In this article, we will thoroughly explore 2003–04 FC Barcelona season and its impact on different aspects of everyday life. 2003–04 FC Barcelona season has been the subject of debate and interest in various fields of study, from psychology to economics, and its influence extends across different times and cultures. Throughout these pages, we will examine the different facets of 2003–04 FC Barcelona season and how it has shaped our world in ways that often go unnoticed. From its role in decision-making to its influence on society, 2003–04 FC Barcelona season has proven to be a topic of great relevance and interest to researchers and the curious alike. So, get ready to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 2003–04 FC Barcelona season and discover its many facets.
2003–04 season | ||||
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President | Joan Laporta | |||
Head Coach | Frank Rijkaard | |||
Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
La Liga | 2nd | |||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ronaldinho (15) All: Ronaldinho (22) | |||
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During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Barcelona competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.
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, 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.
Source Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | FW | Ronaldinho | 23 | Non-EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | 2008 | €27M | ||
20 | MF | Ricardo Quaresma | 18 | EU | Sporting CP | Transfer | Summer | N/A | €16.25M | ||
1 | GK | Rüştü | 30 | Non-EU | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | Free | ||
4 | DF | Márquez | 24 | EU | Monaco | Transfer | Summer | 2007 | €5.25M | ||
12 | DF | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 30 | EU | Arsenal F.C. | Loan → | Summer | 2004 | N/A | ||
3 | MF | Davids | 30 | EU | Juventus | Loan → | Winter | 2004 | €2M | ||
16 | DF | Mario | 21 | EU | Valladolid | Loan → | Summer | 2004 | N/A | ||
24 | MF | Andrés Iniesta | 19 | EU | Youth system | Promote | Summer | N/A | Free | ||
25 | GK | Víctor Valdés | 21 | EU | Youth system | Promote | Summer | N/A | Free | ||
32 | DF | Oleguer | 23 | EU | Youth system | Promote | Winter | N/A | Free |
Total spending: €50.5 million
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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34 | MF | Fàbregas | 16 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | €0.25M | ||
3 | DF | de Boer | 33 | EU | Galatasaray | Contract termination | Summer | Free | ||
1 | GK | Bonano | 33 | EU | Murcia | Transfer | Summer | Free | ||
12 | DF | Christanval | 24 | EU | Marseille | Transfer | Summer | Free | ||
20 | FW | Alfonso | 30 | EU | Betis | Contract termination | Summer | Free | ||
3 | DF | Andersson | 31 | EU | Malmö FF | Contract termination | Winter | Free | ||
22 | FW | Geovanni | 24 | Non-EU | Benfica | Transfer | Winter | Free | ||
10 | MF | Riquelme | 25 | Non-EU | Villarreal | Loan → | Summer | N/A | ||
15 | MF | Rochemback | 22 | Non-EU | Sporting CP | Loan → | Summer | €2.5M | ||
35 | DF | Navarro | 21 | EU | Albacete | Loan → | Winter | N/A | ||
25 | GK | Enke | 25 | EU | Fenerbahçe | Loan → | Summer | €0.4M | ||
27 | MF | Trashorras | 22 | EU | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | Free | ||
33 | DF | Tortolero | 21 | EU | Elche | Transfer | Summer | Free |
Total income: €3.15 million
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Last updated: 1 October
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | |
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 |
30 August 2003 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
Cocu 11' | Stadium: San Mames |
3 September 2003 2 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
Ronaldinho 58' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
14 September 2003 3 | Albacete | 1–2 | Barcelona | |
Cocu 2' Luis Enrique 67' |
28 September 2003 5 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Barcelona |
18 October 2003 7 | Barcelona | 0–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
26 October 2003 8 | Mallorca | 1–3 | FC Barcelona | |
Saviola 10' Ronaldinho 22' Cocu 50' |
29 October 2003 9 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Murcia | Barcelona |
Saviola 38' Xavi 56' Ronaldinho 65' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
2 November 2003 10 | Real Sociedad | 3–3 | Barcelona | |
Motta 35' Overmars 71' Gabri 80' |
9 November 2003 11 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
Kluivert 42' Márquez 82' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
22 November 2003 12 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Barcelona | |
Kluivert 71' |
30 November 2003 13 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Valladolid | Barcelona |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
6 December 2003 15 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Kluivert 83' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
13 December 2003 16 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Barcelona | |
Ronaldinho 10' Kluivert 80' Kluivert 86' |
21 December 2003 17 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Celta Vigo | Barcelona |
Phillip Cocu 69' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
4 January 2004 18 | Racing Santander | 3–0 | Barcelona |
11 January 2004 19 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Zaragoza | Barcelona |
Saviola 24' Ronaldinho 45' Xavi 65' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
17 January 2004 20 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
Kluivert 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
1 February 2004 22 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Albacete | Barcelona |
Xavi 15' Saviola 49' Quaresma 52' Davids 53' Luis Enrique 90' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
8 February 2004 23 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Barcelona | |
19:00 CET | Saviola 42' Ronaldinho 76' |
15 February 2004 24 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
19:00 CET | Saviola 9' Ronaldinho 24' L. García 43' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
29 February 2004 26 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–3 | Barcelona | |
Ronaldinho 26' Ronaldinho 48' Saviola 29' |
7 March 2004 27 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
L. García 2' L. García 57' Luis Enrique 15' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
14 March 2004 28 | Real Murcia | 0–2 | Barcelona | |
Saviola 4' Ronaldinho 61' |
21 March 2004 29 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
Ronaldinho 88' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
