2003–04 Valencia CF season
2003–04 season | |||
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President | Jaume Orti | ||
Manager | Rafael Benítez | ||
Stadium | Mestalla Stadium | ||
La Liga | 1st | ||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mista (19) All: Mista (24) | ||
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During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Valencia CF won the double of La Liga and the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Rafael Benítez left to manage English side Liverpool and was succeeded by former Chelsea, Fiorentina and Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri.
Valencia CF enjoyed a marvellous season by winning the La Liga and UEFA Cup double. The key players of the squad were Mista, Vicente Rodríguez, Francisco Rufete, David Albelda, Roberto Ayala, Fábio Aurélio, Amedeo Carboni and Mauricio Pellegrino. Valencia CF started the league well in the early season but slumped in the mid-season and later made a remarkable comeback (remontada) in April and May thanks to Real Madrid's several slips. Valencia CF were on course for their first-treble winning season, however, Valencia were eliminated by eventual Copa del Rey runners-up Real Madrid in the quarter-finals and thus denying them a season treble.
Overview
Competition | Record | Result | Top Scorer | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
La Liga | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 60.53 | Winners | Mista, 19 |
Copa del Rey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 50.00 | Quarter-finals | Rubén Baraja, 3 |
UEFA Cup | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 76.92 | Winners | Mista, 5 |
Total | 57 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 40 | +61 | 63.16 | Mista, 24 |
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Santos FC | €3,50 million |
MF | Jorge López | Villarreal CF | €4,00 million |
MF | Mohamed Sissoko | AJ Auxerre | €1,00 million |
MF | Xisco | Recreativo Huelva | loan ended |
AM | Fabián Canobbio | CA Peñarol | Free |
DF | Raul Albiol | Valencia B |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | John Carew | AS Roma | loan |
MF | Kily González | Internazionale | €2,5 million |
FW | Salva | Málaga CF | loan |
DF | Miroslav Đukić | CD Tenerife | Free |
DF | Anthony Réveillère | Olympique Lyonnais | loan ended |
DF | Jean-Félix Dorothée | Valencia B | |
MF | Dennis Șerban | Polideportivo Ejido | end of contract |
MF | Gonzalo de los Santos | Atlético Madrid | loan |
DF | Raul Albiol | Recreativo Huelva | loan |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | |
3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 70 | |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 2004–05 UEFA Cup; = 2004–05 Segunda División
Matches
All kickoff times are in CET/CEST. Win Draw Loss
30 August 2003 1 | Valencia | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Valencia |
21:30 | Aimar 76' | Sousa 20' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
2 September 2003 2 | Osasuna | 0–1 | Valencia | Pamplona |
21:30 | Baraja 50' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,195 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
14 September 2003 3 | Valencia | 1–0 | Málaga | Valencia |
19:00 | Marchena 43' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
20 September 2003 4 | Atlético Madrid | 0–3 | Valencia | Madrid |
21:30 | Vicente 67' Mista 75', 90' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
27 September 2003 5 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
21:30 | Mista 4' Oliveira 71' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Xavier Moreno Delgado |
5 October 2003 6 | Barcelona | 0-1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
21:30 | Oliveira 14' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,019 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
19 October 2003 7 | Valencia | 4–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
17:30 | Mista 7', 45' Baraja 44' Vicente 78' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
25 October 2003 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2-1 | Valencia | A Coruña |
21:30 | Valerón 16' Tristán 80' |
Mista 73' | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
29 October 2003 9 | Valencia | 2-2 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
21:00 | Aimar 41' Canobbio 68' |
Berizzo 56' Jesuli 66' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano |
2 November 2003 10 | Mallorca | 0–5 | Valencia | Palma |
Jorge López 2' (pen.) Oliveira 7', 45', 76' Xisco 88' |
Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
9 November 2003 11 | Valencia | 1–2 | Racing de Santander | Valencia |
Baraja 25' | Bodipo 23', 49' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
23 November 2003 12 | Murcia | 2–2 | Valencia | Murcia |
Richi 38' Míchel 46' |
Mista 12', 55' | Stadium: La Condomina Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
29 November 2003 13 | Valencia | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
Jorge López 19' Vicente 26' Aimar 44' |
Villa 49' Cani 79' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
2 December 2003 14 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
