2003–04 FC Barcelona season

During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Barcelona competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.

FC Barcelona
2003–04 season
PresidentJoan Laporta
Head CoachFrank Rijkaard
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ronaldinho (15)
All:
Ronaldinho (22)

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,[1] 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

Source[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TUR Rüştü Reçber
2 DF  NED Michael Reiziger
3 MF  NED Edgar Davids
4 DF  MEX Rafael Márquez
5 DF  ESP Carles Puyol
6 MF  ESP Xavi
7 FW  ARG Javier Saviola
8 MF  NED Phillip Cocu
9 FW  NED Patrick Kluivert
10 MF  BRA Ronaldinho
11 MF  NED Marc Overmars
12 DF  NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst
14 MF  ESP Gerard
16 DF  ESP Mario
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ESP Gabri
20 MF  POR Ricardo Quaresma
21 MF  ESP Luis Enrique (captain)
22 MF  ESP Luis García
23 MF  BRA Thiago Motta
24 MF  ESP Andrés Iniesta
25 GK  ESP Víctor Valdés
26 MF  ESP Ramón Ros
27 DF  ESP Óscar López
28 GK  ESP Albert Jorquera
32 DF  ESP Oleguer
36 FW  ESP Sergio García
37 MF  ESP Sergio Santamaría

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
10 FW Ronaldinho 23Non-EU Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Y Summer 2008 €27M [4]
20 MF Ricardo Quaresma 18EU Sporting CP Transfer Y Summer N/A €16.25M [5]
1 GK Rüştü 30Non-EU Fenerbahçe Transfer Y Summer 2007 Free [6]
4 DF Márquez 24EU Monaco Transfer Y Summer 2007 €5.25M [7]
12 DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 30EU Arsenal F.C. Loan Summer 2004 N/A
3 MF Davids 30EU Juventus Loan Winter 2004 €2M [8]
16 DF Mario 21EU Valladolid Loan Summer 2004 N/A [9]
24 MF Andrés Iniesta 19EU Youth system Promote Summer N/A Free
25 GK Víctor Valdés 21EU Youth system Promote Summer N/A Free
32 DF Oleguer 23EU Youth system Promote Winter N/A Free

Total spending: €50.5 million

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
34 MF Fàbregas 16EU Arsenal Transfer Y Summer €0.25M [10]
3 DF de Boer 33EU Şanlı Galatasaray Contract termination N Summer Free [11]
1 GK Bonano 33EU Murcia Transfer Y Summer Free [12]
12 DF Christanval 24EU Marseille Transfer Y Summer Free [13]
FW Alfonso 30EU Betis Contract termination N Summer Free [14]
4 DF Andersson 31EU Malmö FF Contract termination N Summer Free [15]
FW Geovanni 24Non-EU Benfica Transfer Y Winter Free [16]
10 MF Riquelme 25Non-EU Villarreal Loan Summer N/A [17]
15 MF Rochemback 22Non-EU Sporting CP Loan Summer €2.5M [18]
DF Navarro 21EU Albacete Loan Winter N/A [19]
25 GK Enke 25EU Fenerbahçe Loan Summer €0.4M [20]
MF Trashorras 22EU Real Madrid Transfer Y Summer Free [21]
DF Tortolero 21EU Elche Transfer Y Summer Free [22]

Total income: €3.15 million |} Last updated: 1 October

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: LFP
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
(C) Champion

