2003–04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
| 2003–04 season | |
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| Chairman |  Jean-Louis Triaud |
| Manager | Élie Baup (until 24 October) Michel Pavon (from 24 October) |
| Stadium | Stade Chaban-Delmas |
| Ligue 1 | 12th |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Coupe de France | Unknown |
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Average home league attendance | 23,490 (league only) |
Season summary
Without the goals of Pauleta, Bordeaux had a poor season and slipped to 12th in the league. Manager Élie Baup was sacked in October and replaced by former midfielder Michel Pavon, but results failed to improve. However, they did make an impressive run to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Transfers
Out
Results
Coupe de la Ligue
Round of 16
| 16 December 2003 | Lens | 2–0 | Bordeaux | Lens |
| 21:00 CET | Rool  44'Utaka 85' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 30,594 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
UEFA Cup
Second round
| 6 November 2003 | Bordeaux | 0–1 |  Hearts | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 18:30 | Report | de Vries 79' |
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 27 November 2003 | Hearts | 0–2 (1–2 agg.) | Bordeaux | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 20:45 | Report | Riera 8' Feindouno 66' |
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) |
Third round
| 26 February 2004 | Groclin  | 0–1 | Bordeaux | Stadion Dyskobolia, Grodzisk Wielkopolski |
| 18:00 | Report | Chamakh 90' |
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 3 March 2004 | Bordeaux | 4–1 (5–1 agg.) | Groclin | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 18:45 | Planus 41' Chamakh 42'Križanac 64' (o.g.)Riera 74' (pen.) |
Report | Wieszczycki 90' |
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal) |
Fourth round
| 11 March 2004 | Bordeaux | 3–1 |  Club Brugge | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Celades 60', 71' Riera 87' |
Report | Verheyen 58' |
Referee: Steve Bennett (England) |
| 25 March 2004 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | Bordeaux | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 19:30 | Report | Chamakh 84' |
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
Bordeaux won 4–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-final
| 8 April 2004 | Bordeaux | 1–2 |  Valencia | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
| 19:15 | Riera 18' |
Report | Baraja 75' Rufete 88' |
Attendance: 29,108 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
| 14 April 2004 | Valencia | 2–1 | Bordeaux | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 21:45 | Pellegrino 52' Rufete 60' |
Report | Eduardo 71' |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Valencia won 4–2 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Bordeaux - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ Costa was co-owned by Porto and Inter.
- ^ Pauleta prize for PSG; UEFA.com, 10 July 2003
Notes
- ^ Jemmali was born in Toulouse, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and would make his international debut for Tunisia in March 2006.
- ^ Darcheville was born in Sinnamary, French Guiana, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level; he would later make his international debut for French Guiana in 2012.
- ^ Afanou was born in Tabligbo, Togo, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Chamakh was born in Tonneins, France, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in June 2003.
- ^ Mavuba was born at sea to a Zairian father and Angolan mother, and did not hold nationality of any country until he obtained French citizenship in September 2004.