7 December 2003 15 | Valencia | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
Vicente 17', 64' | Ezquerro 52' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
14 December 2003 16 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Valencia | Seville |
Juanito 18' (o.g.) | Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
20 December 2003 17 | Valencia | 1–0 | Sevilla | Valencia |
Mista 61' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: José Losantos Omar |
4 January 2004 18 | Valencia | 4–2 | Villarreal | Valencia |
Baraja 60', 73' Aimar 61' Mista 87' |
Riquelme 14' Belletti 77' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
10 January 2004 19 | Albacete | 0–1 | Valencia | Albacete |
Jorge López 9' (pen.) | Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Javier Moreno Delgado |
17 January 2004 20 | Valladolid | 0–0 | Valencia | Valladolid |
Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
25 January 2004 21 | Valencia | 0–1 | Osasuna | Valencia |
Pellegrino 45' (o.g.) | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
31 January 2004 22 | Málaga | 1–6 | Valencia | Málaga |
Salva 73' | Mista 5' Oliveira 15', 58', 65' Marchena 48' Albelda 72' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González |
7 February 2004 23 | Valencia | 3–0 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
19:30 | Mista 30', 71' Vicente 66' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
15 February 2004 24 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
21:00 | Figo 90' (pen.) | Ayala 74' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
21 February 2004 25 | Valencia | 0–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
21:30 | Gerard 77' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
29 February 2004 26 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Tamudo 39', 75' | Mista 77' | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
6 March 2004 27 | Valencia | 3–0 | Deportivo de La Coruña | Valencia |
Vicente 22' (pen.), 90' Sánchez 90' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: José Pedro Mendoza Castellano |
14 March 2004 28 | Celta de Vigo | 0–2 | Valencia | Vigo |
Rufete 39', 89' | Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Attendance: 25,076 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
21 March 2004 29 | Valencia | 5–1 | Mallorca | Valencia |
Mista 44', 67', 68' Baraja 56' Angulo 60' |
Eto'o 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
28 March 2004 30 | Racing de Santander | 0–3 | Valencia | Santander |
Díaz 8' (o.g.) Vicente 45', 75' |
Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 13,781 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
4 April 2004 31 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
Pellegrino 72' Mista 82' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
11 April 2004 32 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
Angulo 69' | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
18 April 2004 33 | Valencia | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
Vicente 71' Mista 86' |
Alonso 65' Karpin 69' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
25 April 2004 34 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
del Horno 30' | Jorge López 12' (pen.) | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
2 May 2004 35 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Betis | Valencia |
Torres 35' Baraja 48' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
9 May 2004 36 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Valencia | Seville |
Vicente 11' Baraja 90' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
14 May 2004 37 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
Anderson 13' Riquelme 25' |
Pellegrino 35' | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
23 May 2004 38 | Valencia | 0–1 | Albacete | Valencia |
Aranda 60' | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González |
Copa del Rey
22 October 2003 Round of 64 | CD Castellón | 1–3 | Valencia | Castellón de la Plana, Valencia |
Marcos 39' | Baraja 63', 81' Canobbio 86' |
Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
17 December 2003 Round of 32 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
Xisco 12' Garrido 69' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
7 January 2004 Round of 16, First Leg | Valencia | 2–2 | Osasuna | Valencia |
Angulo 26' Baraja 53' (pen.) |
Webó 59' Aloisi 89' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
14 January 2004 Round of 16, Second Leg | Osasuna | 0–2 (2–4 agg.) | Valencia | Pamplona |
Vicente 26' Rufete 59' |
Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
Quarterfinals
21 January 2004 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia | Madrid |
Raúl 31' Ronaldo 81' Figo 86' (pen.) |
(Report) | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
28 January 2004 | Valencia | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Xisco 73' | (Report) | Raúl 14' Zidane 90' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
UEFA Cup
First round
24 September 2003 | AIK | 0–1 | Valencia | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
20:30 | Report | Oliveira 64' | Attendance: 25,433 Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany) |
