2003–04 Real Madrid CF season
2003–04 season | |||
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President | Florentino Pérez | ||
Head coach | Carlos Queiroz | ||
Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
La Liga | 4th | ||
Copa del Rey | Runners-up | ||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
Supercopa de España | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ronaldo (24) All: Ronaldo (31) | ||
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The 2003–04 season was Real Madrid C.F.'s 73rd season in La Liga. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the 2003–04 season. It was the last time that Real Madrid finished below second place until 2013–14 season. The club played the season wearing their classic white home and teal blue away kits.
Pre-season
The team embarked on a summer tour in Asia, for 18 days, to cash in on the worldwide appeal of their new signing, David Beckham. It included exhibition matches in Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok, which alone earned the club €10 million. This was compared by popular contrary with the tour with the first visit of The Beatles to the United States in 1964. Although lucrative and generating wide publicity, the preparation value of the Asia was questionable, considering that the long 2003–04 season which lay ahead. It was exhausting for the players, due to endless rounds of publicity engagements and restrictions on the players' freedom of movement (due to the team hotel being besieged by fans). Most players admitted that they would have preferred a low-profile training camp and/or to have been home in Spain for the pre-season, instead of playing meaningless show matches against low quality opponents. The Asia tour has been said to have catered more to the needs of the club's marketing than to its players' preparations.[1]
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
2 August 2003 | Dragon Team XI | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
Report | Figo 43' Morientes 74', 86' Portillo 89' |
Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 50, 000 |
5 August 2003 | FC Tokyo | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Tokyo, Japan |
Report | 8', 38' Beckham 45' Solari 89' Ronaldo |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 65, 000 |
8 August 2003 | Hong Kong League XI | 2–4 | Real Madrid | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
25' Wang 45' Li |
Report | Figo 6' Ronaldo 12', 33' Raúl 34' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40, 000 |
10 August 2003 | Thailand | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bangkok, Thailand |
65' Sutee | Report | Portillo 29' Morientes 68' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 60, 000 |
17 August 2003 Trofeo Naranja | Valencia | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Real Madrid | Mestalla Stadium |
(Report) | Attendance: 23, 000 Referee: Rodríguez Santiago | |||
Penalties | ||||
Oliveira Canobbio Carboni Marchena Palop Pellegrino |
Roberto Carlos Morientes Guti Portillo Helguera Cambiasso |
Season summary
In spite of the arduous pre-season, the team got off to a good start to the season. They won the Supercopa de España against Mallorca with a 3–0 victory on 27 August in the second leg. By the time half the season had passed, the team topped the league table and was still in contention for the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Monaco, and finished as runners-up in the domestic cup. They also lost their final five La Liga matches and finished in fourth place, which gave Valencia the title.
Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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23 | MF | Beckham | 28 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | €35,000,000 | [1] |
Total spending: €35,000,000
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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24 | MF | Makélélé | 30 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | €16,000,000 | [ ] |
Total income: €16,000,000
Squad
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
La Liga
Classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 70 | |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Sevilla | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 55[a] |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
- ^ SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV
Matches
2 September 2003 2 | Villareal | 1–1 | Real Madrid | |
21:00 CEST | Anderson 71' | Núñez 85' |
13 September 2003 3 | Real Madrid | 7–2 | Valladolid | |
19:30 CEST | Júlio César 20' (o.g.) Raúl 32', 34', 75' Zidane 53' Figo 59' Ronaldo 70' |
Losada 56' Chema 60' |
27 September 2003 5 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Madrid | |
21:30 CEST | Mista 5' Oliveira 71' |
5 October 2003 6 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Espanyol | |
19:00 CEST | Ronaldo 52', 82' | Á. Fernández 90' |
18 October 2003 7 | Celta Vigo | 0–2 | Real Madrid | |
19:30 CEST | Ronaldo 24' Roberto Carlos 65' |
25 October 2003 8 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Racing Santander | |
19:30 CEST | Zidane 27' Raúl 79', 90' |
