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.

First stage[edit]

Argentina Preliminary[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

Brazil Preliminary[edit]

Brazil 1 Preliminary[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Santos 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2 Internacional 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 3 Flamengo 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Source: [citation needed]

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

Brazil 2 Preliminary[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Fluminense 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 2 Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 Corinthians 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Source: [citation needed]

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

Brazil 3 Preliminary[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 São Paulo 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 2 Vasco da Gama 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 3 Grêmio 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1 Source: [citation needed]

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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 São Caetano 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2 Cruzeiro 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 3 Palmeiras 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Source: [citation needed]

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

Venezuela/Bolivia/2002 Champion Preliminary[edit]

First round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Venezuela Preliminary
Monagas	1–3	Deportivo Italchacao	1–2	0–1

Second round[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
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

Peru/Chile Preliminary[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chile Preliminary
Universidad Católica	2–2 (5–3p)	Provincial Osorno	0–1	2–1
Peru Preliminary
Cienciano	2–0	Alianza Lima	1–0	1–0

Colombia/Ecuador Preliminary[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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

Second stage[edit]

Argentina Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 4
Colón	2–3	Boca Juniors	1–1	1–2
Quarterfinalist 8
Independiente	1–8	River Plate	1–4	0–4

Brazil Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 2
São Caetano	1–2	Santos	0–1	1–1
Quarterfinalist 5
São Paulo	2–1	Fluminense	1–0	1–1

Venezuela/Bolivia/2002 Champion Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 6
The Strongest	3–2	San Lorenzo	2–0	1–2

Peru/Chile Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 1
Cienciano	5–3	Universidad Católica	4–0	1–3

Colombia/Ecuador Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 3
LDU Quito	1–2	Atlético Nacional	1–1	0–1

Paraguay/Uruguay Zone[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quarterfinalist 7
Nacional	3–3 (2–3p)	Libertad	3–0	0–3

Bracket[edit]

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

Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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[edit]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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[edit]

2003-12-10

21.10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	3–3	Cienciano
Maxi López 28', 50' Salas 85'	Report[permanent dead link]	Portilla 26', 79' Carty 67'

Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental), Buenos Aires

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

2003-12-19

19.10 (UTC-3)

Cienciano	1–0	River Plate
Lugo 78'	Report[permanent dead link]

Estadio Universidad de San Agustín, Arequipa

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

External links[edit]

• CONMEBOL
• Sudamericana 2003