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2002–03 AFC Champions League#Qualification

{{Short description|22nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = AFC Champions League

| year = 2002–03

| image =

| size =

| country =

| dates = {{nowrap|13 August – 27 November 2002}}
(qualifying rounds)
9 March – 11 October 2003
(group & final stages)

| num_teams = 16 (group stage)

| confederations =

| venues =

| cities =

| champion_other = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|THA}} BEC Tero Sasana

| matches = 30

| goals = 104

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|CHN}} Hao Haidong
(9 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|THA}} Therdsak Chaiman

| prevseason = 2001–02 (Asian Club Championship)

| nextseason = 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

class="wikitable"

!Entry Round

! colspan="4" |Teams

rowspan="3" |Group Stage

! colspan="2" |West Asia

! colspan="2" |East Asia

{{Flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|IRQ|variant=1991}} Al-Talaba {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Kashima Antlers {{Small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|KSA}} Al Hilal {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|THA}} BEC Tero Sasana {{Small|(1st)}}

colspan="5" |
rowspan="4" |Third qualifying round

|{{Flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|IRQ|variant=1991}} Al-Zawraa

|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Shimizu S-Pulse {{Small|(CW)}}

{{Flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|KUW|variant=}} Al-Arabi {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|KOR}} Daejeon Citizen {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|THA}} Osotsapa {{Small|(2nd)}}

{{Flagicon|QAT}} Al-Ittihad {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|TJK}} Regar-TadAZ {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|VIE}} Saigon Port {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|HK}} South China {{Small|(CW)}}

{{Flagicon|TKM}} Nisa Aşgabat {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|UZB}} FK Neftchy Farg'ona {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|MDV}} Club Valencia {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|SIN}} Geylang United {{Small|(1st)}}

colspan="5" |
rowspan="5" |Second qualifying round

|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Al Ahli {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|QAT}} Al Sadd {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|BRU}} DPMM {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan {{Small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|TJK}} Khujand {{Small|(CR)}}

|{{Flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|IND}} Churchill Brothers {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|IDN}} Petrokimia Putra {{Small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|YEM}} Al-Ahli {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|IDN}} Persita Tangerang {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|MAC}} Monte Carlo {{Small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|PLE}} Al-Quds

|{{Flagicon|SYR|variant=1980}} Al-Jaish {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|MDV}} New Radiant {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|SIN}} Home United {{Small|(CW)}}

colspan="2" |

|{{Flagicon|SRI}} Saunders SC {{Small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|SRI}} Air Force

colspan="5" |
rowspan="6" |First qualifying round

|{{Flagicon|BHR}} Busaiteen {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|BHR}} Riffa {{Small|(CW)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |

{{Flagicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat {{Small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|KGZ}} Zhashtyk {{Small|(2nd)}}

{{Flagicon|KUW|variant=}} Al Kuwait {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|LIB}} Al-Nejmeh {{Small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|LIB}} Al Ansar {{Small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|OMA}} Al Nasr {{Small|(CW)}}

{{Flagicon|PLE}} Al Aqsa

|{{Flagicon|SYR|variant=1980}} Al-Ittihad {{Small|(2nd)}}

{{Flagicon|TKM}} Köpetdag Aşgabat {{Small|(CW)}}

|

Qualification Round

{{main|2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification}}

=First qualifying round=

{{#section:2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification|1QR}}

=Second qualifying round=

{{#section:2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification|2QR}}

=Third qualifying round=

{{#section:2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification|3QR}}

=Fourth qualifying round=

{{#section:2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification|4QR}}

Group stage

{{Location map+|AFC pre 2006|width=900|float=center|caption=Location of the 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage teams
8px Brown: Group A; 8px Cyan: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px |places=

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=24.724150|long=46.262053|label_size=90|label=Al-Hilal|mark=Orange pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=25.1602|long=51.2903|label_size=90|label=Al-Sadd|mark=Orange pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=35.724319|long=51.275406|label_size=90|label=Tehran|mark=Black pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|AFC pre 2006|lat=37.928|long=58.35|label_size=90|label={{nowrap|Nisa Aşgabat}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=24.144414|long=55.42597|label_size=90|label=Al-Ain|mark=Orange pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=41.185588|long=69.153688|label_size=90|label=Pakhtakor|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=33.3250|long=44.4352|label_size=90|label=Al-Talaba|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=35.3509|long=139.3910|label_size=90|label={{nowrap|Kashima Antlers}} |mark=Brown pog.svg|position=top}}

