 Originally, 4 groups of 4 teams each, to be drawn in December or January, were planned, but at the end of November, CONCACAF changed plans once again and decided to play the tournament in a two-legs knock-out format, without a group stage.Because of this, the tournament's name was changed from CONCACAF Champions League back to CONCACAF Champions Cup.The two finalists were supposed to qualify for the cancelled 2003 FIFA World Club Championship.