2003–04 FC Porto season

FC Porto became the 12th club to win multiple European Cup/Champions League titles in a fairytale 2003–04 season. For the first time since 1995, a club outside the big four leagues won the trophy, and it was widely attributed to charismatic coach José Mourinho. The title was clinched in an emphatic 3–0 victory against Monaco in the final in Gelsenkirchen.

FC Porto
2003–04 season
ManagerJosé Mourinho
Primeira Liga1st
Taça de PortugalRunners-up
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
Champions LeagueWinners
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Benni McCarthy (20)
All: Benni McCarthy (25)

Following the success, Mourinho departed the club for Chelsea, bringing key defenders Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho with him. Playmaker Deco also departed, in his case for Barcelona. Elsewhere, it got to keep midfield duo Maniche and Costinha intact, and strikers Derlei and Benni McCarthy stayed at the club.

Squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POR Bruno Vale
2 DF   POR Jorge Costa
3 DF   POR Pedro Emanuel[2]
4 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
5 DF   POR Ricardo Costa
6 MF   POR Costinha
7 DF   POR Carlos Secretário
8 DF   POR Nuno Valente
9 FW   LTU Edgaras Jankauskas
10 MF   POR Deco[3]
11 FW   BRA Derlei
13 GK   POR Nuno
14 MF   POR Sérgio Conceição
15 MF   RUS Dmitri Alenichev
16 DF   POR César Peixoto
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa
18 MF   POR Maniche
19 MF   BRA Carlos Alberto
20 MF   POR Marco Ferreira
21 FW   BRA Maciel
22 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira
23 MF   POR Pedro Mendes
25 MF   POR Ricardo Fernandes
28 FW   BRA Bruno Moraes
29 FW   POR Hugo Almeida
30 DF   POR Mário Silva
39 MF   POR André Vilas Boas (on loan from Rio Ave)
77 FW   RSA Benni McCarthy
99 GK   POR Vítor Baía

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW   POR Hugo Almeida (on loan to União de Leiria)
66 MF   POR Tiago (on loan to União de Leiria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
92 FW   BRA Serginho Baiano (on loan to Nacional)

Results edit

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira edit

10 August 2003 Porto 1–0 União de Leiria Guimarães
21:00 (WEST) Costinha   53' Report Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Referee: Pedro Proença (Lisbon)

UEFA Super Cup edit

29 August 2003 Milan   1–0   Porto Monaco
20:45 (CEST) Shevchenko   10' Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,885
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Primeira Liga edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 25 7 2 63 19 +44 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 22 8 4 62 28 +34 74 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 23 4 7 60 33 +27 73 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
4 Nacional 34 17 5 12 56 35 +21 56
5 Braga 34 15 9 10 36 38 −2 54
Source: Foradejogo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League

Matches edit

17 August 2003 1 Porto 2–0 Braga Porto
McCarthy   22'
Derlei   83'
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
24 August 2003 2 Estrela Amadora 1–1 Porto Amadora
Júlio César   76' Report McCarthy   62' Stadium: Estádio José Gomes
2 September 2003 3 Porto 4–1 Sporting CP Porto
Derlei   3'
Jankauskas   51'
Maniche   64'
McCarthy   89' (pen.)
Report Rochemback   79' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
13 September 2003 4 União de Leiria 1–3 Porto Leiria
Maciel   60' Report Derlei   30'
Fernandes   71'
M. Ferreira   74'
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
21 September 2003 5 Porto 2–0 Benfica Porto
Derlei   30'
Argel   52' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
27 September 2003 6 Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 Porto Guimarães
Romeu   5' Report Derlei   10'
Costinha   79'
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
5 October 2003 7 Porto 4–1 Académica Porto
Peixoto   9'
Derlei   15', 41', 49'
Report Dário   7' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
18 October 2003 8 Belenenses 1–4 Porto Belém, Lisbon
Brandão   5' Report Derlei   18'
Deco   33'
Peixoto   46'
M. Ferreira   53'
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
27 October 2003 9 Boavista 0–1 Porto Porto
Report Alenichev   77' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
31 October 2003 10 Porto 1–0 Nacional Porto
Carvalho   53' Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
30 November 2003 12 Porto 4–1 Gil Vicente Porto
Maniche   37'
McCarthy   59'
Alenichev   64'
Derlei   81'
Report Edinho   66' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
5 December 2003 13 Marítimo 2–2 Porto Funchal
Rincón   18', 66' Report Derlei   22' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
14 December 2003 14 Porto 3–0 Beira-Mar Porto
Wijnhard   12' (o.g.)
McCarthy   75'
Maniche   77'
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
22 December 2003 15 Alverca 1–2 Porto Alverca do Ribatejo
Manú   27' Report Derlei   16'
Maniche   35'
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
5 January 2004 16 Porto 1–0 Rio Ave Porto
McCarthy   90' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
10 January 2004 17 Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Porto Paços de Ferreira
Report McCarthy   16', 22' Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
17 January 2004 18 Braga 0–3 Porto Braga
Report Maniche   14'
Maciel   21'
McCarthy   45'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
24 January 2004 19 Porto 2–0 Estrela Amadora Porto
McCarthy   30', 45' Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
31 January 2004 20 Sporting CP 1–1 Porto Lisbon
Barbosa   69' (pen.) Report Costa   9' Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
7 February 2004 21 Porto 2–1 União de Leiria Porto
Maniche   18'
Maciel   34'
Report Freddy   76' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
15 February 2004 22 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
Simão   50' Report Costinha   29' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
21 February 2004 23 Porto 3–0 Vitória de Guimarães Estádio do Dragão
Maciel   30'
Jankauskas   45'
McCarthy   90+4' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Porto
1 March 2004 24 Académica 0–1 Porto Coimbra
Report McCarthy   76' Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
5 March 2004 25 Porto 4–1 Belenenses Porto
McCarthy   45', 51' (pen.)
Costa   64'
Deco   83'
Report Brasília   89' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
13 March 2004 26 Porto 1–0 Boavista Porto
McCarthy   73' Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
28 March 2004 28 Porto 1–0 Moreirense Porto
Carlos Alberto   89' Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
3 April 2004 29 Gil Vicente 2–0 Porto Barcelos
Gaspar   63'
Luís Coentrão   66'
Report Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo
10 April 2004 30 Porto 1–0 Marítimo Porto
Carvalho   85' Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
13 April 2004 27 Nacional 0–0 Porto Madeira
Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
18 April 2004 31 Beira-Mar 0–0 Porto Aveiro
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
25 April 2004 32 Porto 1–0 Alverca Porto
Bosingwa   49' Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
30 April 2004 33 Rio Ave 1–0 Porto Vila do Conde
Miguelito   14' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
8 May 2004 34 Porto 3–1 Paços de Ferreira Porto
McCarthy   19', 51', 68' Report Queirós   15' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Taça de Portugal edit

