2003–04 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo de La Coruña
2003–04 season
ManagerJavier Irureta
StadiumEstadio Riazor
La Liga3rd
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Copa del ReyRound of 16

During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Deportivo de La Coruña competed in La Liga.

Season summary

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Deportivo reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, being knocked out by eventual champions Porto 1–0 on aggregate, Porto's goal coming from a Derlei penalty in the second leg at Estadio Riazor.

Squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP José Molina
2 DF Spain ESP Manuel Pablo
3 DF Spain ESP Enrique Romero
4 DF Morocco MAR Noureddine Naybet
5 DF Spain ESP César
6 MF Brazil BRA Mauro Silva
7 FW Uruguay URU Walter Pandiani
8 MF Spain ESP Sergio
9 FW Spain ESP Diego Tristán
10 MF Spain ESP Fran
11 MF Spain ESP José Amavisca
12 MF Argentina ARG Lionel Scaloni
13 GK Uruguay URU Gustavo Munúa
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Portugal POR Jorge Andrade
15 DF Spain ESP Joan Capdevila
16 MF Brazil BRA Djalminha
17 FW Spain ESP Pedro Munitis
18 FW Spain ESP Víctor
19 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque
20 DF Spain ESP Pablo Amo
21 MF Spain ESP Juan Carlos Valerón
22 FW Spain ESP Iván Pérez
23 MF Argentina ARG Aldo Duscher
24 DF Spain ESP Héctor
25 GK Cameroon CMR Jacques Songo'o

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Spain ESP Jaime (on loan to Hannover 96)
FW Spain ESP Changui (on loan to Las Palmas)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Dani Mallo (on loan to Elche)
FW Uruguay URU Sebastian Abreu (on loan at Club America)
FW Uruguay URU Sebastian Abreu (on loan at Tecos UAG) (January)

Competitions

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La Liga

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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
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

Round 6

Deportivo-Atlético Madrid 5-1

1-0 Fran 6'

1-1 Matías Lequi 11'

2-1 Enrique Romero 31'

3-1 Sergio 50'

4-1 Walter Pandiani 55'

5-1 Lionel Scaloni 90'

Copa del Rey

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Round of 16

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UEFA Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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  • Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Rosenborg
  • Rosenborg 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña

Group stage

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17 September 2003 AEK Athens Greece 1–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Athens, Greece
20:45 Tsiartas 86' Pandiani 12' Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
5 November 2003 AS Monaco France 8–3 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Monaco
20:45 Rothen 2'
Giuly 11'
Pršo 26', 30', 45+2', 49'
Plašil 47'
Cissé 67'
Tristán 39', 52'
Scaloni 45'
Stadium: Stade Louis II

First knockout round

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25 February 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1–0 Italy Juventus A Coruña, Spain
20:45 Luque 37' Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France)

Quarter-final

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23 March 2004 Milan Italy 4–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Kaká 45', 49'
Shevchenko 46'
Pirlo 53'
Report Pandiani 11' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,335
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
7 April 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 4–0 Italy Milan A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Pandiani 5'
Valerón 35'
Luque 44'
Fran 76'
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Semi-final

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21 April 2004 Porto Portugal 0–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Porto, Portugal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 50,818
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
4 May 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 0–1 Portugal Porto A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Derlei 60' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 34,600
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Deportivo la Coruña - 2003/04".