- Source: 2003 in association football
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
=Algeria – USM Alger
Cameroon – Cottonsport Garoua
Ivory Coast – ASEC Mimosas
Egypt – Zamalek
Libya – Al-Ittihad
Mali – Stade Malien
Morocco – Hassania Agadir
Nigeria – Enyimba
Tunisia – Espéance
= 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
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
=Canada – Brampton Hitmen (CPSL)
Mexico
Clausura – Monterrey
Apertura – Pachuca
United States – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
= South America
=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
UNCAF Nations Cup in Panama (9–23 February 2003)
Costa Rica
Guatemala
El Salvador
Baltic Cup in Estonia (3–5 July 2003)
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2–15 August 2003)
Men's Tournament
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Women's Tournament
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
FIFA U-20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates (27 November – 19 December 2003)
Brazil
Spain
Colombia
FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland (13–30 August 2003)
Brazil
Spain
Argentina
Afro–Asian Games in Hyderabad, India (22–31 October 2003)
India
Uzbekistan
Zimbabwe
National team results
= Europe
=Estonia
Sweden
= South America
=Bolivia
Ecuador
Births
9 January – Ricardo Pepi, US international
18 January – Devyne Rensch, Dutch international
19 January – Ilaix Moriba, Guinean international
21 January – Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian international
23 January – Arian Moreno, Venezuelan footballer
27 February – Juan Ignacio Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer
16 March – Killian Camélé, French professional footballer
23 March – Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Icelandic international
4 April – Harvey Elliott, English footballer
12 April – Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Cameroonian footballer
19 April – Rareș Ilie, Romanian youth international
21 April – Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer
27 April – Zidane Iqbal, Iraqi international
1 May – Charlie Savage, Welsh international
2 May – Marcos Leonardo, Brazilian youth international
4 May – Florian Wirtz, German international
7 May – Kevin Paredes, US youth international
31 May – Benjamin Šeško, Slovenian youth international
1 June – Jan Kuźma, Polish professional footballer
2 June – Yusuf Demir, Austrian-Turkish footballer
11 June – Antonio Bokanovic, Austrian footballer
28 June – Brandon Aguilera, Costa Rican international
29 June – Jude Bellingham, English international
11 July – Vishva Shinde, Indian professional footballer
12 August – Martín Luciano, Argentine club footballer
2 September – Kauã (Kauã Jesus Tenório), Brazilian footballer
28 October – Antonio Miuțescu, Romanian professional footballer
5 November – Shea Charles, Northern Irish footballer
7 November – Milos Kerkez, Hungarian international
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 (73), Brazilian forward, 9 times capped for the Brazil national football team.
= May
=10 May – Pepillo (69), Spanish footballer
= June
=26 June – Marc-Vivien Foé (28), Cameroonian footballer
= 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
=1 October – Cheung Yiu Lun (25), Hong Kong footballer
= November
=21 November – Emil Pažický (76), Slovak footballer
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- FIFA
- Piala Dunia FIFA
- Sepak bola
- Justin Hubner
- Federasi Sepak Bola Perbara
- Konfederasi Sepak Bola Asia
- Liga Utama Inggris
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær
- Piala Dunia U-20 FIFA
- Piala Dunia FIFA 2006
- 2003 in association football
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Association football
- History of association football
- This Is Football 2003
- 2003–04 Football League
- The Football Association
- Women's Football Association (2002–03)
- 2003–04 in Dutch football
- 2003–04 FA Cup
