- 2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season
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Chelsea 2003-04 season Chairman Ken Bates
(until March 2004)
Bruce Buck
Manager Claudio Ranieri
(until 31 May 2004)
José Mourinho
FA Premier League 2nd FA Cup Fifth round Carling Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League Semi-finals Top goalscorer League:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13)
All:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18)
← 2002–03 2004–05 → The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 89th competitive season, 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea finished second to the unbeaten Arsenal in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.
Chelsea supporter Mark Worrall chronicled the 2003–04 season in his critically acclaimed book "Over Land and Sea", which was first published in September 2004 and documented the takeover of Chelsea F.C. by Roman Abramovich and the departure of manager Claudio Ranieri.
Contents
Team kit
The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the center. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit.
Home Away Third Statistics
No. Nat Pos Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup Football League Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 DF Glen Johnson 32 4 17+2 3 9 1 1 0 3 0 3 DF Celestine Babayaro 14 1 5+1 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 4 MF Claude Makélélé 46 0 26+4 0 11 0 3 0 2 0 6 DF Marcel Desailly 25 0 15 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 7 FW Adrian Mutu 36 10 21+4 6 7 1 3 3 1 0 8 MF Frank Lampard 56 15 38 10 12 4 4 1 2 0 9 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 44 18 22+8 13 8 2 3 1 3 2 10 MF Joe Cole 50 3 18+17 1 9 0 3 0 3 2 11 MF Damien Duff 39 6 17+6 5 11 1 3 0 2 0 12 MF Mario Stanić 5 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 DF William Gallas 45 1 23+6 0 11 1 4 0 1 0 14 MF Geremi 37 1 19+6 1 8 0 1 0 3 0 15 DF Mario Melchiot 33 2 20+3 2 5 0 3 0 2 0 17 MF Emmanuel Petit 7 0 3+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18 DF Wayne Bridge 47 3 33 1 12 2 2 0 0 0 19 MF Scott Parker 17 1 7+4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 20 MF Juan Sebastián Verón 14 1 5+2 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 21 FW Hernán Crespo 30 12 13+6 10 10 2 0 0 1 0 22 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 41 13 17+9 6 10 3 4 2 1 2 23 GK Carlo Cudicini 38 0 26 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 26 DF John Terry 49 3 33 2 11 0 3 1 2 0 27 MF Alexis Nicolas 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 DF Robert Huth 20 1 8+8 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 MF Jesper Grønkjær 48 3 19+12 2 10 1 4 0 3 0 31 GK Marco Ambrosio 15 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 32 FW Mikael Forssell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 GK Neil Sullivan 8 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Statistics taken from [1]. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].
Transfers
In
# Pos Player From Fee Date N/A GK Jürgen Macho
Sunderland
Free[1] 01-07-2003 31 GK Marco Ambrosio
Chievo Verona
Free 01-07-2003 2 DF Glen Johnson
West Ham United
£6,000,000[2] 15-07-2003 14 MF Geremi
Real Madrid
£7,000,000[3] 16-07-2003 18 DF Wayne Bridge
Southampton
£7,000,000[4] 21-07-2003 11 MF Damien Duff
Blackburn Rovers
£17,000,000[5] 21-07-2003 10 MF Joe Cole
West Ham United
£6,600,000[6] 06-08-2003 20 MF Juan Sebastián Verón
Manchester United
£15,000,000[7] 06-08-2003 7 MF Adrian Mutu
Parma
£15,800,000[8] 12-08-2003 5 MF Alexey Smertin
Bordeaux
£3,450,000[9] 25-08-2003 21 FW Hernán Crespo
Internazionale
£16,800,000[10] 26-08-2003 34 GK Neil Sullivan
Tottenham Hotspur
£500,000[11] 29-08-2003 4 MF Claude Makélélé
Real Madrid
£16,000,000[11] 31-08-2003 19 MF Scott Parker
Charlton Athletic
£10,000,000 30-01-2004 Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date 18 DF Albert Ferrer
Unattached Released 03-06-2003 25 FW Gianfranco Zola
Cagliari
Free 02-07-2003 20 MF Jody Morris
Leeds United
Free 18-07-2003 14 DF Graeme Le Saux
Southampton
£500,000[4] 21-07-2003 1 GK Ed de Goey
Stoke City
[12] 01-08-2003 Starting 11
- Only considering Premiership starts.
