2003 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 2003 CAF Champions League was played from 9 August to 19 October 2003. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage playing semifinal rounds before the final.[1]

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the Knockout stage.

Groups

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
3 Tanzania Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–1Egypt Ismaily
Enyimba Nigeria3–0Tanzania Simba SC
Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Ismaily Egypt6–1Nigeria Enyimba
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Simba SC Tanzania1–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Ismaily Egypt2–1Tanzania Simba SC

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia ES Tunis 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 0 3 7 4 +3 9
3 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
4 Angola ASA 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
ASA Angola1–0Algeria USM Alger
Balamba 10' Report
Referee: Alex Quarty (Ghana)
USM Alger Algeria0–1Tunisia ES Tunis
Report 48' Diaky
Referee: Abdellah Med Salem (Libya)
USM Alger Algeria3–0Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
Benchergui 2'
Ouichaoui 41', 59' (pen.)		 Report
ASA Angola0–0Tunisia ES Tunis
ES Tunis Tunisia1–0Angola ASA
Canon Yaoundé Cameroon0–2Algeria USM Alger
Report 46' Hamdoud
90+2' Aribi
Referee: Sowe Moudou (Gambia)
USM Alger Algeria2–0Angola ASA
Benchergui 31'
Dziri 43'		 Report
ES Tunis Tunisia2–0Algeria USM Alger
Ben Younes 2'
El-Manari 17'		 Report
Referee: Mébilit (Seychelles)

References

  1. ^ "CAF Champions League 2003 – Group stage". Goalzz. 2003.
  • 2003 CAF Champions League - todor66.com