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2003–04 UEFA Champions League

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49th season of the UEFA club football tournament
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
International football competition

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.

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 JosΓ© Mourinho, who beat Monaco coached by Didier Deschamps, a two-time winner of the competition as a player. As winners of the competition, Porto went on to represent UEFA in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup.

Milan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Deportivo de La CoruΓ±a 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 does not have their own domestic league) as well as Andorra and San Marino did not participate. 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 coefficient 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.

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1  Spain 68.467 4
2  Italy 58.668
3  England 55.459
4  Germany 52.990 3
5  France 42.352
6  Greece 36.116
7  Netherlands 34.165 2
8  Turkey 28.725
9  Portugal 28.249
10  Russia 27.291
11  Czech Republic 26.625
12  Scotland 26.125
13  Ukraine 25.958
14  Belgium 25.525
15  Austria 23.250
16  Switzerland 22.625 1
17  Norway 21.475
18  Israel 21.332
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19  Croatia 21.041 1
20  Poland 17.500
21  Denmark 17.375
22  Sweden 17.241
23  Serbia and Montenegro 16.331
24  Slovakia 15.665
25  Bulgaria 15.165
26  Romania 13.916
27  Hungary 13.749
28  Slovenia 11.832
29  Cyprus 9.332
30  Finland 8.041
31  Latvia 7.165
32  Georgia 6.999
33  Moldova 5.165
34  Iceland 4.832
35  Belarus 4.083
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36  Lithuania 3.831 1
37  Republic of Ireland 3.331
38  Macedonia 2.997
39  Malta 2.498
40  Wales 1.832
41  Estonia 1.665
42  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.333
43  Armenia 1.332
44  Northern Ireland 1.331
45  Albania 1.165
46  Faroe Islands 1.165
47  Azerbaijan 1.165 0
48  Liechtenstein 1.000
49  Luxembourg 0.832 1
50  Andorra 0.000 0
51  San Marino 0.000
52  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)
Third qualifying round
Spain Deportivo La CoruΓ±a (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 DjurgΓ₯rden (1st) Romania Rapid BucureΘ™ti (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 Ε½ilina (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st)
Belgium Anderlecht (2nd) Poland WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w (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.

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).

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

First qualifying round

The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 23 July 2003.

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 TΓ³rshavn 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 Tirana 3–0 0–3 (aet)

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2003.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MTK HungΓ‘ria 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
Ε½ilina 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 BucureΘ™ti Romania 2–3 Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 2–3
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 3–3 (a) Sweden DjurgΓ₯rden 1–1 2–2
WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w Poland 7–4 Cyprus Omonia 5–2 2–2
Copenhagen Denmark 10–1 Malta Sliema Wanderers 4–1 6–0
Tirana Albania 2–7 Austria GAK 1–5 1–2

Third qualifying round

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2003.

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 HungΓ‘ria 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 CoruΓ±a 0–0 0–1
Grasshopper Switzerland 2–3 Greece AEK Athens 1–0 1–3
Ε½ilina 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 WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w 3–1 1–0
GAK Austria 2–3 Netherlands Ajax 1–1 1–2 (aet)

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, VfB 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 LYO 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 LMO INT DKV
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 CoruΓ±a 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 MUN 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 VfB 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 RMA POR MAR PTZ
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 SPP BES 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 CLT BRU AJX
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

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 CoruΓ±a 0 0 0
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0 1 1
Italy Milan 0 4 4
Italy Milan 4 0 4
Spain Deportivo La CoruΓ±a 1 4 5
Spain Deportivo La CoruΓ±a 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 CoruΓ±a 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 CoruΓ±a 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 CoruΓ±a 0–0 1–0

Final

The final was played on 26 May 2004 at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Monaco France0–3Portugal Porto
Report

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Spain Fernando Morientes France Monaco 9 1026
2 Croatia Dado PrΕ‘o France Monaco 7 512
3 Netherlands Roy Makaay Germany Bayern Munich 6 720
Uruguay Walter Pandiani Spain Deportivo La CoruΓ±a 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 CoruΓ±a 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 KakΓ‘ 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

See also

References

  1. UEFA.com (2002-07-11). "New format for Champions League | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. "UEFA Country Ranking 2002". Bert Kassies.
  3. Azerbaijan 2002/03 at RSSSF
  4. "UEFA European Football Calendar 2003/2004". Bert Kassies.
  5. "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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