2003 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2003 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • Confederations Cup: Host nation France wins a tournament marred by tragedy (see Deaths.)
  • UEFA Champions League: AC Milan wins 3–2 on penalties over Juventus, after a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford. This was AC Milan's 6th European Cup.
  • UEFA Cup: FC Porto wins 3–2 in the final against Celtic, after extra time, with a silver goal by Derlei. This is Porto's first UEFA Cup title.
  • European Super Cup: AC Milan beats FC Porto 1–0, winning the cup for the 4th time.
  • Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors of Argentina won the cup for the fifth time against Santos of Brazil in a 5–1 aggregate.
  • Recopa Sudamericana: Olimpia of Paraguay won 2–0 in the final against San Lorenzo of Argentina.
  • FA Cup: Arsenal win 1–0 over Southampton
  • FA Premier league – Manchester United wins the Premier League by 5 points over Arsenal.
  • Women's World Cup: Germany wins the final against Sweden 2–1 after extra time.
  • 22 January – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced on 7 February by former player Chris Dekker.
  • 28 January – Head coach Robert Maaskant leaves Go Ahead Eagles and returns to RBC Roosendaal.
  • 7 March – Mexican club Guadalajara appoints Hans Westerhof as their new technical director.
  • 26 March – Manager Mike Snoei is fired by Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to Ajax, and replaced by former player Edward Sturing.
  • 17 June – Manchester United sells English football star David Beckham to Real Madrid for €35 million.
  • 28 June – Italy's Piedmont wins the third UEFA Regions' Cup, beating France's Maine 2–1 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
  • 8 August – Satellite TV's Rupert Murdoch British Sky Broadcasting pay €510 million for transmission of FA Premier League seasons 2004–2007.
  • 10 August – PSV wins the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in the Eredivisie, by a 3–1 win over Utrecht in the Amsterdam ArenA.
  • 25 September – Dutch club Zwolle sacks manager Peter Boeve.
  • 1 October – Technical director Hans Westerhof is named head coach of Mexican club Guadalajara.
  • 20 November – Manager Rinus Israël leaves ADO Den Haag and moves to Al Wahda in the United Arab Emirates. Lex Schoenmaker is his successor in The Hague.
  • 28 November – In an Asian Cup qualifier between Iran and Lebanon, Ali Daei scores his 85th goal for the Iranian national team, breaking the record of Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás.
  • 14 December – Boca Juniors wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the third time, by defeating Italy's AC Milan on penalties (3–1), after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra-time.

Winners national club championship[]

Africa[]

Asia[]

  •  Hong Kong – Sun Hei
  •  Iran – Sepahan
  •  Japan – Yokohama F. Marinos
  •  Qatar – Al-Sadd
  •  South Korea – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  •  Thailand – BEC Tero Sasana

Europe[]

  •  Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
  •  Denmark – Copenhagen
  •  England – Manchester United
  •  France – Lyon
  •  Germany – Bayern Munich
  •  Iceland – KR
  •  Ireland: Shelbourne
  •  Italy – Juventus
  •  Netherlands
  •  Portugal – Porto
  •  Russia – CSKA Moscow
  •  Serbia and Montenegro – Partizan
  •  Spain – Real Madrid
  •  Sweden
  •  Turkey – Beşiktaş

North and Central America[]

  •  Canada – Brampton Hitmen (CPSL)
  •  Mexico
    • Clausura – Monterrey
    • Apertura – Pachuca
  •  United States – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

South America[]

International tournaments[]

National team results[]

Europe[]

 Estonia[]

Main article: Estonia national football team 2003

 Sweden[]

Main article: Sweden national football team 2003

South America[]

 Bolivia[]

Main article: Bolivia national football team 2003

 Ecuador[]

Main article: Ecuador national football team 2003

Births[]

Deaths[]

January[]

  • 10 January – Julinho (73), Brazilian footballer

February[]

  • 26 February – Antoni Torres (59), Spanish footballer and manager
  • 28 February – Albert Batteux (83), French footballer

April[]

  • 17 April – Jean-Pierre Dogliani (60), French footballer
  • 24 April – Gino Orlando, Brazilian forward, 9 times capped for the Brazil national football team. (73)

June[]

July[]

  • 31 July – John Aston, Sr., English defender, England squad member at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (81)
  • 31 July – Bigode, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (81)

August[]

  • 1 August – Guy Thys (80), Belgian footballer and manager
  • 8 August – Jimmy Davis (21), English footballer
  • 13 August – Lothar Emmerich (61), German footballer
  • 14 August – Helmut Rahn (73), German footballer
  • 31 August – Pierre Cahuzac (76), French footballer

October[]

November[]

References[]

  1. ^ Profile at the Football Association website
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