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): Sportul Studențesc UTA Arad
Promoted The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season: Petrolul Ploiești Apulum Alba Iulia FC Oradea
Venues Poli AEK Timișoara Steaua București Universitatea Craiova Rapid București Dan Păltinișanu Steaua Ion Oblemenco Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Capacity: 32,972 Capacity: 28,365 Capacity: 25,252 Capacity: 19,100 Apulum Alba Iulia FCM Bacău Farul Constanța Dinamo București Victoria-Cetate Dumitru Sechelariu Gheorghe Hagi Dinamo Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 17,500 Capacity: 15,520 Capacity: 15,032 Argeș Pitești FC Oradea Nicolae Dobrin Municipal Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Național București Oțelul Galați Cotroceni Oțelul Capacity: 14,542 Capacity: 13,500 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț FC Brașov Gloria Bistrița Petrolul Ploiești Ceahlăul Tineretului Gloria Astra Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 7,800 Capacity: 7,000
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Apulum Alba Iulia Alin Paleacu Lotto / Joma Bergenbier, Elit Argeș Pitești Dănuț Coman Erreà Pic Brașov Mihai Stere Nexo / Joma Prescon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Radu Lefter Erreà Rifil, Romalfa Dinamo București Florentin Petre Lotto Omniasig Farul Constanța George Curcă Lotto SNC FC Oradea Bogdan Vrăjitoarea Erreà — Universitatea Craiova Corneliu Papură Erreà Golden Brau FCM Bacău Florin Prunea Legea Letea, Sonoma Gloria Bistrița Cristian Coroian Erreà Darimex Național București Petre Marin Nike Vincon Vrancea Oțelul Galați Sorin Ghionea Lotto Ispat Sidex Petrolul Ploiești Daniel Petroesc Lotto Petrom, InterAgro Poli AEK Timișoara Romulus Buia Lotto Luxten Rapid București Vasile Maftei Erreà LaDorna Steaua București Mirel Rădoi Nike —
League table
Positions by round
Results
Attendances
Top goalscorers Position Player Club Goals1 Ionel Dănciulescu Dinamo București212Nicolae DicăArgeș Pitești / Steaua București183Claudiu NiculescuDinamo București164Bogdan VrăjitoareaFC Oradea145Sabin IlieRapid București13Adrian NeagaSteaua București
Champion squad
Dinamo BucureștiGoalkeepers: Grégory Delwarte (10 / 0); Uladzimir Hayew (2 / 0); Cristian Munteanu (9 / 0); Ștefan Preda (11 / 0). Defenders: Angelo Alistar (11 / 0); Cosmin Bărcăuan (27 / 4); Mugur Bolohan (1 / 0); Ovidiu Burcă (22 / 0); Adrian Iordache (25 / 2); Xavier Méride (6 / 0); Samuel Okunowo (2 / 0); Szabolcs Perenyi (15 / 0); Flavius Stoican (8 / 1); Dorin Semeghin (28 / 1). Midfielders: Dan Alexa (23 / 1); Ionuț Badea (16 / 0); Cristian Cigan (1 / 0); Cristian Ciubotariu (6 / 0); Alexandru Dragomir (1 / 0); Ștefan Grigorie (24 / 8); Sorin Iodi (1 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (18 / 2); Leonard Naidin (8 / 0); Florentin Petre (24 / 4); Iulian Tameș (26 / 1); Ianis Zicu (13 / 6). Forwards: Ionel Dănciulescu (29 / 21); Claudiu Drăgan (8 / 0); Ciprian Marica (10 / 3); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 16). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
Manager: Ioan Andone.
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