No. Pos. Name Starts 23 GK Carlo Cudicini
26 15 RB Mario Melchiot
20 13 CB William Gallas
23 26 CB John Terry (Captain)
33 18 LB Wayne Bridge
33 14 RM Geremi
19 4 CM Claude Makelele
26 8 CM Frank Lampard
38 30 LM Jesper Grønkjær
19 7 CF Adrian Mutu
21 9 CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
22 UEFA Champions League
See also: 2003–04 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Chelsea
6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Sparta Prague
6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 Beşiktaş
6 2 1 3 5 7 -2 7 Lazio
6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 5 2003-09-16 Sparta Prague 0 – 1 Chelsea
AXA Arena, Prague
Referee: Helmut Fleischer(Report) Gallas 85'
2003-10-01 Chelsea 0 – 2 Beşiktaş
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista(Report) Yalçın 24', 29'
2003-10-22 Chelsea 2 – 1 Lazio
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Terje HaugeLampard 57'
Mutu65'
(Report) Inzaghi 38'
2003-11-04 Lazio 0 – 4 Chelsea
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Valentin Ivanov(Report) Crespo 15'
Guðjohnsen70'
Duff75'
Lampard80'
2003-11-26 Chelsea 0 – 0 Sparta Prague
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen(Report) 2003-12-09 Beşiktaş 0 – 2 Chelsea
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Referee: Anders Frisk(Report) Hasselbaink 77'
Bridge85'
First knockout round
First leg
2004-02-25 Stuttgart 0 – 1 Chelsea
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadio, Stuttgart
Referee: Kyros Vassaras(Report) Meira 12' (o.g.)
Second leg
2004-03-09 Chelsea 0 – 0
( 1 – 0 agg.)Stuttgart
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen(Report) Quarter finals
First leg
2004-03-24 Chelsea 1 – 1 Arsenal
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,778
Referee: Manuel Mejuto GonzálezGuðjohnsen 53'
(Report) Pirès 59'
Second leg
2004-04-06 Arsenal 1 – 2
( 2 – 3 agg.)Chelsea
Highbury, London
Attendance: 35,468
Referee: Markus MerkReyes 45+1'
(Report) Lampard 51'
Bridge87'
Semi-finals
First leg
2004-04-20 Monaco 3 – 1 Chelsea
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Urs MeierPršo 17'
Morientes78'
Nonda83'
(Report) Crespo 22'
Second leg
2004-05-05 Chelsea 2 – 2
( 3 – 5 agg.)Monaco
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 37,132
Referee: Anders FriskGrønkjær 22'
Lampard44'
(Report) Ibarra 45+2'
Morientes60'
Premier League
Matches
1 17 August 2003 Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool Owen 79' (pen.)
Report Verón 25'
Hasselbaink87'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,082
Referee: Steve Bennett- Chelsea-Leicester 2-1
- 1-0 Lilian Nalis (3 og)
- 1-1 James Scowcroft (40)
- 2-1 Adrian Mutu (45)
- Chelsea-Blackburn 2-2
- 0-1 Andy Cole (1)
- 1-1 Adrian Mutu (45)
- 1-2 Andy Cole (58)
- 2-2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (63 pen)
- Chelsea-Tottenham 4-2
- 0-1 Frédéric Kanouté (25)
- 1-1 Frank Lampard (35)
- 2-1 Adrian Mutu (37)
- 3-1 Adrian Mutu (75)
- 3-2 Frédéric Kanouté (87)
- 4-2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (90)
5 20 September 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Chelsea Wolverhampton 12:30 BST Report Lampard 17'
Hasselbaink36'
Duff52'
Crespo67', 90'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,208
Referee: Matt Messias- Chelsea-Aston Villa 1-0