Knockout stage edit

22 November 2003 Fourth round Porto (I) 1–0Boavista (I)Porto
Derlei   53' Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Pedro Proença
17 December 2003 Fifth round Porto (I) 3–0Maia (II)Porto
21:00 (WET) McCarthy   25'
Maniche   80'
Alenichev   90'
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Nuno Almeida
21 January 2004 Sixth round Porto (I) 4–0Vilafranquense (III)Porto
Carlos Alberto   23', 76'
M. Ferreira   28'
Conceição   65' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Paulo Perreira
11 February 2004 Quarter-finalsRio Ave (I)1–2 Porto (I) Vila do Conde
Carvalho   46' (o.g.) Report Costinha   21'
Moraes   39'
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Referee: Martins dos Santos
16 March 2004 Semi-finalsBraga (I)1–3 Porto (I) Braga
21:15 (WET) Vanzini   55' Report Jankauskas   7', 52', 62' Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio

Final edit

16 May 2004 Final Benfica (I) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Porto (I) Oeiras
17:15 (WEST) Fyssas   58'
Simão   104'
Report Derlei   45' Stadium: Estádio Nacional

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Real Madrid 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage
2   Porto 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 11
3   Marseille 6 1 1 4 9 11 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Partizan 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2003 1 Partizan   1–1   Porto Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Delibašić   54' Costinha   22' Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
1 October 2003 2 Porto   1–3   Real Madrid Porto, Portugal
Costinha   7' Helguera   28'
Solari   37'
Zidane   67'
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
22 October 2003 3 Marseille   2–3   Porto Marseille, France
Drogba   24'
Marlet   84'
Maniche   31'
Derlei   35'
Alenichev   81'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
4 November 2003 4 FC Porto   1–0   Marseille Porto, Portugal
Alenichev   21' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
26 November 2003 5 Porto   2–1   Partizan Porto, Portugal
McCarthy   25', 50' Delibašić   90+2' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
9 December 2003 6 Real Madrid   1–1   Porto Madrid, Spain
Solari   9' Derlei   35' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16

25 February 2004 First leg Porto   2–1   Manchester United Porto, Portugal
McCarthy   29', 78' Fortune   14' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
9 March 2004 Second leg Manchester United   1–1
(2–3 agg.)
  Porto Manchester, England
Scholes   32' Costinha   90' Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Quarter-finals

23 March 2004 First leg Porto   2–0   Lyon Porto, Portugal
Deco   44'
Carvalho   71'
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
7 April 2004 Second leg Lyon   2–2
(2–4 agg.)
  Porto Lyon, France
Luyindula   14'
Élber   90'
Maniche   6', 47' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Semi-finals

4 May 2004 Second leg Deportivo La Coruña   0–1
(0–1 agg.)
  Porto A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST Report Derlei   60' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 34,600
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Final edit

26 May 2004 Monaco   0–3   Porto Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Carlos Alberto   39'
Deco   71'
Alenichev   75'
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Top scorers edit

Primeira Liga edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - FC Porto - 2003/04".
  2. ^ Emanuel was born in Luanda, Angola, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented Portugal at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Deco was born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, but gained Portuguese citizenship in 2002 and made his international debut for Portugal later that year.