| Country: | Scotland |
| Season: | 2003–04 |
| Prevseason: | 2002–03 |
| Nextseason: | 2004–05 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
| Bodyclass: | football |
| Headerstyle: | background:#BFD7FF |
| Above: | 2003–04 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Premier League champions |
| Data2: | Celtic |
| Header3: | First Division champions |
| Data4: | Inverness CT |
| Header5: | Second Division champions |
| Data6: | Airdrie United |
| Header7: | Third Division champions |
| Data8: | Stranraer |
| Header9: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data10: | Celtic |
| Header11: | League Cup winners |
| Data12: | Livingston |
| Header13: | Challenge Cup winners |
| Data14: | Inverness CT |
| Header15: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data16: | Carnoustie Panmure |
| Header17: | Teams in Europe |
| Data18: | Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers |
| Header19: | Scotland national team |
| Data20: | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]
See main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League.
The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA Champions League places and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place having finished third. Partick Thistle were relegated to the Scottish First Division, this however was decided by a tribunal as at the time Inverness's stadium did not meet the criteria for the SPL, as with Falkirk the previous season, however unlike Falkirk the SPL decided that Inverness were allowed to share a ground with Aberdeen.
See main article: 2003–04 Scottish First Division.
See main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division.
See main article: 2003–04 Scottish Third Division.
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup 2003–04 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Wikipedia article | ||||
| League Cup 2003–04 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Wikipedia article | ||||
| Challenge Cup 2003–04 | Inverness CT | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Wikipedia article | ||||
| Youth Cup | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Rangers | |||||
| Junior Cup | Carnoustie Panmure | 0 – 0 (4 – 1 pen.) | Tayport |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | |||||
| Celtic |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | |||||
| Heart of Midlothian | |||||
| Celtic |
| Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | 5.50 | |
| Celtic | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League | Group stage Quarter-finals | 17.00 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Europa League | Second round | 5.00 | |
| Dundee | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.00 |
Average coefficient – 7.375
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Rangers scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League Third qualifying round | ||||||
| 13 August | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | FC Copenhagen | 1–1 | Peter Løvenkrands | BBC Sport | |
| 27 August | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (A) | FC Copenhagen | 2–1 | Mikel Arteta (pen.), Shota Arveladze | BBC Sport | |
| Champions League Group stage | ||||||
| 16 September | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Christian Nerlinger, Peter Løvenkrands | BBC Sport | |
| 1 October | Olympic Stadium (A) | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | Emerson Moisés Costa | BBC Sport | |
| 22 October | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Manchester United | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| 4 November | Old Trafford, Manchester (A) | Manchester United | 0–3 | BBC Sport | ||
| 26 November | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A) | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| 9 December | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Panathinaikos | 1–3 | Michael Mols | BBC Sport | |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Celtic scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League Second qualifying round | ||||||
| 30 July | S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium, Kaunas (A) |  FBK Kaunas | 4–0 | Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton, Shaun Maloney, Liam Miller | BBC Sport | |
| 6 August | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | FBK Kaunas | 1–0 | Darius Gvildys (o.g.) | BBC Sport | |
| Champions League Third qualifying round | ||||||
| 13 August | Hidegkuti Nándor, Budapest (A) |  MTK Hungária FC | 4–0 | Henrik Larsson, Didier Agathe, Stilian Petrov, Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| 27 August | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | MTK Hungária FC | 1–0 | Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| Champions League Group stage | ||||||
| 17 September | Olympic Stadium, Munich (A) | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Alan Thompson | BBC Sport | |
| 30 September | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |  Lyon | 2–0 | Liam Miller, Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| 21 October | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht (A) |  Anderlecht | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| 5 November | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Anderlecht | 3–1 | Henrik Larsson, Liam Miller, Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| 25 November | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Bayern Munich | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| 10 December | Stade de Gerland, Lyon (A) | Lyon | 2–3 | John Hartson, Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| UEFA Cup Third round | ||||||
| 26 February | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |  FK Teplice | 3–0 | Henrik Larsson (2), Chris Sutton | BBC Sport | |
| 3 March | Na Stínadlech, Teplice (A) | FK Teplice | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| UEFA Cup Fourth round | ||||||
| 10 March | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) |  FC Barcelona | 1–0 | Alan Thompson | BBC Sport | |
| 24 March | Nou Camp, Barcelona (A) | FC Barcelona | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| UEFA Cup Quarter-final | ||||||
| 8 April | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Villarreal | 1–1 | Henrik Larsson | BBC Sport | |
| 14 April | Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal (A) | Villarreal | 0–2 | BBC Sport | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Hearts scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
| 24 September | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) |  NK Željezničar | 2–0 | Mark de Vries, Andrew Webster | BBC Sport | |
| 15 October | Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo (A) | NK Željezničar | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| UEFA Cup Second round | ||||||
| 6 November | Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux (A) | Girondins de Bordeaux | 1–0 | Mark de Vries | BBC Sport | |
| 6 November | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) | Girondins de Bordeaux | 0–2 | BBC Sport | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Dundee scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup Qualifying round | ||||||
| 14 August | Loro Borici stadium, Albania (A) |  Vllaznia | 2–0 | Steve Lovell, Nacho Novo | BBC Sport | |
| 28 August | Dens Park, Dundee (H) | Vllaznia | 4–0 | Nacho Novo (2), Juan Sara, Gavin Rae | BBC Sport | |
| UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
| 24 September | Dens Park, Dundee (H) |  Perugia | 1–2 | Lee Wilkie | BBC Sport | |
| 15 October | Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia (A) | Perugia | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (A) | 0–0 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 6 September | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–1 | ECQG5 | Neil McCann, Paul Dickov, James McFadden | BBC Sport | ||
| 10 September | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (A) | 1–2 | ECQG5 | Neil McCann | BBC Sport | ||
| 11 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–0 | ECQG5 | Darren Fletcher | BBC Sport | ||
| 15 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–0 | ECQPO | James McFadden | BBC Sport | ||
| 19 November | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (A) | 0–6 | ECQPO | BBC Sport | |||
| 18 February | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (A) | 0–4 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 31 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–2 | Friendly | James McFadden | BBC Sport | ||
| 28 April | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (A) | 0–1 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 27 May | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A) | 1–0 | Friendly | James McFadden | BBC Sport | ||
| 30 May | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | 4–1 | Friendly | Darren Fletcher, Gary Holt, Gary Caldwell, Nigel Quashie | BBC Sport |
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