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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2003 throughout the world.

• Confederations Cup: Host nationFrance wins a tournament marred by tragedy (see Deaths.)
• UEFA Champions League:AC Milan wins 3–2 onpenalties overJuventus, after a 0–0 draw atOld Trafford. This was AC Milan's 6th European Cup.
• UEFA Cup:FC Porto wins 3–2 in the final againstCeltic, after extra time, with asilver goal byDerlei. This is Porto's first UEFA Cup title.
• European Super Cup:AC Milan beatsFC Porto 1–0, winning the cup for the 4th time.
• Copa Libertadores:Boca Juniors ofArgentina won the cup for the fifth time againstSantos ofBrazil in a 5–1 aggregate.
• Recopa Sudamericana:Olimpia ofParaguay won 2–0 in thefinal againstSan Lorenzo ofArgentina.
• FA Cup:Arsenal win 1–0 overSouthampton
• FA Premier league –Manchester United wins the Premier League by 5 points over Arsenal.
• Women's World Cup:Germany wins the final againstSweden 2–1 afterextra time.
• 22 January – Dutch clubSparta Rotterdam fires managerDolf Roks, who is replaced on 7 February by former playerChris Dekker.
• 28 January – Head coachRobert Maaskant leavesGo Ahead Eagles and returns toRBC Roosendaal.
• 7 March – Mexican clubGuadalajara appointsHans Westerhof as their new technical director.
• 26 March – ManagerMike Snoei is fired by Dutch clubVitesse Arnhem toAjax, and replaced by former playerEdward Sturing.
• 17 June –Manchester United sells English football starDavid Beckham toReal Madrid for €35 million.
• 28 June –Italy'sPiedmont wins thethirdUEFA Regions' Cup, beating France'sMaine 2–1 inHeidenheim an der Brenz.
• 8 August – Satellite TV'sRupert MurdochBritish Sky Broadcasting pay €510 million for transmission ofFA Premier League seasons 2004–2007.
• 10 August –PSV wins theJohan Cruijff Schaal, the annual opening of the new season in theEredivisie, by a 3–1 win overUtrecht in theAmsterdam ArenA.
• 25 September – Dutch clubZwolle sacks managerPeter Boeve.
• 1 October – Technical directorHans Westerhof is named head coach of Mexican clubGuadalajara.
• 20 November – ManagerRinus Israël leavesADO Den Haag and moves toAl Wahda in theUnited Arab Emirates.Lex Schoenmaker is his successor inThe Hague.
• 28 November – In an Asian Cup qualifier betweenIran andLebanon,Ali Daei scores his 85th goal for the Iranian national team, breaking the record ofHungarian legendFerenc Puskás.
• 14 December –Boca Juniors wins theIntercontinental Cup inTokyo, Japan for the third time, by defeatingItaly'sAC Milan on penalties (3–1), after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra-time.

•  Algeria –USM Alger
•  Cameroon –Cottonsport Garoua
•  Ivory Coast –ASEC Mimosas
•  Egypt –Zamalek
• Libya –Al-Ittihad
•  Mali –Stade Malien
•  Morocco –Hassania Agadir
•  Nigeria –Enyimba
•  Tunisia –Espéance

•  Hong Kong –Sun Hei
•  Iran –Sepahan
•  Japan –Yokohama F. Marinos
•  Qatar –Al-Sadd
•  South Korea –Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
•  Thailand –BEC Tero Sasana

• Croatia –Dinamo Zagreb
• Denmark –Copenhagen
• England –Blackburn Rovers
• France –Lyon
• Germany –Bayern Munich
• Iceland –KR
• Ireland:Shelbourne
• Italy –Juventus
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie –PSV
  • Eerste Divisie –Den Haag
• Portugal –Porto
• Russia –CSKA Moscow
• Serbia and Montenegro –Partizan
• Spain –Real Madrid
• Sweden
  • Allsvenskan –Djurgården
  • Svenska Cupen –Elfsborg
• Turkey –Beşiktaş

•  Canada –Brampton Hitmen (CPSL)
•  Mexico
  • Clausura –Monterrey
  • Apertura –Pachuca
•  United States –San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