Benayoun 16' |
28 October 2003 9 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | Real Madrid | |
21:00 CET |
1 November 2003 10 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Athletic Bilbao | |
21:30 CET | Ronaldo 33', 55' Figo 69' |
9 November 2003 11 | Sevilla | 4–1 | Real Madrid | |
21:00 CET | Helguera 6' (o.g.) Silva 7' Alves 14' Casquero 37' |
Ronaldo 54' |
29 November 2003 13 | Osasuna | 1–1 | Real Madrid | |
19:30 CET | Bakayoko 10' | Ronaldo 73' |
3 December 2003 14 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | |
21:30 CET | Ronaldo 1' Raúl 20' |
6 December 2003 15 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Madrid | |
21:30 CET | Kluivert 83' | Roberto Carlos 37' Ronaldo 74' |
21 December 2003 17 | Mallorca | 1–3 | Real Madrid | |
19:00 CET | Correa 11' | Raúl 45' Ronaldo 55' Figo 69' (pen.) |
3 January 2004 18 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Murcia | |
19:30 CET | Raúl 8' |
10 January 2004 19 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Real Madrid | |
21:30 CET | Karpin 63' |
18 January 2004 20 | Betis | 1–1 | Real Madrid | |
21:00 CET | Joaquín 33' | Ronaldo 59' |
24 January 2004 21 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Villareal | |
19:30 CET | Solari 15' Ronaldo 54' |
Ballesteros 86' |
1 February 2003 22 | Valladolid | 2–3 | Real Madrid | |
17:00 CET | Ó. González 33', 41' | Ronaldo 48', 89' Figo 62' |
Referee: Lizondo Cortés |
7 February 2004 23 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Málaga | |
21:30 CET | Ronaldo 24' Roberto Carlos 59' |
Luque 74' |
21 February 2004 25 | Espanyol | 2–4 | Real Madrid | |
19:30 CET | Tamudo 30' Lopo 85' |
Ronaldo 25' (pen.), 69' Roberto Carlos 52' Bravo 66' |
29 February 2004 26 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Celta Vigo | |
19:00 CET | Ronaldo 54' Zidane 64', 90' Figo 71' |
Ilić 17' Milošević 90' |
6 March 2004 27 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Real Madrid | |
19:30 CET | Benayoun 32' | Solari 28' |
13 March 2004 28 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Real Zaragoza | |
19:30 CET | Portillo 27' | Toledo 32' |
20 March 2004 29 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–2 | Real Madrid | |
19:30 CET | Yeste 40' Urzaiz 44' Del Horno 74', 76' |
Raúl 46', 71' |
28 March 2004 30 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Sevilla | |
21:00 CEST | Solari 6' Ronaldo 45', 90' Zidane 61' Salgado 75' |
Baptista 59' (pen.) |
3 April 2004 31 | Albacete | 1–2 | Real Madrid | |
20:00 CEST | Parri 82' | Roberto Carlos 19' Figo 71' |
17 April 2004 33 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Real Madrid | |
22:00 CEST | Paunović 47' | Solari 5' Helguera 77' |
1 May 2004 35 | Deportivo | 2–0 | Real Madrid | |
22:00 CEST | Tristán 29' Capdevila 69' |
8 May 2004 36 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Mallorca | |
22:00 CEST | Pavón 17' Figo 50' (pen.) |
Eto'o 11', 36' Campano 42' |
23 May 2004 38 | Real Madrid | 1–4 | Real Sociedad | |
21:00 CEST | Figo 39' (pen.) | Kovačević 14' Prieto 29', 60' (pen.) De Paula 32' |
Copa del Rey
8 October 2003 Round of 64 | San Sebastián | 0–3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián de los Reyes |
Raúl 28' Portillo 57' Cambiasso 87' |
Stadium: Nuevo Matapiñonera Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
16 December 2003 Round of 32 | Leganés | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Real Madrid | Leganés |
Pérez 40', 45' Pavón 50' (o.g.) |
Beckham 14' Raúl 37', 110' Solari 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
7 January 2004 Round of 16, First Leg | Eibar | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Eibar |
Cuevas 45' | Guti 37' | Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
13 January 2004 Round of 16, Second Leg | Real Madrid | 2–0 (3–1 agg.) | Eibar | Madrid |
Ronaldo 59' Figo 68' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
21 January 2004 Quarter-finals, First Leg | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia | Madrid |
Raúl 31' Ronaldo 81' Figo 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
28 January 2004 Quarter-finals, Second Leg | Valencia | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Xisco 73' | Raúl 14' Zidane 90' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
4 February 2004 Semi-finals, First Leg | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Sevilla | Madrid |
Solari 56' Raúl 76' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
11 February 2004 Semi-finals, Second Leg | Sevilla | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Real Madrid | Seville |
López 1' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
17 March 2004 Final | Real Madrid | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
Beckham 23' Roberto Carlos 47' |
Dani 28' Villa 44' (pen.) Galletti 111' |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
Top scorers
- Ronaldo 24
- Raúl 11
- Luís Figo 9
- Zinedine Zidane 6
- David Beckham 5
- Santiago Solari 5
References
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/08/11/real_home/
- ^ Ronaldo wore the #11 shirt until Morientes' transfer, at which point he was assigned the #9 shirt.