2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification

Following is a result of results from the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification rounds. The league was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title.

Qualifying Zone 1 (West)

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Round 1

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wehdat   3–2   Al Nejmeh 3–2 0–0
Al Ansar   w/o1   Al Nasr
Al Aqsa   w/o2   Zhashtyk

1. Al Nasr withdrew
2. Al Aqsa withdrew

Round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ansar   1–3   Al Faisaly 1–0 0–3
Pakhtakor   4–3   Al-Wehdat 3–0 1–3
Al Ahli   3–3 (a)   Al Kuwait 2–0 1–3
Zhashtyk   0–4   Al-Ahli (San'a') 0–2 0–2
Köpetdag Aşgabat   w/o1   Al Sadd
Busaiteen   w/o2   Al-Jaish
Al-Quds   w/o2   Riffa
Al-Ittihad   w/o3   Khujand

1. Köpetdag Aşgabat withdrew citing financial difficulties.
2. AFC did not accept the participation of Busaiteen and Riffa as neither team met sportive qualification criteria.
3. Khujand disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC.

Round 3

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Ittihad   1–5   Al Arabi 1–1 0–4
Al Sadd   3–2   Al Zawraa 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Esteghlal   3–0   Al Faisaly 2–0 1–0
Al Ahli   5–4   Al-Ahli 3–2 2–2
Al-Ahli (San'a')   1–8   FK Neftchy Farg'ona 1–2 0–6
Al-Ittihad   4–6   Pakhtakor 4–3 0–3
Al-Jaish   w/o1   Regar-TadAZ
Al-Quds   w/o2   Nisa Aşgabat

1. Regar-TadAZ disqualified following suspension of Tajik FA by FIFA and AFC.
2. Al-Quds withdrew due to insecure situation in Palestine.

Round 4

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Jaish   2–2 (1–4 p)   Al Sadd 1–1 1–1
Nisa Asgabat   w/o1   Al Arabi
Pakhtakor   4–2   Al Ahli 3–2 1–0
Esteghlal   2–2 (a)   FK Neftchy Farg'ona 1–0 1–2

1. Al Arabi withdrew.

Qualifying Zone 2 (East)

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Round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saunders SC   1–7   Mohun Bagan 0–2 1–5
Air Force   2–3   New Radiant 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

Round 3

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Geylang United FC   7–0   DPMM 3–0 4–0
Petrokimia Putra   4–6   Shanghai Shenhua 3–1 1–5
South China   3–2   Home United FC 2–1 1–1
Persita Tangerang   0–1   Osotsapa FC 0–1 0–0
Monte Carlo   1–8   Daejeon Citizen 1–5 0–3
Shimizu S-Pulse   7–0   New Radiant 7–0 0–0
Mohun Bagan   5–2   Club Valencia 2–2 3–0
Churchill Brothers   2–1   Saigon Port 2–0 0–1

Round 4

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Churchill Brothers   4–7   Osotsapa FC 1–1 3–6
South China   1–8   Shimizu S-Pulse 0–5 1–3
Shanghai Shenhua   5–1   Geylang United FC 3–0 2–1
Daejeon Citizen   8–1   Mohun Bagan 6–0 2–1

Qualified teams

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References

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