2003 CAF Champions League final

Round

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Satellite FC

8–2

3–0 (H)

5–2 (A)

First round

Zanaco FC

1–0

1–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Jeanne d'Arc

4–0

4–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Second round

AS Port-Louis

7–0

1–0 (A)

6–0 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

3–0 (H)

Matchday 1

1–1 (A)

1–6 (A)

Matchday 2

6–1 (H)

3–1 (H)

Matchday 3

0–0 (A)

2–0 (A)

Matchday 4

2–1 (H)

1–2 (A)

Matchday 5

2–0 (H)

4–2 (H)

Matchday 6

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

2–4 (A)

Group A Winner
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Enyimba	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ismaily	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Simba SC	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
4	ASEC Mimosas	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final standings

Group A Runner-up
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Enyimba	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ismaily	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Simba SC	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
4	ASEC Mimosas	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knock-out stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

USM Alger

3–2

1–1 (A)

2–1 (H)

Semifinals

ES Tunis

6–2

3–1 (H)

3–1 (A)

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).^[1]

Matches

First leg

30 November 2003

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Enyimba	2–0	Ismaily
Nwanna 28' Anumnu 49'	[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]]^{[citation needed]} Report]

Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Enyimba

Ismaily

Second leg

12 December 2003

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Ismaily	1–0	Enyimba
Abd Rabo 27' (pen.)	[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]]^{[citation needed]} (Report)]

Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Ismaily

Enyimba

Notes and references

^ Regulations of the CAF Champions League

External links

2003 CAF Champions League - cafonline.com

The 2003 CAF Champions League final was at the end of the 2003 CAF Champions League.

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2003 between Ismaily of Egypt, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Enyimba won the final with aggregate score of 2-1 and became the 1st Nigerian club to win the cup.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Enyimba	WAFU (West Africa)	none
Ismaily	UNAF (North Africa)	1969

Venues

Enyimba International Stadium

Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Enyimba International F.C. The stadium holds 16,000 people after the installation of seats.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Ismailia Stadium

Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt, and has a total capacity of 18,525. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of the stadiums used in the African competitions.

Road to final

Round

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Satellite FC

8–2

3–0 (H)

5–2 (A)

First round

Zanaco FC

1–0

1–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Jeanne d'Arc

4–0

4–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Second round

AS Port-Louis

7–0

1–0 (A)

6–0 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

3–0 (H)

Matchday 1

1–1 (A)

1–6 (A)

Matchday 2

6–1 (H)

3–1 (H)

Matchday 3

0–0 (A)

2–0 (A)

Matchday 4

2–1 (H)

1–2 (A)

Matchday 5

2–0 (H)

4–2 (H)

Matchday 6