During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Barcelona competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.
Season summary After the disappointment of the Joan Gaspart era, the combination of a new young president Joan Laporta and a new manager, former Dutch and Milan star Frank Rijkaard, saw Barcelona bounce back. Guided by new management off the pitch and the likes of future FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho on the pitch, Barça achieved second place behind Valencia in the league.
Barcelona competed in the UEFA Cup rather than the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1995–96 season, given their sixth-place finish in 2002–03.
The BBC made a documentary, titled FC Barcelona Confidential,"FC Barcelona Confidential" – on IMDB based on the turn of events in the league after Joan Laporta's entry. With his arrival, the club experienced a new style of management that returned the club into a positive cycle, with an inherited massive financial debt crisis was resolved. The season saw Barcelona's spectacular return to form, finishing second after being at the bottom of the table.
Squad Source
In
Total spending: €50.5 million
Out
Total income: €3.15 million
Competitions La Liga
League table
Results by Round
Matches
Copa del Rey
UEFA Cup
Statistics Players statistics
Results
Date Competition Opponent H / A Result 27 July 2003 Friendly Juventus N 2–2 (5–6p) 30 July 2003 Friendly Milan N 0–2 3 August 2003 Friendly Manchester United N 3–1 8 August 2003 Friendly Leicester City A 0–1 10 August 2003 Friendly Manchester City A 2–1 12 August 2003 Friendly Derry City A 0–5 16 August 2003 Festa d'Elx Trophy Elx A 0–0 (1–3p) 22 August 2003 Joan Gamper Trophy Boca Juniors H 1–1 (5–3p) 24 August 2003 Copa Catalunya (semi-final) Girona A 0–4 26 August 2003 Copa Catalunya (final) Espanyol N 0–1 1 October 2003 87th Anniversary of Club Amèrica Club América A 2–0 16 November 2003 Friendly Porto A 2–0 9 December 2003 Friendly Sabadell A 1–3 11 February 2004 Friendly Figueres A 1–1 18 February 2004 Friendly Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–2 21 April 2004 Friendly China H 6–0
References
External links
ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page FC Barcelona (Spain) profile uefa.com - UEFA Champions League Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional