2003–04 FC Lorient season

The 2003–04 season was the 78th season in the existence of FC Lorient and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Lorient participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

FC Lorient
2003–04 season
PresidentMarcel Le Mentec
Head coachChristian Gourcuff
StadiumStade du Moustoir
Ligue 24th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Bakari Koné (9)
All: Bakari Koné (11)
Biggest winClermont 0–4 Lorient
Biggest defeatLorient 0–5 Gueugnon

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 2 August 2003 22 May 2004 Matchday 1 4th 38 17 10 11 57 45 +12 044.74
Coupe de France 22 November 2003 3 January 2004 Seventh round Round of 64 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 066.67
Coupe de la Ligue 23 September 2003 28 October 2003 First round Round of 32 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 43 19 12 12 64 49 +15 044.19

Source: Competitions

Ligue 2
Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
2 Caen (P) 38 20 11 7 56 31 +25 71 Promotion to Ligue 1
3 Istres (P) 38 19 9 10 44 26 +18 66
4 Lorient 38 17 10 11 57 45 +12 61
5 Sedan 38 15 15 8 42 31 +11 60
6 Nancy 38 14 13 11 45 36 +9 55
Source: Ligue 2
(P) Promoted

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 10 11 57 45  +12 61 13 2 4 34 21  +13 4 8 7 23 24  −1

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLWDLWLWLWLWWWDWDWLWDLLLDWWDLWDDWDWWL
Position95845848696855432435444667666766544444
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
2 August 2003 1 Gueugnon 1–1 Lorient Gueugnon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
10 August 2003 2 Lorient 2–0 Le Havre Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
15 August 2003 3 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Lorient Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
19 August 2003 4 Lorient 2–0 Nancy Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
23 August 2003 5 Châteauroux 2–2 Lorient Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit
30 August 2003 6 Créteil 1–0 Lorient Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
5 September 2003 7 Lorient 3–1 Amiens Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
13 September 2003 8 Sedan 2–1 Lorient Sedan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
20 September 2003 9 Lorient 3–1 Valence Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
28 September 2003 10 Istres 1–0 Lorient Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Parsemain
4 October 2003 11 Lorient 2–0 Besançon Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
18 October 2003 12 Caen 2–0 Lorient Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
25 October 2003 13 Lorient 4–1 Rouen Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
31 October 2003 14 Clermont 0–4 Lorient Clermont-Ferrand
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
8 November 2003 15 Lorient 2–1 Grenoble Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
28 November 2003 16 Laval 2–2 Lorient Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
4 December 2003 17 Lorient 1–0 Troyes Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
7 December 2003 18 Angers 1–1 Lorient Angers
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
20 December 2003 19 Lorient 4–2 Niort Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
11 January 2004 20 Le Havre 1–0 Lorient Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
18 January 2004 21 Lorient 2–0 Saint-Étienne Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
2 February 2004 22 Nancy 1–1 Lorient Tomblaine
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
7 February 2004 23 Lorient 0–1 Châteauroux Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
14 February 2004 24 Lorient 0–3 Créteil Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
22 February 2004 25 Amiens 1–0 Lorient Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
28 February 2004 26 Lorient 1–1 Sedan Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
6 March 2004 27 Valence 1–2 Lorient Valence
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Georges Pompidou
13 March 2004 28 Lorient 2–1 Istres Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
20 March 2004 29 Besançon 1–1 Lorient Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
27 March 2004 30 Lorient 2–3 Caen Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
3 April 2004 31 Rouen 0–1 Lorient Rouen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Luis Robson 51'
 Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Attendance: 5,551
Referee: Pascal Garibian
10 April 2004 32 Lorient 1–1 Clermont Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 6,820
Referee: Sandryk Biton
24 April 2004 33 Grenoble 1–1 Lorient Grenoble
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Lesdiguières
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: Serge Fidri
1 May 2004 34 Lorient 1–0 Laval Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Gauvin 9'
 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 7,298
Referee: Yves Brizou
10 May 2004 35 Troyes 3–3 Lorient Troyes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 5,734
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
13 May 2004 36 Lorient 2–0 Angers Lorient
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Alexandre Castro
16 May 2004 37 Niort 1–2 Lorient Niort
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Jérome Auroux
22 May 2004 38 Lorient 0–5 Gueugnon Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 7,396
Referee: Thierry Auriac

Coupe de France
Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France
22 November 2003 Seventh round Lorient 3–1 ES Rochelaise Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
  • Ramia 65'
 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
13 December 2003 Eighth round Stade Mayennais FC 0–3 (a.e.t.) Lorient Mayenne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
3 January 2004 Round of 64 ESA Brive 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Lorient Brive-la-Gaillarde
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
  • Forest 52'
Stadium: Stade André Pestourie
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Claude Medam

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue
28 October 2003 Round of 32 Sedan 2–0 Lorient Sedan
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dominique Fraise

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank Pos No. Nat Name Ligue 2 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1 FW 12 Ivory Coast Bakari Koné 9 2 0 11
2 FW 19 Ivory Coast Antonin Koutouan 8 1 0 9
3 DF 4 France Antony Gauvin 8 0 0 8
4 MF 14 Ivory Coast Tchiressoua Guel 7 0 0 7
FW 9 Brazil Luis Robson 7 0 0 7
6 MF 21 France David Bouard 3 1 0 4
Totals 57 7 0 64

Source: [1]

References
  1. "Ligue 2 2003/2004 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
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