2003–04 FC Metz season

The 2003–04 FC Metz season was the club's 72nd season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football after one season of absence. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Metz
2003–04 season
PresidentCharles Molinari
Head coachJean Fernandez
Ligue 114th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Toifilou Maoulida (12)
All:
Toifilou Maoulida (13)
Average home league attendance18,052[1]
Biggest winMetz 5–0 Le Mans

Players

Squad

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 2 August 2003 23 May 2004 Matchday 1 14th 38 11 9 18 34 42 −8 028.95
Coupe de France 4 January 2004 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Coupe de la Ligue 28 October 2003 17 December 2003 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Total 41 12 9 20 37 45 −8 029.27

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Bordeaux 38 13 11 14 40 43 −3 50
13 Strasbourg 38 10 13 15 43 50 −7 43
14 Metz 38 11 9 18 34 42 −8 42
15 Ajaccio 38 10 10 18 33 55 −22 40
16 Toulouse 38 9 12 17 31 44 −13 39
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 9 18 34 42  −8 42 6 3 10 18 22  −4 5 6 8 16 20  −4

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLDLWLDWLWLLLDDLDLWDLLWLDLDWLWLWWLDWL
Position1710141216121516141513141515161717161717171717151516171816181616161315141314
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
2 August 2003 1 Metz 0–1 Ajaccio Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
9 August 2003 2 Bastia 0–2 Metz Furiani
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
16 August 2003 3 Metz 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
23 August 2003 4 Lille 1–1 Metz Villeneuve d'Ascq
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
31 August 2003 5 Monaco 1–0 Metz Monaco
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis II
13 September 2003 6 Metz 2–1 Montpellier Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
20 September 2003 7 Toulouse 1–0 Metz Toulouse
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
27 September 2003 8 Metz 1–1 Guingamp Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
4 October 2003 9 Lens 0–2 Metz Lens
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
18 October 2003 10 Metz 1–3 Nantes Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
25 October 2003 11 Strasbourg 0–2 Metz Strasbourg
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
1 November 2003 12 Metz 0–1 Sochaux Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
8 November 2003 13 Le Mans 2–0 Metz Le Mans
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MMArena
22 November 2003 14 Metz 0–2 Auxerre Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
29 November 2003 15 Nice 1–1 Metz Nice
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Ray
5 December 2003 17 Lyon 2–1 Metz Lyon
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
13 December 2003 18 Metz 1–1 Rennes Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
20 December 2003 19 Bordeaux 2–0 Metz Bordeaux
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
10 January 2004 20 Metz 1–0 Bastia Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
17 January 2004 21 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Metz Paris
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
27 January 2004 16 Metz 1–1 Marseille Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
31 January 2004 22 Metz 0–1 Lille Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
7 February 2004 23 Metz 0–2 Monaco Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
14 February 2004 24 Montpellier 0–1 Metz Montpellier
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
21 February 2004 25 Metz 0–2 Toulouse Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
6 March 2004 27 Metz 0–2 Lens Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
13 March 2004 28 Nantes 2–2 Metz Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
20 March 2004 29 Metz 1–0 Strasbourg Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
27 March 2004 30 Sochaux 2–0 Metz Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
3 April 2004 31 Metz 5–0 Le Mans Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
10 April 2004 32 Auxerre 2–1 Metz Auxerre
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
16 April 2004 26 Guingamp 1–1 Metz Montpellier
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
24 April 2004 33 Metz 1–0 Nice Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
1 May 2004 34 Marseille 0–1 Metz Marseille
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 May 2004 35 Metz 1–2 Lyon Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Bertrand Layec
12 May 2004 36 Rennes 0–0 Metz Rennes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
15 May 2004 37 Metz 3–1 Bordeaux Metz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
23 May 2004 38 Ajaccio 3–1 Metz Ajaccio
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade François Coty

Coupe de France
Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France
4 January 2004 Round of 64 Metz 0–2 Monaco Metz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Zikos 60'
  • Giuly 86'
 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue
28 October 2003 Round of 32 Metz 3–0 Guingamp Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 10,286
Referee: Olivier Thual
17 December 2003 Round of 16 Nice 1–0 Metz Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Meslin 78'
 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Damien Ledentu

References
  1. "Ligue 1 2003/2004 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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