2003 CFU Club Championship

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2003 CFU Club Championship
Final positions
Champions Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg San Juan Jabloteh FC (1st title)
Runner-up Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg W Connection FC
  2002
2004  

The 2003 Caribbean Football Union Club Championship was an international club football competition held in the Caribbean to determine the region's qualifier to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Seven teams from four football associations played in the 2003 edition, contested on a two-legged basis. A Round of 16 and a preliminary round were scheduled but never played due to 11 teams withdrawing from the competition.

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The Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League had the edge over the Jamaica National Premier League in the semifinals, winning both ties to set up an all-T&T final. San Juan Jabloteh finally beat W Connection on penalty kicks to advance to the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Withdrawn teams

Match

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Jong Colombia Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg 1–13 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 1–50–8
Portmore United Flag of Jamaica.svg 3–1 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Barber 1–02–1
FCS Nacional Flag of Suriname.svg 2–3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg W Connection 0–32–0

San Juan Jabloteh received a bye due on withdrawn Flag of Grenada.svg Fontenoy United or Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Newtown United.

Semifinals

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
San Juan Jabloteh Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 6–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens 3–13–1
Portmore United Flag of Jamaica.svg 0–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg W Connection *0–00–1

* both matches played at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago.

Final

W Connection Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1–2 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg San Juan Jabloteh


San Juan Jabloteh 2003 CFU champions, advance to 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.

Top scorers

PlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Ray Graham Arnett Gardens 4
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Gefferson Goulart W Connection 2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Cornell Glenn San Juan Jabloteh
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Aurtis Whitley San Juan Jabloteh
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kendall Davis W Connection
Flag of Jamaica.svg Roen Nelson Portmore United
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jonathon Williams Arnett Gardens
Flag of Jamaica.svg Garth Bootha Arnett Gardens

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