2002–03 AFC Champions League

2002–03 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates13 August – 27 November 2002
(qualifying rounds)
9 March – 11 October 2003
(group & final stages)
Teams16 (group stage)
Final positions
Champions Al-Ain (1st title)
Runners-up BEC Tero Sasana
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored104 (3.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hao Haidong
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Therdsak Chaiman
← 2001–02 (Asian Club Championship)
2004 →

The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the twenty-second edition of Asia's premier football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and the first edition under the AFC Champions League title.

Sixteen teams competed in this edition as they went through qualifying before going into four groups of four with only the winner of the group qualifying to the knockout-stage which went to two-legs instead of the single leg that the previous year competition had.

Teams

Entry Round Teams
Group Stage West Asia East Asia
Persepolis (1st) Al-Talaba (1st) Dalian Shide (1st) Kashima Antlers (1st)
Al Hilal (1st) Al Ain (1st) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (1st) BEC Tero Sasana (1st)
Third qualifying round Esteghlal (CW) Al-Zawraa Shanghai Shenhua (2nd) Shimizu S-Pulse (CW)
Al-Ahli (CW) Al-Arabi (1st) Daejeon Citizen (CW) Osotsapa (2nd)
Al-Ittihad (1st) Regar-TadAZ (1st) Saigon Port (1st) South China (CW)
Nisa Aşgabat (1st) FK Neftchy Farg'ona (1st) Club Valencia (1st) Geylang United (1st)
Second qualifying round Al Ahli (CW) Al Sadd (CW) DPMM (1st) Mohun Bagan (1st)
Khujand (CR) Pakhtakor (CW) Churchill Brothers (2nd) Petrokimia Putra (1st)
Al-Ahli (2nd) Al-Faisaly (1st) Persita Tangerang (2nd) Monte Carlo (1st)
Al-Quds Al-Jaish (1st) New Radiant (CW) Home United (CW)
Saunders SC (1st) Air Force
First qualifying round Busaiteen (2nd) Riffa (CW)
Al-Wehdat (2nd) Zhashtyk (2nd)
Al Kuwait (CW) Al-Nejmeh (1st)
Al Ansar (CW) Al Nasr (CW)
Al Aqsa Al-Ittihad (2nd)
Köpetdag Aşgabat (CW)

Qualification Round

Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification

First qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Wehdat 3–2 Al Nejmeh3–20–0
Al Ansar w/o1 Al Nasr——
Al Aqsa w/o2 Zhashtyk——
Busaiteen ByeN/A——
Al Kuwait ByeN/A——
Köpetdag Aşgabat ByeN/A——
Riffa ByeN/A——
Al Ittihad ByeN/A——

1. Al Nasr withdrew
2. Al Aqsa withdrew

Second qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Ansar 1–3 Al Faisaly1–00–3
Pakhtakor 4–3 Al-Wehdat3–01–3
Al Ahli 3–3 (a) Al Kuwait2–01–3
Zhashtyk 0–4 Al-Ahli (San'a')0–20–2
Köpetdag Aşgabat w/o1 Al Sadd——
Busaiteen w/o2 Al-Jaish——
Al-Quds w/o2 Riffa——
Al-Ittihad w/o3 Khujand——
East Region
Saunders SC 1–7 Mohun Bagan0–21–5
Air Force 2–3 New Radiant1–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Monte Carlo ByeN/A——
DPMM ByeN/A——
Persita Tangerang ByeN/A——
Petrokimia Putra ByeN/A——
Churchill Brothers  ByeN/A——
Home United ByeN/A——

1. Köpetdag Aşgabat withdrew citing financial difficulties.
2. AFC did not accept the participation of Busaiteen and Riffa as neither team met sportive qualification criteria.
3. Khujand disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC.

Third qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al Ittihad 1–5 Al Arabi1–10–4
Al Sadd 3–2 Al Zawraa1–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Esteghlal 3–0 Al Faisaly2–01–0
Al Ahli 5–4 Al-Ahli3–22–2
Al-Ahli (San'a') 1–8 FK Neftchy Farg'ona1–20–6
Al-Ittihad 4–6 Pakhtakor4–30–3
Al-Jaish w/o1 Regar-TadAZ——
Al-Quds w/o2 Nisa Aşgabat——
East Region
Geylang United FC 7–0 DPMM3–04–0
Petrokimia Putra 4–6 Shanghai Shenhua3–11–5
South China 3–2 Home United FC2–11–1
Persita Tangerang 0–1 Osotsapa FC0–10–0
Monte Carlo 1–8 Daejeon Citizen1–50–3
Shimizu S-Pulse 7–0 New Radiant7–00–0
Mohun Bagan 5–2 Club Valencia2–23–0
Churchill Brothers 2–1 Saigon Port2–00–1

1. Regar-TadAZ disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC.
2. Al-Quds withdrew due to insecure situation in Palestine.