• Argentina
  • 2002–03Clausura –River Plate
  • 2003–04Apertura –Boca Juniors
• Bolivia –Bolívar
  • Torneo Apertura –The Strongest
  • Torneo Clausura –The Strongest
• Brazil –Cruzeiro
• Colombia –Once Caldas
• Ecuador –LDU Quito
• Paraguay –Club Libertad
• Uruguay –Peñarol
• Club Alianza Lima

• UNCAF Nations Cup in Panama (9–23 February 2003)
  1.  Costa Rica
  2.  Guatemala
  3.  El Salvador
• Baltic Cup in Estonia (3–5 July 2003)
  1.  Latvia
  2.  Lithuania
  3.  Estonia
• Pan American Games inSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic (2–15 August 2003)
  • Men's Tournament
  1.  Argentina
  2.  Brazil
  3.  Mexico
  • Women's Tournament
  1. Brazil
  2. Canada
  3. Mexico
• FIFA U-20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates (27 November – 19 December 2003)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Spain
  3.  Colombia
• FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland (13–30 August 2003)
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Spain
  3.  Argentina
• Afro–Asian Games inHyderabad, India (22–31 October 2003)
  1.  India
  2.  Uzbekistan
  3.  Zimbabwe

• 9 January –Ricardo Pepi, US international^[1]
• 18 January –Devyne Rensch, Dutch international^[2]
• 19 January –Ilaix Moriba, Guinean international^[3]
• 21 January –Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian international^[4]
• 23 January – Arian Moreno, Venezuelan footballer^[5]
• 27 February –Juan Ignacio Cabrera, Uruguayan footballer^[6]
• 16 March –Killian Camélé, French professional footballer^[7]
• 23 March –Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Icelandic international^[8]
• 4 April –Harvey Elliott, English footballer
• 12 April –Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Cameroonian footballer^[9]
• 19 April –Rareș Ilie, Romanian youth international^[10]
• 21 April –Xavi Simons, Dutch footballer
• 27 April –Zidane Iqbal, Iraqi international^[11]
• 1 May –Charlie Savage, Welsh international^[12]
• 2 May –Marcos Leonardo, Brazilian youth international^[13]
• 4 May –Florian Wirtz, German international^[14]
• 7 May –Kevin Paredes, US youth international^[15]
• 31 May –Benjamin Šeško, Slovenian youth international^[16]
• 1 June –Jan Kuźma, Polish professional footballer^[17]
• 2 June –Yusuf Demir, Austrian-Turkish footballer^[18]
• 11 June –Antonio Bokanovic, Austrian footballer^[19]
• 28 June –Brandon Aguilera, Costa Rican international
• 29 June –Jude Bellingham, English international^[20]
• 11 July –Vishva Shinde, Indian professional footballer^[21]
• 12 August –Martín Luciano, Argentine club footballer^[22]
• 2 September –Kauã (Kauã Jesus Tenório), Brazilian footballer^[23]
• 28 October –Antonio Miuțescu, Romanian professional footballer^[24]
• 5 November –Shea Charles, Northern Irish footballer^[25]
• 7 November –Milos Kerkez, Hungarian international^[26]

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• 10 January –Julinho (73), Brazilian footballer

• 26 February –Antoni Torres (59), Spanish footballer and manager
• 28 February –Albert Batteux (83), French footballer

• 17 April –Jean-Pierre Dogliani (60), French footballer
• 24 April –Gino Orlando (73), Brazilian forward, 9 times capped for theBrazil national football team.

• 10 May –Pepillo (69), Spanish footballer

• 26 June –Marc-Vivien Foé (28), Cameroonian footballer

• 31 July –John Aston, Sr., English defender, England squad member at the1950 FIFA World Cup. (81)
• 31 July –Bigode, Brazilian defender, runner-up at the1950 FIFA World Cup. (81)

• 1 August –Guy Thys (80), Belgian footballer and manager
• 8 August –Jimmy Davis (21), English footballer
• 13 August –Lothar Emmerich (61), German footballer
• 14 August –Helmut Rahn (73), German footballer
• 31 August –Pierre Cahuzac (76), French footballer

• 1 October –Cheung Yiu Lun (25), Hong Kong footballer

• 21 November –Emil Pažický (76), Slovak footballer

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