| 2003–04 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Jaume Orti | ||
| Manager | Rafael Benítez | ||
| Stadium | Mestalla | ||
| La Liga | 1st | ||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | ||
| UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Mista (19) All: Mista (24) | ||
During the2003–04 Spanish football season,Valencia won the double ofLa Liga and theUEFA Cup. At the end of the season, managerRafael Benítez left to manage English sideLiverpool and was succeeded by formerChelsea,Fiorentina and Valencia managerClaudio Ranieri.
Valencia CF enjoyed a marvellous season by winning theLa Liga andUEFA Cup double. The key players of the squad wereMista,Vicente Rodríguez,Francisco Rufete,David Albelda,Roberto Ayala,Fábio Aurélio,Amedeo Carboni andMauricio Pellegrino. Valencia started the league well in the early season, but slumped in the mid-season and later made a remarkable comeback (remontada) in April and May thanks toReal Madrid's several slips. Valencia were on course for their first-treble winning season, however, Valencia were eliminated by eventualCopa del Rey runners-upReal Madrid in the quarter-finals and thus denying them a season treble.
| Competition | Record | Result | Top Scorer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| La Liga | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 060.53 | Winners |  Mista, 19 |
| Copa del Rey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 050.00 | Quarter-finals | Rubén Baraja, 3 |
| UEFA Cup | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 076.92 | Winners | Mista, 5 |
| Total | 57 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 40 | +61 | 063.16 | Mista, 24 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Santos | €3,50 million |
| MF | Jorge López | Villarreal | €4,00 million |
| MF | Mohamed Sissoko | Auxerre | €1,00 million |
| MF | Xisco | Recreativo | loan ended |
| AM | Fabián Canobbio | Peñarol | Free |
| DF | Raul Albiol | Valencia B | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | John Carew | Roma | loan |
| MF | Kily González | Internazionale | €2,5 million |
| FW | Salva | Málaga | loan |
| DF | Miroslav Đukić | Tenerife | Free |
| DF | Anthony Réveillère | Lyon | loan ended |
| DF | Jean-Félix Dorothée | Valencia B | |
| MF | Dennis Șerban | Poli Ejido | end of contract |
| MF | Gonzalo de los Santos | Atlético Madrid | loan |
| DF | Raul Albiol | Recreativo | loan |
| 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 theChampions 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 theChampions 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 theUEFA Cup first round |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
All kickoff times are in CET/CEST. Win Draw Loss
| 30 August 20031 | Valencia | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Valencia |
| 21:30 | Aimar 76' | Sousa 20' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 2 September 20032 | Osasuna | 0–1 | Valencia | Pamplona |
| 21:30 | Baraja 50' | Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 14,195 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago |
| 14 September 20033 | Valencia | 1–0 | Málaga | Valencia |
| 19:00 | Marchena 43' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 20 September 20034 | Atlético Madrid | 0–3 | Valencia | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Vicente 67' Mista 75',90' | Stadium:Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
| 27 September 20035 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 21:30 | Mista 4' Oliveira 71' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Xavier Moreno Delgado |
| 5 October 20036 | Barcelona | 0-1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | Oliveira 14' | Stadium:Camp Nou Attendance: 78,019 Referee:César Muñiz Fernández |
| 19 October 20037 | Valencia | 4–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
| 17:30 | Mista 7',45' Baraja 44'Vicente 78' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 25 October 20038 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2-1 | Valencia | A Coruña |
| 21:30 | Valerón 16' Tristán 80' | Mista 73' | Stadium:Riazor Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 29 October 20039 | Valencia | 2-2 | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
| 21:00 | Aimar 41' Canobbio 68' | Berizzo 56' Jesuli 66' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano |
| 2 November 200310 | Mallorca | 0–5 | Valencia | Palma |
| Jorge López 2' (pen.) Oliveira 7',45',76'Xisco 88' | Stadium:Son Moix Attendance: 21,330 Referee:Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 9 November 200311 | Valencia | 1–2 | Racing Santander | Valencia |
| Baraja 25' | Bodipo 23',49' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 23 November 200312 | Murcia | 2–2 | Valencia | Murcia |
| Richi 38' Míchel 46' | Mista 12',55' | Stadium:La Condomina Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Víctor Esquinas Torres |
| 29 November 200313 | Valencia | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
| Jorge López 19' Vicente 26'Aimar 44' | Villa 49' Cani 79' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 2 December 200314 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
