2003–04 in Argentine football

none Argentina 2003–04 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Argentine First Division season saw Boca Juniors ecstatic after a title run that also included the Intercontinental Cup. River Plate stole the Clausura leaving hated rival Boca Juniors looking up from second place. Four teams were relegated, Chacarita, Nueva Chicago, Atlético de Rafaela and Talleres de Córdoba. The first two lost a direct relegation, their places occupied by Club Almagro and Instituto de Córdoba. The last two lost their "promotion" games against Huracán de Tres Arroyos and Argentinos Juniors, respectively. Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Boca Juniors391911623111+20 2 San Lorenzo 36 19 11 3 5 26 13 +13 3 Banfield 32 19 9 5 5 27 18 +9 4 Quilmes 31 19 8 7 4 20 13 +7 5 Rosario Central 31 19 8 7 4 28 26 +2 6 Newell's Old Boys 29 19 7 8 4 27 20 +7 7 Arsenal de Sarandí 26 19 6 8 5 18 16 +2 8 River Plate 26 19 7 5 7 23 24 -1 9 Colón de Santa Fe 24 19 5 9 5 23 24 -1 10 Talleres de Córdoba 24 19 6 6 7 27 30 -3 11 Estudiantes La Plata 23 19 6 5 8 18 20 -2 12 Racing Club 22 19 4 10 5 23 23 0 13 Lanús 22 19 4 10 5 21 23 -2 14 Independiente 22 19 5 7 7 15 19 -4 15 Vélez Sársfield 22 19 5 7 7 20 28 -8 16 Chacarita 21 19 5 9 5 20 19 +1 17 Gimnasia de La Plata 21 19 5 6 8 14 22 -8 18 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 20 19 5 5 9 17 23 -6 19 Atlético de Rafaela 17 19 3 8 8 19 28 -9 20 Nueva Chicago 11 19 2 5 12 14 31 -17 Top Scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Ernesto FaríasEstudiantes La Plata122Alberto AcostaSan Lorenzo103Julián Vásquez Newell's Old Boys94Fernando Cavenaghi River Plate84Jorge Cervera Banfield 84Diego Milito Racing Club 84Carlos TevezBoca Juniors8 Relegation There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see below Torneo Clausura ("Closing" Tournament) PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1River Plate40191243412120 2 Boca Juniors 36 19 10 6 3 34 17 17 3 Talleres de Córdoba 35 19 10 5 4 30 19 11 4 Banfield 32 19 9 5 5 27 17 10 5 Vélez Sársfield 31 19 9 4 6 31 21 10 6 Quilmes 29 19 7 8 4 21 16 5 7 Arsenal de Sarandí 29 19 7 8 4 21 22 -1 8 Lanús 20 19 5 5 9 21 27 -6 9 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 19 19 4 7 8 18 28 -10 10 Racing Club 28 19 8 4 7 29 29 0 11 San Lorenzo 26 19 6 8 5 18 16 2 12 Atlético de Rafaela 26 19 7 5 7 25 24 1 13 Colón de Santa Fe 25 19 7 4 8 20 26 -6 14 Newell's Old Boys 22 19 4 10 5 28 25 3 15 Independiente 22 19 5 7 7 21 27 -6 16 Estudiantes La Plata 21 19 5 6 8 19 29 -10 17 Gimnasia de La Plata 17 19 3 8 8 21 26 -5 18 Nueva Chicago 17 19 2 11 6 18 27 -9 19 Chacarita 17 19 3 8 8 21 34 -13 20 Rosario Central 13 19 2 7 10 16 29 -13 Top Scorers PositionPlayerTeamGoals1Rolando ZárateVélez Sársfield132Aldo OsorioTalleres de Córdoba112Fernando CavenaghiRiver Plate93José Luis CalderónArsenal de Sarandí84Eduardo Bustos MontoyaBanfield74Esteban FuertesColón de Santa Fe74Darío GandínAtlético Rafaela74Victor Piríz AlvesTalleres de Córdoba74Mauro RosalesNewell's Old Boys7 Relegation TeamAveragePointsPlayed2001–022002–032003-04 River Plate 2.008 229 114 84 79 66 Boca Juniors 1.947 222 114 68 79 75 Quilmes 1.578 60 38 N/A N/A 60 San Lorenzo 1.526 174 114 57 56 61 Racing Club 1.500 171 114 68 53 50 Vélez Sársfield 1.464 167 114 48 66 53 Colón de Santa Fe 1.421 162 114 56 57 49 Banfield 1.403 160 114 48 48 64 Arsenal de Sarandí 1.368 104 76 N/A 49 55 Newell's Old Boys 1.324 151 114 51 49 51 Gimnasia de La Plata 1.298 148 114 64 46 38 Independiente 1.280 146 114 41 61 44 Rosario Central 1.280 146 114 40 62 44 Lanús 1.263 144 114 51 51 42 Estudiantes de La Plata 1.210 138 114 51 43 44 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 1.184 90 76 N/A 51 39Talleres de Córdoba1.166133114304459Atlético de Rafaela1.1314338N/AN/A43Chacarita1.105126114474138Nueva Chicago1.026117114484128 "Promoción" Playoff DateHomeAwayResult June 30, 2004 Huracán de Tres Arroyos Atlético de Rafaela 2-1 July 4, 2004 Atlético de Rafaela Huracán de Tres Arroyos 2-3 Huracán de Tres Arroyos wins 5-3 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. Atlético Rafaela is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B. DateHomeAwayResult July 1, 2004 Argentinos Juniors Talleres de Córdoba 2-1 July 4, 2004 Talleres de Córdoba Argentinos Juniors 1-2 Argentinos Juniors wins 4-2 and is promoted to Argentine First Division. Talleres de Córdoba is relegated to the Argentine