The 2003 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 21st edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa obtained their fifth regional title after defeating Comunicaciones F.C. in the final match.[1] Both clubs, along with third placed Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, qualified to the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 8 October–21 December 2003 |
Teams | 13 (from 7 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saprissa (5th title) |
Runners-up | Comunicaciones |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 72 (3 per match) |
← 2002 2004 → |
Qualifying round
edit8 October 2003 1st leg | Boca | 0–5 | Alajuelense | Independence and Mango Creek, Belize |
(UTC−06:00) | Alpízar 22' Montero 56' Porras 62' 66' Jiménez 90+4' |
Stadium: Michael Ashcroft Stadium |
22 October 2003 2nd leg | Alajuelense | 10–0 | Boca | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
(UTC−06:00) | Hernández 10' 19' Granados 14' 64' Ruiz 25' 53' Izaguirre 34' Núñez 45' 79' 82' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
- Alajuelense won 15–0 on aggregate score.
First round
editGroup 1
editDiriamba, Estelí, and Managua, Nicaragua
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saprissa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Qualification for Final Round |
2 | FAS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Real Estelí | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | Diriangén | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Diriangén FC | 1–2 | FAS | Nicaragua | |
Luis Martínez | William Reyes | Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
Diriangén FC | 1–1 | Real Estelí | Managua, Nicaragua | |
Emilio Palacio | Felix Zeledón | Stadium: Dennis Martínez National Stadium |
' Deportivo Saprissa | 5–0 | Diriangén FC | Cacique Diriangén Stadium | |
Kénneth Vargas |
Nil |
FAS | 2-1 | Real Estelí |
Group 2
editAll matches were at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Municipal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Qualification for Final Round |
2 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | San Salvador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | Deportivo Árabe Unido | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 3
editAll matches were at the Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Alajuelense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Final Round |
2 | Marathón | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | San Francisco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Olimpia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
5 November 2003 1st leg | Olimpia | 1–2 | Alajuelense | |
(UTC−06:00) | Cárcamo 50' | Fonseca 4' 11' |
5 November 2003 1st leg | Marathón | 5–0 | San Francisco | |
(UTC−08:00) | Pacini 31' Costa 32' 60' 76' Martínez 40' (pen.) |
7 November 2003 | San Francisco | 0-1 | Alajuelense |
9 November 2003 | Olimpia | 0-1 | San Francisco |
9 November 2003 | Marathón | 0–0 | Alajuelense |
Final round
editLos Angeles, USA
Semifinals
editTeam #1 | Score | Team #2 |
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Alajuelense | 0–1 | Deportivo Saprissa |
Municipal | 0(2-4)0 | Comunicaciones |
Alajuelense | 0-1 | Deportivo Saprissa | Los Angeles | |
Stadium: LA Memorial Coliseum |
Municipal | 0 (2-4) 0 | Comunicaciones | Los Angeles | |
Stadium: LA Memorial Coliseum |
Third place
editAlajuelense | 2–0 | Municipal |
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Jiménez 1' Núñez 11' |
Final
editComunicaciones | 2–3 | Saprissa |
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Pezzarossi 8' Morales 48' |
Santana 26' Saborío 78' (pen.) 88' |
- Deportivo Saprissa 2003 UNCAF champions.
- Deportivo Saprissa, Comunicaciones F.C., Liga Deportiva Alajuelense advance to 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup quarterfinals.
- As Guatemala were suspended by CONCACAF and FIFA in January 2004, the place of Comunicaciones F.C. was given to C.D. FAS (as second best runners-up in the group stage).
References
edit- ^ "Central American Club Competitions 2003/04". RSSSF.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2009.