2003 CAF Champions League final

2003 CAF Champions League Final
	Ismailia Stadium hosted the podium where Enyimba lifted the trophy
Event	2003 CAF Champions League
	Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Date	30 November 2003
Venue	Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Referee	Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Second leg
Date	12 December 2003
Venue	Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia
Referee	Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Attendance	20,000
	← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 CAF Champions League Final was at the end of the 2003 CAF Champions League.

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2003 between Ismaily of Egypt, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Enyimba won the final with aggregate score of 2-1 and became the 1st Nigerian club to win the cup.

Qualified teams edit

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Enyimba	WAFU (West Africa)	none
Ismaily	UNAF (North Africa)	1969

Venues edit

Enyimba International Stadium edit

Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Enyimba International F.C. The stadium holds 16,000 people after the installation of seats.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Ismailia Stadium edit

Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt, and has a total capacity of 18,525. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of the stadiums used in the African competitions.

Aba, Nigeria hosted the first leg.

Ismailia, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Road to final edit

Enyimba

Round

Ismaily

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Satellite FC

8–2

3–0 (H)

5–2 (A)

First round

Zanaco FC

1–0

1–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Jeanne d'Arc

4–0

4–0 (H)

0–0 (A)

Second round

AS Port-Louis

7–0

1–0 (A)

6–0 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Simba SC

3–0 (H)

Matchday 1

ASEC Mimosas

1–1 (A)

Ismaily

1–6 (A)

Matchday 2

Enyimba

6–1 (H)

ASEC Mimosas

3–1 (H)

Matchday 3

Simba SC

0–0 (A)

ASEC Mimosas

2–0 (A)

Matchday 4

Simba SC

2–1 (H)

Simba SC

1–2 (A)

Matchday 5

ASEC Mimosas

2–0 (H)

Ismaily

4–2 (H)

Matchday 6

Enyimba

2–4 (A)

Group A Winner
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Enyimba	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ismaily	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Simba SC	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
4	ASEC Mimosas	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final standings

Group A Runner-up
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Enyimba	6	4	0	2	14	11	+3	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ismaily	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Simba SC	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
4	ASEC Mimosas	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knock-out stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

USM Alger

3–2

1–1 (A)

2–1 (H)

Semifinals

ES Tunis

6–2

3–1 (H)

3–1 (A)

Format edit

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).^[1]