2003–04 Valencia CF season
During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Valencia CF won the double of La Liga and the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Rafael Benítez left to manage English side Liverpool and was succeeded by former Chelsea, Fiorentina and Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri.
2003–04 season | |||
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Manager | Rafael Benítez | ||
Stadium | Mestalla Stadium | ||
La Liga | 1st | ||
UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mista (19) All: Mista (24) | ||
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Valencia CF enjoyed a marvellous season by winning the La Liga and UEFA Cup double. The key players of the squad were Mista, Juan Sánchez Moreno, Ricardo Oliveira, David Albelda, Roberto Ayala, Fábio Aurélio, Amedeo Carboni and Mauricio Pellegrino. Valencia CF started the league well in the early season but slumped in the mid-season and later made a remarkable comeback (remontada) in April and May thanks to Real Madrid's several slips. Valencia CF were on course for their first-treble winning season, however, Valencia were eliminated by eventual Copa del Rey runners-up Real Madrid in the quarter-finals and thus denying them a season treble.
Overview
Competition | Record | Result | Top Scorer | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
La Liga | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 60.53 | Winners | |
Copa del Rey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 50.00 | Quarter-finals | |
UEFA Cup | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 76.92 | Winners | |
Total | 57 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 40 | +61 | 63.16 |
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
La Liga
League table
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 |
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.
Matches
All kickoff times are in CEST. Win Draw Loss
30 August 2003 1 | Valencia | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Valencia |
21:30 | Aimar |
Sousa |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
2 September 2003 2 | Osasuna | 0–1 | Valencia | Pamplona |
21:30 | Baraja |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,195 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
14 September 2003 3 | Valencia | 1–0 | Málaga | Valencia |
19:00 | Marchena |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
20 September 2003 4 | Atlético Madrid | 0–3 | Valencia | Madrid |
21:30 | Vicente Mista |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
27 September 2003 5 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
21:30 | Mista Oliveira |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Xavier Moreno Delgado |
5 October 2003 6 | Barcelona | 0-1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
21:30 | Oliveira |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,019 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
19 October 2003 7 | Valencia | 4–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
17:30 | Mista Baraja Vicente |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
25 October 2003 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2-1 | Valencia | A Coruña |
21:30 | Valerón Tristán |
Mista |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
29 October 2003 9 | Valencia | 2-2 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
21:00 | Aimar Canobbio |
Berizzo Jesuli |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano |
2 November 2003 10 | Mallorca | 0–5 | Valencia | Palma |
Jorge López Oliveira Xisco |
Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
9 November 2003 11 | Valencia | 1–2 | Racing de Santander | Valencia |
Baraja |
Bodipo |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
23 November 2003 12 | Murcia | 2–2 | Valencia | Murcia |
Richi Míchel |
Mista |
Stadium: La Condomina Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
29 November 2003 13 | Valencia | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
Jorge López Vicente Aimar |
Villa Cani |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
2 December 2003 14 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
7 December 2003 15 | Valencia | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
Vicente |
Ezquerro |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
14 December 2003 16 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Valencia | Seville |
Juanito |
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
20 December 2003 17 | Valencia | 1–0 | Sevilla | Valencia |
Mista |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: José Losantos Omar |
04 January 2004 18 | Valencia | 4–2 | Villarreal | Valencia |
Baraja Aimar Mista |
Riquelme Belletti |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
10 January 2004 19 | Albacete | 0–1 | Valencia | Albacete |
Jorge López |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Javier Moreno Delgado |
17 January 2004 20 | Valladolid | 0–0 | Valencia | Valladolid |
Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
25 January 2004 21 | Valencia | 0–1 | Osasuna | Valencia |
Pellegrino |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
31 January 2004 22 | Málaga | 1–6 | Valencia | Málaga |
Salva |
Mista Oliveira Marchena Albelda |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
07 February 2004 23 | Valencia | 3–0 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
Mista Vicente |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
15 February 2004 24 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
Figo |
Ayala |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
21 February 2004 25 | Valencia | 0–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
Gerard |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
29 February 2004 26 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Tamudo |
Mista |
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
06 March 2004 27 | Valencia | 3–0 | Deportivo de La Coruña | Valencia |
Vicente Sánchez |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: José Pedro Mendoza Castellano |
14 March 2004 28 | Celta de Vigo | 0–2 | Valencia | Vigo |
Rufete |
Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Attendance: 25,076 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
21 March 2004 29 | Valencia | 5–1 | Mallorca | Valencia |
Mista Baraja Angulo |
Eto'o |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
28 March 2004 30 | Racing de Santander | 0–3 | Valencia | Santander |
Díaz Vicente |
Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 13,781 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
04 April 2004 31 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
Pellegrino Mista |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
11 April 2004 32 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
Angulo |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
18 April 2004 33 | Valencia | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
Vicente Mista |
Alonso Karpin |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
25 April 2004 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
del Horno |
Jorge López |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
02 May 2004 35 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Betis | Valencia |
Torres Baraja |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
09 May 2004 36 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Valencia | Seville |
Vicente Baraja |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
14 May 2004 37 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
Anderson Riquelme |
Pellegrino |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
23 May 2004 38 | Valencia | 0–1 | Albacete | Valencia |
Aranda |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
Copa del Rey
22 October 2003 Round of 64 | CD Castellón | 1–3 | Valencia | Castellón de la Plana, Valencia |
Marcos |
Baraja Canobbio |
Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
17 December 2003 Round of 32 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
Xisco Garrido |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
7 January 2004 Round of 16, First Leg | Valencia | 2–2 | Osasuna | Valencia |
Angulo Baraja |
Webó Aloisi |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
14 January 2004 Round of 16, Second Leg | Osasuna | 0–2 (2–4 agg.) | Valencia | Pamplona |
Vicente Rufete |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
21 January 2004 Quarter-finals, First Leg | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia | Madrid |
Raúl Ronaldo Figo |
(Report) | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
28 January 2004 Quarter-finals, Second Leg | Valencia | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Xisco |
(Report) | Raúl Zidane |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
UEFA Cup
First round
24 September 2003 | AIK | 0–1 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm | |
20:30 | Report | Oliveira |
Attendance: 25,433 Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany) |
Second round
6 November 2003 | Valencia | 0–0 | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia | |
22:00 | Report | Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland) |
11 December 2003 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–4 (0–4 agg.) | Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam | |
20:00 | Report | Mista Baraja Albelda Angulo |
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Third round
26 February 2004 | Valencia | 3–2 | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia | |
21:30 | Sissoko Canobbio Navarro |
Report | Pancu |
Referee: Alain Sars (France) |
3 March 2004 | 0–2 (2–5 agg.) | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul | ||
19:30 | Report | Angulo Juan Sánchez |
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
Fourth round
11 March 2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 1–0 | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara | |
19:30 | Daems |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
25 March 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | Gençlerbirliği | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:30 | Mista Vicente |
Report | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
Quarter-final
8 April 2004 | Bordeaux | 1–2 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | |
19:15 | Riera |
Report | Baraja Rufete |
Attendance: 29,108 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
14 April 2004 | Valencia | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia | |
21:45 | Pellegrino Rufete |
Report | Eduardo |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Semi-final
22 April 2004 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal | |
21:45 | Report | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
6 May 2004 | Valencia | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia | |
21:45 | Mista |
Report | Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
Final
19 May 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 | Ullevi, Gothenburg | |
20:45 CEST | Vicente Mista |
Report | Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
References
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2003-2004/laliga/valencia.htm
- Torres was born in Ahlen, West Germany (now Germany).