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 Ismaily 2 1
Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Enyimba Ismaily 2 0
Date	30 November 2003
Venue	Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Referee	Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Second leg
Ismaily Enyimba 1 0
Date	12 December 2003
Venue	Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia
Referee	Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Attendance	20,000

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

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

Enyimba International Stadium

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

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

Further information: 2003 CAF Champions League

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 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 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source:				Final standings	Group A Runner-up Pos Team 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 3 Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7 4 ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Source:
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

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).

Matches

First leg

30 November 2003

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Enyimba	2–0	Ismaily
Nwanna 28' Anumnu 49'	Report

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Enyimba

Ismaily

Second leg

12 December 2003

--:-- UTC+2

Ismaily	1–0	Enyimba
Abd Rabo 27' (pen.)	(Report)

Ismailia Stadium, Ismaïlia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Ismaily

Enyimba

External links

• 2003 CAF Champions League - cafonline.com