- 1-0 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (43)
- Middlesbrough-Chelsea 1-2
- 0-1 Eiður Guðjohnsen (17)
- 1-1 Szilárd Németh (48)
- 1-2 Hernán Crespo (88)
8 18 October 2003 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London 15:00 BST Edu 4'
Henry75'
Report Crespo 7'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,172
Referee: Paul Durkin- Chelsea-Manchester City 1-0
- 1-0 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (34)
- Everton-Chelsea 0-1
- 0-1 Adrian Mutu (59)
- Chelsea-Newcastle United 5-0
- 1-0 Glen Johnson (25)
- 2-0 Hernán Crespo (40)
- 3-0 Frank Lampard (42 pen)
- 4-0 Damien Duff (78)
- 5-0 Eiður Guðjohnsen (84)
- Southampton-Chelsea 0-1
- 0-1 Mario Melchiot (47)
- Chelsea-Manchester United 1-0
- 1-0 Frank Lampard (30 pen)
- Leeds United-Chelsea 1-1
- 1-0 Jermaine Pennant (18)
- 1-1 Damien Duff (70)
- Chelsea-Bolton Wanderers 1-2
- 1-0 Hernán Crespo (22)
- 1-1 Bruno N'Gotty (39)
- 1-2 John Terry (90 og)
- Fulham-Chelsea 0-1
- 0-1 Hernán Crespo (62)
18 26 December 2003 Charlton Athletic 4–2 Chelsea London 15:00 Hreidarsson 1'
Holland35'
Johansson48'
Euell53'
[ Report] Terry 10'
Guðjohnsen76'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Graham Poll- Chelsea-Portsmouth 3-0
- 1-0 Wayne Bridge (65)
- 2-0 Frank Lampard (73)
- 3-0 Geremi (82)
- Chelsea-Liverpool 0-1
- 0-1 Bruno Cheyrou (38)
- Leicester City-Chelsea 0-4
- 0-1 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (12)
- 0-2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (44)
- 0-3 Adrian Mutu (85)
- 0-4 Celestine Babayaro (90)
- Blackburn Rovers-Chelsea 2-3
- 1-0 Garry Flitcroft (3)
- 1-1 Frank Lampard (25)
- 1-2 Frank Lampard (35)
- 2-2 Paul Gallagher (87)
- 2-3 Glen Johnson (88)
24 8 February 2004 Chelsea 1–0 Charlton Athletic London 16:05 GMT Hasselbaink 28' (pen.)
[ Report] Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,255
Referee: Steve Bennett- Portsmouth-Chelsea 0-2
- 0-1 Scott Parker (17)
- 0-2 Hernán Crespo (79)
26 21 February 2004 [[Chelsea] F.C.|Chelsea]]] 1–2 Arsenal London 12:30 GMT Guðjohnsen 1'
60'
Report Vieira 15'
Edu21'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: Mike Riley- Manchester City-Chelsea 0-1
- 0-1 Eiður Guðjohnsen (82)
- Bolton Wanderers-Chelsea 0-2
- 0-1 John Terry (71)
- 0-2 Damien Duff (74)
- Chelsea-Fulham 2-1
- 1-0 Eiður Guðjohnsen (7)
- 1-1 Mark Pembridge (19)
- 2-1 Damien Duff (30)
30 27 March 2004 Chelsea 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London 15:00 GMT Melchiot 4'
Lampard70'
Hasselbaink77', 87', 90'
Report Camara 23'
Craddock57'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,215
Referee: Graham Barber- Tottenham Hotspur-Chelsea 0-1
- 0-1 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (38)
- Chelsea-Middlesbrough 0-0
- Aston Villa-Chelsea 3-2
- 0-1 Hernán Crespo (11)
- 1-1 Darius Vassell (39 pen)
- 2-1 Thomas Hitzlsperger (49)
- 3-1 Lee Hendrie (52)
- 3-2 Hernán Crespo (90)
- Newcastle United-Chelsea 2-1
- 0-1 Joe Cole (5)
- 1-1 Shola Ameobi (44)
- 2-1 Alan Shearer (48)
- Chelsea-Southampton 4-0
- 1-0 Martin Cranie (59 og)
- 2-0 Frank Lampard (75)
- 3-0 Frank Lampard (83)
- 4-0 Glen Johnson (85)
- Manchester United-Chelsea 1-1
- 0-1 Jesper Grønkjær (19)
- 1-1 Ruud van Nistelrooy (77)
- Chelsea-Leeds United 1-0
- 1-0 Jesper Grønkjær (20)
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