2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
Seven players were signed during the 2003–04 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £200,000. Another player was signed before the start of next season.


2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The players that joined Dundee United during the 2003–04 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.


2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Five players left the club during the season with no transfer involving a fee. Two players were loaned out during the season with three players also released before next season.


2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.


2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Morning, Noon and Night for the first time.


2003–04 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2003–04 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 4th position with 53 points. They also reached the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.


2003–04 ECHL season
The 2003–04 ECHL season was the 16th season of the ECHL. This was the first season that the league would be known as only the ECHL instead of East Coast Hockey League after the absorption of the former West Coast Hockey League teams. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the San Diego Gulls and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Idaho Steelheads.


2003–04 ECHL season, League changes
This season brought a major change in the ECHL as the Board of Governors approved membership applications from the Anchorage Aces, the Bakersfield Condors, the Fresno Falcons, the Idaho Steelheads, the Las Vegas Wranglers, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the San Diego Gulls from the recently defunct West Coast Hockey League. In a change reflective of the nationwide presence, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to simply ECHL on May 19, 2003.


2003–04 ECHL season, League changes
During the 2003 off-season, the Richmond Renegades, Arkansas RiverBlades, Jackson Bandits, Baton Rouge Kingfish, and Lexington Men O' War all ceased operations.


2003–04 ECHL season, League changes
In addition to the former WCHL teams, the league also added two reactivated franchises in the Gwinnett Gladiators (formerly the Mobile Mysticks) and Texas Wildcatters (formerly the Huntington Blizzard).


2003–04 ECHL season, All-Star Game
The ECHL All-Star Game was held at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois, and was hosted by the Peoria Rivermen. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 7–6, with Peoria's Randy Rowe named Most Valuable Player.


2003–04 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime or Shootout Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = PointsGreen shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage


2003–04 ECHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2003–04 ECHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2003–04 EEHL season
The 2003–04 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the ninth and final season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Nine teams participated in Division A, Six teams participated in Division B, and seven teams participated in the EEHL Cup. HK Keramin Minsk won Division A, HK Vitebsk won Division B, and Titan Klin won the EEHL Cup.


2003–04 EHF Champions League
The 2003–04 EHF Champions League was the 44th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


2003–04 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 2003–04 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-eighth edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It returned to an autumn to spring calendar three years later, running from October 10, 2003, to May 21, 2004. The format was also altered, breaking the Rounds of 32 and 16 into three preliminary rounds, with the four remaining teams playing against the third-placed teams in the Champions League's group stage in the quarterfinals.


2003–04 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The final confronted two teams coming from the Champions League, with 2002 EHF Cup champion Ikast Bording beating 8-times Champions League champion Hypo Niederösterreich, overcoming an away loss by a 9-goals margin, to become the first Danish team to win the Cup Winners' Cup.


2003–04 EIHL season
The 2003–04 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the Elite League. The season ran from September 12, 2003 until April 4, 2004.


2003–04 EIHL season
During the 2002–03 season, the financial collapse of the Manchester Storm and the Scottish Eagles, the resignation of the Bracknell Bees and the uncertainty surrounding the London Knights and their London Arena home left the Ice Hockey Superleague with little option but to fold.


2003–04 EIHL season
The three remaining Superleague clubs, the Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers were joined by three British National League clubs, the Basingstoke Bison, Cardiff Devils and Coventry Blaze and two new clubs, the London Racers and Manchester Phoenix in establishing the Elite Ice Hockey League. The clubs hoped to provide a more financially sustainable league than its predecessor with a greater number of British trained players taking part.


2003–04 EIHL season
The league was met with considerable opposition from the governing body, Ice Hockey UK who initially refused to affiliate itself with the new league, instead desiring that the remaining Superleague clubs integrate themselves into the British National League. This led to a bitter summer of uncertainty which only the intervention of the International Ice Hockey Federation ended. The IIHF ruled that the Elite League be granted a single season's affiliation with IHUK while discussions between IHUK, the EIHL and the BNL took place on the future of the sport in the United Kingdom.


2003–04 EIHL season
The season began on September 12, 2003 with a game between the newly formed London Racers and the previous season's league champions, Sheffield Steelers. London began the season at Alexandra Palace but within a few weeks had relocated to the Lee Valley Ice Centre. The Racers went much of the season without winning, before finally claiming a 3–0 victory over Cardiff as the season drew to its close.


2003–04 EIHL season, Challenge Cup
During the early part of the season, the results from league games also counted towards a separate Challenge Cup table. After each team had played each other once at home and once away, the top four teams in the table qualified for the semi finals.


2003–04 EIHL season, Challenge Cup, Final
The final brought Nottingham and Sheffield head-to-head in a major final for the seventh time. The Steelers had won each of the last six finals in a run stretching back to 1995 and were clear favourites to win a seventh straight final against their bitter rivals after convincingly winning the Elite League title.


2003–04 EIHL season, Challenge Cup, Final
After a tight 1–1 draw at the National Ice Centre, the two clubs met in the second leg at Sheffield Arena on March 17. The Panthers stormed into an early 2–0 lead before the Steelers fought back to tie the game at 2–2. Regulation time ended level and so the game went into overtime. After 53 seconds, Kim Ahlroos won the game for Nottingham, ending an eight-year wait for the club to defeat their rivals in a showpiece event.


2003–04 EIHL season, Elite League Table
Each team played four home games and four away games against each of their opponents. Sheffield and Nottingham fought it out for the inaugural Elite League title before the Steelers pulled away to become comfortable champions, thanks to twenty consecutive wins, including 7–3, 5–0, 3–0 and 7–4 victories over the Panthers.


2003–04 EIHL season, Elite League Table
Nottingham finished runner-up while Coventry were the most successful former BNL side, finishing third. Belfast began the season strongly before a poor run of results in the second half of the season saw them slip to fourth place. Struggling London were always destined to finish last, doing so by thirty-eight points, while Basingstoke also missed out on a place in the playoffs.


2003–04 EIHL season, Elite League Play Offs
The top six teams qualified for the playoffs. Group A consisted of Sheffield, Belfast and Manchester while Group B consisted of Nottingham, Coventry and Cardiff. The Phoenix chose to stage one of its home games, against the Steelers at the 1,500 capacity IceSheffield rather than play the substantial costs involved in hiring the MEN Arena.


2003–04 EIHL season, Elite League Play Offs, Semi Finals
The finals weekend took place over the weekend of 3 April-4 April at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham.


2003–04 EIHL season, Elite League Play Offs, Final
The final saw the two main protagonists of the season come head-to-head in a repeat of the title race and Challenge Cup final. The Steelers avenged their overtime loss in the Cup a few weeks earlier by beating the Panthers 2–1 before a capacity crowd at the NIC. Sheffield marched into a 2–0 lead before Nottingham pulled a goal back on a 5 on 3 powerplay. The Panthers never seriously threatened Sheffield's goal and in the end the Steelers were comfortable winners.


2003–04 ES Troyes AC season
The 2003–04 season was the 18th season in the existence of ES Troyes AC and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, ES Troyes AC participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2003–04 EWWL Trocal league
EWWL Trocal League for the season 2003–04 was the third season of the EWWL Trocal league. Attended by eleven teams from five countries, a champion for the first time in history, became the team Gospić Industrogradnja. In this season, clubs from Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria took part.


2003–04 EWWL Trocal league
EWWL Trocal League for the season 2003–04 has begun to play 4 October 2003 and ended on 22 February 2004, when he it was completed a Regular season. Final Four to be played from 12–13 March 2004. in Gospić in Croatia. Winner Final Four this season for the team Gospić Croatia Osiguranje from Croatia.


2003–04 EWWL Trocal league, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 11 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 4 October 2003 and it will end on 22 February 2004.


2003–04 EWWL Trocal league, Final four
Final Four to be played from 12–13 March 2004. in the Gradska Školska Sportska Dvorana in Gospić, Croatia.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season
The 2003–04 season was East Bengal Football Club's 8th season in the National Football League, and also marked the club's 84th season. East Bengal successfully defended their league title from the previous season, competing in the 2003-04 NFL. They have also won the 2003 Calcutta Football League and the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. They became runners-up in the 2003 Super Cup, 2003 Durand Cup and 2003 IFA Shield.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, First-team squad
East Bengal FC squad for the 2003–04 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Stadiums
Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship
After winning the 2002-03 National Football League, East Bengal FC were invited to the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship held at Jakarta, Indonesia. Top clubs from South-East Asia participated in the tournament which included the favourites BEC Tero Sasana from Thailand who already reached the 2002–03 AFC Champions League Finals. The star-studded team consisted of Golden Ball winner of 2002–03 AFC Champions League - Therdsak Chaiman. Other top teams like 2002 Malaysia Super League Champions Perak FC and Liga Indonesia 2002 Champions Petrokimia Putra participated in the tournament.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship
East Bengal FC lost the first match against the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 1–0, courtesy of a solo goal from star man Therdsak Chaiman. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back in style as they defeated Philippine Army F.C. 6–0, with Bhaichung Bhutia scoring all 6 goals, becoming the only Indian player to score a double hattrick in an International game till date.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship
In the Quarter Finals, East Bengal FC faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia. Goals from Bhaichung Bhutia and Bijen Singh ensured a 2–1 win for the Kolkata side. Bhaichung was again on the scoresheet when East Bengal FC faced Petrokimia Putra in the Semi-Final. The score was 1–1 after 120 minutes and the Red and Golds won 7–6 in the shootout.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship
On 26 July 2003, East Bengal FC made history as they defeated the favourites BEC Tero Sasana 3–1 with goals from Mike Okoro, Bhaichung Bhutia and Alvito D'Cunha, hence becoming the first Indian club to win a top-level officially recognised tournament from Foreign Soil. Bhaichung Bhutia became the Top Scorer of the tournament with 9 goals. Sandip Nandy was adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship, Quarter final
East Bengal faced Persita Tangerang of Indonesia in the Quarter Finals of the tournament.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship, Semi final
East Bengal faced Petrokimia Putra, who were the reigning champions of Indonesia in the Semi Finals. East Bengal won 7-6 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after Extra Time.


2003–04 East Bengal FC season, Matches, ASEAN Club Championship, Final
East Bengal faced the 2002-03 AFC Champions League finalist BEC Tero Sasana in the Final of the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship. BEC Tero Sasana defeated East Bengal 1-0 in the group stages. East Bengal shocked everyone to win the match 3-1 and create history as they became the first team from India to win any major tournament on the continental stage.


2003–04 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2003–04 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 62nd in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2003–04 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2003–04 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2003–04 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2003–04 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Jim Boone. The Eagles played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–15, 7–11 in MAC play. They finished fifth in the MAC West. They were knocked out in the first round of the MAC Tournament by Marshall.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 25th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–26–11–9 record in 2002–03, earning 92 points, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. The Oilers were then defeated by the Dallas Stars in six games in the opening round.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season
During the off-season, the Oilers and Mike Comrie could not come to a contract agreement, and Comrie would not start the season with the team. Comrie would eventually be traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in December for Jeff Woywitka and the Flyers' first-round draft pick in 2004.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season
The club would start off the season on the right foot, having a record of 10–7–2–0 in the first 19 games. However, Edmonton would go into a slump and have a 10–17–6–1 in their next 34 games, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. The Oilers would later emerge from the slump and finish the season with a 16–5–4–4 in their remaining 29 games. Despite the season turnaround, the Oilers would finish in ninth in the West, two points behind the eighth-placed Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot, thereby failing to qualify for the post-season for the second time in three seasons.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season
Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 23 goals, 36 assists and 59 points. Radek Dvorak would finish just behind Smyth with 50 points, while Ethan Moreau and Raffi Torres would each score 20 goals. Marc-Andre Bergeron would lead the defense with 9 goals and 26 points, while Eric Brewer would finish just behind him with seven goals and 25 points. Georges Laraque would lead the club in penalty minutes, with 99.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season
In goal, Tommy Salo would begin the season as the starter. However, he would lose his job and eventually be traded to the Colorado Avalanche before the season was over. He won 17 games and had a 2.58 goals against average (GAA), along with three shutouts, with Edmonton. Ty Conklin took over the starting duties, where he would win 17 games, attain a 2.42 GAA and earn a shutout along the way.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Heritage Classic
The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001. The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Heritage Classic
The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to -18 °C, -30 °C (-22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC. Montreal won the game 4–3.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)  Overtime Loss (1 point)


2003–04 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003–04 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs. FC Den Bosch won the championship.


2003–04 Eerste Klasse
2003–04 Eerste Klasse was a Dutch association football season of the Eerste Klasse.


2003–04 Egyptian Premier League
In the Egyptian League 2003/2004, fourteen teams has participated. The first placed team in the league is the league's champion and qualifies, along  with the second placed, team to CAF Champions League 2005. The third placed team qualifies to CAF Champions League 2005. The teams with the last three places in the league will be relegated to the Egyptian Second Division.


2003–04 Egyptian Premier League
Each team plays 26 matches from August 2003 to July 2004.


2003–04 Egyptian Super Cup
The 2003–04 Egyptian Super Cup was the 3rd Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Cairo Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 August 2003, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.


2003–04 Egyptian Super Cup
Al Ahly defeated Zamalek and won the match 3–1 on penalties after being tied 0–0.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 104th season in the club's football history. In 2003–04 the club played in the Bundesliga, the first tier of German football. It was the club's 100th season in the first tier.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Eintracht Frankfurt II
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-19s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-17s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Ekstraklasa
The 2003–04 Ekstraklasa is the 78th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 70th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927.


2003–04 Ekstraklasa, Overview
14 teams competed in the 2003-04 season. Wisła Kraków won the championship.


2003–04 Eliteserien season
The 2003–04 Eliteserien season ended with Storhamar Dragons claiming their fifth Norwegian title after defeating Vålerenga in double overtime in game 7. Michael Smithurst scored the game winner nearly two minutes into the second extra period in front of 7,405 spectators.


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season.


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the new standard of eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first round, the two highest remaining seeds were drawn against the two lowest remaining seeds; in the second round, the highest remaining seed was drawn against one of the two lowest. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage, giving them a possible maximum of three home games as opposed to the lower-seeded team's possible maximum of two. Each best-of-five series followed a 1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 3 (plus 5 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 1 and 4 (if necessary).


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Playoffs
The final was contested between the Storhamar Dragons and Vålerenga for the second consecutive year. In 2003, the championship had been decided in four straight games when Vålerenga won 4–0 to claim their 22nd title and 18th "double". As in the previous season, the 2004 final was played as a best-of-seven series following a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format. Storhamar, as league champions, were seeded first and played at home for games 2, 4, 5 and 7. They took the lead after winning the first game 2–1 in overtime, but failed to capitalize, losing their first home game 0–4.


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Playoffs
The third and fourth games were both won by the home side. Game 5 saw Vålerenga achieve an away win in overtime to lead the series 3–2, but Storhamar came back to claim another overtime victory in Oslo and force a seventh, championship deciding game at Hamar OL-Amfi. A record 7,405 spectators turned out for the first game 7 in the history of the Norwegian Championship, in which Storhamar's Michael Smithurst scored the winning goal after 21 minutes and 54 seconds of overtime.


2003–04 Eliteserien season, Qualifying for UPC-ligaen 2004–05, Final standings
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOW = Shootout Wins; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; Pts = Points; Q = QualifiedSource:


2003–04 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2003–04 Elitserien was the 70th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–12 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and teams 13–14 were relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their first Swedish title. This season ended the dominance of Redbergslids IK and HK Drott; the two clubs won every title except one from 1983–84 to 2002–03, but have only won one title between them since.


2003–04 Elitserien season
The 2003–04 Elitserien season was the 29th season of Elitserien. It started in September 2003, with the regular season ending February 2004.


2003–04 Elitserien season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.


2003–04 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).


2003–04 England Hockey League season
The 2003–04 English Hockey League season took place from September 2003 until May 2004.


2003–04 England Hockey League season
The men's title was won by Cannock for the second consecutive year with the women's title going to Hightown. There were no play offs to determine champions or relegation after the regular season but there was a competition for the top six clubs called the Premiership tournament which culminated in a final held at Old Loughtonians Hockey Club on 9 May.


2003–04 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Hightown.


2003–04 Eredivisie
The 2003–04 season of the Dutch Eredivisie began in August 2003 and ended in May 2004. The title was won by Ajax.


2003–04 Eredivisie (basketball)
The 2003–04 Eredivisie season was the 44th season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. MPC Capitals won their second national title.


2003–04 Eredivisie (basketball), Teams
Newly established club Fun4All Bergen op Zoom made its debut in the Eredivisie this season.


2003–04 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2003–04 Eredivisie season was the 44th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Four teams participated in the league, and the Amsterdam Bulldogs won the championship.


2003–04 Essex Senior Football League
The 2003–04 Essex Senior Football League season was the 33rd in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England.


2003–04 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:


2003–04 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2003–04 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 3rd season in the Iran Pro League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and 59th year in existence as a football club.


2003–04 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2003-04 Euro Hockey Tour was the eighth season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of four tournaments, the Česká Pojišťovna Cup, Karjala Tournament, Baltica Brewery Cup, and the Sweden Hockey Games. The top two teams met in the final, and the third and fourth place teams met for the third place game.


2003–04 EuroLeague Women
The 2003–04 season was the 8th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women - EuroLeague Women since it was rebranded to its current format


2003–04 EuroLeague Women, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
Game 1 was played 2 March 2004. Game 2 was played 5 March 2004. Game 3 was played 10 March 2004. The team that won two games first, advanced to the Final four.


2003–04 EuroLeague Women, Final four
The venue was on 4–6 April 2004. Pécs hosted the event at the Lauber Dezső Sportcsarnok.


2003–04 Euroleague
The 2003–04 Euroleague was the fourth season of the professional basketball  competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 47th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2003–04 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The final of the competition was held in Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel, with hosts Maccabi Elite, defeating Skipper Bologna, by a score of 118-74.


2003–04 Euroleague, Regular season
The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.


2003–04 Euroleague, Regular season
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted resulting in 6 games each, with the top team advancing to the Final Four. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
This was the last season in which teams advanced directly from the Top 16 to the Final Four. A quarterfinal round was introduced in the 2004–05 season.


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:


2003–04 Euroleague, Top 16
Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Ülker) they were scheduled so that every week only one team would be at home.


2003–04 European Challenge Cup
The 2003–04 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 28 teams participated, representing seven countries. This was the first year of the competition following the introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales. With the reduction of Welsh teams from nine to five, and with all teams participating in the 2003-04 Heineken Cup, there were no Welsh teams in the 2003–04 Parker Pen Challenge Cup.


2003–04 European Challenge Cup
The competition began when Rotherham hosted Narbonne and Leonessa hosted Montferrand on 5 December 2003 and culminated in the final at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on 22 May 2004.


2003–04 European Challenge Cup
As in the previous season, the competition was organised in a knockout format. Teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg. For the second time, a third tier tournament was held - the European Shield. This was contested between the first round losers from the European Challenge Cup. As there were only 28 teams involved, the 2 "best" 1st Round losers were reprieved and proceeded to the 2nd Round.


2003–04 European Challenge Cup
The defending champions, England's London Wasps, did not have a chance to defend their crown because they qualified to play in the Heineken Cup. NEC Harlequins claimed the narrowest of victories over Montferrand in the final and picked up their second piece of European Club silverware.


2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2003–04 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 and 3 rugby union nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start.


2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division
The title was won by Portugal for the first time, with their Iberian neighbours Spain being relegated. Portugal won all their games, except to a loss abroad to Romania. The Championship saw another new face in the Czech Republic who replaced the relegated Netherlands.


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division
The 2002–2004 European Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the newly reformed European Championship for tier 2 & 3 Rugby Union Nations. This was the second two-year cycled championship, the first to be planned from the start.


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division
The Third division had a controversy development during the 2002–03 season


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division
The European federation decided to reset tournament and change from a "two-years" formula to a double "two-years formula".


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division
There were no relegation, due the 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division, Pool A
The highest level was the Pool "A", with five teams:


2003–04 European Nations Cup Third Division, Pool B
The middle level was the Pool "B", with five teams:


2003–04 European Shield
The 2003–04 European Shield (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd season of the European Shield, Europe's third-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. A total of 16 teams participated, representing five different countries.


2003–04 European Shield
This competition was contested between 12 first round losers from the 2003–04 European Challenge Cup plus 4 other Clubs entering directly into the 1st Round. The structure of the competition was a purely knockout format; teams played each other on a home and away basis, with the aggregate points winner proceeding to the next round. The final was a single leg.


2003–04 European Shield
The competition began on 10 January 2004 and culminated in the final at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella in Viadana on 21 May 2004. Montpellier secured a victory over Viadana in the final and picked up their first piece of European Club silverware.


2003–04 European Shield, Teams
This competition was contested between 12 first round losers from the 2003–04 European Challenge Cup, plus 4 other Clubs that joined directly at the 1st Round of the Shield.


2003–04 Everton F.C. season
During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


2003–04 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
In 2002–03, all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003–04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.


2003–04 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.


2003–04 Everton F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Everton F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Everton F.C. season, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FA Cup
The 2003–04 FA Cup was the 123rd staging of England and the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The competition began on 23 August 2003, with the lowest-ranked of the entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary round. In the Third Round, the clubs from the Premiership and Division One competed in the competition for the first time.


2003–04 FA Cup
The semi-finals were staged at neutral venues and, like the final, would not be replayed in the event of a draw. The competition culminated with the cup final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff for a fourth year in a row, since Wembley Stadium was still in the rebuilding process. The cup was won by Manchester United for a record 11th time, with a 3–0 victory over Millwall from Division One.


2003–04 FA Cup
The appearance in the Cup Final by Millwall, a Level 2 team, marked the first time in 12 years that a team outside Level 1 of the English football pyramid appeared in the final game.


2003–04 FA Cup, First round proper
This round is the first in which Football League teams from League One and League Two compete with non-league teams. Luton's Adrian Forbes and Sheffield Wednesday's Adam Proudlock netted hat tricks. Shildon AFC, of the Arngrove Northern League (level 9 on the football league pyramid), were the lowest ranked team left in the competition in the first round.


2003–04 FA Cup, Second round proper
Ties were played over the weekend of 6 December 2003. Mansfield's Liam Lawrence showed how interested Championship and premiership clubs were with him by netting a hat trick.


2003–04 FA Cup, Third round proper
This round marks the first time Championship and Premier League (top-flight) teams play. Matches were played on the weekend of Saturday, 3 January 2004, with replays on 13 January and 14 January.


2003–04 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
Ties played during the weekend of 24 January 2004, with replays on 3 February and 4 February.


2003–04 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City was particularly notable. Tottenham led the match 3–0 at half-time but Manchester City turned the match around in the second half to win 4–3, with Jon Macken scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. This was despite Manchester City having one less player on the pitch during the second half after Joey Barton was red carded during the half-time interval.


2003–04 FA Cup, Final
Manchester United won the game and lifted the trophy for the 11th time in their history (a competition record) with a 3–0 victory over a Millwall side who were the first team from outside the top flight to reach the FA Cup final in 12 years.


2003–04 FA Cup, Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters for the third consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the sixteenth consecutive season.


2003–04 FA Cup, Media coverage
The matches shown live on the BBC were: Accrington Stanley 1–0 Huddersfield Town (R1); Burton Albion 0–1 Hartlepool United (R2); Southampton 0–3 Newcastle United and Yeovil Town 0–2 Liverpool (R3); Liverpool 2–1 Newcastle United and Manchester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (R4); Sunderland 1–1 Birmingham City and Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea (R5); Portsmouth 1–5 Arsenal and Millwall 0–0 Tranmere Rovers (QF); Arsenal 0–1 Manchester United (SF); and Manchester United 3–0 Millwall (Final).


2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2003–04 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 123rd season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 661 clubs were accepted for the competition.


2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 2003–04 FA Cup
See 2003-04 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


2003–04 FA Premier League
The 2003–04 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the Premier League. Arsenal were the champions and Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the season, were the runners up. Arsenal ended the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in a 38-game league season and the second team overall (the first was Preston North End in 1889, 115 years earlier, during a 22-game league season).


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
Having qualified for the Champions' League the previous season, Chelsea were bolstered by a £100 million outlay on world-class players, a spree funded by the extensive financial resources of their new owner Roman Abramovich.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
Manchester United's attack was as strong as ever thanks to free-scoring Ruud van Nistelrooy, but the midfield was weakened following the £25 million pre-season sale of David Beckham to Real Madrid, and the centre of defence suffered a more severe setback after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out for the final four months of the season after being found guilty of the "failure or refusal to take a drugs test". The case of Rio Ferdinand started a debate about punishments relating to drug testing in football, with there being differing views on whether the punishment was too harsh or too lenient. Ferdinand's club sought to make direct comparisons with an earlier case of Manchester City reserve player who had in fact committed a lesser drug testing offence and as a result escaped with only a fine. City themselves had just moved from Maine Road to the City of Manchester Stadium.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
Arsenal, meanwhile, had only signed German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the 2003 close season, but French striker Thierry Henry was instrumental in Arsenal's success. Away from the Premier League, Arsène Wenger's team suffered disappointment in the cup competitions. They were knocked-out by League Cup eventual winners Middlesbrough in the semi-finals. They lost their defence of the FA Cup (which they held for two seasons in a row) after losing to eventual winners Manchester United in the semi-final. Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Chelsea (3–2 on aggregate).


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
These blows in the FA Cup and Champions League came within a few days of each other, and it was feared that Arsenal might squander their lead of the Premier League for the second successive season, but Arsenal thumped Liverpool only days later. Arsenal's Invincibles finished the season with 26 wins, 12 draws, 0 defeats and 90 points.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
The three relegation spots were occupied by three teams bracketed together on 33 points. Wolves and Leicester City followed the trend of many other newly promoted Premier League clubs and were relegated just one season after reaching the top division. For Leicester City, they would not return to the top flight for another 10 years and became the league champions for the first time ever in their history just a season later, whilst Wolves had been promoted back to the top flight in 2009-10 Premier League and slipped down again 3 years later.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
The other relegation place went to Leeds United, whose playing fortunes had dipped in the past two seasons after David O'Leary was sacked as manager and club debts had risen so high that many star players had to be sold. As a result, Leeds were relegated from the Premier League after 14 years of top division football – just three seasons after they had reached the Champions League semifinals, and they would not return for another 16 years.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Season summary
In his third season as Middlesbrough manager, Steve McClaren had guided the Teessiders to their first ever major trophy – sealed with a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. McClaren was also the first English manager to win a major trophy since Brian Little guided Aston Villa to League Cup success in 1996. He was also the first manager to take Middlesbrough into European competition – they would be competing in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Portsmouth, Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, returning to the top flight after an absence of fifteen, one and nineteen years respectively. This was also both Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers' first season in the Premier League. They replaced West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland after spending time in the top flight for ten, one and four years respectively.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, LMA Manager of the Year
The LMA Manager of the Year award was won by Arsène Wenger.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Players' Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2004 was won by Thierry Henry of Arsenal for the second successive year.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Players' Player of the Year
The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award was as follows:


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year award was won by Scott Parker of Chelsea F.C..


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Tim Howard (Manchester United)Defence: Lauren, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell (all Arsenal), John Terry (Chelsea)Midfield: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires (both Arsenal), Frank Lampard (Chelsea)Attack: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, PFA Fans' Player of the Year
Thierry Henry of Arsenal was named the PFA Fans' Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Henry was the first player to win this award twice.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, FWA Footballer of the Year
The FWA Footballer of the Year award for 2004 was won by Thierry Henry. The Arsenal forward picked up a remarkable 87% of the votes.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Fair Play Award
The Premier League Fair Play Award merit is given to the team who has been the most sporting and best behaved team. Champions Arsenal won this.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Behaviour of the Public League
Given to the best-behaved fans, Arsenal won this, thus achieving a fair play double.


2003–04 FA Premier League, Awards, Annual awards, Premier League Manager of the Year
Arsène Wenger won the Premier League Manager of the Year award. His team won 26 games, losing none and drawing 12 scoring 73 goals, conceding 26.


2003–04 FA Premier Reserve League
The 2003-04 Premier Reserve League season was the fifth since its establishment and featured 14 teams in the Northern League - won by Aston Villa Reserves - and 15 teams in the Southern League - won by Charlton Athletic Reserves.


2003–04 FA Premier Reserve League, League table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2003–04 FA Trophy
The 2003–04 FA Trophy was the thirty-second season of the FA Trophy.


2003–04 FA Women's Premier League, Southern Division
1 - Barnet 2 points deducted for using ineligible player.


2003–04 FAW Premier Cup
The 2003–04 FAW Premier Cup was the seventh season of the tournament since its founding in 1997.


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


2003–04 FC Barcelona season, 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.


2003–04 FC Barcelona season, Season summary
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.


2003–04 FC Barcelona season, Season summary
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.


2003–04 FC Barcelona season, Squad
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2003–04 FC Basel season
The 2003–04 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 111th in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. Basel played their home games in the newly constructed St. Jakob-Park complex. Local businessman Werner Edelmann was the club's chairman for the second consecutive season.


2003–04 FC Basel season
The Club's main aims for the 2003–04 season were to regain the league title and, as cup holders, to retain their cup title. The third aim was to remain in the UEFA Cup as long as possible. During pre-season Basel won the Uhrencup and the Alpen Cup. After being the surprise package in Europe in the 2002–03 season, Basel could not bring this form into the UEFA Cup in 2003–04 as they were eliminated by Newcastle United in the second round after defeating Malatyaspor in the previous round.


2003–04 FC Basel season
The Super League season started impeccably, Basel won the first thirteen matches straight off. They completed the first half of the season undefeated, with seventeen wins and one draw. Basel remained in top position right up until the end of the season, thus achieving their championship aim. In the club's history this was their tenth championship title.


2003–04 FC Basel season, Overview
Despite the fact that Grasshopper Club Zürich were the reigning Swiss champions, Basel were favourites to win the domestic championship title. As runners-up of the previous Nationalliga A season, Basel entered the UEFA Cup in first round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the 2003–04 season was Matías Emilio Delgado from Chacarita Juniors But in the other direction Hakan Yakin left the club and transferred to Paris Saint-Germain. Philippe Cravero moved on to Servette after five seasons with the club, in which he had played 185 games. Of these 108 were in the Nationalliga A, eight in the Swiss Cup, four in the UEFA Cup, 12 in the UI Cup and 53 were friendly games. Bernt Haas returned to West Bromwich Albion after the end of the loan period.


2003–04 FC Basel season, Overview
FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from the German Bundesliga, the French Ligue 1 and the Romanian Liga I. The season began on 16 July 2003 with the home game against Zürich and the 2003–04 UEFA Cup began on 24 September 2003.


2003–04 FC Basel season, Overview
Before the winter break Hakan Yakin returned to the club from Paris Saint-Germain and during the winter break they signed Francisco Gabriel Guerrero on loan from FC Zürich.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) had changed the format of the domestic league. Since the 1987–88 Nationalliga A season there were 24 teams in the Nationalliga, 12 in the Nationalliga A and 12 in the Nationalliga B. In the first stage there was a qualifying phase played as double round-robin. In the second phase the top eight clubs played a further double round-robin for the championship, the last eight teams played against relegation to the amateur league and the last four teams from the top level played a promotion/relegation round for the top tier in the following season.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Last season was last in that format. The new format was called Swiss Super League, or with the sponsor name Axpo Super League. As of this season, there were ten teams in the top tier and eighteen in the second tier. In the top tier, the teams played a double round-robin in the first half of the season and then another double round-robin in the second half. There were three points for a victory and one each for a draw. The champions and runners-up would enter the qualifying rounds of the [2004–05 Champions League, the third placed team would enter the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed team would be relegated the second last team would play a play-off against relegation.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the league championship. The season started impeccably, Basel won the first thirteen matches straight off and moved to the top of the league table from the first round. They completed the first half of the season undefeated, with seventeen wins and one draw.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel completed the seasons eighteen home ties undefeated, winning fourteen and drawing four. Their biggest home wins were two 6-0 wins against Servette and Neuchâtel Xamax. Four home games were reported as sold out, the highest attendance being 30,800 spectators on 23 November 2003 in their highest scoring match of the season, a 5–2 win against Grasshopper. Basel remained in top position in the table until the end of the season, thus achieving their championship aim. This was the club's tenth championship title in the club's history. They won the championship with 26 victories and seven draws, the team had suffered just three away defeats, and obtained 85 points. This meant that they were 13 points ahead of second placed Young Boys. Wil were bottom-placed and relegated and Neuchâtel Xamax played the play-out.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel scored 86 goals during their league season, conceding 32. Christian Giménez was the teams top league scorer with 16 goals, Marco Streller second best with 13 and both Benjamin Huggel and Julio Hernán Rossi netted eight times. Scott Chipperfield, Hervé Tum and Murat Yakin each scored seven times.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
As cup holders, Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to retain the title. In the first two rounds of the 2003–04 Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away and won their games against lower league teams, FC Alle and Urania Genève Sport as expected. In the third round they were drawn away in the Hardturm Stadion against Grasshopper Club Zürich but lost 1-0. Thus Basel were eliminated and missed their domestic cup aim. Grasshoppers advanced as far as the final, but here they were surprisingly defeated by Wil.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
As runners-up in the Swiss championship the previous season and as Swiss Cup winners Basel were qualified for the UEFA Cup first round. The club's aim was remain in the UEFA Cup as long as possible. But after being the surprise package in Europe in the 2002–03 season, Basel could not bring this form into the UEFA Cup in 2003–04.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
In the first round Basel were drawn against Malatyaspor and played the first leg away in the Malatya İnönü Stadium in Malatya in front of a sold out 10,000 capacity attendance. Basel had to play without their best scorer Christian Giménez, defender Timothée Atouba, and the midfield players Esposito and Ivan Ergic who were out injured. Basel started well into the game and their captain Murat Yakin put them a goal up after 15 minutes. The home team increased the pressure after the break and the visitors defence had to play at their best.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Despite seeing the yellow card in the 51st minute, the visitors captain and centre back was the best Basel player on the day. Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler also saw the yellow card in after 71 minutes for time-wasting, but he was able to keep a clean score sheet until the end of the game. The captains younger brother Hakan, who had been substituted in just seven minutes earlier, finished off Basel's good move in the 75th minute to give the visitors a two goal lead. And the 2–0 lead was held up until the end of the game.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Basel started very quickly into the second leg match held at St. Jakob-Park with two good early chances. Hervé Tum's header after just 45 seconds was a little too wide and Timothée Atouba tried a long range shot only a minute later but this was somewhat too high. But then the home team then defended their aggregate lead by simply keeping their Turkish opponents at bay by giving them a lot of space in the midfield area.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Basel's goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler only had to get involved once during the first half, this after 35 minutes as Muhammet Akagündüz appeared threateningly before him, but Atouba got back quickly to clear the danger. After the break the game changed. The visitors pushed forward with more presure, Fazli Ulusoy had their first chance, but his shot hit the outside of the post. Then Celaleddin Koçak reacted quickest on a loose ball and to beat Zuberbühler after 64 minutes. Muhammet Akagündüz also saw his shot bounce back of the post after 71 minutes.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Malatyaspor kept up their presure and six minutes from time, Kocak managed to net his second goal as he reacted quicker than the Basel defence to beat Zuberbühler with a well-placed header. The game ended with an aggregate 2–2 draw and thus went into over time. The momentum of the second half seemed to be with the visitors, however, Basel were able to regroup themselves and Marco Streller's silver goal saw them through to the second round.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
In the second round Basel were drawn against Newcastle United. The first leg was held at St. Jakob-Park with a sell-out 30,000 capacity. Basel started quickly with much momentum at the beginning of the first half. They had already come close on a couple of occasions before Mario Cantaluppi slammed home a powerful drive from outside the penalty area in the 11th minute. The visitors reacted very quickly, Laurent Robert was sent clear of the defence two minutes later. The French winger finished with composure and he sent his low shot into the far corner of the goal.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Another two minutes later Basel were awarded a corner kick. Defender Andy O'Brien headed the ball clear but the danger was not over. Scott Chipperfield was able to collect the free ball and his shot was slightly deflected as it beat Newcastle keeper Shay Given. Newcastle always seemed to be in danger as Basel pushed forward. Especially Christian Giménez was always dangerous and the tall Marco Streller was always a danger as high balls were sent into the centre. The English side deserve credit for standing out that spell without any further damage. Then the found their second equaliser.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
In the 37th minute Gary Speed first tried to send his header home after a Laurent Robert corner, but the ball was blocked, Titus Bramble reacted quickly on the loose ball and forced it over the line. Before the break Christian Giménez headed the ball against a post and in the second-half, substitute Julio Hernán Rossi forced Nolberto Solano to clear off the line when a corner came unexpectedly to him and diverted the ball with his face.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Towards the end of the match Newcastle were the more dominant side and it was a pass from Solano that set up the winning goal. Shola Ameobi skilfully shook off Marco Zwyssig before driving the ball between the legs of keeper Pascal Zuberbühler. Basel's head coach Christian Gross blamed defensive errors for the 2–3 home defeat.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
The second leg was played at St James' Park in front of 40,325 spectators and was arbitrated by Danish referee Knud Erik Fisker. He was the first-person taking action that evening by showing Newcastle’s captain Alan Shearer a yellow card after just 15 seconds. In that action Basel defender Marco Zwyssig was injured and he left the game in the fourth minute, being substituted by Boris Smiljanić. Smiljanić himself was involved in the next action. A Laurent Robert corner was completely misjudged by Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler and the ball bounced off the unlucky substitute’s shin. Chipperfield cleared the ball, but it had already crossed the line and referee Fisker signalled the goal without hesitation. The rest of the game remained unspectacular, Newcatle controlled the game, but Basel remained dangerous on the counter. However, no further goals followed


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
Basel were eliminated by Newcastle United in the second round 2–4 on aggregate.


2003–04 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
The club had hoped that they could have continued a round or perhaps two further, but despite being knocked out at this stage, they considered that that had achieved their European aim for this season.


2003–04 FC Basel season, Players, First team squad
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2003–04 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Friendlies, Uhrencup
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.


2003–04 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, 2003–04 Swiss Super League, First half of season
The Swiss Super League season was contested by ten teams.


2003–04 FC Bayern Munich season
FC Bayern Munich did not win any trophies in the 2003–04 season, but nevertheless qualified for the next years' Champions League. The biggest disappointment was losing 3–1 at home to champions Werder Bremen at the end of the season, being three goals down after just 35 minutes. New signing Roy Makaay scored 23 league goals, adapting smoothly to Bundesliga, but the defensive performances were not good enough to overhaul Werder Bremen at the end of the season.


2003–04 FC Bayern Munich season, Results, Bundesliga, League results
Source: 1Bayern Munich goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2003–04 FC Bayern Munich season, Results, Champions League, Group stage results
Source: 1Bayern Munich goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2003–04 FC Bayern Munich season, Reserve team
Bayern's reserve team were coached by Hermann Gerland. They finished as champions of the Regionalliga Süd but were not promoted to the 2. Bundesliga as reserve teams are not allowed to play higher than the third tier.


2003–04 FC Bayern Munich season, Reserve team
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2003–04 FC Bihor Oradea season
The 2003–04 season was Bihor Oradea's 45th season in the Romanian football league system, and their 18th season in the Divizia A. At the end of the season the team finished on 16th place and relegated back to Divizia B, after only one season in the top flight of the Romanian football. During this season the club was known as FC Oradea.


2003–04 FC Bihor Oradea season, First team squad
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2003–04 FC Dinamo București season
The 2003–04 season was FC Dinamo București's 55th season in Divizia A. After building up a team again in 2003–04, Dinamo eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round of the UEFA Cup 2003–04 season. They went on to lose to Spartak Moscow in the second round.


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season
In the Romanian League, against all odds, Dinamo won everything: the championships, the Romanian Cup, and the top goalscorer (Ionel Dănciulescu). Seen as the third favourite in the battle, after Rapid and Steaua, Dinamo had an excellent second part of the season, and two strikers, Dănciulescu and Claudiu Niculescu that scored together 37 goals. Dinamo had 14 wins at home, out of 15 games, the only defeat in front of their own fans being registered at the beginning of the season, against Rapid. Dinamo won the title with a game in hand, beating in the 29th round Apulum Alba Iulia, at home.


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season
In the Romanian Cup final, Dinamo defeated Oţelul Galaţi at Cotroceni.


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Goalkeepers: Grégory Delwarte  (10 / 0); Uladzimir Hayew  (2 / 0); Cristian Munteanu (9 / 0); Ștefan Preda (11 / 0). Defenders: Angelo Alistar (11 / 0); Cosmin Bărcăuan (27 / 4); Mugur Bolohan (1 / 0); Ovidiu Burcă (22 / 0); Adrian Iordache (25 / 2); Xavier Méride  (6 / 0); Samuel Okunowo  (2 / 0); Szabolcs Perenyi (15 / 0); Flavius Stoican (8 / 1); Dorin Semeghin (28 / 1).


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Midfielders: Dan Alexa (23 / 1); Ionuț Badea (16 / 0); Cristian Cigan (1 / 0); Cristian Ciubotariu (6 / 0); Alexandru Dragomir (1 / 0); Ștefan Grigorie (24 / 8); Sorin Iodi (1 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (18 / 2); Leonard Naidin (8 / 0); Florentin Petre (24 / 4); Iulian Tameș (26 / 1); Ianis Zicu (13 / 6). Forwards: Ionel Dănciulescu (29 / 21); Claudiu Drăgan (8 / 0); Ciprian Marica (10 / 3); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 16). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
New players: Gaev (FC Gomel), Alistar (Ceahlăul), Naidin (FC Oradea), Cigan (FC Oradea)


2003–04 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Left team: Cr.Munteanu (FC Național), Okunowo and Meride (contracts cancelled), Gregory Delwarte (Belgium), Bolohan (Universitatea Craiova), Iodi (Gloria Bistrița), Zicu (AC Parma), Marica (Shakhtar Donetsk)


2003–04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
The 2003–04 season was the 123rd season in the existence of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Bordeaux participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.


2003–04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season, Season summary
Without the goals of Pauleta, Bordeaux had a poor season and slipped to 12th in the league. Manager Élie Baup was sacked in October and replaced by former midfielder Michel Pavon, but results failed to improve. However, they did make an impressive run to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.


2003–04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season, First team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FC Gueugnon season
The 2003–04 season was the 64th season in the existence of FC Gueugnon and the club's eighth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Gueugnon participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2003–04 FC Istres season
The 2003–04 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Istres participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2003–04 FC Lorient season
The 2003–04 season was the 78th season in the existence of FC Lorient and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Lorient participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2003–04 FC Oțelul Galați season
Although at the end of the previous season they relegated, Oțelul managed to retain their spot in Divizia A after the merger of FC Astra Ploieşti and newly promoted Petrolul Ploieşti. After 15 rounds played in Divizia A, Costel Orac was fired in December and replaced with Sorin Cârţu.


2003–04 FC Oțelul Galați season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2003–04 FC Porto season
FC Porto became the 12th club to win multiple European Cup/Champions League titles in a fairytale 2003–04 season. For the first time since 1995, a club outside the big four leagues won the trophy, and it was widely attributed to charismatic coach José Mourinho. The title was clinched in an emphatic 3–0 victory against Monaco in the final in Gelsenkirchen.


2003–04 FC Porto season
Following the success, Mourinho departed the club for Chelsea, bringing key defenders Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho with him. Playmaker Deco also departed, in his case for Barcelona. Elsewhere, it got to keep midfield duo Maniche and Costinha intact, and strikers Derlei and Benni McCarthy stayed at the club.


2003–04 FC Porto season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FC Porto season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FC Rouen season
The 2003–04 season was the 105th season in the existence of FC Rouen and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Rouen participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2003–04 FC Schalke 04 season
FC Schalke 04 had another disappointing season, in spite of the success of new stadium and UEFA Champions League final host Arena AufSchalke. Within weeks in the autumn, Schalke's chances of winning a trophy was slashed, losing to Brøndby in the UEFA Cup and a humiliating collapse to Freiburg in the extra time of the domestic cup, losing 7–3. The seventh position in the league also ensured Schalke had to go through the Intertoto Cup to reach European competitions, putting further pressure on coach Jupp Heynckes.


2003–04 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season
The 2003–04 season was the 75th season in the existence of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, and UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.


2003–04 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FC Vaslui season
The 2003–04 season is FC Vaslui's 2nd season of its existence, and its 1st in Divizia B. After Marius Stan, went to Poli Unirea Iaşi, the new president was Teofil Iordachi, but he resigned only after one week. Soon after, Dragoş Iftime was named the new president. Even if Adrian Porumboiu announced that he retires from sponsoring FC Vaslui, he still was helping the team in the new season. The new manager was named Gigi Ion, and the objective was to avoid relegation. FC Vaslui started the season with a victory against the archrival, Poli Unirea Iaşi 1-0.


2003–04 FC Vaslui season
The team continued with some great performances, and so the objective, from avoiding relegation, changed to promote in Divizia A. In November, Gigi Ion had a conflict with the president, and after the 15th Matchday, he was dismissed, even the team finished 2nd. In the second part of the season, 3 managers trained the team, the last one Ioan Sdrobiş, staying until the end of the season. Also, Sdrobiş trained the team in the previous season, having some great performances. At the end of the season, FC Vaslui finished 2nd, with 12 points less than Poli Unirea Iaşi.


2003–04 FC Vaslui season, Squad
As of 30 May 2004Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup was the second season of the  FIBA Europe Cup, Europe's fourth level professional club basketball tournament. The season started on 5 November 2003, and ended on 28 March 2004. A total number of 41 teams participated in the competition.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Conference West, Qualifying round, Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Conference East, Qualifying round, Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Conference Central, Qualifying round, Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Conference South, Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four.


2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Final Four
The pan-European Final Four was held in the İzmir Atatürk Sports Hall in İzmir. The semifinals were played on 27 March while the Final and third place game were played on 28 March 2017.


2003–04 FIBA Europe League
The 2003–04 FIBA Europe League was the first season of the FIBA Europe League, the newly established third tier in European basketball. A total number of 30 teams participated in the competition. UNICS took the title after winning the Final Four.


2003–04 FIBA Europe League, Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round


2003–04 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2003–2004 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight, short course meets organized by FINA and held at eight different international locations. The meets were held from November 2003 through February 2004.


2003–04 FINA Swimming World Cup
Ed Moses of the United States and Martina Moravcová of Slovakia were the overall male and female winners of the series.


2003–04 FINA Swimming World Cup, Event winners
Times listed at top of each table represent the series record (WC) as of the start of the 2003/2004 World Cup.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Hermann Maier of Austria and Anja Pärson of Sweden won the overall titles.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Race results
At the World Cup finals in Sestriere only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Men's Downhill Results
In Men's Downhill World Cup 2003/04 all results count. Stephan Eberharter won his third Downhill World Cup in a row.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Men's Super G Results
In Men's Super G World Cup 2003/04 all results count. Hermann Maier won his fifth Super G World Cup. This record is still unbeaten.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Men's Giant Slalom Results
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 2003/04 all results count.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Men's Slalom Results
In Men's Slalom World Cup 2003/04 the all results count. Rainer Schönfelder won the cup with only one win.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Women, Race results
At the World Cup finals in Sestriere only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Women, Women's Downhill Results
In Women's Downhill World Cup 2003/04 all results count. Renate Götschl won her third Downhill World Cup.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Women, Women's Super G Results
In Women's Super G World Cup 2003/04 all results count.


2003–04 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Women, Women's Giant Slalom Results
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 2003/04 all results count.


2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 23rd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany on 25 October 2003 and finished in Pragelato, Italy on 14 March 2004. Rene Sommerfeldt of Germany won the overall men's cup, and Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy won the women's.


2003–04 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2003/04 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the twenty fifth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 6 September 2003 and ended on 13 March 2004. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, ski cross and halfpipe.


2003–04 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
In this season new discipline halfpipe was for the first time introduced in world cup. Dual moguls counted together with moguls rankings and awarded with small crystal globe joined with moguls. Both events in Inawashiro were moguls events although 15 Feb 2004 is wrongly labeled as dual moguls in official fis results.


2003–04 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
The 2003/04 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 21st World Cup season, organized by the International Ski Federation. It started on 29 November 2003 in Kuusamo, Finland and ended on 6 March 2004 in Lahti, Finland.


2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
The 2003/04 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 13th in a row (11th official) Continental Cup winter season and the 2nd summer season in ski jumping for men.


2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Grand Prix.


2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup
This was originally last Europa Cup season and is also recognized as the first Continental Cup season by International Ski Federation although under this name began its first official season in 1993/94.


2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup  was the 25th World Cup season of ski jumping. It began on 28 November 2003 at Ruka in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 14 March 2004 at Holmenkollbakken in Oslo, Norway. The defending champion from the previous three seasons was Adam Małysz. The overall World Cup was won by Janne Ahonen, who gained his first title. Roar Ljøkelsøy placed second, with Bjørn Einar Romøren in third. The Nations Cup was won by Norway.


2003–04 FK Partizan season
The 2003–04 season was the 58th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2003–04 season.


2003–04 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Fencing World Cup
The 32nd FIE Fencing World Cup began on October 2002 and concluded on October 2003 at the 2003 World Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba.


2003–04 Feyenoord season
During the 2003–04 Dutch football season, Feyenoord competed in the Eredivisie.


2003–04 Feyenoord season, Season summary
Feyenoord equaled last's seasons results and finished 3rd, with 12 points less than the previous year. The club made it to the quarter-finals in the domestic KNVB cup, losing to FC Twente. In the UEFA cup they made it to the 2nd round losing to the FK Teplice from Czech Republic.


2003–04 Feyenoord season, Kits
Feyenoord's kits were manufactured by Italian company Kappa and sponsored by insurance company Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringen.


2003–04 Feyenoord season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Feyenoord season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 Feyenoord season, Squad, Left club at the end of previous season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2003–04 First Division (Gambia)
The 2003-04 First Division season was the 36th of the amateur  competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA) . The season began on 16 December 2003 and finished on 20 June 2004, this was their next in two years. Wallidan FC won the fourteenth title and finished with 38 points, Wallidan qualified and competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. As Wallidan won the 2004 Gambian Cup, second placed cup winner Armed Forces FC participated in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup the following season..


2003–04 First Division (Gambia)
Armed Forces FC was the defending team of the title. Wallidan finished with 38 points. Hawks FC scored the most goals and numbered 32.


2003–04 First Division (Gambia), Overview
The league was contested by 10 teams with Wallidan FC again winning the championship.


2003–04 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
The 2003-04 First Division season was the 26th of the amateur  competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The season began on 27 December 2003 and finished on 17 June 2004, this was their next in two years. SC Bissau won their eleventh title and finished with 39 points and to financial reasons did not qualified and competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. Mavegro won the 2004 Guinea-Bissau Cup and did not participate in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup the following season also to financial concerns.


2003–04 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
Originally a 22 match season and would be 232 matches, instead as FC Bijagos and UDI Bissau withdrew and were excluded, an 18 match season took place and thus relegated to the second division in the following season. Flamengo Bissau was last place with 13 points and the only club who competed relegated.


