2003–04 FC Barcelona season

105th season in existence of FC Barcelona Barcelona 2003–04 Frank Rijkaard Head Coach Joan Laporta President Camp Nou La Liga 2nd Copa del Rey Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Fourth round Ronaldinho (15) Ronaldinho (22) _fcbarcelona0304h _fcbarcelona0304h _fcbarcelona0304h _barca0304h 203b5a 203b5a 203b5a 0000FF 0000FF _fcbarcelona0304a _fcbarcelona0304a _fcbarcelona0304a _barca0304a _barca0304a 1D2951 1D2951 1D2951 1D2951 E3D9C4 _barcelona0203a _barcelona0203a _barcelona0203a _barcelona0203a _barcelona0203al 1D2951 1D2951 1D2951 000040 000040 2002–03 2004–05 During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Barcelona competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup. Season summary After the disappointment of the Joan Gaspart era, the combination of a new young president Joan Laporta and a new manager, former Dutch and Milan star Frank Rijkaard, saw Barcelona bounce back. Guided by new management off the pitch and the likes of future FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho on the pitch, Barça achieved second place behind Valencia in the league. Barcelona competed in the UEFA Cup rather than the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1995–96 season, given their sixth-place finish in 2002–03. The BBC made a documentary, titled FC Barcelona Confidential,"FC Barcelona Confidential" – on IMDB based on the turn of events in the league after Joan Laporta's entry. With his arrival, the club experienced a new style of management that returned the club into a positive cycle, with an inherited massive financial debt crisis was resolved. The season saw Barcelona's spectacular return to form, finishing second after being at the bottom of the table. Squad Sourcehttp://www.eufo.de/football/esp/2003/fc_blona.htm FC Barcelona 2003-04http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2003-2004/laliga/barce.htm FootballSquads – Barcelona – 2003/04 1 TUR GK Rüştü Reçber 2 NED DF Michael Reiziger 3 NED MF Edgar Davids 4 MEX DF Rafael Márquez 5 ESP DF Carles Puyol 6 ESP MF Xavi 7 ARG FW Javier Saviola 8 NED MF Phillip Cocu 9 NED FW Patrick Kluivert 10 BRA MF Ronaldinho 11 NED MF Marc Overmars 12 NED DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 14 ESP MF Gerard 16 ESP DF Mario 18 ESP MF Gabri 20 POR MF Ricardo Quaresma 21 ESP MF Luis Enrique captain 22 ESP MF Luis García 23 BRA MF Thiago Motta 24 ESP MF Andrés Iniesta 25 ESP GK Víctor Valdés 26 ESP MF Ramón Ros 27 ESP DF Óscar López 28 ESP GK Albert Jorquera 32 ESP DF Oleguer 36 ESP FW Sergio García 37 ESP MF Sergio Santamaría In ESP Ronaldinho Transfer n BRA 10 FW 1980 03 21 2003 06 18 Paris Saint-Germain FRA S 2008 €27M https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3079815.stm Ronaldinho joins Barcelona 20 July 2003 ESP y Ricardo Quaresma Transfer y POR 20 MF 1983 09 26 2003 06 18 Sporting CP POR S N/A €16.25M http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=710 FootballDatabase – Club Rankings and Statistics ESP Rüştü Transfer n TUR 1 GK 1973 05 10 2003 06 18 Fenerbahçe TUR S 2007 Free http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=238 FootballDatabase – Club Rankings and Statistics ESP y Márquez Transfer y MEX 4 DF 1979 02 13 2003 06 18 Monaco FRA S 2007 €5.25M http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=834&b=true&pn=Rafael_Márquez_Álvarez Football / Soccer Club World Ranking FootballDatabase.com ESP y Luis García Transfer y ESP 22 MF 1978 06 24 2003 06 18 Atlético Madrid ESP S N/A ? ESP Giovanni van Bronckhorst Loan y NED 12 DF 1973 03 13 2003 06 18 Arsenal ENG S 2004 N/A ESP Davids Loan y NED 3 MF 1973 03 13 2003 06 18 Juventus ITA 2003 W 2004 €2M http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=685&b=true&pn=Edgar_Steven_Davids https://web.archive.org/web/20100712175800/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=685&b=true&pn=Edgar_Steven_Davids 2010-07-12 FootballDatabase – Club Rankings and Statistics ESP Mario Loan y ESP 16 DF 1982 02 2 2003 06 18 Valladolid ESP S 2004 N/A http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1905.html Mario, Pedro Mario Álvarez Abrante – Footballer ESP y Andrés Iniesta Promote y ESP 24 MF 1984 5 11 2003 06 18 YS S N/A Free ESP Víctor Valdés Promote y ESP 25 GK 1982 1 11 2003 06 18 YS S N/A Free ESP y Oleguer Promote y ESP 32 DF 1980 2 2 2003 06 18 YS W N/A Free September 2008 Total spending: €50.5 million Out ESP Transfer Fàbregas y ESP 34 MF 1987 5 4 2003 06 30 Arsenal ENG S €0.25M http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article1449871.ece From Barcelona to Barnet: How a rising star learnt his trade 2009-10-01 2010-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107004426/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article1449871.ece dead ESP y Contract termination de Boer y NED 3 DF 1970 5 15 2003 06 30 Galatasaray TUR S Free http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/news/2003/07/10/deboer_cimbom_ap/ SI.com – Soccer – Frank de Boer joins Galatasaray – Thursday July 10, 2003 08:23 AM quicktime.cnnsi.com 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227125359/http://quicktime.cnnsi.com/soccer/news/2003/07/10/deboer_cimbom_ap/ 27 February 2012 dead ESP Transfer Bonano y ARG 1 GK 1970 1 24 2003 06 30 Murcia ESP S Free http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/soccer/12/31/bc.sport.soccer.bonano/index.html SI.com – Soccer – Bonano leaves Barca for struggling Murcia – Wednesday December 31, 2003 10:36AM 2009-10-01 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025113529/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/soccer/12/31/bc.sport.soccer.bonano/index.html dead ESP y Transfer Christanval y FRA 12 DF 1978 8 31 2003 06 30 Marseille FRA S Free http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_4_26/ai_108597437/ Major offseason European transfers – soccer player changes – Illustration 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626000231/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_4_26/ai_108597437/ 26 June 2009 Soccer Digest 4 26 usurped ESP Contract termination Alfonso y ESP 20 FW 1972 9 26 2003 06 30 Betis ESP S Free http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=22&n=alfonso%2Falfonso%2Fperez%2Fmu%C3%B1oz Alfonso 2021-02-23 2007-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20070308013546/http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=22&n=alfonso%2Falfonso%2Fperez%2Fmuñoz dead ESP y Contract termination Andersson y SWE 3 DF 1971 8 18 2003 06 30 Malmö FF SWE W Free http://www.level-k.com/player/P_Andersson.htm Patrik ANDERSSON(パトリック・アンデション) @ LEVEL-K ESP Transfer Geovanni n BRA 22 FW 1979 1 11 2003 06 30 Benfica POR W Free http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10338~28807%2C00.html Hull City | Team | Profiles | Deiberson Geovanni www.hullcityafc.net 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301013026/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10338~28807%2C00.html 1 March 2012 dead ESP y Loan Riquelme n ARG 10 MF 1978 6 24 2003 06 30 Villarreal ESP S N/A http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=308912.html Riquelme leaves Barça for good 2009-10-01 2009-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519173019/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=308912.html dead ESP Loan Rochemback n BRA 15 MF 1980 12 10 2003 06 30 Sporting CP POR S €2.5M http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/player-profiles/124-players-p-r/149-player-profile-fabio-rochemback Player Profile: Rochemback, Fabio www.portugoal.net 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930191542/http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/player-profiles/124-players-p-r/149-player-profile-fabio-rochemback 30 September 2009 dead ESP y