Nacional B. Argentine clubs in international competitions TeamIntercontinentalRecopaCopa Sudamericana 2003Copa Libertadores 2004Boca JuniorsChampionsRunner upQFRunner upRiver PlateN/AN/ARunner up Semi finalRosario CentralN/AN/A1st preliminary round2nd roundIndependienteN/AN/A2nd preliminary roundGroup stageColón de Santa FeN/AN/A2nd preliminary rounddid not qualifyVélez SársfieldN/AN/A1st preliminary roundGroup stage Lower leagues LevelTournamentChampion 2nd Primera B Nacional Apertura Primera B Nacional Clausura Instituto Almagro 3rd Primera B Metropolitana Club Atlético Sarmiento 3rd (Interior) Torneo Argentino A Racing de Córdoba 4th Primera C Metropolitana Argentino de Rosario 5th Primera D Metropolitana Sportivo Barracas National team This section covers Argentina's games from August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004. #dfd Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches August 20, 2003 ARG 3 – 2 (Report) URU Verón 45 Samuel 81 D'Alessandro 85 Forlán 2 Liguera 57 Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence, Italy 8,000 W April 28, 2004 22:00 UTC±0 MAR 0 – 1 (Report) ARG K. González 53 Stade Mohammed V Casablanca, Morocco 60,000 W June 27, 2004 COL 2 – 0 (Report) ARG Moreno 21 Herrera 76 Orange Bowl Miami, United States Kevin Terry (United States) L June 30, 2004 ARG 2 – 1 (Report) PER K. González 24 pen. Saviola 72 Solano 36 pen. Giants Stadium New Jersey, United States W 2006 World Cup qualifiers 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) September 6, 2003 16:00 UTC-03 Round 1 ARG 2 – 2 (Report) CHI K. González 32Aimar 36 Mirosevic 60Navia 77 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 35,372 Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) D September 9, 2003 19:00 UTC-04:30 Round 2 VEN 0 – 3 (Report) ARG Aimar 7Crespo 25Delgado 32 Estadio Olímpico Caracas, Venezuela 24,783 Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) W November 15, 2003 21:30 UTC-03 Round 3 ARG 3 – 0 (Report) BOL D'Alessandro 56Crespo 61Aimar 63 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 30,042 Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) W November 19, 2003 21:00 UTC-05 Round 4 COL 1 – 1 (Report) ARG Ángel 47 Crespo 27 Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla, Colombia 35,034 Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil) D March 30, 2004 20:30 UTC-03 Round 5 ARG 1 – 0 (Report) ECU Crespo 60 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 55,000 Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) W June 2, 2004 21:45 UTC-03 Round 6 BRA 3 – 1 (Report) ARG Ronaldo 16 pen. 67 pen. 90+6 pen. Sorín 79 Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil 60,000 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) L June 6, 2004 15:00 UTC-03 Round 7 ARG 0 – 0 (Report) PAR Estadio Antonio V. Liberti Buenos Aires, Argentina 37,000 Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil) D 2004 Copa América 2004 Copa América July 7, 2004 19:45 UTC-05 Group stage ARG 6 – 1 (Report) ECU K. González 6 pen. Saviola 64 75 78 D'Alessandro 84 L. González 90 Delgado 62 Estadio Elías Aguirre Chiclayo, Peru 24,000 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) W July 10, 2004 19:45 UTC-05 Group stage ARG 0 – 1 (Report) MEX Morales 9 Estadio Elías Aguirre Chiclayo, Peru 25,000 Márcio Rezende (Brazil) L July 13, 2004 19:45 UTC-05 Group stage ARG 4 – 2 (Report) URU K. González 19 Figueroa 20 90 Ayala 81 Estoyanoff 8 Sánchez 39 Estadio Miguel Grau Piura, Peru 24,000 Rubén Selman (Chile) W July 17, 2004 17:00 UTC-05 Quarter-finals PER 0 – 1 (Report) ARG Tevez 61 Estadio Elías Aguirre Chiclayo, Peru 25,000 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) W July 20, 2004 19:45 UTC-05 Semi-finals ARG 3 – 0 (Report) COL Tevez 33L. González 50Sorín 80 Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru 22,000 Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) W July 25, 2004 15:00 UTC-05 Final ARG 2 – 2 (Report) BRA K. González 21 pen.Delgado 87 Luisão 45Adriano 90+3 Estadio Nacional Lima, Peru 43,000 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) D'Alessandro Heinze K. González Sorín 2 – 4 Adriano Edu Diego Juan L External links AFA Argentina 2003–2004 by Javier Romiser at RSSSF. Category:Seasons in Argentine football es:Torneo Clausura 2004 (Argentina) it:Primera División 2003-2004 (Argentina) pl:I liga argentyńska w piłce nożnej (2003/2004) zh:阿根廷足球甲级联赛2003–2004赛季