| Stadium:Anoeta Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 7 December 200315 | Valencia | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| Vicente 17',64' | Ezquerro 52' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee:Arturo Daudén Ibáñez |
| 14 December 200316 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Valencia | Seville |
| Juanito 18' (o.g.) | Stadium:Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 20 December 200317 | Valencia | 1–0 | Sevilla | Valencia |
| Mista 61' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 47,700 Referee: José Losantos Omar |
| 4 January 200418 | Valencia | 4–2 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| Baraja 60',73' Aimar 61'Mista 87' | Riquelme 14' Belletti 77' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
| 10 January 200419 | Albacete | 0–1 | Valencia | Albacete |
| Jorge López 9' (pen.) | Stadium:Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Javier Moreno Delgado |
| 17 January 200420 | Valladolid | 0–0 | Valencia | Valladolid |
| Stadium:José Zorrilla Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 25 January 200421 | Valencia | 0–1 | Osasuna | Valencia |
| Pellegrino 45' (o.g.) | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila |
| 31 January 200422 | Málaga | 1–6 | Valencia | Málaga |
| Salva 73' | Mista 5' Oliveira 15',58',65'Marchena 48'Albelda 72' | Stadium:La Rosaleda Attendance: 21,000 Referee:Eduardo Iturralde González |
| 7 February 200423 | Valencia | 3–0 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
| 19:30 | Mista 30',71' Vicente 66' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 15 February 200424 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
| 21:00 | Figo 90' (pen.) | Ayala 74' | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Pedro Tristante Oliva |
| 21 February 200425 | Valencia | 0–1 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 21:30 | Gerard 77' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 29 February 200426 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| Tamudo 39',75' | Mista 77' | Stadium:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,900 Referee:Manuel Mejuto González |
| 6 March 200427 | Valencia | 3–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Valencia |
| Vicente 22' (pen.),90' Sánchez 90' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 52,000 Referee: José Pedro Mendoza Castellano |
| 14 March 200428 | Celta Vigo | 0–2 | Valencia | Vigo |
| Rufete 39',89' | Stadium:Estadio Balaídos Attendance: 25,076 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 21 March 200429 | Valencia | 5–1 | Mallorca | Valencia |
| Mista 44',67',68' Baraja 56'Angulo 60' | Eto'o 83' (pen.) | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
| 28 March 200430 | Racing Santander | 0–3 | Valencia | Santander |
| Díaz 8' (o.g.) Vicente 45',75' | Stadium:El Sardinero Attendance: 13,781 Referee:César Muñiz Fernández |
| 4 April 200431 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
| Pellegrino 72' Mista 82' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 11 April 200432 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
| Angulo 69' | Stadium:La Romareda Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
| 18 April 200433 | Valencia | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| Vicente 71' Mista 86' | Alonso 65' Karpin 69' (pen.) | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee:Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 25 April 200434 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
| del Horno 30' | Jorge López 12' (pen.) | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 2 May 200435 | Valencia | 2–0 | Real Betis | Valencia |
| Torres 35' Baraja 48' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 9 May 200436 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Valencia | Seville |
| Vicente 11' Baraja 90' | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira |
| 14 May 200437 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
| Anderson 13' Riquelme 25' | Pellegrino 35' | Stadium:El Madrigal Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 23 May 200438 | Valencia | 0–1 | Albacete | Valencia |
| Aranda 60' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 50,000 Referee:Manuel Mejuto González |
| 22 October 2003Round of 64 | Castellón | 1–3 | Valencia | Castellón de la Plana,Valencia |
| Marcos 39' | Baraja 63',81' Canobbio 86' | Stadium:Nou Estadi Castàlia Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez |
| 17 December 2003Round of 32 | Valencia | 2–0 | Murcia | Valencia |
| Xisco 12' Garrido 69' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 7 January 2004Round of 16, First Leg | Valencia | 2–2 | Osasuna | Valencia |
| Angulo 26' Baraja 53' (pen.) | Webó 59' Aloisi 89' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 14 January 2004Round of 16, Second Leg | Osasuna | 0–2 (2–4agg.) | Valencia | Pamplona |
| Vicente 26' Rufete 59' | Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa |
| 21 January 2004 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia | Madrid |
| Raúl 31' Ronaldo 81'Figo 86' (pen.) | (Report) | Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee:Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| 28 January 2004 | Valencia | 1–2 (1–5agg.) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Xisco 73' | (Report) | Raúl 14' Zidane 90' | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez |
v Valencia| 24 September 2003 | AIK | 0–1 | Valencia | Råsunda Stadium,Stockholm |
| 20:30 | Report | Oliveira 64' | Attendance: 25,433 Referee:Hermann Albrecht (Germany) |
vAIK| 15 October 2003 | Valencia | 1–0 (2–0agg.) | AIK | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 21:45 | Mista 71' | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium) |
v
Maccabi Haifa| 6 November 2003 | Valencia | 0–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 22:00 | Report | Referee:Kenny Clark (Scotland) |
v Valencia| 11 December 2003 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–4 (0–4agg.) | Valencia | Sparta Stadion,Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Report | Mista 11' Baraja 24'Albelda 90+1'Angulo 90+2' | Referee:Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
v
Beşiktaş| 26 February 2004 | Valencia | 3–2 | Beşiktaş | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 21:30 | Sissoko 25' Canobbio 43'Navarro 90+4' | Report | Pancu 17',39' | Referee:Alain Sars (France) |
Beşiktaş v Valencia| 3 March 2004 | Beşiktaş | 0–2 (2–5agg.) | Valencia | BJK İnönü Stadium,Istanbul |
| 19:30 | Report | Angulo 12' Juan Sánchez 57' | Referee:Domenico Messina (Italy) |
v Valencia| 11 March 2004 | Gençlerbirliği | 1–0 | Valencia | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium,Ankara |
| 19:30 | Daems 12' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
vGençlerbirliği| 25 March 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1agg.) | Gençlerbirliği | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 21:30 | Mista 63' Vicente  94' | Report | Attendance: 30,000 Referee:René Temmink (Netherlands) |
v Valencia| 8 April 2004 | Bordeaux | 1–2 | Valencia | Stade Chaban-Delmas,Bordeaux |
| 19:15 | Riera 18' | Report | Baraja 75' Rufete 88' | Attendance: 29,108 Referee:Mike Riley (England) |
vBordeaux| 14 April 2004 | Valencia | 2–1 (4–2agg.) | Bordeaux | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 21:45 | Pellegrino 52' Rufete 60' | Report | Eduardo 71' | Attendance: 32,000 Referee:Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
v Valencia| 22 April 2004 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Valencia | Estadio El Madrigal,Villarreal |
| 21:45 | Report | Attendance: 23,000 Referee:Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
vVillarreal| 6 May 2004 | Valencia | 1–0 (1–0agg.) | Villarreal | Mestalla,Valencia |
| 21:45 | Mista 16' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 52,000 Referee:Terje Hauge (Norway) |
vMarseille| 19 May 2004 | Valencia | 2–0 | Marseille | Ullevi,Gothenburg |
| 20:45CEST | Vicente 45' (pen.) Mista 58' | Report | Attendance: 39,000 Referee:Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Cañizares | 44 | -27 | 37 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 |
| 23 | DF |  GER | Curro Torres | 39 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  ARG | Ayala | 45 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Marchena | 44 | 2 | 28+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  ITA | Carboni | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | López | 30 | 4 | 23+3 | 4 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Albelda | 44 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Baraja | 52 | 13 | 29+6 | 8 | 5+1 | 3 | 10+1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Vicente | 44 | 15 | 32+1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Mista | 46 | 24 | 29+4 | 19 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+3 | 5 |
| 7 | FW |  BRA | Oliveira | 30 | 9 | 14+7 | 8 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 28 | GK | ESP | Rangel | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Aimar | 38 | 4 | 18+7 | 4 | 3+2 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Rufete | 43 | 5 | 15+12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8+3 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Pellegrino | 32 | 3 | 17+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Angulo | 36 | 5 | 12+10 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 7+2 | 2 |
| 25 | MF |  MLI | Sissoko | 34 | 1 | 9+12 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Garrido | 31 | 2 | 13+2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Xisco | 33 | 3 | 5+17 | 1 | 1+2 | 2 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Navarro | 20 | 1 | 7+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF |  URU | Cannobio | 23 | 3 | 3+8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Sánchez | 17 | 2 | 3+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Fábio Aurélio | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Palop | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 6 | -3 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Gavilan | ||||||||
| 29 | FW | ESP | Criado | ||||||||
| 31 | DF | ESP | Verdejo | ||||||||
| 33 | GK | ESP | Jonathan | ||||||||
| 35 | DF |  PAR | Amarilla | ||||||||
| 36 | DF | FRA | Dorothée | ||||||||
| 38 | MF | ESP | Soriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | ESP | Albiol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
