{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs | year = 2003 | other_titles = بطولة الاندية العربية الموحدة 2003<br>بطولة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للأندية العربية 2003 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Egypt | dates = 6 – 20 July 2003 | num_teams = 10 | confederations = | associations = 1 | venues = | cities = | champion_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] | matches = 23 | goals = 72 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Somália (footballer, born 1977)|Somália]]<br><small>(4 goals)</small> | player = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Besheer El-Tabei]] | goalkeeper = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Dhafer Al-Bishi]] | updated = | prevseason = [[2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs|2002]] | nextseason = [[2003–04 Arab Champions League|2003–04]] }}
'''2003 Arab Unified Club Championship''', officially named the '''2003 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs''', was the 19th [[UAFA Club Cup]], and the 2nd since the Arab Club Champions Cup and [[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]] were unified. The tournament began on 6 July and concluded on 20 July 2003, the matches took place in [[Cairo Stadium]] in [[Cairo]], Egypt, Zamalek won the tournament and earning their first [[UAFA Club Cup]] title.
==Preliminary stage== {{main|2003 Arab Unified Club Championship preliminary stage}}
==Group stage== The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the [[#Knock-out stage|semi-finals]].
===Group A=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n
|team1=ETT|name_ETT={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] |team2=RCA|name_RCA={{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |team3=ENP|name_ENP={{flagicon|EGY}} [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]] |team4=RIF|name_RIF={{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |team5=FAI|name_FAI={{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |win_ETT=3|draw_ETT=1|loss_ETT=0|gf_ETT=10|ga_ETT=4 |win_RCA=2|draw_RCA=1|loss_RCA=1|gf_RCA=6|ga_RCA=6 |win_ENP=1|draw_ENP=1|loss_ENP=2|gf_ENP=4|ga_ENP=5 |win_RIF=1|draw_RIF=1|loss_RIF=2|gf_RIF=4|ga_RIF=6 |win_FAI=0|draw_FAI=2|loss_FAI=2|gf_FAI=5|ga_FAI=8
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
{{Football box |date = 7 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 0 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Hamad Al-Khuzami|Al-Khuzami]] {{goal|54}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 7 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 4 – 4 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |goals1 = [[José Suarez (footballer)|Suarez]] {{goal|33}} <br> [[Ibrahim Al-Meghnam|Al-Meghnam]] {{goal|48}} <br> Adelson {{goal|54||85|pen.}} |goals2 = [[Hasoona Al-Sheikh|Al-Sheikh]] {{goal|7||79}} <br> [[Haitham Al-Shabool|Al-Shabool]] {{goal|12}} <br> [[Muayad Saleem|Saleem]] {{goal|59}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 9 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] {{flagicon|Bahrain}} |score = 0 – 0 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 9 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 1 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |goals1 = [[Amr Zaki|Zaki]] {{goal|13}} |goals2 = [[Yssouf Koné|Kouni]] {{goal|77}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 11 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] {{flagicon|Jordan}} |score = 0 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Noureddine Hirouach|Hirouach]] {{goal|42}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 11 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 2 – 0 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] |goals1 = [[Saleh Basheer|Basheer]] {{goal|2}} <br> [[Yosri Al-Basha|Al-Basha]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 14 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} |score = 2 – 0 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |goals1 = [[Oril Junior|Junior]] {{goal|4}} <br> [[Saleh Basheer|Basheer]] {{goal|17}} |goals2 = |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 14 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 3 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |goals1 = [[Osama Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|20}} <br> [[Amr Zaki|Zaki]] {{goal|28}} <br> [[Mohammed Thabet|Thabet]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = [[Haitham Al-Shabool|Al-Shabool]] {{goal|19}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 16 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa]] {{flagicon|Bahrain}} |score = 3 – 4 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |goals1 = [[Hussain Baba|Baba]] {{goal|4}} <br> [[Salman Essa|Essa]] {{goal|42}} <br> [[Talal Yousef|Yousef]] {{goal|70}} |goals2 = [[Mustapha Bidoudane|Bidodan]] {{goal|9}} <br> [[Hicham Aboucherouane|Aboucherouane]] {{goal|45||69}} <br> [[Hicham Aboucherouane|Aboucherouane]] {{goal|83}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 16 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 0 – 2 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Yosri Al-Basha|Al-Basha]] {{goal|6}} <br> [[Saleh Basheer|Basheer]] {{goal|44}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group B=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q
|source= |name_KUW={{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |name_ZAM={{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] |name_UAL={{flagicon|Algeria}} [[USM Alger]] |name_JSH={{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |name_SHR={{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]]
<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=2|loss_KUW=0|gf_KUW=9|ga_KUW=5 |win_ZAM=2|draw_ZAM=1|loss_ZAM=1|gf_ZAM=5|ga_ZAM=5 |win_UAL=1|draw_UAL=3|loss_UAL=0|gf_UAL=7|ga_UAL=4 |win_JSH=1|draw_JSH=0|loss_JSH=3|gf_JSH=6|ga_JSH=10 |win_SHR=0|draw_SHR=2|loss_SHR=2|gf_SHR=6|ga_SHR=9
<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> |team1=KUW |team2=ZAM |team3=UAL |team4=JSH |team5=SHR |class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals
}}</onlyinclude>
