2003–04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer Leverkusen

2003–04 season
Manager	Klaus Toppmöller Thomas Hörster
Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Last 16
Top goalscorer	Dimitar Berbatov (16)
Home colours Away colours
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Bayer 04 Leverkusen bounced back from the nearly disastrous season it came from, finishing in the top three and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in the process. The season marked the breakthrough for Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, who scored 16 goals, whereas Brazilian signing França contributed with 14 strikes. As it was, it was the attack that impressed the most, especially in the 6–2 crushing of champions Werder Bremen on the penultimate day of the season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Hans-Jörg Butt
• Frank Jurić
• René Adler
• Tom Starke

Defenders

• Lúcio
• Juan
• Jens Nowotny
• Teddy Lučić
• Ingo Hertzsch
• Clemens Fritz
• Zoltán Sebescen
• Diego Placente
• Alexander Meyer

Midfielders

• Robson Ponte
• Ioannis Masmanidis
• Christoph Preuß
• Jermaine Jones
• Yıldıray Baştürk
• Daniel Bierofka
• Hanno Balitsch
• Marko Babić
• Radosław Kałużny
• Bernd Schneider
• Carsten Ramelow

Attackers

• Dimitar Berbatov
• França
• Kenan Şahin
• Oliver Neuville
• Sebastian Schoof

Bundesliga

Matches

• Bayer Leverkusen-Freiburg 4–1
• 1–0 Robson Ponte  16'
• 1–1 Sascha Riether  19'
• 2–1 Lúcio  28'
• 3–1 Juan  41'
• 4–1 Oliver Neuville  61'

• Eintracht Frankfurt-Bayer Leverkusen 1–2
• 1–0 Nico Frommer  42'
• 1–1 Bernd Schneider  51'
• 1–2 Geri Cipi  84' (o.g.)

• Bayer Leverkusen-Hannover 4–0
• 1–0 França  2'
• 2–0 Oliver Neuville  9'
• 3–0 Oliver Neuville  52'
• 4–0 Daniel Bierofka  73'

• Bochum-Bayer Leverkusen 1–0
• 1–0 Tomasz Zdebel  65'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Hamburg 1–0
• 1–0 Juan  28'

• Bayern Munich-Bayer Leverkusen 3–3
• 0–1 Carsten Ramelow  10'
• 1–1 Roy Makaay  26'
• 1–2 França  34'
• 2–2 Roque Santa Cruz  64'
• 3–2 Michael Ballack  69'
• 3–3 Yıldıray Baştürk  81'

• Wolfsburg-Bayer Leverkusen 0–1
• 0–1 Bernd Schneider  57'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Hansa Rostock 3–0
• 1–0 Diego Placente  70'
• 2–0 Dimitar Berbatov  75'
• 3–0 Daniel Bierofka  79'

• Hertha Berlin-Bayer Leverkusen 1–4
• 0–1 França  12'
• 1–1 Fredi Bobić  47'
• 1–2 Dimitar Berbatov  54'
• 1–3 Bernd Schneider  72'
• 1–4 Marko Babić  86'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Mönchengladbach 1–0
• 1–0 Bernd Schneider  49'

• Kaiserslautern-Bayer Leverkusen 0–0

• Bayer Leverkusen-Schalke 04 3–1
• 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov  3'
• 1–1 Mike Hanke  14'
• 2–1 Marko Babić  25'
• 3–1 Daniel Bierofka  57'

• Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen 2–2
• 1–0 Salvatore Gambino  29'
• 2–0 Salvatore Gambino  32'
• 2–1 Oliver Neuville  35'
• 2–2 Marko Babić  77'

• Bayer Leverkusen-1860 Munich 2–2
• 0–1 Danny Schwarz  36'
• 0–2 Markus Schroth  56'
• 1–2 Robson Ponte  60'
• 2–2 Lúcio  78'

