2003 Copa Libertadores

The 2003 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.

2003 Copa Libertadores de América
2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América
2003 Copa Toyota Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 4 – July 2
Teams32 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Boca Juniors (5th title)
Runners-up Santos
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored371 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marcelo Delgado
Ricardo Oliveira
(9 goals each)
Best player(s) Carlos Tevez[1][2]

The tournament was won by Boca Juniors defeating Santos in a rematch of the 1963 Copa Libertadores Finals. Boca Juniors achieved their fifth Copa Libertadores title and third in four years.

Group stage

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CAL RIV LIB EME
Deportivo Cali 6 4 0 2 9 3 +6 12 2–0 1–0 2–1
River Plate 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 2–1 3–1 2–0
Libertad 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 1–0 0–2 2–2
Emelec 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 4 0–4 3–1 1–5
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PAY CER SC UC
Paysandu 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 0–0 2–1 3–1
Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8 2–6 1–0 3–2
Sporting Cristal 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 0–2 1–1 3–1
Universidad Católica 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 1–1 2–1 0–1
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAN AME NAC OCT
Santos 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 3–0 1–1 3–1
América 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 1–5 1–0 4–1
El Nacional 6 1 3 2 4 6 −2 6 0–0 1–1 1–0
12 de Octubre 6 1 0 5 7 17 −10 3 1–4 1–4 3–1
Source:

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COB OLI GIM AL
Cobreloa 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 2–3 0–0 4–0
Olimpia 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 0–0 4–1 0–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 7 0–0 1–1 5–1
Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5 2–3 1–1 1–1
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GRE UNAM BOL PEÑ
Grêmio 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 3–2 1–0 4–1
UNAM 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–0 2–0 3–1
Bolívar 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9 1–0 2–0 5–2
Peñarol 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 7 2–2 2–0 4–0
Source:

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC NAC UNI OP
Racing 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 4–1 1–1 2–0
Nacional 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 1–2 2–0 3–0
Universitario 6 1 4 1 8 8 0 7 1–1 2–2 2–0
Oriente Petrolero 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 0–1 2–3 2–2
Source:

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts IND BOC BAR C-C
Independiente Medellín 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 1–0 1–0 2–0
Boca Juniors 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–0 2–1 2–2
Barcelona 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 2–4 2–2 2–0
Colo-Colo 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 2–1 1–2 1–1
Source:

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CRU FEN TS
Corinthians 6 5 0 1 15 6 +9 15 1–0 6–1 4–1
Cruz Azul 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9 3–0 4–0 3–2
Fénix 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 6 1–2 6–1 2–0
The Strongest 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6 0–2 2–1 1–0
Source:

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
River Plate 2 2 4  
Corinthians 1 1 2  
  River Plate 2 1 3  
  América 1 4 5  
América 1 0 1
Racing 1 0 1  
  América 0 0 0  
  Boca Juniors 2 4 6  
Boca Juniors 0 4 4  
Paysandu 1 2 3  
  Boca Juniors 2 2 4
  Cobreloa 1 1 2  
UNAM 0 0 0
Cobreloa 1 0 1  
  Boca Juniors 2 3 5
  Santos 0 1 1
Olimpia 2 0 2  
Grêmio 3 3 6  
  Grêmio 2 1 3
  I. Medellín 2 2 4  
Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
I. Medellín 1 0 1  
  I. Medellín 0 2 2
  Santos 1 3 4  
Cruz Azul 0 0 0  
Deportivo Cali 0 0 0  
  Cruz Azul 2 0 2
  Santos 2 1 3  
Nacional 4 2 6
Santos 4 2 6  

Round of 16
1st Leg
DateHomeScoreAway
April 22 Olimpia2–3 Grêmio
April 23 Cerro Porteño0–1 Independiente Medellín
April 23 Nacional4–4 Santos
May 6 Cruz Azul0–0 Deportivo Cali
April 24 Boca Juniors0–1 Paysandu
April 24 UNAM0–1Cobreloa
May 1 River Plate2–1 Corinthians
April 24 América1–1 Racing
2nd Leg
May 8 Grêmio3–0 Olimpia
May 6 Independiente Medellín0–1 [4–2] Cerro Porteño
May 7 Santos2–2 [3–1] Nacional
May 13 Deportivo Cali0–0 [2–3] Cruz Azul
May 15 Paysandu2–4 Boca Juniors
May 8Cobreloa0–0 UNAM
May 14 Corinthians1–2 River Plate
May 13 Racing0–0 [5–6] América

Quarterfinals
1st Leg
DateHomeScoreAway
May 20 River Plate2–1 América
May 21 Cobreloa1–2 Boca Juniors
May 21 Cruz Azul2–2 Santos
May 22 Grêmio2–2 Independiente Medellín
2nd Leg
May 27 América4–1 River Plate
May 28 Santos1–0 Cruz Azul
May 28 Boca Juniors2–1 Cobreloa
May 29 Independiente Medellín2–1 Grêmio

Semifinals
1st Leg
DateHomeScoreAway
June 4 Santos1–0 Independiente Medellín
June 11 Boca Juniors2–0 América
2nd Leg
June 18 Independiente Medellín2–3 Santos
June 19 América0–4 Boca Juniors

Finals
Main article: 2003 Copa Libertadores Finals
1st Leg
June 25 Boca Juniors2–0 Santos
2nd Leg
July 2 Santos1–3 Boca Juniors
 Copa Libertadores de América
2003 Champion 

Boca Juniors
Fifth title

References
  1. "Presentaron el auto que recibirá el mejor jugador de la fin". 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. "Conoce a los jugadores más valiosos de la Libertadores". 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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