2003–04 Atlético Madrid season

Atlético de Madrid firmly re-established itself in La Liga, thanks to a seventh-place finish. The season saw Fernando Torres taking another step towards superstardom, scoring 19 goals in the season during which he turned 20 years, which led to a call-up to the Spain national team for UEFA Euro 2004. The finish was still not enough to satisfy the owner family Gil, resulting in coach Gregorio Manzano unexpectedly getting the sack.

Atlético de Madrid
2003–04 season
PresidentEnrique Cerezo
Head coachGregorio Manzano
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerFernando Torres (19)

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sevilla 38 15 10 13 56 45 +11 55[a]
7 Atlético Madrid 38 15 10 13 51 53 −2 55[a] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Villarreal 38 15 9 14 47 49 −2 54 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9 Real Betis 38 13 13 12 46 43 +3 52
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ a b SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Position Number Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 FW 9   Fernando Torres 19 2 21
2 MF 20   Veljko Paunović 6 1 7
3 FW 21   Demis Nikolaidis 6 0 6
4 DF 17   Nano 5 0 5
5 MF 3   Gonzalo de los Santos 3 0 3
MF 8   Kiki Musampa 2 1 3
7 MF 10   Jorge Larena 2 0 2
MF 14   Diego Simeone 2 0 2
DF 16   Matías Lequi 2 0 2
MF 18   Ariel Ibagaza 2 0 2
MF 23   Rodrigo Fabri 0 2 2
12 DF 5   García Calvo 1 0 1
MF 24   Álvaro Novo 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 51 6 57