15 October 2003 | Valencia | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | AIK | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:45 | Mista 71' | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium) |
Second round
6 November 2003 | Valencia | 0–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
22:00 | Report | Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland) |
11 December 2003 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–4 (0–4 agg.) | Valencia | Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam |
20:00 | Report | Mista 11' Baraja 24' Albelda 90+1' Angulo 90+2' |
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Third round
26 February 2004 | Valencia | 3–2 | Beşiktaş | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:30 | Sissoko 25' Canobbio 43' Navarro 90+4' |
Report | Pancu 17', 39' | Referee: Alain Sars (France) |
3 March 2004 | Beşiktaş | 0–2 (2–5 agg.) | Valencia | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |
19:30 | Report | Angulo 12' Juan Sánchez 57' |
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
Fourth round
11 March 2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 1–0 | Valencia | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara |
19:30 | Daems 12' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
25 March 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | Gençlerbirliği | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:30 | Mista 63' Vicente 94' |
Report | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
Quarter-final
8 April 2004 | Bordeaux | 1–2 | Valencia | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
19:15 | Riera 18' | Report | Baraja 75' Rufete 88' |
Attendance: 29,108 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
14 April 2004 | Valencia | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | Bordeaux | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:45 | Pellegrino 52' Rufete 60' |
Report | Eduardo 71' | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Semi-final
22 April 2004 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Valencia | Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal |
21:45 | Report | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
6 May 2004 | Valencia | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Villarreal | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
21:45 | Mista 16' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
Final
19 May 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 | Marseille | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
20:45 CEST | Vicente 45' (pen.) Mista 58' |
Report | Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ESP | Cañizares | 44 | -27 | 37 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 |
23 | DF | GER | Curro Torres | 39 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ARG | Ayala | 45 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
5 | DF | ESP | Marchena | 44 | 2 | 28+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
15 | DF | ITA | Carboni | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ESP | López | 30 | 4 | 23+3 | 4 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ESP | Albelda | 44 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
8 | MF | ESP | Baraja | 52 | 13 | 29+6 | 8 | 5+1 | 3 | 10+1 | 2 |
14 | MF | ESP | Vicente | 44 | 15 | 32+1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4+3 | 2 |
20 | FW | ESP | Mista | 46 | 24 | 29+4 | 19 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 5 |
7 | FW | BRA | Oliveira | 30 | 9 | 14+7 | 8 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
28 | GK | ESP | Rangel | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ARG | Aimar | 38 | 4 | 18+7 | 4 | 3+2 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
19 | MF | ESP | Rufete | 43 | 5 | 15+12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8+3 | 2 |
2 | DF | ARG | Pellegrino | 32 | 3 | 17+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 |
10 | FW | ESP | Angulo | 36 | 5 | 12+10 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 7+2 | 2 |
25 | MF | MLI | Sissoko | 34 | 1 | 9+12 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 |
12 | DF | ESP | Garrido | 31 | 2 | 13+2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 |
24 | MF | ESP | Xisco | 33 | 3 | 5+17 | 1 | 1+2 | 2 | 6+2 | 0 |
17 | DF | ESP | Navarro | 20 | 1 | 7+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
16 | MF | URU | Cannobio | 23 | 3 | 3+8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 |
11 | FW | ESP | Sánchez | 17 | 2 | 3+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
3 | DF | BRA | Fábio Aurélio | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
13 | GK | ESP | Palop | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 6 | -3 |
26 | MF | ESP | Gavilan | ||||||||
29 | FW | ESP | Criado | ||||||||
31 | DF | ESP | Verdejo | ||||||||
33 | GK | ESP | Jonathan | ||||||||
35 | DF | PAR | Amarilla | ||||||||
36 | DF | FRA | Dorothée | ||||||||
38 | MF | ESP | Soriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
39 | DF | ESP | Albiol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Valencia - 2003/04".
- ^ Torres was born in Ahlen, West Germany (now Germany).