2003–04 Borussia Dortmund season

During the 2003–04 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund
2003–04 season
ManagerMatthias Sammer
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerJan Koller (16)
Ewerthon (16)

Season summary

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Dortmund failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage, and followed that up with a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga. The club's poor form was mainly a result of playmaker Tomáš Rosický's absence through virtually half of the season. The poor form led to the dismissal of coach Matthias Sammer, while the club's economy got ever more strained.

Players

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First-team squad

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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   GER Roman Weidenfeller
2 DF   BRA Evanílson (on loan from Parma)
4 DF   GER Christian Wörns
5 MF   GER Sebastian Kehl
6 MF   BRA Flávio Conceição (on loan from Real Madrid)
7 DF   GER Stefan Reuter
8 MF   GER Torsten Frings
9 FW   CZE Jan Koller
10 MF   CZE Tomáš Rosický
11 FW   GER Heiko Herrlich
12 FW   BRA Ewerthon
14 DF   CIV Guy Demel[notes 1]
15 DF   DEN Niclas Jensen
16 MF   BRA Leandro (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
17 DF   BRA Dedê
18 MF   GER Lars Ricken
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   GHA Otto Addo[notes 2]
20 DF   GER Malte Metzelder
21 DF   GER Christoph Metzelder
23 DF   MAR Ahmed Reda Madouni[notes 3]
24 MF   GER David Odonkor
25 FW   GER Sahr Senesie[notes 4]
26 GK   FRA Guillaume Warmuz
27 DF   GER Deniz Sahin
28 DF   NOR André Bergdølmo
30 FW   BRA Thiago
31 MF   GER Stefan Hoffmann
33 MF   GER Salvatore Gambino
34 MF   ISR Amos Sassi
35 DF   GER Markus Brzenska
39 DF   GER Benjamin Knoche

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   ARG Juan Fernández (on loan to River Plate)
13 FW   GER Giuseppe Reina (to Hertha BSC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   BRA Márcio Amoroso (released)

Competitions

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Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 18 10 6 52 24 +28 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 VfL Bochum 34 15 11 8 57 39 +18 56
6 Borussia Dortmund 34 16 7 11 59 48 +11 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Schalke 04 34 13 11 10 49 42 +7 50
8 Hamburger SV 34 14 7 13 47 60 −13 49
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

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Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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UEFA Cup

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First round

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  • Dortmund 2-1 Austria Wien
  • Austria Wein 0-1 Dortmund

Second round

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  • Dortmund 2-2 Sochaux
  • Sochaux 4-0 Dortmund

Top scorers

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Bundesliga

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References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 2003/04".

Notes

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  1. ^ Demel was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2004.
  2. ^ Addo was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in February 1999.
  3. ^ Madouni was born in Casablanca, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in June 2005.
  4. ^ Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and represented Germany at U-20 and U-21 level.