The 2003–04 season was the 75th season in the existence of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Sochaux participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, and UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.[2]
| 2003–04 season | |
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| President | Jean-Claude Plessis |
| Manager | Guy Lacombe |
| Stadium | Stade Auguste Bonal |
| Ligue 1 | 5th |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Pierre-Alain Frau (17) All: Pierre-Alain Frau (23) |
| Average home league attendance | 16,603[1] |
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
Out edit
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 2 August 2003 | 23 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 47.37 |
| Coupe de France | 3 January 2004 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 29 October 2003 | 17 April 2004 | First round | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 24 September 2003 | 3 March 2004 | First round | Third round | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 50.00 |
| Total | 50 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 50.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Auxerre | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 63 | |
| 6 | Nantes | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 60 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Marseille | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 57 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 2 August 2003 1 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Nantes | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 16,243 |
| 9 August 2003 2 | Nice | 1–0 | Sochaux | Nice |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 13,946 |
| 16 August 2003 3 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Rennes | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 14,069 |
| 23 August 2003 4 | Marseille | 2–0 | Sochaux | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,782 |
| 30 August 2003 5 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Lille | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 14,643 |
| 13 September 2003 6 | Bordeaux | 1–3 | Sochaux | Bordeaux |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 22,208 |
| 20 September 2003 7 | Sochaux | 3–0 | Strasbourg | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 16,729 |
| 27 September 2003 8 | Bastia | 2–0 | Sochaux | Furiani |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 5,844 |
| 4 October 2003 9 | Sochaux | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,561 |
| 18 October 2003 10 | Lyon | 1–1 | Sochaux | Lyon |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,907 |
| 26 October 2003 11 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Monaco | Montbéliard |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,232 |
| 1 November 2003 12 | Metz | 0–1 | Sochaux | Metz |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,834 |
| 9 November 2003 13 | Sochaux | 3–1 | Toulouse | Montbéliard |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,425 |
| 22 November 2003 14 | Guingamp | 1–2 | Sochaux | Guingamp |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 14,458 |
| 30 November 2003 15 | Sochaux | 3–2 | Auxerre | Montbéliard |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,796 |
| 6 December 2003 17 | Lens | 0–3 | Sochaux | Lens |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 34,340 |
| 13 December 2003 18 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Ajaccio | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 13,699 |
| 20 December 2003 19 | Le Mans | 2–2 | Sochaux | Le Mans |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 12,579 |
| 10 January 2004 20 | Sochaux | 0–0 | Nice | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 12,728 |
| 17 January 2004 21 | Rennes | 4–0 | Sochaux | Rennes |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 15,225 |
| 21 January 2004 16 | Montpellier | 1–3 | Sochaux | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,755 |
| 31 January 2004 22 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,754 |
| 7 February 2004 23 | Lille | 2–0 | Sochaux | Lille |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 14,426 |
| 14 February 2004 24 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Bordeaux | Montbéliard |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,276 |
| 21 February 2004 25 | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Sochaux | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 18,019 |
| 29 February 2004 26 | Sochaux | 2–1 | Bastia | Montbéliard |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,930 |
| 6 March 2004 27 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Sochaux | Paris |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 41,544 |
| 13 March 2004 28 | Sochaux | 1–2 | Lyon | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,495 |
| 20 March 2004 29 | Monaco | 1–1 | Sochaux | Monaco |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,448 |
| 27 March 2004 30 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Metz | Montbéliard |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 14,373 |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Toulouse | 0–0 | Sochaux | Toulouse |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 21,109 |
| 10 April 2004 32 | Sochaux | 2–0 | Guingamp | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 24 April 2004 33 | Auxerre | 2–1 | Sochaux | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 18,491 |
| 1 May 2004 34 | Sochaux | 3–1 | Montpellier | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 16,352 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo |
| 8 May 2004 35 | Sochaux | 0–3 | Lens | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,791 Referee: Pascal Viléo |
| 12 May 2004 36 | Ajaccio | 1–0 | Sochaux | Ajaccio |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 2,975 |
| 15 May 2004 37 | Sochaux | 3–0 | Le Mans | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,387 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 23 May 2004 38 | Nantes | 3–1 | Sochaux | Nantes |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de La Beaujoire Attendance: 28,506 |
Coupe de France edit
| 3 January 2004 Round of 64 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Sochaux | Auxerre |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
| 29 October 2003 First round | Sochaux | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ASOA Valence | Montbéliard |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 17 December 2003 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,510 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 13 January 2004 Quarter-finals | Lens | 0–4 | Sochaux | Lens |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 20,947 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 3 February 2004 Semi-finals | Saint-Étienne | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Sochaux | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 33,665 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 17 April 2004 Final | Nantes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Sochaux | Saint-Denis |
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Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,409 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 24 September 2003 First leg | MyPa  | 0–1 |  Sochaux | Kouvola, Finland |
| 18:00 | Report | Diawara  45' |
Stadium: Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion Attendance: 2,275 Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany) |
| 15 October 2003 Second leg | Sochaux | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | MyPa | Sochaux, France |
| 19:15 | Monsoreau 58' Santos 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 8,885 Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
Second round edit
| 6 November 2003 First leg | Borussia Dortmund  | 2–2 | Sochaux | Dortmund, Germany |
| 20:30 | Senesie 68' Ewerthon 78' |
Report | Santos 12' Frau 27' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 40,100 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
| 27 November 2003 Second leg | Sochaux | 4–0 (6–2 agg.) | Borussia Dortmund | Sochaux, France |
| 20:30 | Frau 5' (pen.) Santos 67'Oruma 76'Mathieu 89' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 18,584 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
Third round edit
| 26 February 2004 First leg | Sochaux | 2–2 |  Internazionale | Sochaux, France |
| 21:00 | Frau 59', 81' |
Report | Vieri 8' Recoba 61' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,561 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
| 3 March 2004 Second leg | Internazionale | 0–0 (2 (a)–2 agg.) | Sochaux | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15,883 Referee: Steve Bennett (England) |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
References edit
- ^ "Ligue 1 2003/2004 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sochaux 2003/2004". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Sochaux - 2003/04". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2021.