2003–04 UEFA Champions League

The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League was the 12th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992, and the 49th tournament overall. This was the first UEFA Champions League edition to feature a new format with a 16-team knockout round instead of a second group stage.

2003–04 UEFA Champions League
The final was played at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
16 July – 27 August 2003
Competition proper:
16 September 2003 – 26 May 2004
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 72
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Porto (2nd title)
Runners-upFrance Monaco
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored309 (2.47 per match)
Attendance4,540,677 (36,325 per match)
Top scorer(s)Fernando Morientes (Monaco)
9 goals

The competition was won by Portugal's Porto, who defeated Monaco of France 3–0 at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This was Portugal's first win since 1987, and Porto's second European trophy in two years, following their UEFA Cup success from the previous season. This was the second consecutive victory in a European cup for Porto coach José Mourinho, who beat Monaco coached by Didier Deschamps, a two-time winner of the competition as a player.

Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Deportivo La Coruña in the quarter-finals.

Qualification

A total of 72 teams from 48 UEFA member associations participated in the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein (who don't have their own domestic league) as well as Andorra and San Marino are not participating. Also not admitted was Azerbaijan, which was suspended by UEFA. Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient; associations with a higher league coefficients may enter more clubs than associations with a lower league coefficient, but no association may enter more than four teams.

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
  • Associations 16–52 (except Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino) each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2002 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1997–98 to 2001–02.[1]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Spain Spain 68.467 4
2 Italy Italy 58.668
3 England England 55.459
4 Germany Germany 52.990 3
5 France France 42.352
6 Greece Greece 36.116
7 Netherlands Netherlands 34.165 2
8 Turkey Turkey 28.725
9 Portugal Portugal 28.249
10 Russia Russia 27.291
11 Czech Republic Czech Republic 26.625
12 Scotland Scotland 26.125
13 Ukraine Ukraine 25.958
14 Belgium Belgium 25.525
15 Austria Austria 23.250
16 Switzerland Switzerland 22.625 1
17 Norway Norway 21.475
18 Israel Israel 21.332
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 Croatia Croatia 21.041 1
20 Poland Poland 17.500
21 Denmark Denmark 17.375
22 Sweden Sweden 17.241
23 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 16.331
24 Slovakia Slovakia 15.665
25 Bulgaria Bulgaria 15.165
26 Romania Romania 13.916
27 Hungary Hungary 13.749
28 Slovenia Slovenia 11.832
29 Cyprus Cyprus 9.332
30 Finland Finland 8.041
31 Latvia Latvia 7.165
32 Georgia (country) Georgia 6.999
33 Moldova Moldova 5.165
34 Iceland Iceland 4.832
35 Belarus Belarus 4.083
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36 Lithuania Lithuania 3.831 1
37 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3.331
38 North Macedonia Macedonia 2.997
39 Malta Malta 2.498
40 Wales Wales 1.832
41 Estonia Estonia 1.665
42 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.333
43 Armenia Armenia 1.332
44 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1.331
45 Albania Albania 1.165
46 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1.165
47 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.165 0
48 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1.000
49 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0.832 1
50 Andorra Andorra 0.000 0
51 San Marino San Marino 0.000
52 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0.000 1

Distribution

Since the title holders (Milan) also qualified for the Champions League Third qualifying round through their domestic league, one Third qualifying round spot was vacated. Due to this, as well as due to suspension of Azerbaijan, the following changes to the default access list are made:

  • The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Romania, Hungary and Slovenia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 29–52
    (except Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 17–28
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 5 third-place finishers from associations 1–6 (except Italy)
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League title holder (Milan)
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage
Spain Real Madrid (1st) England Manchester United (1st) France Lyon (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Spain Real Sociedad (2nd) England Arsenal (2nd) France Monaco (2nd) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st)
Italy Juventus (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st) Portugal Porto (1st)
Italy Internazionale (2nd) Germany VfB Stuttgart (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd) Italy Milan (3rd)TH
Third qualifying round
Spain Deportivo La Coruña (3rd) Germany Borussia Dortmund (3rd) Portugal Benfica (2nd) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
Spain Celta de Vigo (4th) France Marseille (3rd) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (1st) Belgium Club Brugge (1st)
Italy Lazio (4th) Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st) Austria Austria Wien (1st)
England Newcastle United (3rd) Netherlands Ajax (2nd) Scotland Rangers (1st) Switzerland Grasshopper (1st)
England Chelsea (4th) Turkey Galatasaray (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Russia CSKA Moscow (2nd) Austria GAK (2nd) Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (1st)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague (2nd) Norway Rosenborg (1st) Sweden Djurgården (1st) Romania Rapid București (1st)
Scotland Celtic (2nd) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) Serbia and Montenegro Partizan (1st) Hungary MTK Budapest (1st)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Slovakia Žilina (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st)
Belgium Anderlecht (2nd) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st)
First qualifying round
Cyprus Omonia (1st) Iceland KR (1st) Malta Sliema Wanderers (1st) Northern Ireland Glentoran (1st)
Finland HJK (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (1st) Wales Barry Town (1st) Albania Tirana (1st)
Latvia Skonto (1st) Lithuania FBK Kaunas (1st) Estonia Flora Tallinn (1st) Faroe Islands HB (1st)
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Leotar (1st) Luxembourg Grevenmacher (1st)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) North Macedonia Vardar (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st) Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE): Clubs from Azerbaijan were not admitted to UEFA competitions as no domestic league took place in 2002–03 season and AFFA was suspended by UEFA as a result of ongoing conflict between the clubs and federation.[2]

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2003 16 July 2003 23 July 2003
Second qualifying round 30 July 2003 6 August 2003
Third qualifying round 25 July 2003 12–13 August 2003 26–27 August 2003
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2003
(Monaco)		 16–17 September 2003
Matchday 2 30 September – 1 October 2003
Matchday 3 21–22 October 2003
Matchday 4 4–5 November 2003
Matchday 5 25–26 November 2003
Matchday 6 9–10 December 2003
Knockout phase Round of 16 12 December 2003 24–25 February 2004 9–10 March 2004
Quarter-finals 12 March 2004 23–24 March 2004 6–7 April 2004
Semi-finals 20–21 April 2004 4–5 May 2004
Final 26 May 2004 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyunik Armenia 2–1 Iceland KR 1–0 1–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2–1 Estonia Flora Tallinn 1–0 1–1
HB Faroe Islands 1–5 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 0–1 1–4
BATE Borisov Belarus 1–3 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–0 0–3
Vardar North Macedonia 4–2 Wales Barry Town 3–0 1–2
Grevenmacher Luxembourg 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Leotar 0–0 0–2
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–1 Finland HJK 0–0 0–1
Sliema Wanderers Malta 3–3 (a) Latvia Skonto 2–0 1–3
Omonia Cyprus 2–1 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 0–0 2–1
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 3–3 (2–4 p) Albania KF Tirana 3–0 0–3 (aet)

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MTK Hungary 3–2 Finland HJK 3–1 0–1
Pyunik Armenia 0–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–2 0–1
FBK Kaunas Lithuania 0–5 Scotland Celtic 0–4 0–1
Leotar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–2 0–2
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 0–2
Žilina Slovakia 2–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 1–1
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 0–5 Norway Rosenborg 0–1 0–4
Maribor Slovenia 2–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–2
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–3 North Macedonia Vardar 1–2 1–1
Rapid Bucureşti Romania 2–3 Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 2–3
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 3–3 (a) Sweden Djurgården 1–1 2–2
Wisła Kraków Poland 7–4 Cyprus Omonia 5–2 2–2
Copenhagen Denmark 10–1 Malta Sliema Wanderers 4–1 6–0
KF Tirana Albania 2–7 Austria GAK 1–5 1–2

Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vardar North Macedonia 4–5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–3 2–2
MTK Hungary 0–5 Scotland Celtic 0–4 0–1
Rangers Scotland 3–2 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 2–1
Austria Wien Austria 0–1 France Marseille 0–1 0–0
Club Brugge Belgium 3–3 (4–2 p) Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–1 1–2 (aet)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 1–3
Lazio Italy 4–1 Portugal Benfica 3–1 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 5–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 2–0
Rosenborg Norway 0–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 0–1
Grasshopper Switzerland 2–3 Greece AEK Athens 1–0 1–3
MŠK Žilina Slovakia 0–5 England Chelsea 0–2 0–3
Celta Vigo Spain 3–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 3–0 0–2
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 (4–3 p) England Newcastle United 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Galatasaray Turkey 6–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–0
Anderlecht Belgium 4–1 Poland Wisła Kraków 3–1 1–0
GAK Austria 2–3 Netherlands Ajax 1–1 1–2 (aet)

Group stage
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage
Location of teams of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

Title holders, 16 winners from the third qualifying round, 9 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams advanced to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, were applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo, Stuttgart and Partizan made their debut appearance in the group stage. This season became the first in the history of the Champions League in which three Greek clubs played in the group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OL BAY CEL AND
1 France Lyon 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–2 1–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 — 2–1 1–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–0 0–0 — 3–1
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7 1–0 1–1 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS LM INT DK
1 England Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 0–3 1–0
2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 0–0 — 3–0 3–2
3 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 11 −3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–5 1–1 — 2–1
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 2–1 2–0 1–1 —
Source:

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON DEP PSV AEK
1 France Monaco 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage — 8–3 1–1 4–0
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 1–0 — 2–0 3–0
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 3–2 — 2–0
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 0 2 4 1 11 −10 2 0–0 1–1 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV RSO GAL OLY
1 Italy Juventus 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13 Advance to knockout stage — 4–2 2–1 7–0
2 Spain Real Sociedad 6 2 3 1 8 8 0 9 0–0 — 1–1 1–0
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–0 1–2 — 1–0
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–2 2–2 3–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU STU PAN RAN
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 5–0 3–0
2 Germany Stuttgart 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 2–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–3 — 1–1
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 2–1 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM POR OM PAR
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 4–2 1–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 11 1–3 — 1–0 2–1
3 France Marseille 6 1 1 4 9 11 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 2–3 — 3–0
4 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–0 1–1 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SP BJK LAZ
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 0–2 2–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–2 1–0 — 0–2
4 Italy Lazio 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 0–4 2–2 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL CEL BRU AJA
1 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 0–1 1–0
2 Spain Celta Vigo 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 0–0 — 1–1 3–2
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 — 2–1
4 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6 0–1 1–0 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 1
Spain Real Madrid 1 1 2
Spain Real Madrid 4 1 5
France Monaco (a) 2 3 5
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2 0 2
France Monaco (a) 1 1 2
France Monaco 3 2 5
England Chelsea 1 2 3
Germany VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0
England Chelsea 1 0 1
England Chelsea 1 2 3
England Arsenal 1 1 2
Spain Celta Vigo 2 0 2
England Arsenal 3 2 5
France Monaco 0
Portugal Porto 3
Portugal Porto 2 1 3
England Manchester United 1 1 2
Portugal Porto 2 2 4
France Lyon 0 2 2
Spain Real Sociedad 0 0 0
France Lyon 1 1 2
Portugal Porto 0 1 1
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0 0 0
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0 1 1
Italy Milan 0 4 4
Italy Milan 4 0 4
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1 4 5
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1 1 2
Italy Juventus 0 0 0

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 1–2 Spain Real Madrid 1–1 0–1
Celta Vigo Spain 2–5 England Arsenal 2–3 0–2
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 2–0 Italy Juventus 1–0 1–0
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–2 (a) France Monaco 2–1 0–1
Porto Portugal 3–2 England Manchester United 2–1 1–1
Real Sociedad Spain 0–2 France Lyon 0–1 0–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–4 Italy Milan 0–0 1–4
VfB Stuttgart Germany 0–1 England Chelsea 0–1 0–0

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 3–2 England Arsenal 1–1 2–1
Milan Italy 4–5 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4–1 0–4
Porto Portugal 4–2 France Lyon 2–0 2–2
Real Madrid Spain 5–5 (a) France Monaco 4–2 1–3

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monaco France 5–3 England Chelsea 3–1 2–2
Porto Portugal 1–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 1–0

Final
Main article: 2004 UEFA Champions League Final

As winners of the competition, Porto went on to represent Europe at the 2004 Intercontinental Cup.

Monaco France0–3Portugal Porto
Report Carlos Alberto 39'
Deco 71'
Alenichev 75'
Attendance: 53,053

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Spain Fernando Morientes France Monaco 9 1026
2 Croatia Dado Pršo France Monaco 7 512
3 Netherlands Roy Makaay Germany Bayern Munich 6 720
Uruguay Walter Pandiani Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 773
5 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba France Marseille 5 515
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 5 539
Brazil Juninho France Lyon 5 799
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 5 888
9 France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus 4 359
Belgium Wesley Sonck Netherlands Ajax 4 401
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy England Manchester United 4 596
Spain Albert Luque Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4 640
South Africa Benni McCarthy Portugal Porto 4 643
Brazil Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 4 729
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan 4 765
Brazil Kaká Italy Milan 4 780
France Ludovic Giuly France Monaco 4 783
France Robert Pires England Arsenal 4 852
England Frank Lampard England Chelsea 4 1035

Top assists
Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Portugal Deco Portugal Porto 6 1060
France Jérôme Rothen France Monaco 6 1073
3 France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 5 890
4 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen England Chelsea 4 559
Wales Ryan Giggs England Manchester United 4 679
France Florent Malouda France Lyon 4 703
France Ludovic Giuly France Monaco 4 789
Brazil Cafu Italy Milan 4 808

Source:[4]

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Country Ranking 2002". Bert Kassies.
  2. Azerbaijan 2002/03 at RSSSF
  3. "UEFA European Football Calendar 2003/2004". Bert Kassies.
  4. "Statistics — Tournament phase — Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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