2003–04 Real Madrid CF season

The 2003–04 season was Real Madrid C.F.'s 73rd season in La Liga. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the 2003–04 season. It was the last time that Real Madrid finished below second place until 2013–14 season. The club played the season wearing their classic white home and teal blue away kits.

Real Madrid
2003–04 season
PresidentFlorentino Pérez
Head coachCarlos Queiroz
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ronaldo (24)
All:
Ronaldo (31)

Pre-season

The team embarked on a summer tour in Asia, for 18 days, to cash in on the worldwide appeal of their new signing, David Beckham. It included exhibition matches in Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok, which alone earned the club €10 million. This was compared by popular contrary with the tour with the first visit of The Beatles to the United States in 1964. Although lucrative and generating wide publicity, the preparation value of the Asia was questionable, considering that the long 2003–04 season which lay ahead. It was exhausting for the players, due to endless rounds of publicity engagements and restrictions on the players' freedom of movement (due to the team hotel being besieged by fans). Most players admitted that they would have preferred a low-profile training camp and/or to have been home in Spain for the pre-season, instead of playing meaningless show matches against low quality opponents. The Asia tour has been said to have catered more to the needs of the club's marketing than to its players' preparations.[1]

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 August 2003 Dragon Team XI0–4Real MadridBeijing, People's Republic of China
Report Figo  43'
Morientes  74', 86'
Portillo  89'		 Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 50, 000
5 August 2003 FC Tokyo0–3Real MadridTokyo, Japan
Report  8',  38' Beckham
 45' Solari
 89' Ronaldo		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 65, 000
8 August 2003 Hong Kong League XI2–4Real MadridSo Kon Po, Hong Kong
 25' Wang
 45' Li		 Report Figo  6'
Ronaldo  12', 33'
Raúl  34'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40, 000
10 August 2003 Thailand1–2Real MadridBangkok, Thailand
 65' Sutee Report Portillo  29'
Morientes  68'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 60, 000
17 August 2003 Trofeo NaranjaValencia0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		Real MadridMestalla Stadium
(Report) Attendance: 23, 000
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
Penalties
Oliveira
Canobbio
Carboni
Marchena
Palop
Pellegrino 		Roberto Carlos
Morientes
Guti
Portillo
Helguera
Cambiasso

Season summary

In spite of the arduous pre-season, the team got off to a good start to the season. They won the Supercopa de España against Mallorca with a 3–0 victory on 27 August in the second leg. By the time half the season had passed, the team topped the league table and was still in contention for the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Monaco, and finished as runners-up in the domestic cup. They also lost their final five La Liga matches and finished in fourth place, which gave Valencia the title.

Transfers

In
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
23 MF Beckham 28EU Manchester United Transfer Summer 2007 €35,000,000

Total spending: €35,000,000

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
24 MF Makélélé 30EU Chelsea Transfer Summer €16,000,000 [ ]

Total income: €16,000,000

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Iker Casillas
2 DF Míchel Salgado
3 DF Roberto Carlos
5 MF Zinedine Zidane
6 DF Iván Helguera
7 FW Raúl (captain)
8 MF Borja
9 FW Ronaldo[2]
10 MF Luís Figo
11 FW Javier Portillo
13 GK Carlos Sánchez
14 MF Guti (vice-captain)
15 DF Raúl Bravo
16 MF Antonio Núñez
17 DF Oscar Miñambres
19 MF Esteban Cambiasso
No. Position Player
21 MF Santiago Solari
22 DF Francisco Pavón
23 MF David Beckham
25 GK César
31 MF Jordi López
33 MF Álvaro Mejía
34 MF Juanfran
35 MF José Manuel Jurado
36 MF Roberto Soldado
37 MF Álex Pérez
38 DF Enrique Corrales
39 DF Álvaro Arbeloa
40 DF Miguel Palencia
41 DF Javier Paredes
42 GK Diego López

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 DF Rubén (on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach)
9 FW Fernando Morientes (on loan to Monaco)

Results

La Liga

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Barcelona 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3 Deportivo La Coruña 38 21 8 9 60 34 +26 71 2004–05 UEFA 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 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round
6 Sevilla 38 15 10 13 56 45 +11 55[lower-alpha 1]
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
Notes:
  1. SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV

Matches
30 August 2003 1Real Madrid2–1Betis
19:30 CEST Beckham  2'
Ronaldo  61'		 Juanito  33'
2 September 2003 2Villareal1–1Real Madrid
21:00 CEST Anderson  71' Núñez  85'
13 September 2003 3Real Madrid7–2Valladolid
19:30 CEST Júlio César  20' (o.g.)
Raúl  32', 34', 75'
Zidane  53'
Figo  59'
Ronaldo  70'		 Losada  56'
Chema  60'
21 September 2003 4Málaga1–3Real Madrid
21:30 CEST Edgar  78' Ronaldo  12'
Beckham  71'
Guti  85'
27 September 2003 5Valencia2–0Real Madrid
21:30 CEST Mista  5'
Oliveira  71'
5 October 2003 6Real Madrid2–1Espanyol
19:00 CEST Ronaldo  52', 82' Á. Fernández  90'
18 October 2003 7Celta Vigo0–2Real Madrid
19:30 CEST Ronaldo  24'
Roberto Carlos  65'
25 October 2003 8Real Madrid3–1Racing Santander
19:30 CEST Zidane  27'
Raúl  79', 90'		 Benayoun  16'
28 October 2003 9Real Zaragoza0–0Real Madrid
21:00 CET
1 November 2003 10Real Madrid3–0Athletic Bilbao
21:30 CET Ronaldo  33', 55'
Figo  69'
9 November 2003 11Sevilla4–1Real Madrid
21:00 CET Helguera  6' (o.g.)
Silva  7'
Alves  14'
Casquero  37'		 Ronaldo  54'
23 November 2003 12Real Madrid2–1Albacete
19:00 CET Beckham  38'
Zidane  81'		 Parri  39'
29 November 2003 13Osasuna1–1Real Madrid
19:30 CET Bakayoko  10' Ronaldo  73'
3 December 2003 14Real Madrid2–0Atlético Madrid
21:30 CET Ronaldo  1'
Raúl  20'
6 December 2003 15Barcelona1–2Real Madrid
21:30 CET Kluivert  83' Roberto Carlos  37'
Ronaldo  74'
14 December 2003 16Real Madrid2–1Deportivo
19:00 CET Ronaldo  44'
Raúl  84'		 Pandiani  62'
21 December 2003 17Mallorca1–3Real Madrid
19:00 CET Correa  11' Raúl  45'
Ronaldo  55'
Figo  69' (pen.)
3 January 2004 18Real Madrid1–0Murcia
19:30 CET Raúl  8'
10 January 2004 19Real Sociedad1–0Real Madrid
21:30 CET Karpin  63'
18 January 2004 20Betis1–1Real Madrid
21:00 CET Joaquín  33' Ronaldo  59'
24 January 2004 21Real Madrid2–1Villareal
19:30 CET Solari  15'
Ronaldo  54'		 Ballesteros  86'
1 February 2003 22Valladolid2–3Real Madrid
17:00 CET Ó. González  33', 41' Ronaldo  48', 89'
Figo  62'		 Referee: Lizondo Cortés
7 February 2004 23Real Madrid2–1Málaga
21:30 CET Ronaldo  24'
Roberto Carlos  59'		 Luque  74'
15 February 2004 24Real Madrid1–1Valencia
21:00 CET Figo  90' (pen.) Ayala  74'
21 February 2004 25Espanyol2–4Real Madrid
19:30 CET Tamudo  30'
Lopo  85'		 Ronaldo  25' (pen.), 69'
Roberto Carlos  52'
Bravo  66'
29 February 2004 26Real Madrid4–2Celta Vigo
19:00 CET Ronaldo  54'
Zidane  64', 90'
Figo  71'		 Ilić  17'
Milošević  90'
6 March 2004 27Racing Santander1–1Real Madrid
19:30 CET Benayoun  32' Solari  28'
13 March 2004 28Real Madrid1–1Real Zaragoza
19:30 CET Portillo  27' Toledo  32'
20 March 2004 29Athletic Bilbao4–2Real Madrid
19:30 CET Yeste  40'
Urzaiz  44'
Del Horno  74', 76'		 Raúl  46', 71'
28 March 2004 30Real Madrid5–1Sevilla
21:00 CEST Solari  6'
Ronaldo  45', 90'
Zidane  61'
Salgado  75'		 Baptista  59' (pen.)
3 April 2004 31Albacete1–2Real Madrid
20:00 CEST Parri  82' Roberto Carlos  19'
Figo  71'
11 April 2004 32Real Madrid0–3Osasuna
21:30 CEST Valdo  2'
P. García  43'
Moha  61'
17 April 2004 33Atlético Madrid1–2Real Madrid
22:00 CEST Paunović  47' Solari  5'
Helguera  77'
25 April 2004 34Real Madrid1–2Barcelona
19:30 CEST Solari  54' Kluivert  58'
Xavi  86'
1 May 2004 35Deportivo2–0Real Madrid
22:00 CEST Tristán  29'
Capdevila  69'
8 May 2004 36Real Madrid2–3Mallorca
22:00 CEST Pavón  17'
Figo  50' (pen.)		 Eto'o  11', 36'
Campano  42'
16 May 2004 37Murcia2–1Real Madrid
21:30 CEST García  2', 33' (pen.) Guti  90'
23 May 2004 38Real Madrid1–4Real Sociedad
21:00 CEST Figo  39' (pen.) Kovačević  14'
Prieto  29', 60' (pen.)
De Paula  32'

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey
8 October 2003 Round of 64San Sebastián0–3Real MadridSan Sebastián de los Reyes
Raúl  28'
Portillo  57'
Cambiasso  87'		 Stadium: Nuevo Matapiñonera
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
16 December 2003 Round of 32Leganés3–4 (a.e.t.)Real MadridLeganés
Pérez  40', 45'
Pavón  50' (o.g.)		 Beckham  14'
Raúl  37', 110'
Solari  88'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
7 January 2004 Round of 16, First LegEibar1–1Real MadridEibar
Cuevas  45' Guti  37' Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
13 January 2004 Round of 16, Second LegReal Madrid2–0
(3–1 agg.)		EibarMadrid
Ronaldo  59'
Figo  68'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira
21 January 2004 Quarter-finals, First LegReal Madrid3–0ValenciaMadrid
Raúl  31'
Ronaldo  81'
Figo  86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
28 January 2004 Quarter-finals, Second LegValencia1–2
(1–5 agg.)		Real MadridValencia
Xisco  73' Raúl  14'
Zidane  90'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez
4 February 2004 Semi-finals, First LegReal Madrid2–0SevillaMadrid
Solari  56'
Raúl  76'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
11 February 2004 Semi-finals, Second LegSevilla1–0
(1–2 agg.)		Real MadridSeville
López  1' Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
17 March 2004 FinalReal Madrid2–3 (a.e.t.)Real ZaragozaBarcelona
Beckham  23'
Roberto Carlos  47'		 Dani  28'
Villa  44' (pen.)
Galletti  111'		 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez

Top scorers

References
  1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/08/11/real_home/
  2. Ronaldo wore the #11 shirt until Morientes' transfer, at which point he was assigned the #9 shirt.
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