2003–04 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2003–04 season was the 103rd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 73rd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Athletic Bilbao
2003–04 season
PresidentIgnacio Ugartetxe
Head coachErnesto Valverde
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Francisco Yeste, 11[1]
All: Francisco Yeste, 11

Season summary

At the end of the previous season, head coach Jupp Heynckes left his position to return to his native Germany as manager of Schalke 04.[2] B team coach Ernesto Valverde, who also represented Athletic during his playing career, was promoted in his place.

Valverde's first season in charge saw a successful La Liga campaign, as Bilbao finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.[3][4] This constituted their best league placing and first European qualification for six years.

Athletic were somewhat less successful in the Copa del Rey, suffering a humiliating defeat in their first match at the hands of Segunda División B side Gimnástica de Torrelavega. This marked their earliest exit from the cup since 1993–94.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[1][5][6]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Iñaki Lafuente 504010
2 DF Ander Murillo 502+200+10
3 DF Aitor Larrazábal 1519+6100
4 DF Aitor Karanka 35033+1010
5 MF Felipe Guréndez 300+2010
6 MF Óscar Vales 202000
8 MF Julen Guerrero 1311+12100
9 FW Santi Ezquerro 36329+630+10
10 MF Francisco Yeste 311124+61110
11 MF Javi González 25022+3000
12 DF Jesús María Lacruz 25120+5100
13 GK Dani Aranzubia 34034000
14 DF Luis Prieto 30028+1010
15 DF Andoni Iraola 31524+6510
16 MF Pablo Orbaiz 27018+800+10
17 FW Joseba Etxeberria 35634610
18 MF Carlos Gurpegui 31129+1110
19 DF Asier del Horno 31529+2500
20 FW Ismael Urzaiz 38829+8810
21 MF Jonan García 2327+16200
22 FW Joseba Arriaga 1523+11210
23 MF Tiko 30629511
24 DF César 1007+3000
25 MF Carlos Merino 100+1000
28 MF Endika Bordas 901+8000
GK Oinatz Aulestia 000000

Results

La Liga
Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Deportivo La Coruña 38 21 8 9 60 34 +26 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Real Madrid 38 21 7 10 72 54 +18 70
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sevilla 38 15 10 13 56 45 +11 55[lower-alpha 1]
7 Atlético Madrid 38 15 10 13 51 53 −2 55[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV

See also

References
  1. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "Heynckes neuer Trainer auf Schalke". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 June 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. "LaLiga 2003/2004 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain)". flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "Qualification for European Cup Football 2004/2005". Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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