The 2003–04 National Football League was the eighth season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.
Overview The fixtures for the first phase of the season (till round 11) were announced on 20 November 2003. It was contested by 12 teams, Mohammedan SC and Sporting Club De Goa were promoted from NFL2. East Bengal won the championship, in the month of April under the coach Subhas Bhowmick. Dempo came second and Mahindra came third. Indian Bank and Mohammedan were relegated from the National Football League next season.
League standings
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Cristiano JúniorEast Bengal152 Yusif YakubuChurchill Brothers143 Dudu OmagbemiMohammedan Sporting134 Bhaichung BhutiaEast Bengal125 Abdul SerikiMohammedan Sporting116 Sunday SeahDempo97 Abhishek YadavMahindra United7 Harvinder SinghJCT Mills
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ashim Biswas Mohun Bagan Indian Bank 3–0 (H) 15 December 2003 Yusif Yakubu Churchill Brothers Indian Bank 4–1 (H) 5 March 2004 Felix Aboagye Mahindra United Mohammedan Sporting 5–1 (A) 17 March 2004 Dudu Omagbemi Sporting Clube Indian Bank 4–1 (H) 5 April 2004 Marcos Pereira Vasco Mohun Bagan 5–1 (H) 16 April 2004 Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away
References
External links Season home at Rediff.com 8th National Football League at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation