2003–04 Divizia A Explained

Competition:Divizia A
Season:2003–04
Winners:Dinamo București[1]
Relegated:Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Petrolul Ploiești
FC Oradea
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo București
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Steaua București
Oțelul Galați
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Gloria Bistrița
League Topscorer:Ionel Dănciulescu (21)
Biggest Home Win:Dinamo 7–0 Ceahlăul
Biggest Away Win:Politehnica 0–8 Steaua
Highest Scoring:Dinamo 7–3 Bacău
Matches:240
Total Goals:633
Longest Wins:Dinamo (8)
Longest Unbeaten:Steaua (14)
Longest Losses:Național (6)
Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason:2004–05

The 2003–04 Divizia A was the eighty-sixth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2003 and ended in June 2004. Dinamo București became champions on 3 June 2004.

Team changes

Relegated

The teams that were relegated to Divizia B at the end of the previous season (note that although Oțelul Galați lost the relegation play–off, they remained in Divizia A, after they bought the first division place from the promoted team Petrolul Ploiești, which merged with Astra Ploiești):

Promoted

The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season:

Venues

Poli AEK TimișoaraSteaua BucureștiUniversitatea CraiovaRapid București
Dan PăltinișanuSteauaIon OblemencoGiulești-Valentin Stănescu
Capacity: 32,972Capacity: 28,365Capacity: 25,252Capacity: 19,100
Apulum Alba IuliaFCM BacăuFarul ConstanțaDinamo București
Victoria-CetateDumitru SechelariuGheorghe HagiDinamo
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 17,500Capacity: 15,520Capacity: 15,032
Argeș PiteștiFC Oradea
Nicolae DobrinMunicipal
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 15,000
Național BucureștiOțelul Galați
CotroceniOțelul
Capacity: 14,542Capacity: 13,500
Ceahlăul Piatra NeamțFC BrașovGloria BistrițaPetrolul Ploiești
CeahlăulTineretuluiGloriaAstra
Capacity: 12,500Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 7,800Capacity: 7,000

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt Sponsor
Apulum Alba Iulia Alin PaleacuLotto / JomaBergenbier, Elit
Argeș Pitești Dănuț ComanErreàPic
Brașov Mihai StereNexo / JomaPrescon
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Radu LefterErreàRifil, Romalfa
Dinamo București Florentin PetreLottoOmniasig
Farul Constanța George CurcăLottoSNC
FC Oradea Bogdan VrăjitoareaErreà
Universitatea Craiova Corneliu PapurăErreàGolden Brau
FCM Bacău Florin PruneaLegeaLetea, Sonoma
Gloria Bistrița Cristian CoroianErreàDarimex
Național București Petre MarinNikeVincon Vrancea
Oțelul Galați Sorin GhioneaLottoIspat Sidex
Petrolul Ploiești Daniel PetroescLottoPetrom, InterAgro
Poli AEK Timișoara Romulus BuiaLottoLuxten
Rapid București Vasile MafteiErreàLaDorna
Steaua București Mirel RădoiNike

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Position[2] PlayerClubGoals
1Ionel DănciulescuDinamo București21
2Nicolae DicăArgeș Pitești / Steaua București18
3Claudiu NiculescuDinamo București16
4Bogdan VrăjitoareaFC Oradea14
5Sabin IlieRapid București13
Adrian NeagaSteaua București

Notes and References

  1. http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_a/tables/2003_04.shtml 2003–04 Divizia A
  2. Web site: Top Scorers . www.romaniansoccer.ro . 14 May 2021 . Romanian.
  3. Web site: Romania National Champions . RomanianSoccer. 14 May 2021.