2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification

Following is a result of results from the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification rounds.[1] 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.

First qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Wehdat 3–2 Al Nejmeh3–20–0
Al Ansar w/o[a] Al Nasr[a][a]
Al Aqsa w/o[b] Zhashtyk[b][b]
Busaiteen ByeN/A
Al Kuwait ByeN/A
Köpetdag Aşgabat ByeN/A
Riffa ByeN/A
Al Ittihad ByeN/A
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Al Ansar withdrew.
  2. ^ a b c Al Aqsa withdrew due to the Israel-Palestine conflict.


Second qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Ansar 1–3 Al Faisaly1–00–3
Pakhtakor 4–3 Al-Wehdat3–01–3
Al Ahli 3–3 (a) Al Kuwait2–01–3
Zhashtyk 0–4 Al-Ahli (San'a')0–20–2
Köpetdag Aşgabat w/o[a] Al Sadd[a][a]
Busaiteen w/o[b] Al-Jaish[b][b]
Al-Quds w/o[b] Riffa[b][b]
Al-Ittihad w/o[c] Khujand[c][c]
East Region
Saunders SC 1–7 Mohun Bagan0–21–5
Air Force 2–3 New Radiant1–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Monte Carlo ByeN/A
DPMM ByeN/A
Persita Tangerang ByeN/A
Petrokimia Putra ByeN/A
Churchill Brothers  ByeN/A
Home United ByeN/A
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Köpetdag Aşgabat withdrew due to financial issues.
  2. ^ a b c d e f The AFC rejected the entries of Busaiteen and Riffa as neither team met the AFC's required criteria.
  3. ^ a b c Khujand was disqualified following the suspension of the Tajikistan Football Federation by FIFA and the AFC.


Third qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al Ittihad 1–5 Al Arabi1–10–4
Al Sadd 3–2 Al Zawraa1–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Esteghlal 3–0 Al Faisaly2–01–0
Al Ahli 5–4 Al-Ahli3–22–2
Al-Ahli (San'a') 1–8 FK Neftchy Farg'ona1–20–6
Al-Ittihad 4–6 Pakhtakor4–30–3
Al-Jaish w/o[a] Regar-TadAZ[a][a]
Al-Quds w/o[b] Nisa Aşgabat[b][b]
East Region
Geylang United FC 7–0 DPMM3–04–0
Petrokimia Putra 4–6 Shanghai Shenhua3–11–5
South China 3–2 Home United FC2–11–1
Persita Tangerang 0–1 Osotsapa FC0–10–0
Monte Carlo 1–8 Daejeon Citizen1–50–3
Shimizu S-Pulse 7–0 New Radiant7–00–0
Mohun Bagan 5–2 Club Valencia2–23–0
Churchill Brothers 2–1 Saigon Port2–00–1
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Regar-TadAZ was disqualified following the suspension of the Tajikistan Football Federation by FIFA and the AFC.
  2. ^ a b c Al-Quds withdrew due to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Fourth qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Jaish 2–2 (1–4 p) Al Sadd1–11–1
Nisa Asgabat w/o[a] Al Arabi[a][a]
Pakhtakor 4–2 Al Ahli3–21–0
Esteghlal 2–2 (a) FK Neftchy Farg'ona1–01–2
East Region
Churchill Brothers 4–7 Osotsapa FC1–13–6
South China 1–8 Shimizu S-Pulse0–51–3
Shanghai Shenhua 5–1 Geylang United FC3–02–1
Daejeon Citizen 8–1 Mohun Bagan6–02–1
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Al Arabi withdrew.


References

  1. ^ "AFC Champions League 2002/03". wildstat.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.