Club: | Valencia CF |
Season: | 2003–04 |
Manager: | Rafael Benítez |
Chairman: | Jaume Orti |
Chrtitle: | President |
Stadium: | Mestalla Stadium |
League: | La Liga |
League Result: | 1st |
Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Winners |
Cup1: | Copa del Rey |
Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
League Topscorer: | Mista (19) |
Season Topscorer: | Mista (24) |
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Prevseason: | 2002–03 |
Nextseason: | 2004–05 |
During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Valencia CF won the double of La Liga and the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Rafael Benítez left to manage English side Liverpool and was succeeded by former Chelsea, Fiorentina and Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri.
Valencia CF enjoyed a marvellous season by winning the La Liga and UEFA Cup double. The key players of the squad were Mista, Vicente Rodríguez, Francisco Rufete, David Albelda, Roberto Ayala, Fábio Aurélio, Amedeo Carboni and Mauricio Pellegrino. Valencia CF 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 to Real Madrid's several slips. Valencia CF were on course for their first-treble winning season, however, Valencia were eliminated by eventual Copa del Rey runners-up Real Madrid in the quarter-finals and thus denying them a season treble.
Competition | Record | Result | Top Scorer | |||||||
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La Liga | Winners | Mista, 19 | ||||||||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | Rubén Baraja, 3 | ||||||||
UEFA Cup | Winners | Mista, 5 | ||||||||
Total | Mista, 24 |
Squad at end of season[1]
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FW | €3,50 million | ||||||
MF | €4,00 million | ||||||
MF | €1,00 million | ||||||
MF | loan ended | ||||||
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DF | |||||||
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FW | loan | ||||||
MF | €2,5 million | ||||||
FW | loan | ||||||
DF | |||||||
DF | loan ended | ||||||
DF | |||||||
MF | end of contract | ||||||
MF | loan | ||||||
DF | loan | ||||||
See main article: 2003–04 La Liga.
All kickoff times are in CET/CEST.
See main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
See main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
See main article: 2004 UEFA Cup Final.