2003 Arab Unified Club Championship
| بطولة الاندية العربية الموحدة 2003 بطولة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للأندية العربية 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt | 
| Dates | 6 – 20 July 2003 | 
| Teams | 10 (from 1 association) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zamalek (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Kuwait SC | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 | 
| Goals scored | 72 (3.13 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Somália (4 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Besheer El-Tabei | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Dhafer Al-Bishi | 
| ← 2002  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
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 semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Al-Ettifaq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | 
|  Raja Casablanca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 
|  ENPPI | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 
|  Riffa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 
|  Al-Faisaly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | 
Source: 
| Al-Ettifaq  | 4 – 4 |  Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| Suarez  33' Al-Meghnam  48' Adelson  54', 85' (pen.) | Al-Sheikh  7', 79' Al-Shabool  12' Saleem  59' | 
| Riffa  | 0 – 0 |  Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| ENPPI  | 1 – 1 |  Raja Casablanca | 
|---|---|---|
| Zaki  13' | Kouni  77' | 
| Al-Faisaly  | 0 – 1 |  Raja Casablanca | 
|---|---|---|
| Hirouach  42' | 
| Al-Ettifaq  | 2 – 0 |  Riffa | 
|---|---|---|
| Basheer  2' Al-Basha  82' | 
| Al-Ettifaq  | 2 – 0 |  Raja Casablanca | 
|---|---|---|
| Junior  4' Basheer  17' | 
| ENPPI  | 3 – 1 |  Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| Hassan  20' Zaki  28' Thabet  45' | Al-Shabool  19' | 
| Riffa  | 3 – 4 |  Raja Casablanca | 
|---|---|---|
| Baba  4' Essa  42' Yousef  70' | Bidodan  9' Aboucherouane  45', 69' Aboucherouane  83' | 
| ENPPI  | 0 – 2 |  Al-Ettifaq | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Basha  6' Basheer  44' | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait SC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Zamalek | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 |  USM Alger | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Al-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | .svg.png) Al-Shorta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | 
Source: 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 July 2003 - Cairo | ||||||
|  Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||
| 20 July 2003 - Cairo | ||||||
|  Zamalek | 3 | |||||
|  Zamalek | 2 | |||||
| 18 July 2003 - Cairo | ||||||
|  Kuwait SC | 1 | |||||
|  Kuwait SC | 3 | |||||
|  Raja Casablanca | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Al-Ettifaq  | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) |  Zamalek | 
|---|---|---|
| Masambe  45' | Youssef  77' Ali  105', 114' | 
| Kuwait SC  | 3 – 0 |  Raja Casablanca | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Taher  28' Cabral  ?' Somália  90+2' (pen.) | 
Final
Winners
| 2003 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs | 
|---|
|  Zamalek First title | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Somália |  Kuwait SC | 4 | 
| 2 |  Sameh Youssef |  Zamalek | 3 | 
| %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Ahmed Al-Omair | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Al-Jaish | 3 | |
|  Adel Aqla |  Kuwait SC | 3 | |
|  Alessandro Oliveira |  Kuwait SC | 3 | |
|  Hicham Aboucherouane |  Raja Casablanca | 3 | |
|  Saleh Basheer |  Al-Ettifaq | 3 | 
Prize money
| Competition stage | Final position | Prize money (US dollars) | 
|---|---|---|
| Final | Winner | $50,000 | 
| runner-up | $30,000 | |
| semi-final | Semi-finalists | $20,000 |