2003 in association football

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

Events edit

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 edit

Africa edit

Asia edit

Europe edit

Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb
Denmark – Copenhagen
England – Manchester United
France – Lyon
Germany – Bayern Munich
Iceland – KR
Ireland: Shelbourne
Italy – Juventus
Netherlands
- Eredivisie – PSV
- Eerste Divisie – Den Haag
Portugal – Porto
Russia – CSKA Moscow
Serbia and Montenegro – Partizan
Spain – Real Madrid
Sweden
- Allsvenskan – Djurgården
- Svenska Cupen – Elfsborg
Turkey – Beşiktaş

North and Central America edit

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

South America edit

Argentina
- 2002–03 Clausura – River Plate
- 2003–04 Apertura – Boca Juniors
Bolivia – Bolívar
- Torneo Apertura – The Strongest
- Torneo Clausura – The Strongest
Brazil – Cruzeiro
Colombia – Once Caldas
Ecuador – LDU Quito
Paraguay – Club Libertad
Uruguay – Peñarol
Club Alianza Lima

International tournaments edit

UNCAF Nations Cup in Panama (9–23 February 2003)
1. Costa Rica
2. Guatemala
3. El Salvador
Baltic Cup in Estonia (3–5 July 2003)
1. Latvia
2. Lithuania
3. Estonia
Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2–15 August 2003)
- Men's Tournament
1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Mexico
- Women's Tournament
1. Brazil
2. Canada
3. Mexico
FIFA U-20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates (27 November – 19 December 2003)
1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Colombia
FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland (13–30 August 2003)
1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Argentina
Afro–Asian Games in Hyderabad, India (22–31 October 2003)
1. India
2. Uzbekistan
3. Zimbabwe

National team results edit

Europe edit

Estonia edit

Sweden edit

South America edit

Bolivia edit

Ecuador edit

Births edit

9 January – Ricardo Pepi, US international^[1]
18 January – Devyne Rensch, Dutch international^[2]
19 January – Ilaix Moriba, Guinean international^[3]
21 January – Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian international^[4]
27 February – Juan Ignacio Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer^[5]
16 March – Killian Camélé, French professional footballer^[6]
23 March – Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Icelandic international^[7]
4 April – Harvey Elliott, English footballer
12 April – Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Cameroonian footballer^[8]
19 April – Rareș Ilie, Romanian youth international^[9]
21 April – Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer
27 April – Zidane Iqbal, Iraqi international^[10]
1 May – Charlie Savage, Welsh international^[11]
2 May – Marcos Leonardo, Brazilian youth international^[12]
4 May – Florian Wirtz, German international^[13]
7 May – Kevin Paredes, US youth international^[14]
31 May – Benjamin Šeško, Slovenian youth international^[15]
2 June – Yusuf Demir, Austrian-Turkish footballer^[16]
28 June – Brandon Aguilera, Costa Rican international
29 June – Jude Bellingham, English international^[17]
12 August – Martín Luciano, Argentine club footballer^[18]
28 October – Antonio Miuțescu, Romanian professional footballer^[19]
5 November – Shea Charles, Northern Irish footballer^[20]
7 November – Milos Kerkez, Hungarian international^[21]

Deaths edit

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January edit

10 January – Julinho (73), Brazilian footballer

February edit

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

April edit

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

May edit

10 May – Pepillo (69), Spanish footballer

June edit

26 June – Marc-Vivien Foé (28), Cameroonian footballer

July edit

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 edit

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 edit

1 October – Cheung Yiu Lun (25), Hong Kong footballer

November edit

21 November – Emil Pažický (76), Slovak footballer

References edit

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