2003–04 La Liga

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The 2003–04 La Liga season was the 73rd since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2003, and concluded on 23 May 2004. Valencia were crowned champions for the sixth time in club history.

Season2003–04
Dates30 August 2003 – 23 May 2004
ChampionsValencia
6th title
RelegatedValladolid
Celta Vigo
Murcia
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
La Liga
Season2003–04
Dates30 August 2003 – 23 May 2004
ChampionsValencia
6th title
RelegatedValladolid
Celta Vigo
Murcia
Champions LeagueValencia
Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruña
Real Madrid
UEFA CupAthletic Bilbao
Sevilla
Zaragoza (as Copa del Rey winners)
Intertoto CupAtlético Madrid
Villarreal
Matches380
Goals1,015 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRonaldo (24 goals)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 7–2 Valladolid
(13 September 2003)[1]
Barcelona 5–0 Albacete
(1 February 2004)[2]
Biggest away winMálaga 1–6 Valencia
(31 January 2004)[3]
Mallorca 0–5 Valencia
(2 November 2003)[4]
Celta Vigo 0–5 Deportivo La Coruña
(3 January 2004)[5]
Highest scoringReal Madrid 7–2 Valladolid
(13 September 2003)[1]
Villarreal 6–3 Racing Santander
(15 February 2004)[6]
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As of 2026, this is most recent season in which the title went to a team other than Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Murcia, Zaragoza and Albacete, returning to the top flight after an absence of fourteen, one and seven years respectively. They replaced Recreativo, Alavés, and Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the top flight for one, five, and four years respectively.

More information Promoted to 2003–04 La Liga, Relegated from 2002–03 La Liga ...
Increase Promoted to 2003–04 La LigaDecrease Relegated from 2002–03 La Liga
Murcia
Zaragoza
Albacete		 Recreativo
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano
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Location of teams in La Liga 2003–04
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Team Stadium Capacity
Albacete* Carlos Belmonte 18,000
Athletic Bilbao San Mamés 39,750
Atlético Madrid Vicente Calderón 55,005
Barcelona Camp Nou 98,772
Betis Manuel Ruiz de Lopera 52,132
Celta de Vigo Estadio Balaídos 32,500
Deportivo de La Coruña Riazor 34,600
Espanyol Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926
Málaga La Rosaleda 30,044
Mallorca Son Moix 23,142
Murcia* La Condomina 16,000
Osasuna El Sadar 19,553
Racing de Santander El Sardinero 22,400
Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 80,354
Real Sociedad Anoeta 32,200
Sevilla Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 45,500
Valencia Mestalla 55,000
Valladolid José Zorrilla 27,846
Villarreal El Madrigal 23,000
Zaragoza* La Romareda 34,596
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(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

