2003 CAF Champions League

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2003 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 12 December
Teams41 (from 40 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily
Tournament statistics
Matches played84
Goals scored227 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Mali.svg Dramane Traoré
(8 goals)
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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.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Wallidan FC Flag of The Gambia.svg 1–0 Flag of Benin.svg Dragons de l'Ouémé 1–00–0
FC Nouadhibou Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Niger.svg AS Niamey 2–10–1
Sony Elá Nguema Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 0–1 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg AS Douanes 0–00–1
SC Villa Flag of Uganda.svg 4–2 Flag of Burundi.svg Muzinga 4–10–1
Saint-George SA Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg 2–3 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sport 1–31–0
AS ADEMA Flag of Madagascar.svg 1–3 Flag of France.svg SS Saint-Louisienne 1–00–3
Red Sea FC Flag of Eritrea.svg 2–2 (3-4 p) Flag of Kenya.svg Nzoia Sugar 2–00–2
Simba SC Flag of Tanzania.svg 4–1 Flag of Botswana.svg BDF XI 1–03–1
La Passe FC Flag of Seychelles.svg 1–2 Flag of Mauritius.svg AS Port-Louis 2000 1–00–2

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 3–2 Flag of The Gambia.svg Wallidan FC 2–01–2
Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AS Police 1–01–2
Canon Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg 5–4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 5–00–4
FC Lupopo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg 3–1 Flag of Gabon.svg USM Libreville 0–13–0
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 5–2 Flag of Niger.svg AS Niamey 3–02–2
Hassania Agadir Flag of Morocco.svg 0–0 (5-4 p) Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al Ittihad Tripoli 0–00–0
Hearts of Oak Flag of Ghana.svg 4–1 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg AS Douanes 1–03–1
ASA Flag of Angola.svg 3–2 Flag of Uganda.svg SC Villa 1–22–0
Jeanne d'Arc Flag of Senegal.svg 2–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg ASFA Yennenga 2–00–1
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 8–2 Flag of Guinea.svg Satellite FC 3–05–2
ES Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg 7–2 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sport 5–02–2
Highlanders FC Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 4–2 Flag of France.svg SS Saint-Louisienne 3–11–1
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 7–1 Flag of Kenya.svg Nzoia Sugar 3–04–1
Santos Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 (8-9 p) Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba SC 0–00–0
Ismaily Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco FC 1–00–0
Ferroviário de Maputo Flag of Mozambique.svg 2–2 (1-3 p) Flag of Mauritius.svg AS Port-Louis 2–00–2

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 1–3 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1–10–2
FC Lupopo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg 1–3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé 0–01–3
Hassania Agadir Flag of Morocco.svg 0–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 0–00–1
ASA Flag of Angola.svg 3–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 3–00–2
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–0 Flag of Senegal.svg Jeanne d'Arc 4–00–0
Highlanders FC Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 1–7 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 1–10–6
Simba SC Flag of Tanzania.svg 1–1 (3-2 p) Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 1–00–1
AS Port-Louis Flag of Mauritius.svg 0–7 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 0–10–6

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ENY ISM SIM ASEC
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 64021411+312Advance to knockout stage —
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 6321137+611—
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba SC 6213710−37—
4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 6114612−64—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ESP USM CAN ASA
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 642072+514Advance to knockout stage —
2 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 630374+39—
3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé 6213610−47—
4 Flag of Angola.svg ASA 611437−44—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1 1 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 1 2 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 2 0 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 0 1 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 3 3 6
Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 1 1 2

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg 2–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 1–11–2
Ismaily Flag of Egypt.svg 6–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 3–13–1

Final

Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily
[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] Report]
Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Ismaily Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] (Report)]
Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2003 CAF Champions League are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Mali.svg Dramane Traoré Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 8
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ndidi Anumudu Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 7
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 6
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Mohsen Abo Gresha Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 5
Flag of Tunisia.svg Mourad Melki Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis
6 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ibrahim Diaky Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg Skander Souayah Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis
8 Flag of Algeria.svg Billel Dziri Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 3
Flag of Algeria.svg Moncef Ouichaoui Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger
Flag of Cameroon.svg Marcus Mokaké Flag of Cameroon.svg Canon Yaoundé
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Tia Mabea Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Abo Gresha Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily
Flag of Egypt.svg Abdel Halim Ali Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Flag of Nigeria.svg David Tyavkase Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Flag of Nigeria.svg Mouritala Ogunbiyi Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Flag of Rwanda.svg Abdulaziz Hunter Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sport
Flag of Sudan.svg Haitham Al Rasheed Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ali Zitouni Flag of Tunisia.svg ES Tunis
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