Prince Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab Clubs
2003 (1st tournament)
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
- Representatives: Al-Ahli (Bahrain), Al-Qadisiya (Kuwait), (UAE), (Oman)
- Was supposed to be played in Kuwait in October
- Khor (Qatar), UAE and Oman representatives withdrew
- Qualified: Al-Ahli (Bahrain), Al-Qadisiya (Kuwait)
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
- Representatives: Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia), Zamalek (Egypt),
Al-Merreikh [Omdurman] (Sudan), Al-Ahli [Sana] (Yemen)
- Will be played in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) between 18/11 and 22/11
- No representatives from Djibouti, Somalia and Comoros Islands.
- Zamalek withdrew
- Two teams will qualify
18-11 Ahli Jeddah 5-1 Ahli Sana
20-11 Ahli Sana 0-0 Merreikh
22-11 Ahli Jeddah 0-0 Merreikh
Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Merreikh qualified.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
- Representatives: FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania), Club Africain (Tunisia),
Al-Olympique (Libya)
- No decision was taken for date of the this group.
- No representative from Algeria
- FC Nouadhibou withdrew, so Club Africain and Al-Olympique qualified
Zone 4 (East Region)
- Representatives: Al-Tadamon (Lebanon), Al-Aqsa (Palestine),
Al-Hussein (Jordan), Al-Wahda (Syria)
- Matches were to be played in Syria in July 2002
- Al-Aqsa qualified directly to the finals due to difficulties to
participate in the qualifying matches
- Al-Tadamon withdrew, so Al-Wahda and Al-Hussein qualified
Final Stage (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)| بطولة الاندية العربية الموحدة 2002 بطولة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للأندية العربية 2002 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 17 January – 2 February 2003 |
| Teams | (from 1 association) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Ahli (Jeddah) (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Club Africain |
| Third place | Al-Ittihad |
| Fourth place | Stade Tunisien |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Adel Sellimi (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Talal Al-Meshal[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | |
Attendance: 27,000
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2003 (2nd tournament)
Preliminary Stage Zone 1 (Gulf Area) - Representatives: Riffa (Bahrain), Kuwait SC (Kuwait), ? (UAE), ? (Oman), ? (Qatar) - Qatar, UAE and Oman representatives withdrew - Two teams qualify - Qualified: Kuwait SC (Kuwait), Riffa (Bahrain) Zone 2 (Red Sea) - Representatives: Al-Ittifaq (Saudi Arabia), Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) (Yemen) - Will be played in Saudi Arabia in May 2003 - No representatives from Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Comoros Islands - One team will qualify First Leg [May 23] Ittifaq 3-0 Sha'ab (Ibb) Second Leg [May 25, in Saudi Arabia] Sha'ab (Ibb) 2-2 Ittifaq Al-Ittifaq qualified Zone 3 (North Africa) - Representatives: Club Africain (Tunisia), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), USM Alger (Algeria) - No decision was taken for date of the this group yet - No representative from Libya and Mauritania - USMA and Raja qualified, presumably Club Africain withdrew Zone 4 (East Region) - Representatives: Al-Nijmeh (Lebanon), Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem, Palestine), Al-Faysali (Jordan), Al-Jaish (Syria) - Will be played in Jordan, May 21-25 - Al-Shurta (Iraq) admitted without playing qualification - Two teams qualify [May 21] Jaish 2-0 Nijmeh Faysali 3-0 Aqsa [May 23] Aqsa 3-3 Nijmeh Faysali 2-0 Jaish [May 25] Jaish 2-1 Aqsa Faysali 2-0 Nijmeh 1.Al-Faysali 3 3 0 0 7- 0 9 Qualified 2.Al-Jaish 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6 Qualified 3.Al-Aqsa 3 0 1 2 4- 8 1 4.Al-Nijmeh 3 0 1 2 3- 7 1 Final Stage (Cairo, Egypt)
| طولة الاندية العربية الموحدة 2003 بطولة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للأندية العربية 2003 | |
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| 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 |
Referee: Jasem Al-Hail (Qatar)
