2003–04 Sporting CP season
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2003–04 season | ||
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Manager | Fernando Santos | |
Primeira Liga | 3rd | |
Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |
UEFA Cup | Second Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Liédson (15) All: Liédson (19) | |
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The 2003–04 season was Sporting CP's 97th season in existence and 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.
Season Overview
[edit]The club had a disappointing season in the wake of teenage starlet Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United and Mario Jardel's transfer to Bolton Wanderers in August 2003.
Sporting began the season with a 2-1 away victory over Academica Coimbra, thanks to a last minute winning goal from Beto. Sporting then had irregular form for the next 6 matchdays, but then went on an 18-match unbeaten run. Sporting's form started to decline towards the end of the season, starting with a heavy 4-0 loss to Rio Ave on 27 March 2004. Sporting won their next three matches after that to bounce back from the heavy loss, but then lost matches to Boavista, União Leiria, and then lost the Lisbon derby to Benfica thanks to a late goal by Geovanni in the penultimate round of the season, which ended their hopes of qualifying to the Champions League the following season.[1]
In the Portuguese Cup, the club was eliminated in the fifth round, by Vitoria Guimaraes, after entering in the fourth round. In the UEFA Cup, the club was eliminated at home in the second round with three goals in less than ten minutes by Turkish club Gençlerbirliği after having drawn the first leg.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Facundo Quiroga
Ânderson Polga
Hugo
Mário Sérgio
Miguel Garcia
Paíto
Beto
Luís Filipe
Rui Jorge
Santamaria
Eduardo Maldea
Midfielders
[edit]Rui Bento
Carlos Martins
Pedro Barbosa
Rodrigo Tello
Paulo Bento
Fábio Rochemback
Custódio
Clayton
Toñito
Tinga
Attackers
[edit]Competitions
[edit]Primeira Liga
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Benfica | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 73 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
4 | Nacional | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 56 | |
5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League
Matches
[edit]16 August 2003 1 | Académica Coimbra | 1–2 | Sporting | |
Filipe Alvim ![]() |
Report | Luis Lourenço ![]() Beto ![]() |
23 August 2003 2 | Sporting | 4–2 | Belenenses | |
Fábio Rochemback (15 p) Toñito ![]() ![]() Luis Lourenço ![]() |
Report | Sousa ![]() Leonardo ![]() |
2 September 2003 3 | Porto | 4–1 | Sporting | |
Derlei ![]() E. Jankauskas ![]() Maniche ![]() Benni McCarthy (89 p) |
Report | Fabio Rochemback ![]() |
14 September 2003 4 | Sporting | 2–0 | Nacional | |
Fábio Rochemback ![]() Toñito ![]() |
Report |
29 September 2003 6 | Sporting | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | |
Rodrigo Tello ![]() |
Report |
4 October 2003 7 | Maritimo | 2–1 | Sporting | |
Report |
20 October 2003 8 | Sporting | 3–1 | Beira-Mar | |
Report |
26 October 2003 9 | Alverca | 1–2 | Sporting | |
Report |
1 November 2003 10 | Sporting | 1–1 | Rio Ave | |
Report |
10 November 2003 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 1–2 | Sporting | |
Report |
1 December 2003 12 | Sporting | 2–0 | Braga | |
Report |
7 December 2003 13 | Estrela Amadora | 1–4 | Sporting | |
Report |
13 December 2003 14 | Sporting | 1–0 | Boavista | |
Report |
20 December 2003 15 | Sporting | 2–0 | UD Leiria | |
Report |
4 January 2004 16 | Benfica | 1–3 | Sporting | |
Report |
9 January 2004 17 | Sporting | 2–1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
Report |
17 January 2004 18 | Sporting | 2–0 | Academica | |
Report |
24 January 2004 19 | Belenenses | 1–3 | Sporting | |
Report |
31 January 2004 20 | Sporting | 1–1 | Porto | |
Report |
7 February 2004 21 | Nacional | 3–3 | Sporting | |
Report |
13 February 2004 22 | Sporting | 1–0 | Moreirense | |
Report |
22 February 2004 23 | Gil Vicente | 1–1 | Sporting | |
Report |
28 February 2004 24 | Sporting | 1–0 | Maritimo | |
Report |
6 March 2004 25 | Beira-Mar | 0–2 | Sporting | |
Report |
15 March 2004 26 | Sporting | 2–0 | Alverca | |
Report |
20 March 2004 27 | Rio Ave | 4–0 | Sporting | |
Report |
27 March 2004 28 | Sporting | 1–0 | Pacos de Ferreira | |
Report |
4 April 2004 29 | Braga | 2–3 | Sporting | |
Report |
10 April 2004 30 | Sporting | 4–0 | Estrela da Amadora | |
Report |
17 April 2004 31 | Boavista | 2–1 | Sporting | |
Report |
24 April 2004 32 | União Leiria | 1–0 | Sporting | |
Report |
2 May 2004 33 | Sporting | 0–1 | Benfica | |
Report |
9 May 2004 34 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0–2 | Sporting | |
Report |
- Marítimo-Sporting 2-1
- 0-1 Liédson
23'
- 1-1 Marcelo Carioca
62'
- 2-1 Alan
90 + 6'
- Sporting-Beira-Mar 3-1
- 1-0 Liédson
9'
- 1-1 Sandro
25'
- 2-1 João Pinto
45'
- 3-1 Liédson
73'
- Alverca-Sporting 1-2
- 1-0 Torrão
8'
- 1-1 Fábio Rochemback
29' (pen.)