Loan Navarro y ESP 35 DF 1982 6 25 2003 06 30 Albacete ESP W N/A http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1887&pn=Fernando_Navarro_Corbacho FootballDatabase – Club Rankings and Statistics ESP Loan Enke y GER 25 GK 1977 8 24 2003 06 30 Fenerbahçe TUR S €0.4M http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20030729165131402&mode=print Daily News: Goalkeeper Robert Enke is to join Fenerbahce 2009-10-01 2011-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727064455/http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20030729165131402&mode=print dead ESP y Transfer Trashorras y ESP 27 MF 1981 2 28 2003 06 30 Real Madrid ESP S Free http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/celta/es/desarrollo/1139062.html Trashorras y FalcĂłn, nuevos fichajes del Celta – Marca.com Archivo.marca.com 2022-08-14 ESP Transfer Tortolero y ESP 33 DF 1981 9 6 2003 06 30 Elche ESP S Free http://www.gironafutbolclub.com/castella/jugadors/tortolero.htm El club www.gironafutbolclub.com 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20091111134718/http://www.gironafutbolclub.com/castella/jugadors/tortolero.htm 11 November 2009 dead Total income: €3.15 million 1 October 2005 September 2005 Competitions La Liga 2003–04 La Liga League table FCB Results by Round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/W/D/D/L/L/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/L Position 4/5/3/3/6/9/11/7/5/5/4/5/5/8/11/7/9/12/7/7/7/5/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/4/3/4/3/3/3/3/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st Leader, 2004-05 UEFA Champions League Group stage green3 2004-05 UEFA Champions League Group stage green4 2004-05 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round blue2 2004-05 UEFA Cup red1 2004-05 Segunda Division 2008-07-16 LFP.com October 2021 Matches 30 August 2003 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona 1 0–1 Cocu 11 Bilbao San Mames W 3 September 2003 2 Sevilla Barcelona 1–1 Ronaldinho 58 4 Barcelona Camp Nou D 3 14 September 2003 Albacete Barcelona W 1–2 Cocu 2 Luis Enrique 67 Albacete Estadio Carlos Belmonte 4 20 September 2003 Osasuna Barcelona D 1–1 Izquierdo 69 o.g. 3 Barcelona Camp Nou 28 September 2003 Atlético Madrid Barcelona 0–0 D 5 6 Madrid Estadio Vicente Calderon 5 October 2003 Valencia Barcelona 0–1 L 9 9 Barcelona Camp Nou 6 18 October 2003 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona 0–2 L 9 11 Barcelona Camp Nou 7 26 October 2003 Mallorca Barcelona 1–3 Saviola 10 Ronaldinho 22 Cocu 50 12 8 W Palma de Mallorca Son Moix 29 October 2003 Real Murcia Barcelona 3–0 Saviola 38 Xavi 56 Ronaldinho 65 15 9 Barcelona Camp Nou W 2 November 2003 Real Sociedad Barcelona 3–3 Motta 35 Overmars 71 Gabri 80 16 10 D San Sebastián Reale Arena 9 November 2003 Real Betis Barcelona 2–1 Kluivert 42 Márquez 82 19 Barcelona Camp Nou 11 W 22 November 2003 Villarreal Barcelona 2–1 Kluivert 71 19 12 L Villarreal Estadio de la Cerámica 30 November 2003 Valladolid Barcelona 0–0 Barcelona Camp Nou 20 13 D 3 December 2003 Málaga Barcelona 5–1 Sanz 78 own goal 20 14 L Málaga La Rosaleda 6 December 2003 Real Madrid Barcelona 1–2 Kluivert 83 20 15 Barcelona Camp Nou L 13 December 2003 Espanyol Barcelona 1–3 Ronaldinho 10 Kluivert 80 Kluivert 86 23 16 W Cornellá de Llobregat RCDE Stadium 21 December 2003 Celta Vigo Barcelona 1–1 Phillip Cocu 69 24 17 Barcelona Camp Nou D 4 January 2004 Racing Santander Barcelona 3–0 24 18 L Santander Campos de Sport de El Sardinero 11 January 2004 Zaragoza Barcelona 3–0 Saviola 24 Ronaldinho 45 Xavi 65 27 19 Barcelona Camp Nou W 17 January 2004 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona 1–1 Kluivert 62 28 20 Barcelona Camp Nou D 25 January 2004 Sevilla Barcelona 0–1 Kluivert 30 31 21 W Sevilla Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium 1 February 2004 Albacete Barcelona 5–0 Xavi 15 Saviola 49 Quaresma 