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2002–03 AFC Champions League
22nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
22nd edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | AFC Champions League |
| year | 2002–03 |
| dates | 13 August – 27 November 2002 |
| (qualifying rounds) | |
| 9 March – 11 October 2003 | |
| (group & final stages) | |
| num_teams | 16 (group stage) |
| champion_other | UAE Al-Ain |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | THA BEC Tero Sasana |
| matches | 30 |
| goals | 104 |
| top_scorer | CHN Hao Haidong |
| (9 goals) | |
| player | THA Therdsak Chaiman |
| prevseason | [2001–02](2001-02-asian-club-championship) *(Asian Club Championship)* |
| nextseason | [2004](2004-afc-champions-league) |
(qualifying rounds) 9 March – 11 October 2003 (group & final stages) (9 goals)
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
| Entry Round | Teams | Group Stage | West Asia | East Asia | Third qualifying round | Second qualifying round | First qualifying round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRN Persepolis ([1st](2001-02-iran-pro-league)) | IRQ Al-Talaba ([1st](2001-02-iraqi-elite-league)) | CHN Dalian Shide ([1st](2001-chinese-jia-a-league)) | JPN Kashima Antlers ([1st](2001-j-league-division-1)) | ||||
| KSA Al Hilal ([1st](2001-02-saudi-premier-league)) | UAE Al Ain ([1st](2001-02-uae-football-league)) | KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ([1st](2001-k-league)) | THA BEC Tero Sasana ([1st](2001-02-thai-league)) | ||||
| IRN Esteghlal ([CW](2001-02-hazfi-cup)) | IRQ Al-Zawraa | CHN Shanghai Shenhua ([2nd](2001-chinese-jia-a-league)) | JPN Shimizu S-Pulse ([CW](2001-emperor-s-cup)) | ||||
| KSA Al-Ahli ([CW](2002-saudi-crown-prince-cup)) | KUW Al-Arabi ([1st](2001-02-kuwaiti-premier-league)) | KOR Daejeon Citizen ([CW](2001-korean-fa-cup)) | THA Osotsapa ([2nd](2001-02-thai-league)) | ||||
| QAT Al-Ittihad ([1st](2001-02-qatar-stars-league)) | TJK Regar-TadAZ ([1st](2001-tajik-league)) | VIE Saigon Port ([1st](2001-02-v-league)) | HK South China ([CW](2001-02-hong-kong-fa-cup)) | ||||
| TKM Nisa Aşgabat ([1st](2001-yokary-liga)) | UZB FK Neftchy Farg'ona ([1st](2001-uzbek-league)) | MDV Club Valencia (1st) | SIN Geylang United ([1st](2001-s-league)) | ||||
| UAE Al Ahli (CW) | QAT Al Sadd (CW) | BRU DPMM ([1st](2002-brunei-premier-league)) | IND Mohun Bagan ([1st](2001-02-national-football-league-india)) | ||||
| TJK Khujand (CR) | UZB Pakhtakor (CW) | IND Churchill Brothers ([2nd](2001-02-national-football-league-india)) | IDN Petrokimia Putra ([1st](2002-liga-indonesia-premier-division)) | ||||
| YEM Al-Ahli (2nd) | JOR Al-Faisaly ([1st](2001-jordan-league)) | IDN Persita Tangerang ([2nd](2002-liga-indonesia-premier-division)) | MAC Monte Carlo ([1st](2002-campeonato-da-1a-divisao-do-futebol)) | ||||
| PLE Al-Quds | SYR Al-Jaish (1st) | MDV New Radiant (CW) | SIN Home United (CW) | ||||
| SRI Saunders SC (1st) | SRI Air Force | ||||||
| BHR Busaiteen ([2nd](2000-01-bahraini-premier-league)) | BHR Riffa (CW) | ||||||
| JOR Al-Wehdat ([2nd](2001-jordan-league)) | KGZ Zhashtyk ([2nd](2002-kyrgyzstan-league)) | ||||||
| KUW Al Kuwait (CW) | LIB Al-Nejmeh ([1st](2001-02-lebanese-premier-league)) | ||||||
| LIB Al Ansar (CW) | OMA Al Nasr (CW) | ||||||
| PLE Al Aqsa | SYR Al-Ittihad (2nd) | ||||||
| TKM Köpetdag Aşgabat (CW) |
Qualification Round
Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Fourth qualifying round
Group stage
Tehran teams
Group A
Kim Eun-jung Fernando
Fernando
Nozawa
Zhang Yuning
Martínez
Chaiman
Chaiman
Group B
Kim Dae-eui
Kim Do-hoon
Drakulić
Kim Dae-eui
Yan Song
Zou Jie
Dong Fangzhuo
Yan Song
Sawanobori
Alex
Ahn Jung-hwan
Kitajima
Group C
Khatibi
Sanogo Samereh
Sergio Ricardo
Kamil
Sanogo
Harib
Group D
Soliev
Koshelev
Mahmoud
Golmohammadi
Aslanian
Goçgulyýew
Knockout stage
Bracket
| team-width = 200
| RD1-team1 = UAE Al-Ain | RD1-score1-1 = 4 | RD1-score1-2 = 3 | RD1-score1-A = 7 | RD1-team2 = CHN Dalian Shide | RD1-score2-1 = 2 | RD1-score2-2 = 4 | RD1-score2-A = 6
| RD1-team3 = Thailand BEC Tero Sasana | RD1-score3-1 = 3 | RD1-score3-2 = 0 | RD1-score3-A = 3 | RD1-team4 = UZB Pakhtakor | RD1-score4-1 = 1 | RD1-score4-2 = 1 | RD1-score4-A = 2
| RD2-team1 = UAE Al-Ain | RD2-score1-1 = 2 | RD2-score1-2 = 0 | RD2-score1-A = 2 | RD2-team2 = Thailand BEC Tero Sasana | RD2-score2-1 = 0 | RD2-score2-2 = 1 | RD2-score2-A = 1
Semi-finals
|}
Matches
Fuangprakob
Chaiman
BEC Tero Sasana won 3–2 on aggregate.
Omar
Yaslam
Li Yao
Janković
Hao Haidong
Omar
Majidi
Al-Ain won 7–6 on aggregate.
Final
|}
Matches
Omar Al-Ain won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top scorers
;
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN Hao Haidong | CHN Dalian Shide | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast Boubacar Sanogo | UAE Al Ain | 4 |
| THA Therdsak Chaiman | THA BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| 4 | Cameroon Patrick Suffo | KSA Al-Hilal | 3 |
| UAE Mohammad Omar | UAE Al Ain | ||
| IRN Ali Samereh | IRN Esteghlal | ||
| UZB Anvarjon Soliev | UZB Pakhtakor | ||
| KOR Kim Dae-eui | KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| KOR Kim Do-hoon | KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| HON Saul Martínez | CHN Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| KOR Ahn Jung-hwan | JPN Shimizu S-Pulse |
Notes
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