The 2003–04 season was AS Monaco FC's 47th season in Ligue 1. They finished third in Ligue 1, were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue by Marseille at the Round of 32, knocked out of the Coupe de France by Châteauroux at the quarter-finals and reached the final of the UEFA Champions League where they were defeated by Porto.
Season summary The season saw remarkable success on the field, given the club's financial strife. The team, coached by former France national team captain Didier Deschamps and featuring stalwarts such as Fernando Morientes, Ludovic Giuly, Jérôme Rothen and Dado Pršo, finished third in Ligue 1 and enjoyed a remarkable run to the final of the UEFA Champions League, beating Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way. However, despite the on-field success, the 2003–04 season was the club's worst financial year in its history. Within 12 months, Deschamps had left as coach and Svara had been replaced by Michel Pastor.
Monaco were clear outsiders to progress in the Champions League, but defeated tournament favourites like Real Madrid and Chelsea to face another unfancied side, Porto, in the final. Monaco were comprehensively beaten 3–0 by José Mourinho's side, but that did not dampen Monaco's achievement of having defied their underdog status to come within 90 minutes of club football's greatest prize.
Spanish striker Fernando Morientes (signed on loan from Real Madrid) was Monaco's top goalscorer with 22 goals in all competitions.
Squad
Out on loan
Transfers
In:
Out:
Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from AS Monaco on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for AS Monaco that left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW10Fernando Morientes10309222 MF8 Ludovic Giuly13104183 FW9 Dado Pršo8107164 FW24Emmanuel Adebayor800085 DF19Sébastien Squillaci50016FW18Shabani Nonda500167 MF6 Jaroslav Plašil20013MF14Édouard Cissé100239 MF7 Lucas Bernardi20002DF32Gaël Givet20002 Own goal20002MF15Akis Zikos1100212MF25Jérôme Rothen00011DF4 Hugo Ibarra00011TOTALS59602792
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLigue 1Coupe de la LigueCoupe de FranceChampions LeagueTotal3 DFPatrice Evra81 20204 DFHugo Ibarra40 10106 MFJaroslav Plašil30 10107 MFLucas Bernardi120 40408 MFLudovic Giuly20 01019 FWDado Pršo30 101010FWFernando Morientes20 101012DFJoseph Dayo Oshadogan10 001014MFÉdouard Cissé60 101015MFAkis Zikos60 323219DFSébastien Squillaci20 101024FWEmmanuel Adebayor20 001025MFJérôme Rothen20 202026FWSouleymane Camara10 001027DFJulien Rodriguez50 101030GKFlavio Roma20 101032DFGaël Givet31 1010TOTALS642 203845
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