52 Davids 53 Luis Enrique 90 34 Barcelona Camp Nou 22 W 8 February 2004 19:00 CET Osasuna Barcelona 1–2 Saviola 42 Ronaldinho 76 37 23 W Pamplona El Sadar Stadium 15 February 2004 19:00 CET Atlético Madrid Barcelona 3–1 Saviola 9 Ronaldinho 24 L. García 43 40 Barcelona Camp Nou 24 W 21 February 2004 Valencia Barcelona 0–1 Gerard 77 43 25 W Valencia Mestalla 29 February 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona 2–3 Ronaldinho 26Ronaldinho 48 Saviola 29 46 26 W A Coruña Estadio Riazor 7 March 2004 Mallorca Barcelona 3–2 L. García 2 L. García 57 Luis Enrique 15 49 Barcelona Camp Nou 27 W 14 March 2004 Real Murcia Barcelona 0–2 Saviola 4 Ronaldinho 61 52 28 W Murcia Estadio Nueva Condomina 21 March 2004 Real Sociedad Barcelona 1–0 Ronaldinho 88 Barcelona Camp Nou 29 W 3 April 2004 Villarreal Barcelona 0–0 Barcelona Camp Nou 56 30 D 10 April 2004 18:00 CEST Valladolid Barcelona 1–3 Saviola 2 Ronaldinho 30 Iniesta 84 59 31 W Valladolid Estadio José Zorrilla 14 April 2004 Real Betis Barcelona 1–1 Saviola 4 60 32 D Sevilla Estadio Benito Villamarín 18 April 2004 Málaga Barcelona 3–0 Saviola 18 L. García 23 Cocu 34 63 Barcelona Camp Nou 33 W 25 April 2004 Real Madrid Barcelona 1–2 Kluivert 56 Xavi 86 66 34 W Madrid Santiago Bernabeu 2 May 2004 Espanyol Barcelona 4–1 Ronaldinho 34 Saviola 43Saviola 57 Van Bronckhorst 54 69 Barcelona Camp Nou 35 W 8 May 2004 Celta Vigo Barcelona 1–0 69 36 L Vigo Balaídos 16 May 2004 Racing Santander Barcelona 1–0 Ronaldinho 15 72 Barcelona Camp Nou 37 W 23 May 2004 Zaragoza Barcelona 2–1 9 Saviola 38 L Zaragoza La Romareda http://www.alltimesoccer.com/table/la_liga/20030831 League table snapshot for La Liga season 2003-04 as of Aug 31, 2003 30 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120426080629/http://www.alltimesoccer.com/table/la_liga/20030831 26 April 2012 Copa del Rey 2003–04 Copa del Rey Round of 64 7 October 2003 Gramenet 0–1 Barcelona Ronaldinho 83 Municipal de Sant Adrià Sant Adrià de Besòs 3,500 Evaristo Puentes Leira W Round of 32 17 December 2003 Ciudad de Murcia 0–4 Barcelona Saviola 24Overmars 75 86Ronaldinho 90 pen. Estadio de La Condomina Murcia 10,500 Luis Medina Cantalejo W Round of 16, First Leg 8 January 2004 Levante 1–0 Barcelona Rivera 10 pen. Ciutat de València Valencia 28,196 Julián Rodríguez Santiago L Round of 16, Second Leg 14 January 2004 Barcelona 3–1 3–2 Levante Iniesta 3Saviola 45Ronaldinho 66 pen. Congo 80 Camp Nou Barcelona 41,427 José Losantos Omar W Quarter-finals, First Leg 22 January 2004 Barcelona 0–1 Report Zaragoza Villa 74 pen. Camp Nou Barcelona 46,506 Carlos Megía Dávila L Quarter-finals, Second Leg 29 January 2004 Zaragoza 1–1 2–1 Report Barcelona Yordi 85 L. García 12 La Romareda Zaragoza 28,000 Alberto Undiano Mallenco D UEFA Cup 2003–04 UEFA Cup First Round, First Leg 24 September 2003 Matador Púchov SVK 1–1 Report ESP Barcelona Jambor 90+3 Kluivert 49 Štadión Antona Malatinského Trnava, Slovakia 18,500 Kuddusi Müftüoğlu (Turkey) d First Round, Second Leg 15 October 2003 Barcelona ESP SVK Matador Púchov 8–0 9–1 Report Ronaldinho 7 20 57 Motta 41 Luis Enrique 64 75 Saviola 73 89 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 29,000 Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark) w Second Round, First leg 6 November 2003 Panionios GRE 0–3 Report ESP Barcelona Luis García 43Kluivert 47Xavi 90+2 Nea Smyrni Stadium Athens, Greece 10,000 Jacek Granat (Poland) w Second Round, Second Leg 27 November 2003 Barcelona ESP 2–0 5–0 Report GRE Panionios Saviola 33Luis García 44 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 25,324 Claude Colombo (France) w Third Round, First Leg 26 February 2004 20:30 Brøndby DEN 0–1 Report ESP Barcelona Ronaldinho 63 Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 26,031 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) w Third Round, Second Leg 3 March 2004 Barcelona ESP 2–1 3–1 Report DEN Brøndby