The 2003–04 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2003–04. The competition was played by 16 teams. In the first stage, two pools of 8 played. The first 4 of each pool were admitted to the "top 8" to play for the title, the other 4 to a relegation tournament.
2003–04 Top 16 season | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Champions | Stade Français (12th title) |
Runners-up | USA Perpignan |
Relegated | US Colomiers and US Montauban |
First round
edit(3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a loss)
Pool A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bourgoin | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 352 | 280 | +72 | 32 |
2 | Brive | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 357 | 301 | +56 | 31 |
3 | Castres | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 297 | 281 | +16 | 31 |
4 | Stade Français | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 299 | 263 | +36 | 28 |
5 | Agen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 292 | 269 | +23 | 28 |
6 | Pau | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 281 | 343 | −62 | 27 |
7 | Montferrand | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 226 | 278 | −52 | 25 |
8 | Colomiers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 238 | 327 | −89 | 22 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toulouse | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 371 | 319 | +52 | 34 |
2 | Perpignan | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 357 | 284 | +73 | 32 |
3 | Biarritz | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 335 | 273 | +62 | 30 |
4 | Béziers | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 274 | 275 | −1 | 30 |
5 | Montpellier | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 285 | 288 | −3 | 26 |
6 | Narbonne | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 296 | 303 | −7 | 26 |
7 | Grenoble | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 306 | 362 | −56 | 24 |
8 | Montauban | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 216 | 336 | −120 | 22 |
Source: [citation needed]
Relegation pool
editThe teams total sum of the points obtained in the first round and the points obtained in the matches played with the 4 teams from the other group (home and away).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Montferrand | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 476 | 400 | +76 | 45 |
2 | Montpellier | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 457 | 459 | −2 | 44 |
3 | Agen | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 491 | 436 | +55 | 43 |
4 | Pau | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 546 | 558 | −12 | 43 |
5 | Narbonne | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 514 | 617 | −103 | 42 |
6 | FC Grenoble | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 458 | 408 | +50 | 39 |
7 | Clomiers | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 434 | 513 | −79 | 37 |
8 | Montauban | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 374 | 515 | −141 | 35 |
Source: [citation needed]
Top 8
editTwo Pool of 4 teams. The first two of each pool were qualified for semifinals. Them and the third also qualified for 2004–05 Heineken Cup
Pool A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA Perpignan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 74 | +96 | 16 |
2 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 137 | +10 | 12 |
3 | Castres Olympique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 126 | +4 | 12 |
4 | AS Béziers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 185 | −110 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stade Français | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 100 | +51 | 14 |
2 | Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 133 | +3 | 14 |
3 | Biarritz | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 107 | +42 | 12 |
4 | Brive | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 178 | −96 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semi-finals
editFinal
edit26 June 2004 |
Perpignan | 20–38 | Stade Français |
Try: Bomati 68' Edmonds 77' Con: Giannantonio (2) 68', 77' Pen: Giannantonio (2) 5', 29' | Try: Bergamasco 53' Corleto 60' Con: Domínguez 53' Skrela 60' Pen: Domínguez (5) 7', 14', 25', 42', 46' Skrela 57' Drop: Dominici 30' Domínguez 33' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,722 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |