2003–04 La Liga
The 2003–04 La Liga season, the 73rd since its establishment, started on 30 August 2003 and finished on 23 May 2004. Valencia were crowned champions for the 6th time in their history.
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Valencia 6th title |
Relegated | Valladolid Celta Vigo Murcia |
Champions League | Valencia (group stage) Barcelona (group stage) Deportivo (3rd qualifying round) Real Madrid (3rd qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Athletic Bilbao (first round) Sevilla (first round) Zaragoza (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
Intertoto Cup | Atlético Madrid (third round) Villarreal (second round) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,015 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ronaldo (24) |
Biggest home win | Real Madrid 7–2 Valladolid (13 September 2003)[1] Barcelona 5–0 Albacete (1 February 2004)[2] |
Biggest away win | Málaga 1–6 Valencia (31 January 2004)[3] Mallorca 0–5 Valencia (2 November 2003)[4] Celta Vigo 0–5 Deportivo (3 January 2004)[5] |
Highest scoring | Real Madrid 7–2 Valladolid (13 September 2003)[1] Villarreal 6–3 Racing (15 February 2004)[6] |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Murcia, Zaragoza and Albacete, returning to the top flight after an absence of fourteen, one and seven years respectively. They replaced Recreativo, Alavés and Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the top flight for one, five and four years respectively.
Team information
Clubs and locations
2003–04 season was composed of the following clubs:
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
Osasuna | El Sadar | 19,553 |
Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 18,000 |
Murcia | La Condomina | 16,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | |
3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 70 | |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Sevilla | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
8 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 54 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
9 | Betis | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 52 | |
10 | Málaga | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 51[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 51[lower-alpha 2] | |
12 | Zaragoza | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 48[lower-alpha 3] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 4] |
13 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 48[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Albacete | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | |
15 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 46 | |
16 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
17 | Racing Santander[lower-alpha 5] | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 42 | |
18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 41 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
19 | Celta de Vigo (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 39 | |
20 | Murcia (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV
- MLG 3–1 MLL; MLL 2–1 MLG
- OSA 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 OSA
- Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
- Racing Santander were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Osasuna on 14 December 2003.
Results
Overall
- Most wins - Valencia (23)
- Fewest wins - Murcia (5)
- Most draws - Osasuna (15)
- Fewest draws - Espanyol (4)
- Most losses - Murcia (22)
- Fewest losses - Valencia (7)
- Most goals scored - Real Madrid (72)
- Fewest goals scored - Murcia (29)
- Most goals conceded - Celta de Vigo (68)
- Fewest goals conceded - Valencia (27)
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Scorer | Team | Goals |
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Real Madrid | 24 |
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Sevilla | 20 |
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Valencia | 19 |
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Espanyol | 19 |
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Atlético Madrid | 19 |
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Málaga | 18 |
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Zaragoza | 17 |
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Mallorca | 17 |
Pedro Zaballa award
Joan Laporta (Barcelona president) and José María Alanís (CD Siempre Alegres footballer)[8]
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Real Madrid | Valladolid | 7-2 | 13 September 2003 |
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Valencia | Mallorca | 5-0 | 2 November 2003 |
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Málaga | Barcelona | 5-1 | 3 December 2003 |
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Deportivo La Coruna | Celta Vigo | 5-0 | 3 January 2004 |
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Racing Santander | Murcia | 3-2 | 25 January 2004 |
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Valencia | Málaga | 6-1 | 31 January 2004 |
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Sevilla | Murcia | 3-1 | 14 February 2004 |
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Valencia | Mallorca | 5-1 | 21 March 2004 |
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Sevilla | Racing Santander | 5-2 | 18 April 2004 |
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Zaragoza | Sevilla | 4-4 | 25 April 2004 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
- "Real Madrid 7-2 Valladolid" (in Spanish). RFEF. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Barcelona 5-0 Albacete" (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Málaga 1-6 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Mallorca 0-5 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Celta Vigo 0-5 Deportivo" (in Spanish). RFEF. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Villarreal 6-3 Racing" (in Spanish). RFEF. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- "Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio" [Fair-play awards Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.