2003–04 Atlético Madrid season

Atlético de Madrid firmly re-established itself in La Liga, thanks to a seventh-place finish. The season saw Fernando Torres taking another step towards superstardom, scoring 19 goals in the season during which he turned 20 years, which led to a call-up to the Spain national team for UEFA Euro 2004. The finish was still not enough to satisfy the owner family Gil, resulting in coach Gregorio Manzano unexpectedly getting the sack.

Atlético de Madrid

2003–04 season
President	Enrique Cerezo
Head coach	Gregorio Manzano
Stadium	Vicente Calderón
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Fernando Torres (19)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Germán Burgos
• Sergio Aragoneses
• Juanma
• Ismael Falcón

Defenders

• Cosmin Contra
• García Calvo
• Santi
• Sergi
• Matías Lequi
• Gaspar Gálvez
• Iván Romero

Midfielders

• Gonzalo de los Santos
• Kiki Musampa
• Jorge Larena
• Rubén Olivera
• Diego Simeone
• Juan Carlos Aguilera
• Nano
• Ariel Ibagaza
• Rodrigo Fabri
• Álvaro Novo
• Diego Rivas
• Juanma Ortiz
• Gabi

Attackers

• Fernando Torres
• Veljko Paunović
• Demis Nikolaidis
• Toché
• Arizmendi

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	15	11	12	53	49	+4	56	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Sevilla	38	15	10	13	56	45	+11	55[lower-alpha 1]
7	Atlético Madrid	38	15	10	13	51	53	−2	55[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8	Villarreal	38	15	9	14	47	49	−2	54	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9	Betis	38	13	13	12	46	43	+3	52

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
Notes:

1. SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV

• Sevilla-Atlético Madrid 1-0
• 1-0 Júlio Baptista  25'
• Atlético Madrid-Albacete 1-0
• 1-0 Jorge Larena  49'
• Osasuna-Atlético Madrid 1-0
• 1-0 Pablo García  36'
• Atlético Madrid-Valencia 0-3
• 0-1 Vicente  68'
• 0-2 Mista  77'
• 0-3 Mista  90'
• Atlético Madrid-Barcelona 0-0
• Deportivo-Atlético Madrid 5-1
• 1-0 Fran  6'
• 1-1 Matías Lequi  11'
• 2-1 Enrique Romero  31'
• 3-1 Sergio  50'
• 4-1 Walter Pandiani  55'
• 5-1 Lionel Scaloni  90'
• Atlético Madrid-Mallorca 2-1
• 1-0 Fernando Torres  26'
• 1-1 Samuel Eto'o  38'
• 2-1 Jorge Larena  90'
• Real Murcia-Atlético Madrid 1-3
• 0-1 Fernando Torres  13' (pen.)
• 0-2 Demis Nikolaidis  37'
• 1-2 David Karanka  70'
• 1-3 Fernando Torres  83'
• Atlético Madrid-Real Sociedad 4-0
• 1-0 Demis Nikolaidis  18'
• 2-0 Fernando Torres  57' (pen.)
• 3-0 Fernando Torres  65'
• 4-0 Diego Simeone  80'
• Betis-Atlético Madrid 1-2
• 1-0 Marcos Assunção  20'
• 1-1 Fernando Torres  40'
• 1-2 Fernando Torres  49' (pen.)
• Atlético Madrid-Villareal 1-0
• 1-0 Álvaro Novo  55'
• Valladolid-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 0-1 Kiki Musampa  13'
• 1-1 Ariza Makukula  21'
• 2-1 Víctor Zapata  37'
• 3-1 Francisco Sousa  65'
• Atlético Madrid-Málaga 2-0
• 1-0 Gonzalo de los Santos  5'
• 2-0 Demis Nikolaidis  73'
• Real Madrid-Atlético Madrid 2-0
• 1-0 Ronaldo  1'
• 2-0 Raúl  20'
• Atlético Madrid-Espanyol 2-0
• 1-0 Fernando Torres  21'
• 2-0 Fernando Torres  74'
• Celta Vigo-Atlético Madrid 2-2
• 0-1 Diego Simeone  17'
• 1-1 Peter Luccin  37'
• 2-1 Savo Milošević  40'
• 2-2 Matías Lequi  83'
• Atlético Madrid-Racing Santander 2-2
• 0-1 Sergio Matabuena  53'
• 1-1 Veljko Paunović  62'
• 2-1 Kiki Musampa  69'
• 2-2 Jonatan Valle  79'
• Real Zaragoza-Atlético Madrid 0-0
• Atlético Madrid-Athletic Bilbao 3-0
• 1-0 Fernando Torres  73'
• 2-0 Fernando Torres  83' (pen.)
• 3-0 Veljko Paunović  90'
• Atlético Madrid-Sevilla 2-1
• 1-0 Fernando Torres  42'
• 2-0 Demis Nikolaidis  70'
• 2-1 José Antonio Reyes  75'
• Albacete-Atlético Madrid 1-1
• 0-1 Nano  32'
• 1-1 Matías Lequi  60' (o.g.)
• Atlético Madrid-Osasuna 1-1
• 0-1 Valdo  24'
• 1-1 Demis Nikolaidis  90'
• Valencia-Atlético Madrid 3-0
• 1-0 Mista  30'
• 2-0 Vicente  65'
• 3-0 Mista  70'
• Barcelona-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 1-0 Javier Saviola  9'
• 1-1 Demis Nikolaidis  21'
• 2-1 Ronaldinho  24'
• 3-1 Luis García Sanz  43'
• Atlético Madrid-Deportivo 0-0
• Mallorca-Atlético Madrid 0-1
• 0-1 Fernando Torres  89'
• Atlético Madrid-Real Murcia 1-1
• 0-1 Luis García Fernández  54' (pen.)
• 1-1 Nano  90'
• Real Sociedad-Atlético Madrid 2-1
• 1-0 Valeri Karpin  34' (pen.)
• 2-0 Diego Simeone  41' (o.g.)
• 2-1 Veljko Paunović  70'
• Atlético Madrid-Betis 2-1
• 1-0 Veljko Paunović  51'
• 1-1 Joaquín  67'
• 2-1 Fernando Torres  68'
• Villareal-Atlético Madrid 0-0
• Atlético Madrid-Valladolid 2-1
• 1-0 Fernando Torres  23'
• 2-0 Veljko Paunović  45'
• 2-1 Pablo Richetti  64'
• Málaga-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 1-0 Ivan Leko  31'
• 2-0 Diego Alonso  45'
• 2-1 Nano  45'
• 3-1 Diego Alonso  49'
• Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 1-2
• 0-1 Santiago Solari  5'
• 1-1 Veljko Paunović  47'
• 1-2 Iván Helguera  77'
• Espanyol-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 1-0 Fredson  64'
• 2-0 Claudiu Răducanu  82'
• 3-0 Claudiu Răducanu  88'
• 3-1 Fernando Torres  90'
• Atlético Madrid-Celta Vigo 3-2
• 1-0 Nano  2'
• 2-0 Fernando Torres  6'
• 2-1 Savo Milošević  32'
• 3-1 García Calvo  39'
• 3-2 Edu  70'
• Racing Santander-Atlético Madrid 2-2
• 0-1 Ariel Ibagaza  25'
• 1-1 Cristian Álvarez  57'
• 1-2 Gonzalo de los Santos  59'
• 2-2 Omri Afek  90'
• Atlético Madrid-Real Zaragoza 1-2
• 1-0 Nano  65'
• 1-1 Delio Toledo  90'
• 1-2 Delio Toledo  90'
• Athletic Bilbao-Atlético Madrid 3-4
• 1-0 Andoni Iraola  19'
• 1-1 Ariel Ibagaza  26'
• 1-2 Gonzalo de los Santos  32'
• 1-3 Fernando Torres  34'
• 2-3 Joseba Arriaga  52'
• 2-4 Fernando Torres  83'
• 3-4 Joseba Arriaga  87'

Top scorers

La Liga

• Fernando Torres 19
• Veljko Paunović 6
• Demis Nikolaidis 6
• Nano 5