2003 Arab Unified Club Championship preliminary stage

The 2003 Arab Unified Club Championship preliminary stage decided the teams which played into two zones, Africa and Asia. Qualified as holders: KSA Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia) (did not enter) Qualified as hosts: EGY Zamalek (Egypt), EGY ENPPI (Egypt) Zone 1: (Gulf Area) Representatives: Bahrain Riffa (Bahrain), Kuwait Kuwait SC (Kuwait), UAE ? (UAE), Oman ? (Oman), Qatar ? (Qatar) Qatar, UAE and Oman representatives withdrew Two teams qualified: Kuwait Kuwait SC, Bahrain Riffa Zone 2: (Red Sea) Representatives: KSA Al-Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia), Yemen Sha'ab (Ibb) (Yemen) No representatives from Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Comoros Islands Al-Ettifaq KSA 5–2 Yemen Sha'ab (Ibb) 3–0 2–21 |} 1 The two matches have been played in Saudi Arabia in 23 and 25 May 2003. One teams qualified: KSA Al-Ettifaq Zone 3: (North Africa) Representatives: Tunisia Club Africain (Tunisia), Morocco Raja Casablanca (Morocco), Algeria USM Alger (Algeria) No representative from Libya and Mauritania No decision was taken for the date of this group, presumably Club Africain withdrew Two teams qualified: Algeria USM Alger, Morocco Raja Casablanca Zone 4: (East Region) Representatives: Lebanon Nejmeh (Lebanon), Palestine Al-Aqsa (Palestine), Jordan Al-Faisaly (Jordan), Syria Al-Jaish (Syria) Iraq Al-Shorta (Iraq) admitted without playing qualification The matches have been played in Jordan, from 21–25 May 2003 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsJordan Al-Faisaly330070+79Syria Al-Jaish32014316Palestine Al-Aqsa301248-41Lebanon Nejmeh301237-41 21 May 2003 Al-Jaish Syria 2 – 0 Lebanon Nejmeh 21 May 2003 Al-Faisaly Jordan 3 – 0 Palestine Al-Aqsa 23 May 2003 Al-Aqsa Palestine 3 – 3 Lebanon Nejmeh 23 May 2003 Al-Faisaly Jordan 2 – 0 Syria Al-Jaish 25 May 2003 Al-Jaish Syria 2 – 1 Palestine Al-Aqsa 25 May 2003 Al-Faisaly Jordan 2 – 0 Lebanon Nejmeh Two teams qualified: Jordan Al-Faisaly, Syria Al-Jaish External links http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabchamp03.html preliminary stage Category:2003 in Asian football Category:2003 in African football