Results by Round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWDWDDLLWWDWLDLLWDLWDWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWLWL
Position45336911755455811791277754444433434333322
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
30 August 2003 1 Athletic Bilbao 0 – 1 FC Barcelona Bilbao
Cocu  11' Stadium: San Mames
3 September 2003 2 FC Barcelona 1 – 1 Sevilla Barcelona
Ronaldinho  58' Stadium: Camp Nou
14 September 2003 3 Albacete 1 – 2 FC Barcelona
Cocu  2'
Luis Enrique  67'
20 September 2003 4 FC Barcelona 1 – 1 Osasuna Barcelona
Izquierdo  69' (o.g.) Stadium: Camp Nou
28 September 2003 5 Atlético Madrid 0 – 0 FC Barcelona
5 October 2003 6 FC Barcelona 0 – 1 Valencia Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
18 October 2003 7 FC Barcelona 0 – 2 Deportivo Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
26 October 2003 8 Mallorca 1 – 3 FC Barcelona
Saviola  10'
Ronaldinho  22'
Cocu  50'
29 October 2003 9 FC Barcelona 3 – 0 Murcia Barcelona
Saviola  38'
Xavi  56'
Ronaldinho  65'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
2 November 2003 10 Real Sociedad 3 – 3 FC Barcelona
Motta  35'
Overmars  71'
Gabri  80'
9 November 2003 11 FC Barcelona 2 – 1 Betis Barcelona
Kluivert  42'
Márquez  82'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
22 November 2003 12 Villarreal 2 – 1 FC Barcelona
Kluivert  71'
30 November 2003 13 FC Barcelona 0 – 0 Valladolid Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
3 December 2003 14 Málaga 5 – 1 FC Barcelona
Sanz  78' (own goal)
6 December 2003 15 FC Barcelona 1 – 2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Kluivert  83' Stadium: Camp Nou
13 December 2003 16 Espanyol 1 – 3 FC Barcelona
Ronaldinho  10'
Kluivert  80'
Kluivert  86'
21 December 2003 17 FC Barcelona 1 – 1 Celta Vigo Barcelona
Phillip Cocu  69' Stadium: Camp Nou
4 January 2004 18 Racing Santander 3 – 0 FC Barcelona
11 January 2004 19 FC Barcelona 3 – 0 Zaragoza Barcelona
Saviola  24'
Ronaldinho  45'
Xavi  65'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
17 January 2004 20 FC Barcelona 1 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Kluivert  62' Stadium: Camp Nou
25 January 2004 21 Sevilla 0 – 1 FC Barcelona
Kluivert  30'
1 February 2004 22 FC Barcelona 5 – 0 Albacete Barcelona
Xavi  15'
Saviola  49'
Quaresma  52'
Davids  53'
Luis Enrique  90'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
8 February 2003 23 Osasuna 1 – 2 FC Barcelona
Saviola  42'
Ronaldinho  76'
15 February 2004 24 FC Barcelona 3 – 1 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
Saviola  9'
Ronaldinho  24'
L. García  43'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
21 February 2004 25 Valencia 0 – 1 FC Barcelona
Gerard  77'
29 February 2004 26 Deportivo 2 – 3 FC Barcelona
Ronaldinho  26'
Ronaldinho  48'
Saviola  29'
7 March 2004 27 FC Barcelona 3 – 2 Mallorca Barcelona
L. García  2'
L. García  57'
Luis Enrique  15'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
14 March 2004 28 Murcia 0 – 2 FC Barcelona
Saviola  4'
Ronaldinho  61'
21 March 2004 29 FC Barcelona 1 – 0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Ronaldinho  88' Stadium: Camp Nou
3 April 2004 30 FC Barcelona 0 – 0 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
10 April 2004 31 Valladolid 1 – 3 FC Barcelona
Saviola  2'
Ronaldinho  30'
Iniesta  84'
14 April 2004 32 Betis 1 – 1 FC Barcelona
Saviola  4'
18 April 2004 33 FC Barcelona 3 – 0 Málaga Barcelona
Saviola  18'
L. García  23'
Cocu  34'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
25 April 2004 34 Real Madrid 1 – 2 FC Barcelona
Kluivert  56'
Xavi  86'
2 May 2004 35 FC 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 FC Barcelona
16 May 2004 37 FC Barcelona 1 – 0 Racing Santander Barcelona
Ronaldinho  15' Stadium: Camp Nou
23 May 2004 38 Zaragoza 2 – 1 FC Barcelona
 9' Saviola

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Copa del Rey
Main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey
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 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
Report Villa  74' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 46,506
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
29 January 2004 Quarter-finals, Second Leg Real Zaragoza 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Barcelona Zaragoza
Yordi  85' Report L. García  12' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup
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)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
25 GK  ESP Valdes 44-3833-316-45-3
2 DF  NED Reiziger 40029+104060
5 DF  ESP Puyol 3802704070
4 DF  MEX Marquez 31117+515+102+10
12 DF  NED van Bronckhorst 4413415050
8 MF  NED Cocu 4863655071
6 MF  ESP Xavi 49534+245+1071
3 MF  NED Davids 2011812000
22 FW  ESP Luis García 38823+245+1173
7 FW  ARG Saviola 461928+5145+126+13
10 FW  BRA Ronaldinho 452132145+1374
1 GK  TUR Recber 7-63+1-60030
9 FW  NED Kluivert 261011+108201+22
11 MF  NED Overmars 3135+1511+221+70
14 MF  ESP Gerard 28111+812+202+30
16 DF  ESP Mario 20100010
18 MF  ESP Gabri 22112+41104+10
20 MF  POR Quaresma 28110+1211+103+10
21 MF  ESP Luis Enrique 30510+1430+104+12
23 MF  BRA Motta 26213+711051
24 MF  ESP Iniesta 1725+61310+30
26 MF  ESP Ros 200+100+1000
27 DF  ESP Óscar López 1102+401+201+10
28 GK  ESP Jorquera 2-22-20000
32 DF  ESP Oleguer 24017+102040
36 FW  ESP Sergio García 702+20200+10
37 MF  ESP Santamaria 401+300000
  • Source:

Results

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