2003 Copa Sudamericana

2003 Copa Sudamericana

2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2003 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	July 29 - December 19
Teams	35 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Cienciano (1st title)
Runners-up	River Plate
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	164 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Germán Carty (6)
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The 2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the second edition of CONMEBOL's new international club tournament. It was won by Peruvian club Cienciano, who won the first international trophy for their club and the country. They also qualified to play in the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana.

Preliminary phase

Argentina Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Argentina III Preliminary
Colón	7-2	Vélez Sársfield	3-1	4-1
Argentina IV Preliminary
Independiente	2-1	Rosario Central	1-1	1-0
D1 Qualification
Independiente	1-8	River Plate	1-4	0-4
D2 Qualification
Colón	2-3	Boca Juniors	1-1	1-2

Brazil Preliminary

Qualifies to the Final Brazilian Preliminary

Brazil 1 Preliminary

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Santos 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Internacional 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Flamengo 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Santos 1-1 Internacional Internacional 3-1 Flamengo Flamengo 0-3 Santos

Brazil 2 Preliminary

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Fluminense 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Corinthians 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Corinthians 0-2 Atlético Mineiro Fluminense 2-0 Corinthians Atlético Mineiro 0-2 Fluminense

Brazil 3 Preliminary

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts São Paulo 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Vasco da Gama 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Grêmio 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2 Grêmio 0-4 São Paulo Vasco da Gama 1-1 Grêmio São Paulo 2-1 Vasco da Gama

Brazil 4 Preliminary

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts São Caetano 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Cruzeiro 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Palmeiras 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0

Team 1  Score  Team 2 São Caetano 3-0 Palmeiras Palmeiras 0-1 Cruzeiro Cruzeiro 1-1 São Caetano

Final Brazil preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
D3 Qualification
São Paulo	2-1	Fluminense	1-0	1-1
D4 Qualification
Sao Caetano	1-2	Santos	0-1	1-1

Venezuela/Bolivia/San Lorenzo Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Venezuela Preliminary
Monagas	1-3	Deportivo Italchacao	1-2	0-1
Venezuela/San Lorenzo Preliminary
Deportivo Italchacao	1-8	San Lorenzo	1-2	0-6
Bolivia Preliminary
The Strongest	3-3 (4-2p)	Bolívar	2-2	1-1
D5 Qualification
The Strongest	3-2	San Lorenzo	2-0	1-2

Peru/Chile Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chile Preliminary
U. Católica	2-2 (5-3p)	Provincial Osorno	0-1	2-1
Peru Preliminary
Cienciano	2-0	Alianza Lima	1-0	1-0
D6 Qualification
Cienciano	5-3	U.Católica	4-0	1-3

Colombia/Ecuador Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Colombia Preliminary
Atlético Nacional	2-1	Deportivo Pasto	0-0	2-1
Ecuador Preliminary
LDU Quito	3-2	Barcelona	2-0	1-2
D7 Qualification
LDU Quito	1-2	Atlético Nacional	1-1	0-1

Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Paraguay Preliminary
Guaraní	1-1 (2-4p)	Libertad	0-1	1-0
Uruguay Preliminary
Danubio	2-3	Nacional	0-1	2-2
D8 Qualification
Nacional	3-3 (2-3p)	Libertad	3-0	0-3

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	River Plate	2	0	2
	Libertad	0	1	1
							River Plate	3	0	3 (4)
							São Paulo	1	2	3 (2)
	The Strongest	1	1	2
	São Paulo	4	3	7
													River Plate	3	0	3
													Cienciano	3	1	4
	Boca Juniors	0	1	1
	Atlético Nacional	1	4	5
							Atlético Nacional	1	0	1
							Cienciano	2	1	3
	Santos	1	1	2
	Cienciano	1	2	3

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	2-1	Libertad	2-0	0-1
Boca Juniors	1-5	Atlético Nacional	0-1	1-4
Santos	2-3	Cienciano	1-1	1-2
The Strongest	2-7	São Paulo	1-4	1-3

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
River Plate	3-3 (4-2 p)	São Paulo	3-1	0-2
Atlético Nacional	1-3	Cienciano	1-2	0-1

Finals

Main article: 2003 Copa Sudamericana Finals

2003-12-10 21.10 (UTC-3)	River Plate	3 – 3	Cienciano	Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental), Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
	Maxi López  28',  50' Salas  85'	(Report)	Portilla  26',  79' Carty  67'

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2003-12-19 19.10 (UTC-3)	Cienciano	1 – 0	River Plate	Estadio Universidad de San Agustín, Arequipa Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
	Lugo  78'	(Report)

Copa Sudamericana 2003 Winner
Cienciano 1st Title

External links

• CONMEBOL
• Sudamericana 2003