2003 Copa Libertadores

The 2003 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.

2003 Copa Libertadores de América
2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates4 February – 2 July
Teams32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (5th title)
Runners-upBrazil Santos
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored371 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Marcelo Delgado
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira
(9 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Carlos Tevez[1][2]
2002
2004

The tournament was won by Boca Juniors after defeating Santos in a rematch of the 1963 Copa Libertadores Finals. With this title, Boca Juniors achieved their fifth Copa Libertadores title and third in four years.

Pre-Libertadores

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From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNM CAZ EST TAC
1   UNAM 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to group stage 1–1 3–1 4–0
2   Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 0–2 2–1 4–0
3   Estudiantes de Mérida 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7 1–0 1–1 1–0
4   Nacional Táchira 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 3 1–2 2–3 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL
22 October 2002 Estudiantes de Mérida   1–0   UNAM Mérida, Venezuela
16:00
  • Panigutti   70'
Report Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
21 November 2002 Cruz Azul   4–0   Nacional Táchira Mexico City, Mexico
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
28 November 2002 Cruz Azul   0–2   UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CAL RIV LIB EME
1   Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 9 3 +6 12 2–0 1–0 2–1
2   River Plate 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 2–1 3–1 2–0
3   Libertad 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 1–0 0–2 2–2
4   Emelec 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 4 0–4 3–1 1–5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PAY CER SC UC
1   Paysandu 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 0–0 2–1 3–1
2   Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8 2–6 1–0 3–2
3   Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 0–2 1–1 3–1
4   Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 1–1 2–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAN AME NAC OCT
1   Santos 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 3–0 1–1 3–1
2   América de Cali 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 1–5 1–0 4–1
3   El Nacional 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 6 0–0 1–1 1–0
4   12 de Octubre 6 1 0 5 7 17 −10 3 1–4 1–4 3–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COB OLI GIM AL
1   Cobreloa 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 2–3 0–0 4–0
2   Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 0–0 4–1 0–1
3   Gimnasia y Esgrima 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 7 0–0 1–1 5–1
4   Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5 2–3 1–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GRE UNAM BOL PEÑ
1   Grêmio 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 3–2 1–0 4–1
2   UNAM 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–0 2–0 3–1
3   Bolívar 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–0 2–0 5–2
4   Peñarol 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 7 2–2 2–0 4–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC NAC UNI OP
1   Racing 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 4–1 1–1 2–0
2   Nacional 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 1–2 2–0 3–0
3   Universitario 6 1 4 1 8 8 0 7 1–1 2–2 2–0
4   Oriente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 0–1 2–3 2–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IND BOC BAR CCO
1   Independiente Medellín 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 1–0 1–0 2–0
2   Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–0 2–1 2–2
3   Barcelona 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 2–4 2–2 2–0
4   Colo-Colo 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 2–1 1–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CRU FEN TS
1   Corinthians 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15 1–0 6–1 4–1
2   Cruz Azul 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9 3–0 4–0 3–2
3   Fénix 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 6 1–2 6–1 2–0
4   The Strongest 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 0–2 2–1 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
  River Plate 2 2 4
  Corinthians 1 1 2
  River Plate 2 1 3
  América 1 4 5
  América 1 0 1
  Racing 1 0 1
  América 0 0 0
  Boca Juniors 2 4 6
  Boca Juniors 0 4 4
  Paysandu 1 2 3
  Boca Juniors 2 2 4
  Cobreloa 1 1 2
  UNAM 0 0 0
  Cobreloa 1 0 1
  Boca Juniors 2 3 5
  Santos 0 1 1
  Olimpia 2 0 2
  Grêmio 3 3 6
  Grêmio 2 1 3
  I. Medellín 2 2 4
  Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
  I. Medellín 1 0 1
  I. Medellín 0 2 2
  Santos 1 3 4
  Cruz Azul 0 0 0
  Deportivo Cali 0 0 0
  Cruz Azul 2 0 2
  Santos 2 1 3
  Nacional 4 2 6
  Santos 4 2 6

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia   2–6   Grêmio 2–3 0–3
Cerro Porteño   1–1 (2–4 p)   Independiente Medellin 1–0 0–1
Nacional   6–6 (1–3 p)   Santos 4–4 2–2
Cruz Azul   0–0 (3–2 p)   Deportivo Cali 0–0 0–0
Boca Juniors   4–3   Paysandu 0–1 4–2
UNAM   0–1   Cobreloa 0–0 0–1
River Plate   4–2   Corinthians 2–1 2–1
América   1–1 (6–5 p)   Racing 1–1 0–0

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
River Plate   3–5   América 2–1 1–4
Boca Juniors   4–2   Cobreloa 2–1 2–1
Gremio   3–4   Medellín 2–2 1–2
Cruz Azul   2–3   Santos 0–1 2–2

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boca Juniors   6–0   América 2–0 4–0
Santos   4–2   Medellín 1–0 3–2

Finals

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First Leg
Boca Juniors  2–0Santos  
Delgado   32', 83'
Second Leg
Santos  1–3Boca Juniors  
Alex   75' Tevez   21'
Delgado   84'
Schiavi   90+5'
 Copa Libertadores de América
2003 champion 
 
Boca Juniors
Fifth title

References

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  1. ^ "Presentaron el auto que recibirá el mejor jugador de la fin". 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ Minniti, Javier. "Historia de la Pre-Libertadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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