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2003 African Cup Winners' Cup

The 2003 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Étoile Sportive du Sahel in two-legged final victory against Julius Berger (now Bridge Boys F.C.). Étoile Sportive du Sahel never had the opportunity to defend their title as the African Cup Winners' Cup was merged with CAF Cup the following season into CAF Confederation Cup.

Thirty-six sides entered the competition. It was the first season when the CAF started to take disciplinary actions against teams withdrawing from the competition by banning them for three years. These actions were taken against Masvingo United from Zimbabwe who withdrew before the first leg of the preliminary round and JS Pobè from Benin who failed to show for their first leg match of the first round. Tanzania was not represented by JKT Ruvu Stars after the Tanzania Football Federation failed to confirm participation to CAF, while Liberian side Mighty Blue Angles were disqualified following failure to meet the deadline for submitting players' licenses. No disciplinary actions were taken against either team.

Preliminary round

Tanzania Tanzania was not represented by JKT Ruvu Stars after the Tanzanian Football Federation failed to confirm participation to CAF

First leg

Masvingo United withdrew before 1st leg and were subsequently banned for 3 years by CAF

Quartier Militaire Stadium, Quartier Militaire
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Jean-Pierre Gascon Stadium, Pobè

Second leg

Barikadimy Stadium, Toamasina

Olympique de Moka won 3-2 on aggregate

Rand Stadium, Johannesburg

Jomo Cosmos won 7-3 on aggregate

Stade d'Arlit, Arlit

JS Pobè won 2-0 on aggregate

First round

First leg

Ruaraka Stadium, Nairobi
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Match played in Kinshasa as Lubumbashi pitch (Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba) considered into too poor condition

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Fez Stadium, Fes
Stade Akit Lotfi, Tlemcen
Estádio do Costa do Sol, Maputo
Onikan Stadium, Lagos

JS Pobè did not show for the match and was subsequently banned for 3 years by CAF

Stade George V, Curepipe
Stade de Moliko, Buea

Mighty Blue Angles disqualified following failure to meet dead-line for submitting players' licenses

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
El Mahalla Stadium, El Mahalla El Kubra
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar

Second leg

Stade Sebkha, Sebkha

Wydad Casablanca won 2-0 on aggregate

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Baladeyet El Mahalla won 4-1 on aggregate

Stade Linité, Victoria

Kenya Pipeline 3-3 Anse Réunion. Kenya Pipeline won 9-8 on PSO

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Power Dynamos won 3-1 on aggregate

Stade Agoè-Nyivé, Lomé

Africa Sports won 3-2 on aggregate

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Hafia FC won 3-2 on aggregate

March 28 Stadium, Benghazi

Al Hilal (Benghazi) 2-2 WA Tlemcen on aggregate. Al Hilal (Benghazi) won on away goals (1-2)

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

Mount Cameroon won 2-1 on aggregate

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

APR FC won 9-2 on aggregate

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Étoile du Congo won 2-1 on aggregate

Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Al Hilal (Omdurman) won 4-0 on aggregate

Stade Gaston Peyrille, Bitam

Julius Berger won 8-0 on aggregate

Stade 26 Mars, Bamako

Cercle Olympique de Bamako won 3-0 on aggregate

Second round

First leg

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Ruaraka Stadium, Nairobi
March 28 Stadium, Benghazi
Stade de Moliko, Buea
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
El Mahalla Stadium, El Mahalla El Kubra
Estádio do Costa do Sol, Maputo

Second leg

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Africa Sports won 3-2 on aggregate

Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Baladeyet El Mahalla won 4-2 on aggregate

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Power Dynamos won 3-0 on aggregate

Onikan Stadium, Lagos

Julius Berger won 4-2 on aggregate

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Asante Kotoko won 5-4 on aggregate

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

APR FC won 5-1 on aggregate

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Wydad Casablanca won 6-2 on aggregate

Stade 26 Mars, Bamako

Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 4-2 on aggregate

Quarterfinals

First leg

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
El Mahalla Stadium, El Mahalla El Kubra

Second leg

Gateway Stadium, Abeokuta

Julius Berger won 4-2 on aggregate

Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia

Wydad Casablanca 2-2 Power Dynamos on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won on away goals (1-2)

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-1 on aggregate

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

APR FC 2-2 Asante Kotoko. APR FC won on away goals (1-2)

Semifinals

First leg

Gateway Stadium, Abeokuta
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Second leg

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Julius Berger won 3-2 on aggregate

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-0 on aggregate

Final

First leg

Gateway Stadium, Abeokuta

Second leg

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

BBC reported first goal as scored by Ibrahima Koné
Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-2 on aggregate

See also

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