2003–04 Sporting CP season

The 2003–04 season was Sporting CP's 97th season in existence and 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.

Sporting CP
200304 season
ManagerFernando Santos
Primeira Liga3rd
Taça de PortugalFifth round
UEFA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Liédson (15)
All: Liédson (19)

The club had a disappointing season in the wake of teenage starlet Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United and Mario Jardel's transfer to Bolton Wanderers in August 2003. In the league, they finished one point behind arch rivals Benfica, who clinched the final spot for the Champions League thanks to a late goal by Geovanni in the penultimate round of the season during the Lisbon derby.[1] In the Portuguese Cup, the club was eliminated in the fifth round after entering in the fourth round. In the UEFA Cup, the club was eliminated at home in the second round with three goals in less than ten minutes by Turkish club Gençlerbirliği after having drawn the first leg.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Primeira Liga

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 25 7 2 63 19 +44 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 22 8 4 62 28 +34 74 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 23 4 7 60 33 +27 73 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Nacional 34 17 5 12 56 35 +21 56
5 Braga 34 15 9 10 36 38 2 54
Source: Foradejogo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League

Matches

16 August 2003 1 Academica 1–2 Sporting
Report
23 August 2003 2 Sporting 4–2 Belenenses
Report
2 September 2003 3 Porto 4–1 Sporting
Report
14 September 2003 4 Sporting 2–0 Nacional
Report
20 September 2003 5 Moreirense 1–0 Sporting
Report
29 September 2003 6 Sporting 1–0 Gil Vicente
Report
4 October 2003 7 Maritimo 2–1 Sporting
Report
20 October 2003 8 Sporting 3–1 Beira-Mar
Report
26 October 2003 9 Alverca 1–2 Sporting
Report
1 November 2003 10 Sporting 1–1 Rio Ave
Report
10 November 2003 11 Pacos de Ferreira 1–2 Sporting
Report
1 December 2003 12 Sporting 2–0 Braga
Report
7 December 2003 13 Estrela Amadora 1–4 Sporting
Report
13 December 2003 14 Sporting 1–0 Boavista
Report
20 December 2003 15 Sporting 2–0 UD Leiria
Report
4 January 2004 16 Benfica 1–3 Sporting
Report
9 January 2004 17 Sporting 2–1 Vitoria Guimaraes
Report
17 January 2004 18 Sporting 2–0 Academica
Report
24 January 2004 19 Belenenses 1–3 Sporting
Report
31 January 2004 20 Sporting 1–1 Porto
Report
7 February 2004 21 Nacional 3–3 Sporting
Report
13 February 2004 22 Sporting 1–0 Moreirense
Report
22 February 2004 23 Gil Vicente 1–1 Sporting
Report
28 February 2004 24 Sporting 1–0 Maritimo
Report
6 March 2004 25 Beira-Mar 0–2 Sporting
Report
15 March 2004 26 Sporting 2–0 Alverca
Report
20 March 2004 27 Rio Ave 4–0 Sporting
Report
27 March 2004 28 Sporting 1–0 Pacos de Ferreira
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4 April 2004 29 Braga 2–3 Sporting
Report
10 April 2004 30 Sporting 4–0 Estrela Amadora
Report
17 April 2004 31 Boavista 2–1 Sporting
Report
24 April 2004 32 Uniao Leiria 1–0 Sporting
Report
2 May 2004 33 Sporting 0–1 Benfica
Report
9 May 2004 34 Vitoria Guimaraes 0–2 Sporting
Report

Taca de Portugal

Fourth Round

23 November 2003 1º Dezembro 0–2 Sporting CP Sintra, Portugal
Report Liedson 46'
Clayton 66' (o.g.)

Fifth Round

17 December 2003 Sporting CP 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
Report Orestes 7' Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade

UEFA Cup

Matches

First Round

24 September 2003 First leg Sporting 2–0 Malmo Lisbon
Luís Lourenço 15'
Liedson 85'
Report Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade
15 October 2003 second leg Malmo 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Sporting Malmo
Report Liedson 49' Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Second Round

6 November 2003 first leg Gençlerbirliği 1–1 Sporting CP Ankara
V. Cihan 55' Report Liedson 50' Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
27 November 2003 second leg Sporting CP 0–3
(1–4 agg.)
Gençlerbirliği Lisbon
Report A. Tandogan 44'
Mário Sérgio 45' (o.g.)
V. Cihan 48'
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade

Player Statistics

Top Scorers
Player Goals
Brazil Liédson 15
Brazil Fábio Rochemback 7
Brazil Silva 5
Portugal João Pinto 5

References

  1. "Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003–04". Zerozero. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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