Fourth qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Jaish 2–2 (1–4 p) Al Sadd1–11–1
Nisa Asgabat w/o1 Al Arabi——
Pakhtakor 4–2 Al Ahli3–21–0
Esteghlal 2–2 (a) FK Neftchy Farg'ona1–01–2
East Region
Churchill Brothers 4–7 Osotsapa FC1–13–6
South China 1–8 Shimizu S-Pulse0–51–3
Shanghai Shenhua 5–1 Geylang United FC3–02–1
Daejeon Citizen 8–1 Mohun Bagan6–02–1

Group stage

Location of the 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage teams
Brown: Group A; Cyan: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
BEC Tero Sasana (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Daejeon Citizen 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
Shanghai Shenhua 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
Kashima Antlers 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 Daejeon Citizen
Luo Xiao 85' (Report) Han Jung-kook 8'
Kim Eun-jung 44'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi
Kashima Antlers 2–2 BEC Tero Sasana
Hirase 21'
Fernando 77'		 (Report) Yongant 76', 90'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Al Hamdan Naser
Kashima Antlers 3–4 Shanghai Shenhua
Aoki 24'
Fernando 56'
Nozawa 90'		 (Report) Yang Guang 1'
Zhang Yuning 11'
Martínez 31', 87'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Balu Sundarraj
Daejeon Citizen 0–2 BEC Tero Sasana
(Report) Kongpraphan 14'
Chaiman 73'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Anura De Silva
BEC Tero Sasana 2–1 Shanghai Shenhua
Thongsukh 27'
Chaiman 85'		 (Report) Martínez 58'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Al Hamdan Naser
Daejeon Citizen 1–0 Kashima Antlers
Papa Oumar 87' (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dalian Shide (H) 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
Shimizu S-Pulse 3 1 1 1 8 2 +6 4
Osotsapa FC 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6–0 Osotsapa FC
Park Nam-yeol 22'
Kim Dae-eui 31'
Kim Do-hoon 37', 61', 83'
Drakulić 53'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Dalian Shide
(Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kim Jong-sik
Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ahn Jung-hwan 53' (Report) Drakulić 74'
Kim Dae-eui 87'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Khalidi Supain
Osotsapa FC 1–7 Dalian Shide
Jankam 13' (Report) Hao Haidong 27', 32', 49', 61'
Yan Song 60'
Zou Jie 80'
Dong Fangzhuo 82'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo
Dalian Shide 3–1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Hao Haidong 57', 64'
Yan Song 90'		 (Report) Kim Dae-eui 51'
Attendance: 30,000
Osotsapa FC 0–7 Shimizu S-Pulse
(Report) Takagi 23', 40'
Sawanobori 27'
Alex 50'
Ahn Jung-hwan 60', 71'
Kitajima 75'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ain (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:
(H) Hosts
Al Sadd 1–2 Esteghlal
Sergio Ricardo 72' (Report) Samereh 6'
Khatibi 64'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Al-Ain 1–0 Al-Hilal
Harib 12' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Shaban Qassem
Al-Ain 2–0 Al Sadd
Traoré 24'
Sanogo 89'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lu Jun
Esteghlal 2–3 Al-Hilal
Khatibi 18'
Samereh 42'		 (Report) Abedzadeh 34' (o.g.)
Ricardo 42'
Abdullah 82'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh
Al-Hilal 1–3 Al Sadd
Jumaan 57' (Report) Keita 45'
Sergio Ricardo 80'
Kamil 90'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Shaban Qassem
Esteghlal 1–3 Al-Ain
Samereh 67' (Report) Faisal Ali 65'
Sanogo 76'
Harib 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lu Jun

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pakhtakor (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
Persepolis 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Al-Talaba 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Nisa Asgabat 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Nisa Asgabat 0–3 Pakhtakor
(Report) Hamidullaev 44'
Soliev 57'
Koshelev 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rungklay Mongkol
Al-Talaba 0–1 Pirozi
(Report) YaYa 62'
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Talaba 3–0 Nisa Asgabat
Abdulsada 10'
Mahmoud 24', 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bae Jae-yong
Pakhtakor 1–0 Pirozi
Soliev 22' (Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Pirozi 4–1 Nisa Asgabat
Khanmohammadi 14', 76'
YaYa 47'
Aslanian 90'		 (Report) Meredov 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi
Pakhtakor 3–0 Al-Talaba
Krokhmal 25', 57'
Goçgulyýew 37'		 (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Rungklay Mongkol


Knock-out stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Al-Ain 4 3 7
4 Dalian Shide 2 4 6
Al-Ain 2 0 2
BEC Tero Sasana 0 1 1
3 BEC Tero Sasana 3 0 3
2 Pakhtakor 1 1 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BEC Tero Sasana 3–2 Pakhtakor 3–1 0–1
Al-Ain 7–6 Dalian Shide 4–2 3–4

Matches

BEC Tero Sasana 3–1 Pakhtakor
Srimaka 41'
Fuangprakob 69'
Chaiman 84'		 (Report) Soliev 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Pakhtakor 1–0 BEC Tero Sasana
Djeperov 86' (Report)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa

BEC Tero Sasana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ain 4–2 Dalian Shide
Sanogo 62' (pen.) 83'
Omar 64'
Yaslam 75'		 (Report) Hao Haidong 17'
Li Yao 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman
Dalian Shide 4–3 Al-Ain
Wang Peng 27'
Janković 77'
Hao Haidong 81', 84'		 (Report) Rodrigo Fabiano 46'
Omar 65'
Majidi 87'
Attendance: 46,000

Al-Ain won 7–6 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ain 2–1 BEC Tero Sasana 2–0 0–1

Matches

Al-Ain 2–0 BEC Tero Sasana
Jowhar 38'
Omar 74'
BEC Tero Sasana 1–0 Al-Ain
Chaiman 60' (pen.)

Al-Ain won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide 9
2 Boubacar Sanogo Al Ain 4
Therdsak Chaiman BEC Tero Sasana
4 Patrick Suffo Al-Hilal 3
Mohammad Omar Al Ain
Ali Samereh Esteghlal
Anvarjon Soliev Pakhtakor
Kim Dae-eui Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kim Do-hoon Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Saul Martínez Shanghai Shenhua
Ahn Jung-hwan Shimizu S-Pulse

Notes

  1. ^ Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.
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