2003–04 La Liga

The 2003–04 La Liga season was the 73rd since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2003, and concluded on 23 May 2004. Valencia were crowned champions for the sixth time in club history.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Murcia, Zaragoza and Albacete, returning to the top flight after an absence of fourteen, one and seven years respectively. They replaced Recreativo, Alavés, and Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the top flight for one, five, and four years respectively.

Location of teams in La Liga 2003–04

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

League table

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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ a b SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV
^ a b MLG 3–1 MLL; MLL 2–1 MLG
^ a b OSA 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 OSA
^ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
^ Racing Santander were give a one-point deduction due to using foreign players exceeds the quota during a match against Osasuna on 14 December 2003.

Results

Source: LFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Most wins – Valencia (23)
Fewest wins – Murcia (5)
Most draws – Osasuna (15)
Fewest draws – Espanyol (4)
Most losses – Murcia (22)
Fewest losses – Valencia (7)
Most goals scored – Real Madrid (72)
Fewest goals scored – Murcia (29)
Most goals conceded – Celta de Vigo (68)
Fewest goals conceded – Valencia (27)

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Fair Play award

Valencia was the winner of the Fair-play award with 99 points.^[7]

Pedro Zaballa award

Joan Laporta (Barcelona president) and José María Alanís (CD Siempre Alegres footballer)^[8]

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored 4 goals

References

^ a b "Real Madrid 7-2 Valladolid" (in Spanish). RFEF. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Barcelona 5-0 Albacete" (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Málaga 1-6 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Mallorca 0-5 Valencia" (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Celta Vigo 0-5 Deportivo" (in Spanish). RFEF. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Villarreal 6-3 Racing" (in Spanish). RFEF. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
^ "Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio" [Fair-play awards Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.