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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
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Events
- Confederations Cup: Host nation France wins a tournament marred by tragedy (see Deaths.)
- UEFA Champions League: Milan wins 3-2 on penalties over Juventus, after a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. This was Milan's 6th European Cup.
- UEFA Cup: 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: Milan beats 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.
- England - FA Cup: Arsenal win 1-0 over Southampton
- English Premier League - Manchester United wins the English Premier League by 5 points over Arsenal.
- Women's World Cup: Germany wins the final against Sweden 2-1 after extra time.
- January 22 – Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam fires manager Dolf Roks, who is replaced on February 7 by former player Chris Dekker.
- January 28 – Head coach Robert Maaskant leaves Go Ahead Eagles and returns to RBC Roosendaal.
- March 7 – Mexican club Guadalajara appoints Hans Westerhof as their new technical director.
- March 26 – Manager Mike Snoei is fired by Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem to Ajax, and replaced by former player Edward Sturing.
- June 17 – Manchester United sells English soccer star David Beckham to Real Madrid for €35 million.
- June 28 – Italy's Piedmont wins the third UEFA Regions' Cup, beating France's Maine 2–1 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
- August 8 – Satellite TV's Rupert Murdoch British Sky Broadcasting pay €510 million for transmission England FA Premier League seasons 2004-2007.
- August 10 – 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.
- September 25 – Dutch club Zwolle sacks manager Peter Boeve.
- October 1 – Technical director Hans Westerhof is named head coach of Mexican club Guadalajara.
- November 20 – 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.
- November 28 – 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.
- December 14 – Boca Juniors wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the third time, by defeating Italy's Milan on penalties (3-1), after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra-time.
Winners national club championship
Africa
- Algeria – USM Alger
- Cameroun – Cottonsport Garoua
- Côte d'Ivoire – ASEC Mimosas
- Egypt – Zamalek
- Lybie – Al-Ittihad
- Mali – Stade Malien
- Morocco – Hassania Agadir
- Nigeria – Enyimba
- Tunisia – Espéance
Asia
Europe
- Denmark – Copenhagen
- England – Manchester United
- France – Lyon
- Germany – Bayern Munich
- Iceland – KR
- Ireland: Shelbourne
- Italy – Juventus
- Netherlands
- Portugal – Porto
- Russia – CSKA Moscow
- Spain – Real Madrid
- Sweden
North and Central America
South America
Argentina
Bolivia – Bolívar
- Torneo Apertura – The Strongest
- Torneo Clausura – The Strongest
Brazil – Cruzeiro
Colombia – Once Caldas
Ecuador – LDU Quito
Paraguay – Club Libertad
Uruguay – Peñarol
International tournaments
- Baltic Cup in Estonia (July 3 – 5, 2003)
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (August 2 – 15, 2003)
- Men's Tournament
- Women's Tournament
National team results
Europe
Estonia
Main article: Estonia national football team 2003
Netherlands
Main article: Netherlands 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
Deaths
- January 10 – Julinho (73), Brazilian footballer
- February 28 – Albert Batteux (83), French footballer
- April 17 – Jean-Pierre Dogliani (60), French footballer
- June 26 – Marc-Vivien Foé (28), Cameroonian footballer
- August 1 – Guy Thys (80), Belgian footballer and manager
- August 8 – Jimmy Davis (21), English footballer
- August 31 – Pierre Cahuzac (76), French footballer
- November 21 – Emil Pažický (76), Slovak footballer
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