2003–04_Valencia_CF_season

2003–04 Valencia CF season

2003–04 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF 2003–04 football season


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.

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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

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Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

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Competitions

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
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 2008-07-16. Source: LFP.com
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 Sweden 0–1 Spain Valencia Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
20:30 Report Oliveira 64' Attendance: 25,433
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
15 October 2003 Valencia Spain 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Sweden AIK Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:45 Mista 71' Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)

Second round

6 November 2003 Valencia Spain 0–0 Israel Maccabi Haifa Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
22:00 Report Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)
11 December 2003 Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–4
(0–4 agg.)
Spain 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 Spain 3–2 Turkey Beşiktaş Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:30 Sissoko 25'
Canobbio 43'
Navarro 90+4'
Report Pancu 17', 39' Referee: Alain Sars (France)
3 March 2004 Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2
(2–5 agg.)
Spain Valencia BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
19:30 Report Angulo 12'
Juan Sánchez 57'
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Fourth round

11 March 2004 Gençlerbirliği Turkey 1–0 Spain Valencia Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
19:30 Daems 12' (pen.) Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
25 March 2004 Valencia Spain 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:30 Mista 63'
Vicente silver-colored soccer ball 94'
Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Quarter-final

8 April 2004 Bordeaux France 1–2 Spain 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 Spain 2–1
(4–2 agg.)
France 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 Spain 0–0 Spain Valencia Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:45 Report Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
6 May 2004 Valencia Spain 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Spain Villarreal Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:45 Mista 16' (pen.) Report Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Final

19 May 2004 Valencia Spain 2–0 France Marseille Ullevi, Gothenburg
20:45 CEST Vicente 45' (pen.)
Mista 58'
Report Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Statistics

Players statistics

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References

  1. "FootballSquads - Valencia - 2003/04".
  2. Torres was born in Ahlen, West Germany (now Germany).

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