Personnel and sponsors

More information Team, Head Coach ...
Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Albacete Spain César Ferrando Viator IV Centenario Don Quijote de La Mancha Caja Castilla-La Mancha/Arcos Cuchillos None Periódico El Pueblo de Albacete
Athletic Bilbao Spain Ernesto Valverde 100% Athletic Bizkaia (in UEFA matches) None None None
Atlético Madrid Spain Gregorio Manzano Nike Columbia Pictures None None None
Barcelona Netherlands Frank Rijkaard Nike None None Forum Barcelona 2004 None
Betis Spain Víctor Fernández Kappa Andalucía/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua Mineral Font Lys Agua Mineral None None
Celta de Vigo Spain Ramón Carnero Umbro Citroën None None None
Deportivo de La Coruña Spain Javier Irureta Joma Fadesa None None None
Espanyol France Luis Fernandez Umbro Conservas Dani Interapuestas.com Forum Barcelona 2004 Grup Tarradellas
Málaga Spain Juande Ramos Umbro Unicaja None None None
Mallorca Spain Luis Aragonés Reial Spanair None None Illes Balears
Murcia Wales John Toshack Nike Cajamurcia/Polaris World None None None
Osasuna Mexico Javier Aguirre Astore Caja Navarra None None None
Racing de Santander Spain Lucas Alcaraz Diadora Organización Impulsora de Discapacitados Cantabria Cantabria Santander
Real Madrid Portugal Carlos Queiroz Adidas Siemens Mobile None None None
Real Sociedad France Raynald Denoueix Astore FIATC Seguros NGS Europe NGS Europe FIATC Seguros, NGS Europe
Sevilla Spain Joaquín Caparrós Joma Locco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua Mineral Locco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua Mineral Locco tu marca Locco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua Mineral
Valencia Spain Rafael Benítez Nike Toyota None None None
Valladolid Spain Antonio Sánchez Santos Umbro Asómate a Valladolid/Grupo Helios/Banco Gallego/Castilla y León Cambia tus Vacaciones/Agroinnova None None None
Villarreal Spain Paquito García Kelme Terra Mitica/Aeroport Castelló None None None
Zaragoza Spain Víctor Muñoz Lotto Pikolin None None None
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valencia (C) 38 23 8 7 71 27 +44 77 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
3 Deportivo La Coruña 38 21 8 9 60 34 +26 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Real Madrid 38 21 7 10 72 54 +18 70
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sevilla 38 15 10 13 56 45 +11 55[a]
7 Atlético Madrid 38 15 10 13 51 53 −2 55[a] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Villarreal 38 15 9 14 47 49 −2 54 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9 Real Betis 38 13 13 12 46 43 +3 52
10 Málaga 38 15 6 17 50 55 −5 51[b]
11 Mallorca 38 15 6 17 54 66 −12 51[b]
12 Zaragoza 38 13 9 16 46 55 −9 48[c] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[d]
13 Osasuna 38 11 15 12 38 37 +1 48[c]
14 Albacete 38 13 8 17 40 48 −8 47
15 Real Sociedad 38 11 13 14 49 53 −4 46
16 Espanyol 38 13 4 21 48 64 −16 43
17 Racing Santander[e] 38 11 10 17 48 63 −15 42
18 Valladolid (R) 38 10 11 17 46 56 −10 41 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Celta Vigo (R) 38 9 12 17 48 68 −20 39
20 Murcia (R) 38 5 11 22 29 57 −28 26
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Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV
  2. [b]
    MLG 3–1 MLL; MLL 2–1 MLG
  3. [c]
    OSA 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 OSA
  4. [d]
    Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
  5. [e]
    Racing Santander were docked one point deduction due to using foreign players exceeds the quota during a match against Osasuna on 14 December 2003.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALB ...
Home \ Away ALB ATH ATM FCB BET CEL RCD ESP MCF MLL MUR OSA RAC RMA RSO SFC VCF VLD VIL ZAR
Albacete 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Athletic Bilbao 1–1 3–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 4–0
Atlético Madrid 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–2
Barcelona 5–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Betis 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1
Celta de Vigo 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–5 1–5 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–5 0–0 0–2 3–2 2–1 0–2
Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 2–0 5–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–1
Espanyol 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2
Málaga 1–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 5–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–6 2–3 0–0 2–1
Mallorca 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–4 4–2 4–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–2 2–0
Murcia 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0
Osasuna 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Racing Santander 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 4–4 0–1 0–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–2
Real Madrid 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–4 5–1 1–1 7–2 2–1 1–1
Real Sociedad 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 3–0
Sevilla 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–2
Valencia 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 3–2
Valladolid 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–2
Villarreal 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 6–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–1 3–1 1–1
Zaragoza 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 4–4 0–1 1–0 4–1
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Source: LFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Ronaldo Real Madrid 24
2 Brazil Júlio Baptista Sevilla 20
3 Spain Mista Valencia 19
Spain Raúl Tamudo Espanyol
Spain Fernando Torres Atlético Madrid
6 Spain Salva Málaga 18
7 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Mallorca 17
Spain David Villa Zaragoza
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Fair Play award

Valencia was the winner of the Fair-play award with 99 points.[7]

Pedro Zaballa award

Joan Laporta (Barcelona president) and José María Alanís (CD Siempre Alegres footballer)[8]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Spain Raúl Real Madrid Valladolid 7–2 (H) 13 September 2003
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Valencia Mallorca 5–0 (A) 2 November 2003
Spain Salva Málaga Barcelona 5–1 (H) 3 December 2003
Spain Víctor Deportivo La Coruna Celta Vigo 5–0 (A) 3 January 2004
Spain Javi Guerrero Racing Santander Murcia 3–2 (H) 25 January 2004
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Valencia Málaga 6–1 (A) 31 January 2004
Brazil Júlio Baptista Sevilla Murcia 3–1 (A) 14 February 2004
Spain Mista Valencia Mallorca 5–1 (H) 21 March 2004
Brazil Júlio Baptista4 Sevilla Racing Santander 5–2 (H) 18 April 2004
Spain David Villa4 Zaragoza Sevilla 4–4 (H) 25 April 2004
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  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2003-04 edition of La Liga.

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[9]
1FC Barcelona1973,624
2Real Madrid1970,231
3Valencia CF1947,058
4Atlético de Madrid1945,208
5Sevilla FC1936,006
6Real Betis1934,959
7Athletic Club de Bilbao1932,400
8Real Zaragoza1930,153
9RCD Espanyol1926,871
10Real Sociedad1926,158
11Deportivo de La Coruña1925,921
12Málaga CF1921,603
13Celta de Vigo1920,274
14RCD Mallorca1916,018
15Villarreal CF1915,394
16Osasuna1915,368
17Albacete Balompié1914,919
18Real Valladolid1914,861
19Racing de Santander1914,312
20Real Murcia1911,720
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See also

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