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.

La Liga
Season2003–04
ChampionsValencia
6th title
RelegatedValladolid
Celta Vigo
Murcia
Champions LeagueValencia (group stage)
Barcelona (group stage)
Deportivo (3rd qualifying round)
Real Madrid (3rd qualifying round)
UEFA CupAthletic Bilbao (first round)
Sevilla (first round)
Zaragoza (first round) (via Copa del Rey)
Intertoto CupAtlético Madrid (third round)
Villarreal (second round)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,015 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRonaldo (24)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 7–2 Valladolid
(13 September 2003)[1]
Barcelona 5–0 Albacete
(1 February 2004)[2]
Biggest away winMálaga 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 scoringReal Madrid 7–2 Valladolid
(13 September 2003)[1]
Villarreal 6–3 Racing
(15 February 2004)[6]

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
Location of teams in La Liga 2003–04

2003–04 season was composed of the following clubs:

Team Stadium Capacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
AlbaceteCarlos Belmonte18,000
MurciaLa Condomina16,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV
  2. MLG 3–1 MLL; MLL 2–1 MLG
  3. OSA 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 OSA
  4. Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
  5. Racing Santander were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Osasuna on 14 December 2003.

Results
Home \ Away ALB ATH ATM FCB BET CEL RCD ESP MCF MLL MUR OSA RAC RMA RSO SFC VCF VLD VIL ZAR
Albacete 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Athletic Bilbao 1–1 3–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 4–0
Atlético Madrid 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–2
Barcelona 5–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Betis 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1
Celta de Vigo 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–5 1–5 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–5 0–0 0–2 3–2 2–1 0–2
Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 2–0 5–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–1
Espanyol 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2
Málaga 1–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 5–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–6 2–3 0–0 2–1
Mallorca 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–4 4–2 4–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–2 2–0
Murcia 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0
Osasuna 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Racing Santander 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 4–4 0–1 0–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–2
Real Madrid 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–4 5–1 1–1 7–2 2–1 1–1
Real Sociedad 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 3–0
Sevilla 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–2
Valencia 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 3–2
Valladolid 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–2
Villarreal 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 6–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–1 3–1 1–1
Zaragoza 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 4–4 0–1 1–0 4–1
Source: LFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Scorer Team Goals
Ronaldo Real Madrid 24
Júlio Baptista Sevilla 20
Mista Valencia 19
Raúl Tamudo Espanyol 19
Fernando Torres Atlético Madrid 19
Salva Málaga 18
David Villa Zaragoza 17
Samuel Eto'o Mallorca 17

Fair Play award

Valencia was the winner of the Fair-play award with 99 points.[7]

Pedro Zaballa award

Joan Laporta (Barcelona president) and José María Alanís (CD Siempre Alegres footballer)[8]

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Raúl Real Madrid Valladolid 7-2 13 September 2003
Ricardo Oliveira Valencia Mallorca 5-0 2 November 2003
Salva Málaga Barcelona 5-1 3 December 2003
Víctor Deportivo La Coruna Celta Vigo 5-0 3 January 2004
Javi Guerrero Racing Santander Murcia 3-2 25 January 2004
Ricardo Oliveira Valencia Málaga 6-1 31 January 2004
Júlio Baptista Sevilla Murcia 3-1 14 February 2004
Mista Valencia Mallorca 5-1 21 March 2004
Júlio Baptista4 Sevilla Racing Santander 5-2 18 April 2004
David Villa4 Zaragoza Sevilla 4-4 25 April 2004
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

See also

References
  1. "Real Madrid 7-2 Valladolid" (in Spanish). RFEF. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. "Barcelona 5-0 Albacete" (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. "Málaga 1-6 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  4. "Mallorca 0-5 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  5. "Celta Vigo 0-5 Deportivo" (in Spanish). RFEF. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  6. "Villarreal 6-3 Racing" (in Spanish). RFEF. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  7. "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.
  8. "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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