The 2003–04 Arab Champions League is the first edition of a new format called Arab Champions League replacing the former Arab Unified Club Championship. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. CS Sfaxien of Tunisia won the final against El-Ismaily of Egypt.
| دوري أبطال العرب 2003–04 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 24 Oct 2003 – 27 Jun 2004 |
| Teams | 32 (from 1 association) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CS Sfaxien (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  El-Ismaily |
| Third place | Zamalek SC |
| Fourth place |  Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 277 (2.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tanem N'Daye (8 goals) |
First round edit
Qatar and UA Emirates forfeited for undisclosed reasons. Dahak Club (Djibouti) were originally announced as participants but apparently not included in the draw.
Zone Asia edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Jaish 
|
3–3 (a) | Al-Hilal
|
2–2 | 1–1 |
Al-Aqsa SC 
|
3–4 |  Al-Zawra'a
|
1–3 | 2–1 |
Olympic Beirut 
|
2–2 (a) |  Al-Wehdat
|
1–2 | 1–0 |
Al-Qadsia 
|
1–3 | Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Riffa SC 
|
4–4 (a) | Kuwait SC
|
4–2 | 0–2 |
Al-Nasr 
|
3–4 | Al-Faisaly
|
2–0 | 1–4 |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo
|
0–2 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
Shaab Ibb 
|
2–5 | Al-Talaba
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
Zone Africa edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
5–3 |  Al-Hilal Benghazi
|
3–1 | 2–2 |
FC Nouadhibou 
|
2–7 | Zamalek SC
|
1–2 | 1–5 |
Al-Hilal Club 
|
3–7 | Espérance de Tunis
|
3–1 | 0–6 |
MAS Fez 
|
2–3 |  USM Blida
|
1–3 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ittihad Tripoli
|
2–5 | Étoile du Sahel
|
1–5 | 1–0 |
| MC Oran
|
3–7 | El-Ismaily
|
1–1 | 2–6 |
| Hassania Agadir
|
0–3 | Al Ahly
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Al-Merrikh
|
1–5 | NA Hussein Dey
|
0–2 | 1–3 |
Second round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HIL | AHL | ZSC | WEH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| Al-Zawra'a
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
| Al-Wehdat
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITT | TSC | KSC | FAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| Al-Talaba
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Kuwait SC
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | ||
| Al-Faisaly
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZSC | CSS | EST | USMB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek SC
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Espérance de Tunis
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | ||
| USM Blida
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ISC | AHL | ESS | NAHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ismaily
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| Al Ahly
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 9 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Étoile du Sahel
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| NA Hussein Dey
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CSS | ISC | AHL | ITT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Al-Ismaily
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HIL | ZSC | TSC | AHL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||
| Zamalek SC
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||
| Al-Talaba
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |||
| Al Ahly
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Al Ahly withdrew after the first match of the group against Al-Hilal, the result of this match was not counted.
Knock-out stage edit
Knock-out stage held in Beirut, Lebanon.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Zamalek SC
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| CS Sfaxien (p)
| 0 (4) | ||||||||
| El-Ismaily
| 0 (3) | ||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| El-Ismaily
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Third place | |||||
| Zamalek SC
| 3 | ||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals edit
| Zamalek SC | 0–2 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
Ba  18'N'Daye 85' |
| Al-Hilal | 0–2 | El-Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal 53' Al-Dossari 64' (o.g.) |
| CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| Ba 85' N'Daye 90+17' |
Ali 35' |
| El-Ismaily | 1–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal 29' |
Ceesay 67' Al-Ali 90+1' |
Third place match edit
| Zamalek SC | 3–2 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh 6' El-Tabei 26'Seddek 83' |
Al-Shalhoub 15' Al-Swaileh 40' |
Final edit
| CS Sfaxien | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | El-Ismaily |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
N'Daye  – Abdi Ba  El Taib |
4–3 | Said Fathy Homos Abougrisha Gamal |
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Winners edit
| 2003–04 Arab Champions League |
|---|
 CS Sfaxien Second title |
External links edit
- Arab Champions' League 2003–04 – rsssf.com