Luis García 31Cocu 43 Nielsen 84 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 50,000 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) w Fourth Round, First Leg 11 March 2004 20:30 Celtic SCO 1–0 Report ESP Barcelona Thompson 59 Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland 59,539 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) l Fourth Round, Second Leg 25 March 2004 Barcelona ESP 0–0 0–1 Report SCO Celtic Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 77,108 Domenico Messina (Italy) d Statistics Players statistics La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Cup 25 ESP GK Valdes 33 -31 6 -4 5 -3 2 NED DF Reiziger 29+1 0 4 0 6 0 5 ESP DF Puyol 27 0 4 0 7 0 4 MEX DF Marquez 17+5 1 5+1 0 2+1 0 12 NED DF van Bronckhorst 34 1 5 0 5 0 8 NED MF Cocu 36 5 5 0 7 1 6 ESP MF Xavi 34+2 4 5+1 0 7 1 3 NED MF Davids 18 1 2 0 0 0 22 ESP FW Luis García 23+2 4 5+1 1 7 3 7 ARG FW Saviola 28+5 14 5+1 2 6+1 3 10 BRA FW Ronaldinho 32 14 5+1 3 7 4 1 TUR GK Recber 3+1 -6 0 0 3 0 32 ESP DF Oleguer 17+1 0 2 0 4 0 23 BRA MF Motta 13+7 1 1 0 5 1 18 ESP MF Gabri 12+4 1 1 0 4+1 0 9 NED FW Kluivert 11+10 8 2 0 1+2 2 14 ESP MF Gerard 11+8 1 2+2 0 2+3 0 20 POR MF Quaresma 10+12 1 1+1 0 3+1 0 21 ESP MF Luis Enrique 10+14 3 0+1 0 4+1 2 11 NED MF Overmars 5+15 1 1+2 2 1+7 0 24 ESP MF Iniesta 5+6 1 3 1 0+3 0 27 ESP DF Óscar López 2+4 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 28 ESP GK Jorquera 2 -2 0 0 0 0 36 ESP FW Sergio García 2+2 0 2 0 0+1 0 16 ESP DF Mario 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 ESP MF Ros 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 37 ESP MF Santamaria 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 3† SWE DF Andersson 2+2 0 1 0 0 0 April 2021 Results http://www.webdelcule.com/1899-96/2000-2005.html Archived copy 2017-04-07 2017-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170704102814/http://www.webdelcule.com/1899-96/2000-2005.html dead Date Competition Opponent H / A Result 27 July 2003 Friendly Juventus N 2–2 (5–6p) 30 July 2003 Friendly Milan N 0–2 3 August 2003 Friendly Manchester United N 3–1 8 August 2003 Friendly Leicester City A 0–1 10 August 2003 Friendly Manchester City A 2–1 12 August 2003 Friendly Derry City A 0–5 16 August 2003 Festa d'Elx Trophy Elx A 0–0 (1–3p) 22 August 2003 Joan Gamper Trophy Boca Juniors H 1–1 (5–3p) 24 August 2003 Copa Catalunya (semi-final) Girona A 0–4 26 August 2003 Copa Catalunya (final) Espanyol N 0–1 1 October 2003 87th Anniversary of Club Amèrica Club América A 2–0 16 November 2003 Friendly Porto A 2–0 9 December 2003 Friendly Sabadell A 1–3 11 February 2004 Friendly Figueres A 1–1 18 February 2004 Friendly Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–2 21 April 2004 Friendly China H 6–0 References External links http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/ FC Barcelona official website 1 October 2009 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100823140730/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/ 23 August 2010 bot: unknown ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page https://web.archive.org/web/20120507152913/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=83&cc=5901 2012-05-07 FC Barcelona (Spain) profile uefa.com - UEFA Champions League https://web.archive.org/web/20060902031104/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/ 2006-09-02 Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/index.html FIFA.com 1 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111225041824/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/index.html 25 December 2011 bot: unknown http://www.fcf.cat/pub/home.asp Federació Catalana de Futbol 1 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091223210501/http://www.fcf.cat/pub/home.asp 23 December 2009 dead Category:FC Barcelona seasons Barcelona Category:2003 in Catalan sport Category:2004 in Catalan sport