2003–04 Austrian Football Bundesliga
86th season of top-tier football league in Austria
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The 2003–04 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 30th season of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austria's premier football league. It began on 16 July 2003 and concluded on 20 May 2004.[1][2]
Season2003–04
Dates16 July 2003 – 20 May 2004
ChampionsGrazer AK
1st Bundesliga title
1st Austrian title
1st Bundesliga title
1st Austrian title
RelegatedKärnten
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 July 2003 – 20 May 2004 |
| Champions | Grazer AK 1st Bundesliga title 1st Austrian title |
| Relegated | Kärnten |
| Champions League | Grazer AK |
| UEFA Cup | Austria Wien Pasching Rapid Wien |
| Intertoto Cup | Bregenz |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 481 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roland Kollmann (27) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 10 teams. Grazer AK won the championship and FC Karnten was relegated.[3]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grazer AK (C) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 71 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Pasching | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 57 | |
| 5 | Bregenz | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Austria Salzburg | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Mattersburg | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 37 | |
| 9 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | |
| 10 | Kärnten (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to Austrian First Football League |
Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season |
Second half of season
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Top goal scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grazer AK | 27 | |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 25 | |
| 3 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 15 | |
| ASKÖ Pasching | |||
| 5 | Austria Wien | 13 | |
| 6 | Sturm Graz | 10 | |
| Rapid Wien | |||
| SV Mattersburg | |||
| Rapid Wien |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid | 12,324 |
| 2 | Mattersburg | 11,069 |
| 3 | GAK | 9,007 |
| 4 | Salzburg | 8,441 |
| 5 | Sturm | 7,836 |
| 6 | Austria | 6,684 |
| 7 | Kärnten | 5,389 |
| 8 | Bregenz | 5,329 |
| 9 | Pasching | 3,760 |
| 10 | Admira | 2,319 |
Source:[4]