- 1-2 Liédson
53'
- Sporting-Rio Ave 1-1
- 0-1 Evandro
45'
- 1-1 Silva
84'
- Paços de Ferreira-Sporting 1-2
- 0-1 Pedro Barbosa
19'
- 1-1 Zé Manuel
52'
- 1-2 Pedro Barbosa
75' (pen.)
- Sporting-Braga 2-0
- 1-0 João Pinto
29'
- 2-0 Silva
59'
- Estrela Amadora-Sporting 1-4
- 0-1 Fábio Rochemback
16'
- 1-1 Júlio César
35'
- 1-2 Pedro Barbosa
40'
- 1-3 Liédson
67'
- 1-4 Liédson
89'
- Sporting-Boavista 1-0
- 1-0 Silva
32'
- Benfica-Sporting 1-3
- 0-1 Fábio Rochemback
8' (pen.)
- 0-2 Silva
33'
- 1-2 Luisão
56'
- 1-3 Sá Pinto
90 + 2'
- Sporting-Vitória Guimarães 2-1
- 0-1 Romeu
21'
- 1-1 João Pinto
31'
- 2-1 Pedro Barbosa
42'
- Sporting-Académica 2-0
- 1-0 Liédson
42'
- 2-0 Pedro Barbosa
90 + 1'
- Belenenses-Sporting 1-3
- 1-0 Marco Paulo
30'
- 1-1 Sá Pinto
33'
- 1-2 João Pinto
67'
- 1-3 Liédson
90 + 3'
- Sporting-Porto 1-1
- 0-1 Jorge Costa
9'
- 1-1 Pedro Barbosa
69' (pen.)
- Nacional-Sporting 3-3
- 0-1 Sá Pinto
39'
- 1-1 Gouveia
42'
- 2-1 Adriano
49'
- 2-2 Marius Niculae
62'
- 2-3 Lourenço
73'
- 3-3 Carlos Álvarez
87'
- Sporting-Moreirense 1-0
- 1-0 Fábio Rochemback
34'
- Gil Vicente-Sporting 1-1
- 1-0 Luís Loureiro
18' (pen.)
- 1-1 Carlos Martins
70'
- Sporting-Marítimo 1-0
- 1-0 Beto
81'
- Beira-Mar-Sporting 0-2
- 0-1 Pedro Barbosa
9' (pen.)
- 0-2 Fábio Rochemback
11'
- Sporting-Alverca 2-0
- 1-0 Carlos Martins
31'
- 2-0 Liédson
89'
- Rio Ave-Sporting 4-0
- 1-0 Evandro
16'
- 2-0 Jaime
25'
- 3-0 Paulo César
45'
- 4-0 Evandro
77'
- Sporting-Paços de Ferreira 1-0
- 1-0 Liédson
88'
- Braga-Sporting 2-3
- 0-1 Silva
11'
- 0-2 Liédson
31'
- 0-3 Pedro Barbosa
67' (pen.)
- 1-3 Henrique
75'
- 2-3 Henrique
85'
- Sporting-Estrela Amadora 4-0
- 1-0 Liédson
33'
- 2-0 Liédson
58'
- 3-0 Marius Niculae
78'
- 4-0 Liédson
82'
- Boavista-Sporting 2-1
- 0-1 Liédson
59'
- 1-1 Frechaut
83'
- 2-1 Fary Faye
88'
- União Leiria-Sporting 1-0
- 1-0 Alhandra
50'
- Sporting-Benfica 0-1
- 0-1 Geovanni
88'
- Vitória Guimarães-Sporting 0-2
- 0-1 Marius Niculae
73'
- 0-2 João Pinto
83'
Taca de Portugal
[edit]Matches
[edit]Fourth Round
[edit]23 November 2003 | 1º Dezembro | 0–2 | Sporting CP | Sintra, Portugal |
Report | Liedson ![]() Clayton ![]() |
Fifth Round
[edit]17 December 2003 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
Report | Orestes ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
UEFA Cup
[edit]Matches
[edit]First Round
24 September 2003 First leg | Sporting | 2–0 | Malmo | Lisbon |
Luís Lourenço ![]() Liedson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
15 October 2003 second leg | Malmo | 0–1 (0–3 agg.) | Sporting | Malmo |
Report | Liedson ![]() |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Second Round
6 November 2003 first leg | Gençlerbirliği | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Ankara |
V. Cihan ![]() |
Report | Liedson ![]() |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium |
27 November 2003 second leg | Sporting CP | 0–3 (1–4 agg.) | Gençlerbirliği | Lisbon |
Report | A. Tandogan ![]() Mário Sérgio ![]() V. Cihan ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
Player statistics
[edit]Player | Goals |
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15 |
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7 |
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5 |
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5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003–04". Zerozero. Retrieved 24 April 2020.