Sixteen teams competed in this edition as they went through qualifying before going into four groups of four with only the winner of the group qualifying to the knockout-stage which went to two-legs instead of the single leg that the previous year competition had. In the final it was Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 2–1 on aggregate.
^Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.
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January 01, 1970
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The 2002 03 AFC Champions League was the twenty second edition of Asia s premier football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation and the first edition under the AFC Champions League title 2002 03 AFC Champions LeagueTournament detailsDates13 August 27 November 2002 qualifying rounds 9 March 11 October 2003 group amp final stages Teams16 group stage Final positionsChampionsAl Ain 1st title Runners upBEC Tero SasanaTournament statisticsMatches played30Goals scored104 3 47 per match Top scorer s Hao Haidong 9 goals Best player s Therdsak Chaiman 2001 02 Asian Club Championship 2004 Sixteen teams competed in this edition as they went through qualifying before going into four groups of four with only the winner of the group qualifying to the knockout stage which went to two legs instead of the single leg that the previous year competition had In the final it was Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates beating BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 2 1 on aggregate Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 West Asia 1 2 Central and Southern Asia 1 3 ASEAN 1 4 East Asia 2 Group stage 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 2 3 Group C 2 4 Group D 3 Knock out stage 3 1 Bracket 3 2 Semi finals 3 2 1 First leg 3 2 2 Second leg 3 3 Final 3 3 1 First leg 3 3 2 Second leg 4 Top scorers 5 Notes 6 External linksQualification editMain article 2002 03 AFC Champions League qualification West Asia edit nbsp Al Talaba nbsp Al Sadd nbsp Al Hilal nbsp Al Ain Central and Southern Asia edit nbsp Esteghlal nbsp Persepolis nbsp Nisa Asgabat nbsp Pakhtakor ASEAN edit nbsp BEC Tero Sasana nbsp Osotsapa FC East Asia edit nbsp Dalian Shide nbsp Shanghai Shenhua nbsp Kashima Antlers nbsp Shimizu S Pulse nbsp Daejeon Citizen nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaGroup stage editGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp BEC Tero Sasana H 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 nbsp Daejeon Citizen 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 3 1 0 2 6 7 1 3 nbsp Kashima Antlers 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 1Source citation needed H Hosts 10 March 2003Shanghai Shenhua nbsp 1 2 nbsp Daejeon CitizenLuo Xiao nbsp 85 Report permanent dead link Han Jung kook nbsp 8 Kim Eun jung nbsp 44 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 8 000Referee Masoud Moradi 10 March 2003Kashima Antlers nbsp 2 2 nbsp BEC Tero SasanaHirase nbsp 21 Fernando nbsp 77 Report permanent dead link Yongant nbsp 76 90 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 10 000Referee Al Hamdan Naser 12 March 2003Kashima Antlers nbsp 3 4 nbsp Shanghai ShenhuaAoki nbsp 24 Fernando nbsp 56 Nozawa nbsp 90 Report permanent dead link Yang Guang nbsp 1 Zhang Yuning nbsp 11 Martinez nbsp 31 87 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 6 000Referee Balu Sundarraj 12 March 2003Daejeon Citizen nbsp 0 2 nbsp BEC Tero Sasana Report permanent dead link Kongpraphan nbsp 14 Chaiman nbsp 73 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 16 000Referee Anura De Silva 14 March 2003BEC Tero Sasana nbsp 2 1 nbsp Shanghai ShenhuaThongsukh nbsp 27 Chaiman