• Köln-Bayer Leverkusen 0–0

• Bayer Leverkusen-Werder Bremen 1–3
• 0–1 Aílton  42'
• 0–2 Mladen Krstajić  44'
• 1–2 Jens Nowotny  72'
• 1–3 Krisztián Lisztes  90'

• Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen 2–3
• 0–1 Carsten Ramelow  23'
• 0–2 Dimitar Berbatov  44'
• 1–2 Kevin Kurányi  56'
• 1–3 Dimitar Berbatov  62'
• 2–3 Zvonimir Soldo  68'

• Freiburg-Bayer Leverkusen 1–0
• 1–0 Roda Antar  54'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2
• 0–1 Ingo Hertzsch  20'
• 1–1 Oliver Neuville  61'
• 1–2 Ioannis Amanatidis  77'

• Hannover-Bayer Leverkusen 2–2
• 1–0 Clint Mathis  40'
• 2–0 Kostas Konstantinidis  48'
• 2–1 Dimitar Berbatov  65'
• 2–2 França  71'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Bochum 1–3
• 0–1 Martin Meichelbeck  52'
• 0–2 Dariusz Wosz  54'
• 1–2 Dimitar Berbatov  60'
• 1–3 Mamadou Diabang  73'

• Hamburg-Bayer Leverkusen 3–1
• 1–0 Nico-Jan Hoogma  10'
• 2–0 Mehdi Mahdavikia  18' (pen.)
• 3–0 Bernardo Romeo  35'
• 3–1 Bernd Schneider  39'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Bayern Munich 1–3
• 0–1 Roy Makaay  40'
• 0–2 Michael Ballack  58'
• 0–3 Roy Makaay  78'
• 1–3 Bernd Schneider  90'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Wolfsburg 4–2
• 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov  1'
• 2–0 Marko Babić  13'
• 2–1 Marko Topić  21'
• 3–1 Bernd Schneider  33'
• 4–1 França  63'
• 4–2 Diego Klimowicz  82'

• Hansa Rostock-Bayer Leverkusen 0–2
• 0–1 Dimitar Berbatov  58'
• 0–2 Marko Babić  75'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Hertha Berlin 4–1
• 0–1 Marcelinho  7'
• 1–1 Dimitar Berbatov  29'
• 2–1 França  33'
• 3–1 França  55'
• 4–1 Dimitar Berbatov  72'

• Mönchengladbach-Bayer Leverkusen 0–0

• Bayer Leverkusen-Kaiserslautern 6–0
• 1–0 Timo Wenzel  3' (o.g.)
• 2–0 Dimitar Berbatov  22'
• 3–0 Teddy Lučić  34'
• 4–0 França  38'
• 5–0 Yıldıray Baştürk  48'
• 6–0 França  54'

• Schalke 04-Bayer Leverkusen 2–3
• 0–1 Dimitar Berbatov  30'
• 1–1 Michael Delura  56'
• 1–2 Bernd Schneider  72'
• 1–3 Hans-Jörg Butt  76' (pen.)
• 2–3 Mike Hanke  77'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Borussia Dortmund 3–0
• 1–0 Marko Babić  6'
• 2–0 França  22'
• 3–0 Dimitar Berbatov  54' (pen.)

• 1860 Munich-Bayer Leverkusen 1–1
• 1–0 Paul Agostino  4'
• 1–1 Bernd Schneider  48'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Köln 2–0
• 1–0 Clemens Fritz  20'
• 2–0 França  73'

• Werder Bremen-Bayer Leverkusen 2–6
• 0–1 França  6'
• 0–2 Daniel Bierofka  12'
• 0–3 França  21'
• 1–3 Mladen Krstajić  50'
• 2–3 Aílton  55'
• 2–4 França  61'
• 2–5 Dimitar Berbatov  65'
• 2–6 Oliver Neuville  81'

• Bayer Leverkusen-Stuttgart 2–0
• 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov  63'
• 2–0 Bernd Schneider  85'

Topscorers

• Dimitar Berbatov 16
• França 14
• Bernd Schneider 9
• Oliver Neuville 6

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