3 April 2004 30 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
10 April 2004 31 | Valladolid | 1–3 | Barcelona | |
18:00 CEST | Saviola 2' Ronaldinho 30' Iniesta 84' |
14 April 2004 32 | Real Betis | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | |
Saviola 4' |
18 April 2004 33 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Málaga | Barcelona |
Saviola 18' L. García 23' Cocu 34' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
25 April 2004 34 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | |
Kluivert 56' Xavi 86' |
2 May 2004 35 | Barcelona | 4–1 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
Ronaldinho 34' Saviola 43' Saviola 57' Van Bronckhorst 54' |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
8 May 2004 36 | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | Barcelona |
16 May 2004 37 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
Ronaldinho 15' | Stadium: Camp Nou |
7 October 2003 Round of 64 | UDA Gramenet | 0–1 | Barcelona | Sant Adrià de Besòs |
Ronaldinho 83' | Stadium: Municipal de Sant Adrià Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
17 December 2003 Round of 32 | Ciudad de Murcia | 0–4 | Barcelona | Murcia |
Saviola 24' Overmars 75', 86' Ronaldinho 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio de La Condomina Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
8 January 2004 Round of 16, First Leg | Levante | 1–0 | Barcelona | Valencia |
Rivera 10' (pen.) | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 28,196 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
14 January 2004 Round of 16, Second Leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Levante | Barcelona |
Iniesta 3' Saviola 45' Ronaldinho 66' (pen.) |
Congo 80' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 41,427 Referee: José Losantos Omar |
22 January 2004 Quarter-finals, First Leg | Barcelona | 0–1 | Zaragoza | Barcelona |
Report | Villa 74' (pen.) | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 46,506 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
29 January 2004 Quarter-finals, Second Leg | Zaragoza | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Barcelona | Zaragoza |
Yordi 85' | Report | L. García 12' | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
24 September 2003 First Round, First Leg | Matador Púchov | 1–1 | Barcelona | Trnava, Slovakia |
Jambor 90+3' | Report | Kluivert 49' | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Kuddusi Müftüoğlu (Turkey) |
15 October 2003 First Round, Second Leg | Barcelona | 8–0 (9–1 agg.) | Matador Púchov | Barcelona, Spain |
Ronaldinho 7', 20', 57' Motta 41' Luis Enrique 64', 75' Saviola 73', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark) |
6 November 2003 Second Round, First leg | Panionios | 0–3 | Barcelona | Athens, Greece |
Report | Luis García 43' Kluivert 47' Xavi 90+2' |
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland) |
27 November 2003 Second Round, Second Leg | Barcelona | 2–0 (5–0 agg.) | Panionios | Barcelona, Spain |
Saviola 33' Luis García 44' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 25,324 Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
26 February 2004 Third Round, First Leg | Brøndby | 0–1 | Barcelona | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:30 | Report | Ronaldinho 63' | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium, Attendance: 26,031 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
3 March 2004 Third Round, Second Leg | Barcelona | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Brøndby | Barcelona, Spain |
Luis García 31' Cocu 43' |
Report | Nielsen 84' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
11 March 2004 Fourth Round, First Leg | Celtic | 1–0 | Barcelona | Glasgow, Scotland |
20:30 | Thompson 59' | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park, Attendance: 59,539 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
25 March 2004 Fourth Round, Second Leg | Barcelona | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Celtic | Barcelona, Spain |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,108 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
25 | GK | ESP | Valdes | 44 | -38 | 33 | -31 | 6 | -4 | 5 | -3 |
2 | DF | NED | Reiziger | 40 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | DF | ESP | Puyol | 38 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
4 | DF | MEX | Marquez | 31 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | NED | van Bronckhorst | 44 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
8 | MF | NED | Cocu | 48 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
6 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 49 | 5 | 34+2 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
3 | MF | NED | Davids | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ESP | Luis García | 38 | 8 | 23+2 | 4 | 5+1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
7 | FW | ARG | Saviola | 46 | 19 | 28+5 | 14 | 5+1 | 2 | 6+1 | 3 |
10 | FW | BRA | Ronaldinho | 45 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 5+1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
1 | GK | TUR | Recber | 7 | -6 | 3+1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
32 | DF | ESP | Oleguer | 24 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
23 | MF | BRA | Motta | 26 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
18 | MF | ESP | Gabri | 22 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | NED | Kluivert | 26 | 10 | 11+10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 |
14 | MF | ESP | Gerard | 28 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
20 | MF | POR | Quaresma | 28 | 1 | 10+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ESP | Luis Enrique | 30 | 5 | 10+14 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
11 | MF | NED | Overmars | 31 | 3 | 5+15 | 1 | 1+2 | 2 | 1+7 | 0 |
24 | MF | ESP | Iniesta | 17 | 2 | 5+6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
27 | DF | ESP | Óscar López | 11 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
28 | GK | ESP | Jorquera | 2 | -2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | FW | ESP | Sergio García | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | DF | ESP | Mario | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | MF | ESP | Ros | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | MF | ESP | Santamaria | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3† | DF | SWE | Andersson | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date | Competition | Opponent | H / A | Result |
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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 |
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