8-9 p) | Simba SC
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ismaily
|
1–0 |  Zanaco FC
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Ferroviário de Maputo 
|
2–2 (1-3 p) | AS Port-Louis
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Malien
|
1–3 | USM Alger
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| FC Lupopo
|
1–3 | Canon Yaoundé
|
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Hassania Agadir
|
0–1 | ASEC Mimosas
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| ASA
|
3–2 | Hearts of Oak
|
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Enyimba
|
4–0 | Jeanne d'Arc
|
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Highlanders FC
|
1–7 | ES Tunis
|
1–1 | 0–6 |
| Simba SC
|
1–1 (3-2 p) | Zamalek
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Port-Louis
|
0–7 | Ismaily
|
0–1 | 0–6 |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENY | ISM | SIM | ASEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: [citation needed]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | USM | CAN | ASA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Tunis
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | USM Alger
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | — | |||||
| 3 | Canon Yaoundé
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | — | |||||
| 4 | ASA
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
|
| USM Alger | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
|
| Enyimba | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
|
| Enyimba | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
|
| Ismaily | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|
| Ismaily | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
|
| ES Tunis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USM Alger
|
2–3 | Enyimba
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Ismaily
|
6–2 | ES Tunis
|
3–1 | 3–1 |
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2003 CAF Champions League are as follows:
External links
- Champions' Cup 2003 - rsssf.com