2003–04_Athletic_Bilbao_season

2003–04 Athletic Bilbao season

2003–04 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2003–04 football 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.

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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

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Results

La Liga

Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table

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