2003–04 Sporting CP season

Sporting Clube de Portugal had a disappointing season in the wake of the selling of starlet Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United. They finished one point behind arch rivals Benfica, who clinched the final spot for the Champions League thanks to a late goal by Geovanni in the penultimate round of the season in the Lisbon derby.[1]

Sporting CP

2003–04 season
Manager	Fernando Santos
Primeira Liga	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Last 32
UEFA Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	Liédson (15)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Ricardo
• Nélson
• Tiago

Defenders

• Facundo Quiroga
• Ânderson Polga
• Hugo
• Mário Sérgio
• Miguel Garcia
• Paíto
• Beto
• Luís Filipe
• Rui Jorge
• Santamaria
• Eduardo Maldea

Midfielders

• Rui Bento
• Carlos Martins
• Pedro Barbosa
• Rodrigo Tello
• Paulo Bento
• Fábio Rochemback
• Custódio
• Clayton
• Toñito
• Tinga

Attackers

• Marius Niculae
• Sá Pinto
• João Pinto
• Lourenço
• Silva
• Liédson

Competitions

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2003–04 Primeira Liga

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Porto (C)	34	25	7	2	63	19	+44	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Benfica	34	22	8	4	62	28	+34	74	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Sporting CP	34	23	4	7	60	33	+27	73	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Nacional	34	17	5	12	56	35	+21	56
5	Braga	34	15	9	10	36	38	−2	54

Source: Foradejogo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League

Matches

• Académica-Sporting 1-2
• 1-0 Filipe Alvim  52'
• 1-1 Lourenço  67'
• 1-2 Beto  90 + 2'
• Sporting-Belenenses 4-2
• 1-0 Fábio Rochemback  15' (pen.)
• 2-0 Toñito  29'
• 2-1 Sousa  30'
• 2-2 Leonardo  46'
• 3-2 Lourenço  57'
• 4-2 Toñito  60'
• Porto-Sporting 4-1
• 1-0 Derlei  3'
• 2-0 Edgaras Jankauskas  51'
• 3-0 Maniche  64'
• 3-1 Fábio Rochemback  79'
• 4-1 Benni McCarthy  89' (pen.)
• Sporting-Nacional 2-0
• 1-0 Fábio Rochemback  20'
• 2-0 Toñito  34'
• Moreirense-Sporting 1-0
• 1-0 Manoel  90 + 3'
• Sporting-Gil Vicente 1-0
• 1-0 Rodrigo Tello  90 + 5'
• Marítimo-Sporting 2-1
• 0-1 Liédson  23'
• 1-1 Marcelo Carioca  62'
• 2-1 Alan  90 + 6'
• Sporting-Beira-Mar 3-1
• 1-0 Liédson  9'
• 1-1 Sandro  25'
• 2-1 João Pinto  45'
• 3-1 Liédson  73'
• Alverca-Sporting 1-2
• 1-0 Torrão  8'
• 1-1 Fábio Rochemback  29' (pen.)
• 1-2 Liédson  53'
• Sporting-Rio Ave 1-1
• 0-1 Evandro  45'
• 1-1 Silva  84'
• Paços de Ferreira-Sporting 1-2
• 0-1 Pedro Barbosa  19'
• 1-1 Zé Manuel  52'
• 1-2 Pedro Barbosa  75' (pen.)
• Sporting-Braga 2-0
• 1-0 João Pinto  29'
• 2-0 Silva  59'
• Estrela Amadora-Sporting 1-4
• 0-1 Fábio Rochemback  16'
• 1-1 Júlio César  35'
• 1-2 Pedro Barbosa  40'
• 1-3 Liédson  67'
• 1-4 Liédson  89'
• Sporting-Boavista 1-0
• 1-0 Silva  32'
• Benfica-Sporting 1-3
• 0-1 Fábio Rochemback  8' (pen.)
• 0-2 Silva  33'
• 1-2 Luisão  56'
• 1-3 Sá Pinto  90 + 2'
• Sporting-Vitória Guimarães 2-1
• 0-1 Romeu  21'
• 1-1 João Pinto  31'
• 2-1 Pedro Barbosa  42'
• Sporting-Académica 2-0
• 1-0 Liédson  42'
• 2-0 Pedro Barbosa  90 + 1'
• Belenenses-Sporting 1-3
• 1-0 Marco Paulo  30'
• 1-1 Sá Pinto  33'
• 1-2 João Pinto  67'
• 1-3 Liédson  90 + 3'
• Sporting-Porto 1-1
• 0-1 Jorge Costa  9'
• 1-1 Pedro Barbosa  69' (pen.)
• Nacional-Sporting 3-3
• 0-1 Sá Pinto  39'
• 1-1 Gouveia  42'
• 2-1 Adriano  49'
• 2-2 Marius Niculae  62'
• 2-3 Lourenço  73'
• 3-3 Carlos Álvarez  87'
• Sporting-Moreirense 1-0
• 1-0 Fábio Rochemback  34'
• Gil Vicente-Sporting 1-1
• 1-0 Luís Loureiro  18' (pen.)
• 1-1 Carlos Martins  70'
• Sporting-Marítimo 1-0
• 1-0 Beto  81'
• Beira-Mar-Sporting 0-2
• 0-1 Pedro Barbosa  9' (pen.)
• 0-2 Fábio Rochemback  11'
• Sporting-Alverca 2-0
• 1-0 Carlos Martins  31'
• 2-0 Liédson  89'
• Rio Ave-Sporting 4-0
• 1-0 Evandro  16'
• 2-0 Jaime  25'
• 3-0 Paulo César  45'
• 4-0 Evandro  77'
• Sporting-Paços de Ferreira 1-0
• 1-0 Liédson  88'
• Braga-Sporting 2-3
• 0-1 Silva  11'
• 0-2 Liédson  31'
• 0-3 Pedro Barbosa  67' (pen.)
• 1-3 Henrique  75'
• 2-3 Henrique  85'
• Sporting-Estrela Amadora 4-0
• 1-0 Liédson  33'
• 2-0 Liédson  58'
• 3-0 Marius Niculae  78'
• 4-0 Liédson  82'
• Boavista-Sporting 2-1
• 0-1 Liédson  59'
• 1-1 Frechaut  83'
• 2-1 Fary Faye  88'
• União Leiria-Sporting 1-0
• 1-0 Alhandra  50'
• Sporting-Benfica 0-1
• 0-1 Geovanni  88'
• Vitória Guimarães-Sporting 0-2
• 0-1 Marius Niculae  73'
• 0-2 João Pinto  83'

Topscorers

• Liédson 15
• Fábio Rochemback 7
• Silva 5
• João Pinto 5

References

1. "Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003–04". Zerozero. Retrieved 24 April 2020.