The 2003–04 Arab Champions League is the first edition of a new format called Arab Champions League replacing the former Arab Unified Club Championship. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. CS Sfaxien of Tunisia won the final against El-Ismaily of Egypt.
| دوري أبطال العرب 2003–04 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 24 Oct 2003 – 27 Jun 2004 |
| Teams | 32 (from 1 association) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CS Sfaxien (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  El-Ismaily |
| Third place | Zamalek SC |
| Fourth place |  Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 277 (2.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tanem N'Daye (8 goals) |
← 2003 2004–05 → | |
First round
editQatar and UA Emirates forfeited for undisclosed reasons. Dahak Club (Djibouti) were originally announced as participants but apparently not included in the draw.
Zone Asia
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Jaish 
|
3–3 (a) | Al-Hilal
|
2–2 | 1–1 |
Al-Aqsa SC 
|
3–4 |  Al-Zawra'a
|
1–3 | 2–1 |
Olympic Beirut 
|
2–2 (a) |  Al-Wehdat
|
1–2 | 1–0 |
Al-Qadsia 
|
1–3 | Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Riffa SC 
|
4–4 (a) | Kuwait SC
|
4–2 | 0–2 |
Al-Nasr 
|
3–4 | Al-Faisaly
|
2–0 | 1–4 |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo
|
0–2 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
Shaab Ibb 
|
2–5 | Al-Talaba
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
Zone Africa
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
5–3 |  Al-Hilal Benghazi
|
3–1 | 2–2 |
FC Nouadhibou 
|
2–7 | Zamalek SC
|
1–2 | 1–5 |
Al-Hilal Club 
|
3–7 | Espérance de Tunis
|
3–1 | 0–6 |
MAS Fez 
|
2–3 |  USM Blida
|
1–3 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ittihad Tripoli
|
2–5 | Étoile du Sahel
|
1–5 | 1–0 |
| MC Oran
|
3–7 | El-Ismaily
|
1–1 | 2–6 |
| Hassania Agadir
|
0–3 | Al Ahly
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Al-Merrikh
|
1–5 | NA Hussein Dey
|
0–2 | 1–3 |
Second round
editGroup A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HIL | AHL | ZSC | WEH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| Al-Zawra'a
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
| Al-Wehdat
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITT | TSC | KSC | FAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| Al-Talaba
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Kuwait SC
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | ||
| Al-Faisaly
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZSC | CSS | EST | USMB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek SC
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Espérance de Tunis
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | ||
| USM Blida
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group D
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ISC | AHL | ESS | NAHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ismaily
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| Al Ahly
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Étoile du Sahel
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| NA Hussein Dey
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group stage
editGroup 1
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CSS | ISC | AHL | ITT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Al-Ismaily
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HIL | ZSC | TSC | AHL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| Zamalek SC
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| Al-Talaba
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |||
| Al Ahly
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Al Ahly withdrew after the first match of the group against Al-Hilal, the result of this match was not counted.
Knock-out stage
editKnock-out stage held in Beirut, Lebanon.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Zamalek SC
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien (p)
| 0 (4) | ||||||||
| El-Ismaily
| 0 (3) | ||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| El-Ismaily
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Third place | |||||
| Zamalek SC
| 3 | ||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals
edit| Zamalek SC | 0–2 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
Ba  18'N'Daye 85' |
| Al-Hilal | 0–2 | El-Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal 53' Al-Dossari 64' (o.g.) |
| CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| Ba 85' N'Daye 90+17' |
Ali 35' |
| El-Ismaily | 1–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal 29' |
Ceesay 67' Al-Ali 90+1' |
Third place match
edit| Zamalek SC | 3–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh 6' El-Tabei 26'Seddek 83' |
Al-Shalhoub 15' Al-Swaileh 40' |
Final
edit| CS Sfaxien | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | El-Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
N'Daye  – Abdi Ba  El Taib |
4–3 | Said Fathy Homos Abougrisha Gamal |
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Winners
edit| 2003–04 Arab Champions League |
|---|
 CS Sfaxien Second title |
External links
edit- Arab Champions' League 2003–04 – rsssf.com