2003 Copa Libertadores

2003 Copa Libertadores de América

2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América 2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates	February 4 – July 2
Teams	32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (5th title)
Runners-up	Santos FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	371 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marcelo Delgado Ricardo Oliveira (9 goals each)
Best player	Carlos Tévez
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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.

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

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Deportivo Cali 12 6 4 0 2 9 3 6 River Plate 12 6 4 0 2 10 7 3 Libertad 7 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 Emelec 4 6 1 1 4 6 15 -9

CAL RIV LIB EME Deportivo Cali 2–0 1–0 2–1 River Plate 2–1 3–1 2–0 Libertad 1–0 0–2 2–2 Emelec 0–4 3–1 1–5

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Paysandu 6 4 2 0 14 5 9 14 Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 8 11 -3 8 Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 7 Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 7 12 -5 4

PAY CER SC UC Paysandu 0–0 2–1 3–1 Cerro Porteño 2–6 1–0 3–2 Sporting Cristal 0–2 1–1 3–1 U. Católica 1–1 2–1 0–1

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Santos 6 4 2 0 16 4 12 14 América de Cali 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 El Nacional 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2 6 12 de Octubre 6 1 0 5 7 17 -10 3

SAN AME NAC OCT Santos 3–0 1–1 3–1 América de Cali 1–5 1–0 4–1 El Nacional 0–0 1–1 1–0 12 de Octubre 1–4 1–4 3–1

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Cobreloa 6 2 3 1 9 5 4 9 Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 3 9 Gimnasia (La Plata) 6 1 4 1 8 7 1 7 Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 14 -8 5

COB OLI GIM AL Cobreloa 2–3 0–0 4–0 Olimpia 0–0 4–1 0–1 Gimnasia (La Plata) 0–0 1–1 5–1 Alianza Lima 2–3 1–1 1–1

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Grêmio 6 3 1 2 10 7 3 10 UNAM 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Bolívar 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1 9 Peñarol 6 2 1 3 12 14 -2 7

GRE UNAM BOL PEÑ Grêmio 3–2 1–0 4–1 UNAM 1–0 2–0 3–1 Bolívar 1–0 2–0 5–2 Peñarol 2–2 2–0 4–0

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Racing 6 4 2 0 11 4 7 14 Nacional 6 3 1 2 12 10 2 10 Universitario 6 1 4 1 8 8 0 7 Oriente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 4 13 -9 1

RAC NAC UNI OP Racing 4–1 1–1 2–0 Nacional 1–2 2–0 3–0 Universitario 1–1 2–2 2–0 Oriente Petrolero 0–1 2–3 2–2

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Independiente Medellín 6 4 0 2 9 6 3 12 Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 10 7 3 11 Barcelona 6 1 2 3 8 10 -2 5 Colo-Colo 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 5

IND BOC BAR C-C Medellín 1–0 1–0 2–0 Boca Juniors 2–0 2–1 2–2 Barcelona 2–4 2–2 2–0 Colo-Colo 2–1 1–2 1–1

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Corinthians 6 5 0 1 15 6 9 15 Cruz Azul 6 3 0 3 12 11 1 9 Fénix 6 2 0 4 10 14 -4 6 The Strongest 6 2 0 4 6 12 -6 6

COR CRU FEN TS Corinthians 1–0 6–1 4–1 Cruz Azul 3–0 4–0 3–2 Fénix 1–2 6–1 2–0 The Strongest 0–2 2–1 1–0

Bracket

	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
							Medellín	2	2	4
	Cerro Porteño	0	1	1
	Medellín	1	0	1
													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

1st Leg
Date	Home	Score	Away
April 22	Olimpia	2–3	Grêmio
April 23	Cerro Porteño	0–1	Independiente Medellín
April 23	Nacional	4–4	Santos FC
May 6	Cruz Azul	0–0	Deportivo Cali
April 24	Boca Juniors	0–1	Paysandu
April 24	UNAM	0–1	Cobreloa
May 1	River Plate	2–1	Corinthians
April 24	América de Cali	1–1	Racing
2nd Leg
May 8	Grêmio	3–0	Olimpia
May 6	Independiente Medellín	0–1 [4–2]	Cerro Porteño
May 7	Santos FC	2–2 [3–1]	Nacional
May 13	Deportivo Cali	0–0 [2–3]	Cruz Azul
May 15	Paysandu	2–4	Boca Juniors
May 8	Cobreloa	0–0	UNAM
May 14	Corinthians	1–2	River Plate
May 13	Racing	0–0 [5–6]	América de Cali

Quarter finals

1st Leg
Date	Home	Score	Away
May 20	River Plate	2–1	América de Cali
May 21	Cobreloa	1–2	Boca Juniors
May 21	Cruz Azul	2–2	Santos FC
May 22	Grêmio	2–2	Independiente Medellín
2nd Leg
May 27	América de Cali	4–1	River Plate
May 28	Santos FC	1–0	Cruz Azul
May 28	Boca Juniors	2–1	Cobreloa
May 29	Independiente Medellín	2–1	Grêmio

Semi finals

1st Leg
Date	Home	Score	Away
June 4	Santos	1–0	Independiente Medellín
June 11	Boca Juniors	2–0	América de Cali
2nd Leg
June 18	Independiente Medellín	2–3	Santos
June 19	América de Cali	0–4	Boca Juniors

Final

Main article: 2003 Copa Libertadores Final

1st Leg
June 25	Boca Juniors	2–0	Santos
2nd Leg
July 2	Santos	1–3	Boca Juniors

Copa Libertadores de América 2003 Champion
Boca Juniors Fifth Title

External links

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