nbsp 85 Report permanent dead link Martinez nbsp 58 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 20 000Referee Al Hamdan Naser 14 March 2003Daejeon Citizen nbsp 1 0 nbsp Kashima AntlersPapa Oumar nbsp 87 Report Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 10 000Referee Masoud Moradi Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Dalian Shide H 3 2 1 0 10 2 8 7 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 2 0 1 9 4 5 6 nbsp Shimizu S Pulse 3 1 1 1 8 2 6 4 nbsp Osotsapa FC 3 0 0 3 1 20 19 0Source citation needed H Hosts 9 March 2003Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 6 0 nbsp Osotsapa FCPark Nam yeol nbsp 22 Kim Dae eui nbsp 31 Kim Do hoon nbsp 37 61 83 Drakulic nbsp 53 Report permanent dead link People s Stadium DalianAttendance 20 000Referee Ravshan Irmatov 9 March 2003Shimizu S Pulse nbsp 0 0 nbsp Dalian Shide Report permanent dead link People s Stadium DalianAttendance 30 000Referee Kim Jong sik 12 March 2003Shimizu S Pulse nbsp 1 2 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaAhn Jung hwan nbsp 53 Report permanent dead link Drakulic nbsp 74 Kim Dae eui nbsp 87 People s Stadium DalianAttendance 2 000Referee Ahmad Khalidi Supain 12 March 2003Osotsapa FC nbsp 1 7 nbsp Dalian ShideJankam nbsp 13 Report permanent dead link Hao Haidong nbsp 27 32 49 61 Yan Song nbsp 60 Zou Jie nbsp 80 Dong Fangzhuo nbsp 82 People s Stadium DalianAttendance 18 000Referee Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo 15 March 2003Dalian Shide nbsp 3 1 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaHao Haidong nbsp 57 64 Yan Song nbsp 90 Report permanent dead link Kim Dae eui nbsp 51 People s Stadium DalianAttendance 30 000Referee Ravshan Irmatov 15 March 2003Osotsapa FC nbsp 0 7 nbsp Shimizu S Pulse Report permanent dead link Takagi nbsp 23 40 Sawanobori nbsp 27 Alex nbsp 50 Ahn Jung hwan nbsp 60 71 Kitajima nbsp 75 People s Stadium DalianAttendance 5 000Referee Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo Group C edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Al Ain H 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 9 nbsp Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3 nbsp Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 3 nbsp Al Hilal 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3Source citation needed H Hosts 9 March 2003Al Sadd nbsp 1 2 nbsp EsteghlalSergio Ricardo nbsp 72 Report permanent dead link Samereh nbsp 6 Khatibi nbsp 64 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 4 500Referee Toru Kamikawa 9 March 2003Al Ain nbsp 1 0 nbsp Al HilalHarib nbsp 12 pen Report Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 6 500Referee Shaban Qassem 12 March 2003Al Ain nbsp 2 0 nbsp Al SaddTraore nbsp 24 Sanogo nbsp 89 Report permanent dead link Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 9 000Referee Lu Jun 12 March 2003Esteghlal nbsp 2 3 nbsp Al HilalKhatibi nbsp 18 Samereh nbsp 42 Report permanent dead link Suffo nbsp 34 74 85 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 2 500Referee Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh 15 March 2003Al Hilal nbsp 1 3 nbsp Al SaddJumaan nbsp 57 Report permanent dead link Keita nbsp 45 Sergio Ricardo nbsp 80 Kamil nbsp 90 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 1 200Referee Shaban Qassem 15 March 2003Esteghlal nbsp 1 3 nbsp Al AinSamereh nbsp 67 Report permanent dead link Faisal Ali nbsp 65 Sanogo nbsp 76 Harib nbsp 78 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 15 000Referee Lu Jun Group D edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Pakhtakor H 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9 nbsp Persepolis 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6 