{{Football box |date = 6 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 1 – 0 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |goals1 = [[Tarek El-Said|El-Said]] {{goal|71}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Cairo Stadium]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 6 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]] {{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} |score = 2 – 2 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |goals1 = [[Mazen Abdulsattar|Abdulsattar]] {{goal|18}} <br> [[Ahmad Mnajed|Manajed]] {{goal|60}} |goals2 = [[Somália (footballer, born 1977)|Somália]] {{goal|13}} <br> [[Anderson de Paulo|Sabinho]] {{goal|87}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 8 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} |score = 4 – 2 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]] |goals1 = [[Ahmed Al-Omair|Al-Omair]] {{goal|32||71||75}} <br> [[Zeyad Shaabo|Shaabo]] {{goal|90}} |goals2 = [[Ahmad Mnajed|Manajed]] {{goal|3}} <br> [[Abbas Rahim|Raheem]] {{goal|26}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 8 July 2003 |time = 21:00 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]] |team1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 1 – 1 |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[USM Alger]] |goals1 = [[Tarek El-Said|El-Said]] {{goal|42|pen.}} |goals2 = [[Hocine Achiou|Achiou]] {{goal|15}} |stadium = [[El Sekka El Hadid Stadium]], [[Cairo]] |attendance = |referee = Farid Ali ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }} ---- {{Football box |date = 10 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]] {{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} |score = 1 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[USM Alger]] |goals1 = [[Adel Qassem|Qassem]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = [[Billel Dziri|Dziri]] {{goal|51}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 10 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} |score = 1 – 3 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |goals1 = [[Zeyad Shaabo|Shaabo]] {{goal|74}} |goals2 = [[Somália (footballer, born 1977)|Somália]] {{goal|18||54}} <br> [[Anderson de Paulo|Sabinho]] {{goal|68}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 13 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[USM Alger]] {{flagicon|Algeria}} |score = 1 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |goals1 = [[Hocine Achiou|Achiou]] {{goal|56}} |goals2 = [[Adel Aqla|Aqla]] {{goal|53|pen.}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 13 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 2 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]] |goals1 = [[Hossam Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|76}} <br> [[Sameh Youssef|Youssef]] {{goal|78}} |goals2 = [[Ammar hussein|Hussein]] {{goal|86}} |stadium = [[Cairo Stadium]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 15 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[USM Alger]] {{flagicon|Algeria}} |score = 4 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |goals1 = [[Moncef Ouichaoui|Ouichaoui]] {{goal|34|pen.}} <br> [[Amar Ammour|Ammour]] {{goal|40}} <br> [[Rafik Deghiche|Deghiche]] {{goal|84||90}} |goals2 = [[Tareq Jabban|Jabban]] {{goal|60}} |stadium = |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 15 July 2003 |time = |team1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 1 – 3 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |goals1 = [[Sameh Youssef|Youssef]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = [[Adel Aqla|Aqla]] {{goal|6|pen.|?|pen.}} <br> [[Jarrah Al-Etaiqi|Al-Etaiqi]] {{goal|47}} |stadium = [[Cairo Stadium]] |attendance = |referee = }}
==Knock-out stage== {{Round4 <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals--> | 18 July 2003 - [[Cairo]] | {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] | 1 | {{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]''' | '''3''' | 18 July 2003 - [[Cairo]] | {{flagicon|Kuwait}} '''[[Kuwait SC]]''' | '''3''' | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] | 0 <!--final--> | 20 July 2003 - [[Cairo]] | {{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]''' | '''2''' | {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] | 1 }}
===Semi-finals=== {{football box | date = 18 July 2003 | time = | team1 = [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 1 – 3 | aet= yes | team2 = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] | goals1 = [[Junior Masambe|Masambe]] {{goal|45}} | goals2 = [[Sameh Youssef|Youssef]] {{goal|77}} <br>[[Abdel Halim Ali|Ali]] {{goal|105||114}} | stadium = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 18 July 2003 | time = | team1 = [[Kuwait SC]] {{flagicon|Kuwait}} | score = 3 – 0 | team2 = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] | goals1 = [[Yaqoub Al-Taher|Al-Taher]] {{goal|28}} <br> [[Fabiano Cabral|Cabral]] {{goal|?}} <br> [[Somália (footballer, born 1977)|Somália]] {{goal|90+2|pen.}} | goals2 = | stadium = | attendance = | referee = }}
===Final=== {{main|2003 Arab Unified Club Championship Final}}
{{Football box |date = 20 July 2003 |time =20:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]] |team1 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] {{flagicon|EGY}} |score = 2 – 1 |aet= |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]] |goals1 = Saleh {{goal|23}} <br> [[Mahmoud Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] {{goal|58}} |goals2 = [[Alessandro Cambalhota|Oliveira]] {{goal|88}} |stadium = [[Cairo Stadium]] |attendance = |referee = [[Jasem Al-Hail]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]]) }}
==Winners== {{winners-other|2003 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs|EGY|[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]|First}}
==Top scorers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" width=500 ! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |- !rowspan=1| 1 |align="left"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Somália (footballer, born 1977)|Somália]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC]] ! 4 |- !rowspan=6| 2 |align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Sameh Youssef]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] ! 3 |- |align="left"| {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[Ahmed Al-Omair]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] ! 3 |- |align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Adel Aqla]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC]] ! 3 |- |align="left"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alessandro Cambalhota|Alessandro Oliveira]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC]] ! 3 |- |align="left"| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hicham Aboucherouane]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Raja Casablanca]] ! 3 |- |align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saleh Basheer]] |align="left"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] ! 3 |}
==Prize money== {| class="wikitable" !Competition stage !Final position !Prize money (US dollars) |- |rowspan="2"|Final |Winner |$50,000 |- |runner-up |$30,000 |- |rowspan="1"|semi-final |Semi-finalists |$20,000 |}
== References == *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabchamp03.html Prince Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab Clubs 2003 (2nd tournament)] - ''rsssf.com''
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