2003–04 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2003–04 San Mamés Ernesto Valverde Head coach President Ignacio Ugartetxe La Liga 5th Copa del Rey Round of 64 Francisco Yeste (11 goals)Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2003/2004 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2003-2004/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234028/http://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2003-2004/ dead August 8, 2017 worldfootball.net 20 November 2020 Francisco Yeste (11 goals) 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 season was the 103rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 73rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. Season summary At the end of the previous season, head coach Jupp Heynckes left his position to return to his native Germany as manager of Schalke 04.http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-bundesliga-heynckes-neuer-trainer-auf-schalke-a-253312.html Heynckes neuer Trainer auf Schalke 17 June 2003 1 June 2013 German Der Spiegel B team coach Ernesto Valverde, who also represented Athletic during his playing career, was promoted in his place. Valverde's first season in charge saw a successful La Liga campaign, as Bilbao finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.LaLiga 2003/2004 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain) https://www.flashscore.co.uk/football/spain/laliga-2003-2004/standings/ flashscore.co.uk 17 November 2020http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/history/qual2004.html Qualification for European Cup Football 2004/2005 26 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20111220031249/http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/history/qual2004.html 20 December 2011 dead This constituted their best league placing and first European qualification for six years. Athletic were somewhat less successful in the Copa del Rey, suffering a humiliating defeat in their first match at the hands of Segunda División B side Gimnástica de Torrelavega. This marked their earliest exit from the cup since 1993–94. Squad statistics Appearances and goals Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2003/2004 https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2004/2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160403112033/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2004/2/ dead April 3, 2016 worldfootball.net 20 November 2020Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2003/2004 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-copa-del-rey-2003-2004/ worldfootball.net 20 November 2020November 2025 medicmedic La Liga Copa del Rey 1 Iñaki Lafuente GK ESP 4 0 1 0 2 Ander Murillo DF ESP 2+2 0 0+1 0 3 Aitor Larrazábal DF ESP 9+6 1 0 0 4 Aitor Karanka DF ESP 33+1 0 1 0 5 Felipe Guréndez MF ESP 0+2 0 1 0 6 Óscar Vales MF ESP 2 0 0 0 8 Julen Guerrero MF ESP 1+12 1 0 0 9 Santi Ezquerro FW ESP 29+6 3 0+1 0 10 Francisco Yeste MF ESP 24+6 11 1 0 11 Javi González MF ESP 22+3 0 0 0 12 Jesús María Lacruz DF ESP 20+5 1 0 0 13 Dani Aranzubia GK ESP 34 0 0 0 14 Luis Prieto DF ESP 28+1 0 1 0 15 Andoni Iraola DF ESP 24+6 5 1 0 16 Pablo Orbaiz MF ESP 18+8 0 0+1 0 17 Joseba Etxeberria FW ESP 34 6 1 0 18 Carlos Gurpegui MF ESP 29+1 1 1 0 19 Asier del Horno DF ESP 29+2 5 0 0 20 Ismael Urzaiz FW ESP 29+8 8 1 0 21 Jonan García MF ESP 7+16 2 0 0 22 Joseba Arriaga FW ESP 3+11 2 1 0 23 Tiko MF ESP 29 5 1 1 24 César DF ESP 7+3 0 0 0 25 Carlos Merino MF ESP 0+1 0 0 0 28 Endika Bordas MF ESP 1+8 0 0 0 Oinatz Aulestia GK ESP 0 0 0 0 |} Results La Liga 2003–04 La Liga League table ATH See also 2003–04 La Liga 2003–04 Copa del Rey External links http://www.athletic-club.net/ en eu es References Athletic Bilbao Category:Athletic Bilbao seasons Category:2003 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:2004 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)