nbsp Al Talaba 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3 nbsp Nisa Asgabat 3 0 0 3 1 10 9 0Source citation needed H Hosts 9 March 2003Nisa Asgabat nbsp 0 3 nbsp Pakhtakor Report permanent dead link Hamidullaev nbsp 44 Soliev nbsp 57 Koshelev nbsp 72 Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 30 000Referee Rungklay Mongkol 9 March 2003Al Talaba nbsp 0 1 nbsp Persepolis Report Golmohammadi nbsp 62 Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 5 000Referee Masayoshi Okada 11 March 2003Al Talaba nbsp 3 0 nbsp Nisa AsgabatAbdulsada nbsp 10 Mahmoud nbsp 24 90 Report Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 3 000Referee Bae Jae yong 11 March 2003Pakhtakor nbsp 1 0 nbsp PersepolisSoliev nbsp 22 Report permanent dead link Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 45 000Referee Masayoshi Okada 13 March 2003Persepolis nbsp 4 1 nbsp Nisa AsgabatKhanmohammadi nbsp 14 76 Golmohammadi nbsp 47 Aslanian nbsp 90 Report permanent dead link Meredov nbsp 89 pen Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 2 000Referee Fareed Al Marzouqi 13 March 2003Pakhtakor nbsp 3 0 nbsp Al TalabaKrokhmal nbsp 25 57 Gocgulyyew nbsp 37 Report permanent dead link Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 55 000Referee Rungklay MongkolKnock out stage editBracket edit Semi finalsFinal 1 nbsp Al Ain4374 nbsp Dalian Shide246 nbsp Al Ain202 nbsp BEC Tero Sasana0113 nbsp BEC Tero Sasana3032 nbsp Pakhtakor112 Semi finals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg BEC Tero Sasana nbsp 3 2 nbsp Pakhtakor 3 1 0 1 Al Ain nbsp 7 6 nbsp Dalian Shide 4 2 3 4 First leg edit 9 April 2003BEC Tero Sasana nbsp 3 1 nbsp PakhtakorSrimaka nbsp 41 Fuangprakob nbsp 69 Chaiman nbsp 84 Report permanent dead link Soliev nbsp 80 Suphachalasai Stadium BangkokAttendance 15 000Referee Kwon Jong chul 9 April 2003Al Ain nbsp 4 2 nbsp Dalian ShideSanogo nbsp 62 pen nbsp 83 Omar nbsp 64 Yaslam nbsp 75 Report permanent dead link Hao Haidong nbsp 17 Li Yao nbsp 88 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al AinAttendance 20 000Referee Abdul Rahman Second leg edit 22 April 2003Pakhtakor nbsp 1 0 nbsp BEC Tero SasanaDjeperov nbsp 86 Report permanent dead link Pakhtakor Stadium TashkentAttendance 50 000Referee Toru Kamikawa BEC Tero Sasana won 3 2 on aggregate 30 August 2003 A Dalian Shide nbsp 4 3 nbsp Al AinWang Peng nbsp 27 Jankovic nbsp 77 Hao Haidong nbsp 81 84 Report Rodrigo Fabiano nbsp 46 Omar nbsp 65 Majidi nbsp 87 People s Stadium DalianAttendance 46 000Referee Masayoshi Okada Al Ain won 7 6 on aggregate Final edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Al Ain nbsp 2 1 nbsp BEC Tero Sasana 2 0 0 1 First leg edit 3 October 2003Al Ain nbsp 2 0 nbsp BEC Tero SasanaMajidi nbsp 38 74 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al Ain Second leg edit 11 October 2003BEC Tero Sasana nbsp 1 0 nbsp Al AinChaiman nbsp 60 pen Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Al Ain won 2 1 on aggregate Top scorers edit9 nbsp Hao Haidong Dalian Shide 4 nbsp Boubacar Sanogo Al Ain nbsp Therdsak Chaiman BEC Tero Sasana 3 nbsp Patrick Suffo Al Hilal nbsp Farhad Majidi Al Ain nbsp Ali Samereh Esteghlal nbsp Anvarjon Soliev Pakhtakor nbsp Kim Dae eui Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp Kim Do hoon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp Saul Martinez Shanghai Shenhua nbsp Ahn Jung hwan Shimizu S Pulse Notes edit Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China External links editAFC Champions League 2002 03 AFC Champions League 2002 03 Final stage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 AFC Champions League amp oldid 1213250830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,