2003–04 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season 2003–04
Champions Werder Bremen
3rd Bundesliga title
5th German title
Relegated 1. FC Köln
1860 Munich
Eintracht Frankfurt
Champions League Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen
UEFA Cup Stuttgart
Bochum
Alemannia Aachen
Intertoto Cup Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Hamburger SV
Wolfsburg
Matches played 306
Goals scored 909 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorer Aílton (28)

The 2003–04 Bundesliga was the 41st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league.

Team overview

Club Location Ground[1] Capacity[1]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 76,000
VfL Bochum Bochum Ruhrstadion 36,000
SV Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 36,000
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Westfalenstadion 68,600
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Waldstadion 62,000
SC Freiburg Freiburg Dreisamstadion 25,000
Hamburger SV Hamburg AOL Arena 62,000
Hannover 96 Hanover Niedersachsenstadion 60,400
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz Walter Stadion 41,500
1. FC Köln Cologne Müngersdorfer Stadion 46,000
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 22,500
Borussia Mönchengladbach Monchengladbach Bökelbergstadion 34,500
TSV 1860 Munich Munich Olympiastadion 63,000
FC Bayern Munich Munich Olympiastadion 63,000
F.C. Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 25,850
FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Arena AufSchalke 61,973
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 53,700
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Werder Bremen (C) 34 22 8 4 79 38+41 74 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Bayern Munich 34 20 8 6 70 39+31 68
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 8 7 73 39+34 65 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 18 10 6 52 24+28 64 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round
5 VfL Bochum 34 15 11 8 57 39+18 56
6 Borussia Dortmund 34 16 7 11 59 48+11 55 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
7 Schalke 04 34 13 11 10 49 42+7 50
8 Hamburger SV 34 14 7 13 47 60−13 49
9 Hansa Rostock 34 12 8 14 55 54+1 44
10 VfL Wolfsburg 34 13 3 18 56 61−5 42 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round 1
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 10 9 15 40 49−9 39
12 Hertha BSC 34 9 12 13 42 59−17 39
13 SC Freiburg 34 10 8 16 42 67−25 38
14 Hannover 96 34 9 10 15 49 63−14 37
15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 11 6 17 39 62−23 0362
16 Eintracht Frankfurt (R) 34 9 5 20 36 53−17 32 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
17 1860 Munich (R) 34 8 8 18 32 55−23 32
18 1. FC Köln (R) 34 6 5 23 32 57−25 23

Updated to games played on 22 May 2004.
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Hansa Rostock did not apply for Intertoto Cup, so the place was given to VfL Wolfsburg.
21. FC Kaiserslautern were docked three points for financial irregularities.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top scorers

Goals Player Team
28 Brazil Aílton Werder Bremen
23 Netherlands Roy Makaay Bayern Munich
20 Germany Martin Max Hansa Rostock
16 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Bayer Leverkusen
Iran Vahid Hashemian VfL Bochum
Czech Republic Jan Koller Borussia Dortmund
Brazil Ewerthon Borussia Dortmund
15 Argentina Diego Klimowicz VfL Wolfsburg
14 Brazil França Bayer Leverkusen
13 Croatia Ivan Klasnić Werder Bremen
Denmark Peter Madsen VfL Bochum

Champion squad

1. SV Werder Bremen

Goalkeepers: Andreas Reinke (34); Pascal Borel (1).
Defenders: Paul Stalteri Canada (33 / 2); Valérien Ismaël France (32 / 4); Mladen Krstajić Serbia (30 / 3); Ümit Davala Turkey (22); Viktor Skrypnyk Ukraine (6 / 1); Manuel Friedrich (1).
Midfielders: Fabian Ernst (33 / 2); Johan Micoud France (32 / 10); Frank Baumann (32 / 2); Krisztián Lisztes Hungary (30 / 3); Tim Borowski (25 / 1); Christian Schulz (17); Pekka Lagerblom Finland (7); Ludovic Magnin Switzerland (4); Holger Wehlage (4); Ivica Banović Croatia (3).
Forwards: Aílton Brazil (33 / 28); Ivan Klasnić Croatia (29 / 13); Angelos Charisteas Greece (24 / 4); Nelson Haedo Valdez Paraguay (21 / 5); Markus Daun (6); Marco Reich (2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Thomas Schaaf.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Alexander Walke; Stefan Beckert; Christian Lenze; Simon Rolfes; Marco Stier.

Transferred out during the season: Manuel Friedrich (on loan to 1. FSV Mainz 05); Christian Lenze (to VfL Osnabrück); Marco Reich (to Derby County F.C.).

References

  1. 1 2 Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
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