UEFA Champions League 2003–04

The 2003-04 UEFA Champions League was the 12th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992, and the 49th tournament overall. The competition was won by Portugal's Porto, who defeated AS Monaco of France 3–0 at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This was Porto's second European trophy in two years, following their UEFA Cup success from the previous season.

After eliminating teams like Manchester United, Deportivo and Lyon, José Mourinho's Porto met AS Monaco in the final. AS Monaco had also defeated some of Europe's top clubs on their way to the final, including Chelsea and Real Madrid.

The match itself was somewhat one-sided; despite an early opportunity where Monaco captain Ludovic Giuly was denied by Porto goalkeeper Vítor Baía, goals from Carlos Alberto, Deco and Dmitri Alenichev were enough to win Porto their second European Cup. Two days after the final, Porto manager José Mourinho confirmed prior speculation by leaving the club to assume the position of Chelsea manager.

This was the first UEFA Champions League competition to feature a sixteen-team knockout round instead of a second group stage.

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

econd qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Group stage

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1-10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams advanced to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, were applied in the following order:
#Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
#Total goals scored in all group matches.
#Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Group B

Group E

Group H

First leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)"footballbox
date = 2004-02-24
time = 20:45
team1 = Bayern flagicon|GER
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059559/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Real Madrid
goals1 = Makaay goal|75
goals2 = Roberto Carlos goal|83
stadium = Olympiastadion, Munich
attendance = 59,000
referee = Terje Hauge (Norway) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-24
time = 20:45
team1 = Celta flagicon|ESP
score = 2 – 3
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059558/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ENG Arsenal
goals1 = Edu goal|27
José Ignacio goal|64
goals2 = Edu goal|18 goal|58
Pirès goal|80
stadium = Estadio Balaídos, Vigo
attendance = 21,000
referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-24
time = 16:30
team1 = Lokomotiv Moscow flagicon|RUS
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059562/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|FRA AS Monaco
goals1 = Izmailov goal|32
Maminov goal|59
goals2 = Morientes goal|69
stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
attendance = 26,000
referee = Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-24
time = 20:45
team1 = Sparta Prague flagicon|CZE
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059560/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ITA Milan
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Letná Stadium, Prague
attendance = 20,640
referee = Graham Poll (England) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-25
time = 20:45
team1 = Deportivo flagicon|ESP
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059561/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ITA Juventus
goals1 = Luque goal|37
goals2 =
stadium = Riazor Stadium, A Coruña
attendance = 28,000
referee = Gilles Veissiere (France) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-25
time = 21:45
team1 = Porto flagicon|POR
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059556/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ENG Manchester United
goals1 = McCarthy goal|29 goal|78
goals2 = Fortune goal|14
stadium = Estádio do Dragão, Porto
attendance = 49,980
referee = Herbert Fandel (Germany) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-25
time = 20:45
team1 = Real Sociedad flagicon|ESP
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059557/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|FRA Lyon
goals1 =
goals2 = Schürrer goal|18|o.g.
stadium = Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastián
attendance = 28,000
referee = Massimo De Santis (Italy) ----footballbox
date = 2004-02-25
time = 20:45
team1 = Stuttgart flagicon|GER
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059555/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ENG Chelsea
goals1 =
goals2 = Fernando Meira goal|12|o.g.
stadium = Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
attendance = 42,000
referee = Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

econd leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)footballbox
date = 2004-03-09
time = 20:45
team1 = Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059563/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|GER Stuttgart
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Stamford Bridge, London
attendance = 36,660
referee = Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-09
time = 20:45
team1 = Juventus flagicon|ITA
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059569/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Deportivo
goals1 =
goals2 = Pandiani goal|12
stadium = Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
attendance = 24,680
referee = Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-09
time = 20:45
team1 = Lyon flagicon|FRA
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059565/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Real Sociedad
goals1 = Juninho goal|77
goals2 =
stadium = Stade de Gerland, Lyon
attendance = 38,900
referee = Mike Riley (England) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-09
time = 21:45
team1 = Manchester United flagicon|ENG
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059564/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|POR Porto
goals1 = Scholes goal|32
goals2 = Costinha goal|90
stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester
attendance = 67,000
referee = Valentin Ivanov (Russia) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-10
time = 21:45
team1 = Arsenal flagicon|ENG
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059566/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Celta
goals1 = Henry goal|14 goal|34
goals2 =
stadium = Highbury, London
attendance = 35,400
referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-10
time = 20:45
team1 = Milan flagicon|ITA
score = 4 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059568/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|CZE Sparta Prague
goals1 = Inzaghi goal|45+2
Shevchenko goal|66 goal|79
Gattuso goal|85
goals2 = Jun goal|59
stadium = San Siro, Milan
attendance = 50,000
referee = Markus Merk (Germany) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-10
time = 20:45
team1 = AS Monaco flagicon|FRA
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059570/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|RUS Lokomotiv Moscow
goals1 = Pršo goal|60
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Louis II, Monaco
attendance = 18,000
referee = Lucílio Batista (Portugal) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-10
time = 20:45
team1 = Real Madrid flagicon|ESP
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1713/match=1059567/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|GER Bayern
goals1 = Zidane goal|32
goals2 =
stadium = Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
attendance = 78,000
referee = Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Quarter-finals

First leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)"footballbox
date = 2004-03-23
time = 20:45
team1 = Milan flagicon|ITA
score = 4 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062126/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Deportivo
goals1 = Kaká goal|45 goal|49
Shevchenko goal|46
Pirlo goal|53
goals2 = Pandiani goal|11
stadium = San Siro, Milan
attendance = 60,335
referee = Valentin Ivanov (Russia) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-23
time = 20:45
team1 = Porto flagicon|POR
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062123/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|FRA Lyon
goals1 = Deco goal|44
Carvalho goal|71
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio do Dragão, Porto
attendance = 46,910
referee = Terje Hauge (Norway) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-24
time = 20:45
team1 = Real Madrid flagicon|ESP
score = 4 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062124/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|FRA AS Monaco
goals1 = Helguera goal|51
Zidane goal|70
Figo goal|77
Ronaldo goal|81
goals2 = Squillaci goal|43
Morientes goal|83
stadium = Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
attendance = 70,000
referee = Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) ----footballbox
date = 2004-03-24
time = 20:45
team1 = Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062125/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ENG Arsenal
goals1 = Guðjohnsen goal|53
goals2 = Pirès goal|59
stadium = Stamford Bridge, London
attendance = 40,778
referee = Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

econd leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)footballbox
date = 2004-04-06
time = 20:45
team1 = AS Monaco flagicon|FRA
score = 3 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062128/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Real Madrid
goals1 = Giuly goal|45+1 goal|66
Morientes goal|48
goals2 = Raúl goal|36
stadium = Stade Louis II, Monaco
attendance = 18,500
referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy) ----footballbox
date = 2004-04-06
time = 20:45
team1 = Arsenal flagicon|ENG
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062129/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = Chelsea flagicon|ENG
goals1 = Reyes goal|45+1
goals2 = Lampard goal|51
Bridge goal|87
stadium = Highbury, London
attendance = 35,468
referee = Markus Merk (Germany) ----footballbox
date = 2004-04-07
time = 20:45
team1 = Deportivo flagicon|ESP
score = 4 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062130/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ITA Milan
goals1 = Pandiani goal|5
Valerón goal|35
Luque goal|44
Fran goal|76
goals2 =
stadium = Riazor Stadium, A Coruña
attendance = 29,000
referee = Urs Meier (Switzerland) ----footballbox
date = 2004-04-07
time = 20:45
team1 = Lyon flagicon|FRA
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1714/match=1062127/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|POR Porto
goals1 = Luyindula goal|14
Élber goal|90
goals2 = Maniche goal|6 goal|47
stadium = Stade de Gerland, Lyon
attendance = 40,000
referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)

emi-finals

First leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)footballbox
date = 2004-04-20
time = 20:45
team1 = AS Monaco flagicon|FRA
score = 3 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1715/match=1063677/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ENG Chelsea
goals1 = Pršo goal|17
Morientes goal|78
Nonda goal|83
goals2 = Crespo goal|22
stadium = Stade Louis II, Monaco
attendance = 15,500
referee = Urs Meier (Switzerland) ----footballbox
date = 2004-04-21
time = 20:45
team1 = Porto flagicon|POR
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1715/match=1063678/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|ESP Deportivo
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Estádio do Dragão, Porto
attendance = 50,818
referee = Markus Merk (Germany)

econd leg

"All times Central European Time (UTC+1)footballbox
date = 2004-05-04
time = 20:45
team1 = Deportivo flagicon|ESP
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1715/match=1063679/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|POR Porto
goals1 =
goals2 = Derlei goal|60|pen.
stadium = Riazor Stadium, A Coruña
attendance = 34,600
referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy) ----footballbox
date = 2004-05-05
time = 20:45
team1 = Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1715/match=1063680/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|FRA AS Monaco
goals1 = Grønkjær goal|22
Lampard goal|44
goals2 = Ibarra goal|45+2
Morientes goal|60
stadium = Stamford Bridge, London
attendance = 37,132
referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Final

footballbox
date = 2004-05-26
time = 20:45
team1 = AS Monaco flagicon|FRA
score = 0 – 3
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2003/round=1716/match=1065206/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2 = flagicon|POR Porto
goals1 =
goals2 = Carlos Alberto goal|39
Deco goal|71
Alenichev goal|75
stadium = Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
attendance = 52,000
referee = Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Trivia

*AS Monaco's 8–3 victory over Deportivo at Stade Louis II on 5 November 2003 holds the record for the highest scoring match (excluding qualifying or preliminary rounds) since the start of the Champions League era in 1992.
*Due to a threat of terrorism following the bombing of an HSBC branch in Istanbul, Galatasaray's home match against Juventus in Group D was played at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany.
*Chelsea and Arsenal met in the quarterfinals, which was only the second time a local derby had been contested in the Champions League.

ee also

*UEFA Cup 2003-04
*UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=2003/intro.html 2003-04 season at UEFA website]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec200304.html#cc European Club Results at RSSSF]