{{location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=34.975556 |long=138.382778 |label_size=90|label={{nowrap|Shimizu S-Pulse}}|mark=Cyan pog.svg |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=36.2100|long=127.2306|label_size=90|label={{nowrap|Daejeon Citizen}}|mark=Brown pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|lat=31.11061|long=121.261428|label_size=90|label=Shanghai Shenhua|mark=Brown pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|AFC pre 2006|lat=39.0985|long=121.7202|label=Dalian Shide|mark=Cyan pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC pre 2006|lat=13.917863 |long=100.547309|label_size=90|label={{nowrap| BEC Tero Sasana}} |mark=Brown pog.svg |position=top}}

{{Location map~|AFC pre 2006|lat=13.3542 |long=100.4950|label_size=90|label=Osotsapa |mark= Cyan pog.svg |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |AFC pre 2006|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=-5|long=55|label_size=95|label=

{{nowrap|Tehran teams}}

{{nowrap|8px Esteghlal}}

8px Persepolis}}|position=right}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=BEC|name_BEC={{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

|team2=DJC|name_DJC={{flagicon|South Korea}} Daejeon Citizen

|team3=SHA|name_SHA={{flagicon|China}} Shanghai Shenhua

|team4=KAS|name_KAS={{flagicon|Japan}} Kashima Antlers

|win_BEC=2|draw_BEC=1|loss_BEC=0|gf_BEC=6|ga_BEC=3|status_BEC=H

|win_DJC=2|draw_DJC=0|loss_DJC=1|gf_DJC=3|ga_DJC=3

|win_SHA=1|draw_SHA=0|loss_SHA=2|gf_SHA=6|ga_SHA=7

|win_KAS=0|draw_KAS=1|loss_KAS=2|gf_KAS=5|ga_KAS=7

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 10 March 2003

|team1 = Shanghai Shenhua {{flagicon|China}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8337 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Daejeon Citizen

|goals1 = Luo Xiao {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Han Jung-kook {{goal|8}}
Kim Eun-jung {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Masoud Moradi

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 10 March 2003

|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|Japan}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8338 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

|goals1 = Hirase {{goal|21}}
Fernando {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = Yongant {{goal|76||90}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Al Hamdan Naser

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 March 2003

|team1 = Kashima Antlers {{flagicon|Japan}}

|score = 3–4

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8339 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|China}} Shanghai Shenhua

|goals1 = Aoki {{goal|24}}
Fernando {{goal|56}}
Nozawa {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Yang Guang {{goal|1}}
Zhang Yuning {{goal|11}}
Martínez {{goal|31||87}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Balu Sundarraj

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2003

|team1 = Daejeon Citizen {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8340 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kongpraphan {{goal|14}}
Chaiman {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 16,000

|referee = Anura De Silva

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 14 March 2003

|team1 = BEC Tero Sasana {{flagicon|Thailand}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8341 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|China}} Shanghai Shenhua

|goals1 = Thongsukh {{goal|27}}
Chaiman {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Martínez {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Al Hamdan Naser

}}

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{{football box

|date = 14 March 2003

|team1 = Daejeon Citizen {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://archive.today/20130116092949/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=396&mt=8342 (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|Japan}} Kashima Antlers

|goals1 = Papa Oumar {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Masoud Moradi

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=DLS|name_DLS={{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

|team2=SEO|name_SEO={{flagicon|South Korea}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|team3=SSP|name_SSP={{flagicon|JPN}} Shimizu S-Pulse

|team4=OSO|name_OSO={{flagicon|THA}} Osotsapa FC

|win_DLS=2|draw_DLS=1|loss_DLS=0|gf_DLS=10|ga_DLS=2|status_DLS=H

|win_SEO=2|draw_SEO=0|loss_SEO=1|gf_SEO=9|ga_SEO=4

|win_SSP=1|draw_SSP=1|loss_SSP=1|gf_SSP=8|ga_SSP=2

|win_OSO=0|draw_OSO=0|loss_OSO=3|gf_OSO=1|ga_OSO=20

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 9 March 2003

|team1 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma {{flagicon|KOR}}

|score = 6–0

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8343 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Osotsapa FC

|goals1 = Park Nam-yeol {{goal|22}}
Kim Dae-eui {{goal|31}}
Kim Do-hoon {{goal|37||61||83}}
Drakulić {{goal|53}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 9 March 2003

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8344 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Kim Jong-sik

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2003

|team1 = Shimizu S-Pulse {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8345 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|goals1 = Ahn Jung-hwan {{goal|53}}

|goals2 = Drakulić {{goal|74}}
Kim Dae-eui {{goal|87}}

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Ahmad Khalidi Supain

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2003

|team1 = Osotsapa FC {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 1–7

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8346 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

|goals1 = Jankam {{goal|13}}

|goals2 = Hao Haidong {{goal|27||32||49||61}}
Yan Song {{goal|60}}
Zou Jie {{goal|80}}
Dong Fangzhuo {{goal|82}}

