title: 2003 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
text: # 2003 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
  
  The 2003 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the eleventh edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Sheriff Tiraspol for the first time.
  
  ## Participants
  
  | Team | Qualification | Participation |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2002 Russian Premier League champions $^1$ | 1st |
  | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2001–02 Vyshcha Liha champions | 2nd |
  | BATE Borisov | 2002 Belarusian Premier League champions | 2nd |
  | FBK Kaunas | 2002 A Lyga champions | 5th |
  | Skonto Riga | 2002 Latvian Higher League champions | 11th |
  | Flora Tallinn | 2002 Meistriliiga champions | 4th |
  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2001–02 Moldovan National Division champions | 2nd |
  | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga champions | 3rd |
  | Pyunik Yerevan | 2002 Armenian Premier League champions | 4th |
  | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2002 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 4th |
  | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2002 Uzbek League champions | 2nd |
  | Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda | 2002 Tajik League champions | 3rd |
  | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 2002 Ýokary Liga champions | 1st |
  | SKA-PVO Bishkek | 2002 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 4th |
  | Azerbaijan U21 | Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage $^2$ | 1st |
  | Russia U19 | Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage | 4th |
  
  * $^1$ Lokomotiv Moscow were represented by reserve/youth players.
  * $^2$ Azerbaijan U21 replaced Shamkir (2001–02 Azerbaijan champions) since Azerbaijan Premier League was suspended for 2002–03 season and all clubs were inactive, outside of occasional friendly matches. The team was also reinforced with a few overage players.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
  | Torpedo Kutaisi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
  | Irtysh Pavlodar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
  | SKA-PVO Bishkek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Skonto Riga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
  | BATE Borisov | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
  | Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
  | Pyunik Yerevan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
  
  ### Group C
  
  * Unofficial table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
  | FBK Kaunas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
  | Azerbaijan U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
  
  * Official table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
  | FBK Kaunas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
  
  ### Group D
  
  * Unofficial table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
  | Russia U19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
  | Flora Tallinn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
  | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
  
  * Official table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
  | Flora Tallinn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
  | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
  
  ## Final rounds
  
  | Quarter-finals (22 Jan) | Quarter-finals (22 Jan) | Semi-finals (24 Jan) | Semi-finals (24 Jan) | Final (26 Jan) | Final (26 Jan) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 | | | | |
  | FBK Kaunas | 0 | | | | |
  | FBK Kaunas | 0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1 | | |
  | | | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | | |
  | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | | |
  | BATE Borisov | 1 | | | | |
  | BATE Borisov | 1 | | | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 |
  | | | | | Skonto Riga | 1 |
  | Skonto Riga | 2 | | | | | Skonto Riga | 1 |
  | Torpedo Kutaisi | 0 | | | | |
  | Torpedo Kutaisi | 0 | Skonto Riga (p) | 2 | | |
  | | | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2 | | |
  | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2 | | |
  | Flora Tallinn | 0 | | | | |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cristian Tudor | Sheriff Tiraspol | 9 |
  | 2 | Sergiu Dadu | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4 |
  | 2 | Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs | Skonto Riga | 4 |
  | 4 | Māris Verpakovskis | Skonto Riga | 3 |
  | 4 | Sergei Ovchinnikov | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 |
  | 4 | Aleksandr Krokhmal | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3 |
  | 4 | Gurban Gurbanov | Azerbaijan U21 | 3 |
  