2003–04 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)
UDI Bissau was the defending team of the title. SC Bissau finished with 39 points. Atlético Bissorã scored the most goals numbering 28.


2003–04 First Division (Guinea-Bissau), Overview
The league was contested by 10 teams with SC de Bissau winning the championship.


2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro
The 2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second and first full season of the Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 16 teams, and Red Star Belgrade won the championship.


2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Teams
Rad, Čukarički, Javor Ivanjica, Rudar, Mogren and Radnički Niš were relegated to the 2003–04 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.


2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro east, west, south and north champions Budućnost Banatski Dvor, Napredak Kruševac, Kom and Borac Čačak.


2003–04 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2003–04 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina season was the fourth since its establishment.


2003–04 First League of the Republika Srpska
The First League of the Republika Srpska 2003-04 was the 9th since its establishment.


2003–04 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 2003–04 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season.


2003–04 Florida Panthers season
The 2003–04 Florida Panthers season was their eleventh season in the National Hockey League.


2003–04 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2003–04 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2003–04 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2003–04 Florida Panthers season, Playoffs
The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 2000.


2003–04 Florida Panthers season, Draft picks
Florida's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.


2003–04 Football Conference
Since its inception in 1979, The Football Conference has formed the fifth-highest level of the overall English Football League System.


2003–04 Football Conference
The 2003–04 Football Conference season was the 25th season of the Football Conference and the last consisting of a single division. The top team and the winner of the play-offs were promoted to Football League Two, while this season only one team was relegated.


2003–04 Football Conference
A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two and winners of Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
All teams participating were professional, except for Aldershot Town, who were part-timers. In fact, Aldershot's performance exceeded everyone's expectations.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
Chester City clinched the league title and won promotion to Football League Two.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
Shrewsbury Town also earned promotion to League Two following their 3–0 play-off win on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Aldershot Town.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
No clubs were relegated on the basis of their performances, due to Margate being demoted, Telford folding and the winners and runners-up of the Unibond League not meeting the criteria for a place in the Football Conference.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
Shrewsbury Town had the highest attendance, 84,150 in all, with an average of 4,007. Margate and Leigh RMI had the least spectators with 11,905 and 11,881, respectively, with an average of 567 and 566, respectively.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
The total number of attendance was 880,220, yielding an average of 1905 per game, which was the all-time record for the Football Conference.


2003–04 Football Conference, Overview
The regular season began on 9 August 2003, and ended on 24 April 2004.


2003–04 Football Conference, Final league table
Note: Hednesford Town (Southern Football League Premier Division) were the FA Trophy winners


2003–04 Football Conference, Play-offs
The Conference National play-offs determined the second team that would be promoted to Football League Two. The teams placed second through fifth qualified for the play-offs. The semi-finals were played in a two-leg, home and away format, while the final was played as one leg.


2003–04 Football League
The 2003–04 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th completed season of The Football League.


2003–04 Football League
This was the last season of the Football League with the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor, and the last in which the divisions were known as the First, Second and Third Divisions: from the following season they would be known as the Championship, League One and League Two respectively.


2003–04 Football League
Norwich City won the First Division, thus returning to the Premier League for the first time since 1994–95. Also promoted to the top flight were West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace. Plymouth Argyle won the Second Division, while Doncaster Rovers won the Third.


2003–04 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.


2003–04 Football League Cup
The 2003–04 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.


2003–04 Football League Cup
The competition began in August 2003 and ended with the final on 29 February 2004. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001 as the reconstruction was still taking place on Wembley Stadium in London.


2003–04 Football League Cup
The winners were Middlesbrough who beat Bolton Wanderers in the final 2-1 and collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and as a result of their victory qualified for European football for the first time. Joseph Desire-Job gave Middlesbrough the lead with just 2 minutes gone and a Bolo Zenden penalty five minutes later doubled their advantage. Kevin Davies pulled a goal back in the 21st minute but Middlesbrough held on. It was to be until 2008 when another English manager won a domestic tournament when Harry Redknapp (then at Portsmouth) lifted the FA Cup.


2003–04 Football League Cup, Second round
The 36 winners from the First Round joined 16 of the 20 Premier League clubs not participating in the UEFA Champions League in Round Two.


2003–04 Football League Cup, Third round
Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle United joined the 24 winners from the Second Round. Matches were played on the week commencing 27 October 2003


2003–04 Football League Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 6 December 2003. Matches were played in the week beginning 15 December 2003. The only team from outside the Premier League competing in this round was West Bromwich Albion, who lost 2–0 to Arsenal.


2003–04 Football League Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made on 20 December 2003 Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The ties were played in the weeks beginning 19 January and 26 January 2004, however the second leg of Middlesbrough v Arsenal was not played until 3 February 2004.


2003–04 Football League Cup, Final
The 2004 Carling Cup Final was played on 24 February 2004 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough won the match 2-1 and in doing so collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and qualified for the European football in the UEFA Cup for the first time.


2003–04 Football League First Division
The 2003–04 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth and final season of the league under the First Division name, and the twelfth season under its current league division format.


2003–04 Football League Trophy
The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.


2003–04 Football League Trophy
In all, 60 clubs entered the competition, including twelve from the Conference National. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The competition began on 13 October 2003 and concluded on 21 March 2004.


2003–04 Football League Trophy
The winners were Blackpool, who defeated Southend United 2–0 to win the title for a second time.


2003–04 Football League Trophy, First round
Four clubs received a bye into the Second Round. Bury and Huddersfield Town in the Northern section, and Northampton Town and Swansea City in the Southern section.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament
The 52nd edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament was held in the traditional venues: Oberstorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, and Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in Austria.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Format
At each of the four events, a qualification round was held. The 50 best jumpers qualified for the competition. The fifteen athletes leading the World Cup at the time qualified automatically. In case of an omitted qualification or a result that would normally result in elimination, they would instead qualify as 50th.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Format
Unlike the procedure at normal World Cup events, the 50 qualified athletes were paired up for the first round of the final event, with the winner proceeding to the second round. The rounds start with the duel between #26 and #25 from the qualification round, followed by #27 vs #24, up to #50 vs #1. The five best duel losers, so-called 'Lucky Losers' also proceed.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Format
For the tournament ranking, the total points earned from each jump are added together. The World Cup points collected during the four events are disregarded in this ranking.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Pre-Tournament World Cup Standings
At the time of the tournament, eight out of twenty-eight events were supposed to be completed, but three were cancelled.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The number of jumpers a nation was allowed to nominate was dependent on previous results. In Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, the amount of Austrian athletes was doubled.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The defending champion was Janne Ahonen. Six other competitors had also previously won the Four Hills tournament: Andreas Goldberger in 1992-93 and 1994-95, Primož Peterka in 1996-97, Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1997-98, Andreas Widhölzl in 1999-00, Adam Małysz in 2000-01 and Sven Hannawald in 2001-02.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Oberstorf
Jumping 133.0 meters, Sigurd Pettersen was already in the lead after the first round. During the rest of the tournament, only Martin Höllwarth equalled this distance. In the last jump, Pettersen then soared to 143.5 meters, setting a new hill record and securing his victory.


2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
Aged 24, Slovenian jumper Peter Žonta celebrated the first and only World Cup victory of his career in Innsbruck. Runners-up Lindström, for whom two second places were career bests, was denied this honour.


2003–04 Frauen-Bundesliga
The Frauen-Bundesliga 2003–04 was the 14th season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 17 August 2003 and ended on 13 June 2004.