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 March 2003

|team1 = Dalian Shide {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8347 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|goals1 = Hao Haidong {{goal|57||64}}
Yan Song {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Kim Dae-eui {{goal|51}}

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Ravshan Irmatov

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 March 2003

|team1 = Osotsapa FC {{flagicon|THA}}

|score = 0–7

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=501&mt=8348 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Shimizu S-Pulse

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Takagi {{goal|23||40}}
Sawanobori {{goal|27}}
Alex {{goal|50}}
Ahn Jung-hwan {{goal|60||71}}
Kitajima {{goal|75}}

|stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Setiyono Midi Nitrerejo

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group C

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=AIN|name_AIN={{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

|team2=SAD|name_SAD={{flagicon|QAT}} Al Sadd

|team3=EST|name_EST={{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|team4=HIL|name_HIL={{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|win_AIN=3|draw_AIN=0|loss_AIN=0|gf_AIN=6|ga_AIN=1|status_AIN=H

|win_SAD=1|draw_SAD=0|loss_SAD=2|gf_SAD=4|ga_SAD=5

|win_EST=1|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=2|gf_EST=5|ga_EST=7

|win_HIL=1|draw_HIL=0|loss_HIL=2|gf_HIL=4|ga_HIL=6

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 9 March 2003

|team1 = Al Sadd {{flagicon|QAT}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8349 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|goals1 = Sergio Ricardo {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Samereh {{goal|6}}
Khatibi {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 4,500

|referee = Toru Kamikawa

}}

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{{football box

|date = 9 March 2003

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://archive.today/20130116102813/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8350 (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|goals1 = Harib {{goal|12|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 6,500

|referee = Shaban Qassem

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 March 2003

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8351 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Sadd

|goals1 = Traoré {{goal|24}}
Sanogo {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 9,000

|referee = Lu Jun

}}

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{{football box

| date = 12 March 2003

| team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}}

| score = 2–3

| report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8352 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

| goals1 = Khatibi {{goal|18}}
Samereh {{goal|42}}

| goals2 = Abedzadeh {{goal|34|o.g.}}
Ricardo {{goal|42}}

Abdullah {{goal|82}}

| stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 March 2003

|team1 = Al-Hilal {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8353 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Sadd

|goals1 = Jumaan {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = Keita {{goal|45}}
Sergio Ricardo {{goal|80}}
Kamil {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 1,200

|referee = Shaban Qassem

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 March 2003

|team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=502&mt=8354 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

|goals1 = Samereh {{goal|67}}

|goals2 = Faisal Ali {{goal|65}}
Sanogo {{goal|76}}
Harib {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Lu Jun

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group D

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|team2=PRS|name_PRS={{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

|team3=TAL|name_TAL={{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Talaba

|team4=NSA|name_NSA={{flagicon|TKM}} Nisa Asgabat

|win_PAK=3|draw_PAK=0|loss_PAK=0|gf_PAK=7|ga_PAK=0|status_PAK=H

|win_PRS=2|draw_PRS=0|loss_PRS=1|gf_PRS=5|ga_PRS=2

|win_TAL=1|draw_TAL=0|loss_TAL=2|gf_TAL=3|ga_TAL=4

|win_NSA=0|draw_NSA=0|loss_NSA=3|gf_NSA=1|ga_NSA=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 9 March 2003

|team1 = Nisa Asgabat {{flagicon|TKM}}

|score = 0–3

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8355 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Hamidullaev {{goal|44}}
Soliev {{goal|57}}
Koshelev {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Rungklay Mongkol

}}

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{{football box

| date = 9 March 2003

| team1 = Al-Talaba {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}}

| score = 0–1

| report = [https://archive.today/20130116070120/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8356 (Report)]

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Pirozi

| goals1 =

| goals2 = YaYa {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = Masayoshi Okada

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 11 March 2003

|team1 = Al-Talaba {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://archive.today/20130116083522/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8357 (Report)]

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Nisa Asgabat

|goals1 = Abdulsada {{goal|10}}
Mahmoud {{goal|24||90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Bae Jae-yong

}}

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{{football box

| date = 11 March 2003

| team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8358 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Pirozi

| goals1 = Soliev {{goal|22}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Masayoshi Okada

