2003 Copa Libertadores
# 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.

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

## Pre-Libertadores

From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNM | CAZ | EST | TAC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to group stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to group stage | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Nacional Táchira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — |

## Group stage

### Group 1

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

### Group 2

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

### Group 3

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

### Group 4

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

### Group 5

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

### Group 6

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

### Group 7

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

### Group 8

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

## Bracket

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

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olimpia | 2–6 | Grêmio | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Independiente Medellin | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Nacional | 6–6 (1–3 p) | Santos | 4–4 | 2–2 |
| Cruz Azul | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Deportivo Cali | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Boca Juniors | 4–3 | Paysandu | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| UNAM | 0–1 | Cobreloa | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| River Plate | 4–2 | Corinthians | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| América | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Racing | 1–1 | 0–0 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| River Plate | 3–5 | América | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Boca Juniors | 4–2 | Cobreloa | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Gremio | 3–4 | Medellín | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Cruz Azul | 2–3 | Santos | 0–1 | 2–2 |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Boca Juniors | 6–0 | América | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Santos | 4–2 | Medellín | 1–0 | 3–2 |

## Finals

* Copa Libertadores de América 2003 champion
* Boca Juniors Fifth title