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 13 March 2003

| team1 = Pirozi {{flagicon|IRN}}

| score = 4–1

| report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8359 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| team2 = {{flagicon|TKM}} Nisa Asgabat

| goals1 = Khanmohammadi {{goal|14||76}}
YaYa {{goal|47}}
Aslanian {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = Meredov {{goal|89|pen.}}

| stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Fareed Al Marzouqi

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 13 March 2003

|team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=503&mt=8360 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Talaba

|goals1 = Krokhmal {{goal|25||57}}
Goçgulyýew {{goal|37}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Rungklay Mongkol

}}

Knock-out stage

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket-2legs

| team-width = 200

| RD1 = Semi-finals

| RD2 = Final

| RD1-team1 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| RD1-score1-1 = 4

| RD1-score1-2 = 3

| RD1-score1-A = 7

| RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

| RD1-score2-1 = 2

| RD1-score2-2 = 4

| RD1-score2-A = 6

| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

| RD1-score3-1 = 3

| RD1-score3-2 = 0

| RD1-score3-A = 3

| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

| RD1-score4-1 = 1

| RD1-score4-2 = 1

| RD1-score4-A = 2

| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| RD2-score1-1 = 2

| RD2-score1-2 = 0

| RD2-score1-A = 2

| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

| RD2-score2-1 = 0

| RD2-score2-2 = 1

| RD2-score2-A = 1

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|BEC Tero Sasana|THA|3–2|Pakhtakor|UZB|3–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ain|UAE|7–6|Dalian Shide|CHN|4–2|3–4}}

|}

== Matches ==

{{football box

|date = 9 April 2003

|team1 = BEC Tero Sasana {{flagicon|Thailand}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=565&mt=8500 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

|goals1 = Srimaka {{goal|41}}
Fuangprakob {{goal|69}}
Chaiman {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Soliev {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Kwon Jong-chul

}}

{{football box

| date = 22 April 2003

| team1 = Pakhtakor {{flagicon|UZB}}

| score = 1–0

| report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=565&mt=8502 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

| goals1 = Djeperov {{goal|86}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Toru Kamikawa

}}

BEC Tero Sasana won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date = 9 April 2003

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 4–2

|report = [http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=565&mt=8501 (Report)]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

|goals1 = Sanogo {{goal|62|pen.}} {{goal|83}}
Omar {{goal|64}}
Yaslam {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Hao Haidong {{goal|17}}
Li Yao {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Abdul Rahman

}}{{football box

| date = 30 August 2003{{refn|group=upper-alpha|Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.}}

| team1 = Dalian Shide {{flagicon|CHN}}

| score = 4–3

| report = [https://archive.today/20130116070826/http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/tournament/matchctr.asp?cid=565&mt=9218 (Report)]

| team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| goals1 = Wang Peng {{goal|27}}
Janković {{goal|77}}
Hao Haidong {{goal|81||84}}

| goals2 = Rodrigo Fabiano {{goal|46}}
Omar {{goal|65}}
Majidi {{goal|87}}

| stadium = People's Stadium, Dalian

| attendance = 46,000

| referee = Masayoshi Okada

}}

Al-Ain won 7–6 on aggregate.

=Final=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ain|UAE|2–1|BEC Tero Sasana|THA|2–0|0–1}}

|}

== Matches ==

{{football box

| date = 3 October 2003

| team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

| score = 2–0

| report =

| team2 = {{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

| goals1 = Jowhar {{goal|38}}
Omar {{goal|74}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain

| attendance =

| referee =

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}{{football box

|date = 11 October 2003

|team1 = BEC Tero Sasana {{flagicon|Thailand}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

|goals1 = Chaiman {{goal|60|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

}}

Al-Ain won 2–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

;

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Hao Haidong

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Shide

| align="center" |9

rowspan="2" align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Boubacar Sanogo

|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain

| rowspan="2" align="center" |4

{{flagicon|THA}} Therdsak Chaiman

|{{flagicon|THA}} BEC Tero Sasana

rowspan="8" align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Patrick Suffo

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

| rowspan="8" align="center" |3

{{flagicon|UAE}} Mohammad Omar

|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain

{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Samereh

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

{{flagicon|UZB}} Anvarjon Soliev

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Pakhtakor

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dae-eui

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Do-hoon

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

{{flagicon|HON}} Saul Martínez

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai Shenhua

{{flagicon|KOR}} Ahn Jung-hwan

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shimizu S-Pulse

Notes

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External links

  • [http://wildstat.com/p/5014/ch/ASI_CL_2002_2003 AFC Champions League 2002/03]
  • [http://www.bari91.com/football_stats/AFC_Champions_League_-_Final_stage/2002-2003 AFC Champions League 2002/03 - Final stage]

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{{2003 in Japanese football}}

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