2003–04 FC Istres season

The 2003–04 season was the 85th season in the existence of FC Istres and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Istres participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

FC Istres

2003–04 season
Stadium	Stade Bernard Bardin
Ligue 2	3rd (promoted)
Coupe de France	Eighth round
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	2 August 2003	22 May 2004	Matchday 1	3rd	38	19	9	10	0	0	+0	050.00
Coupe de France	23 November 2003	12 December 2003	Seventh round	Eighth round	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	23 September 2003	29 October 2003	First round	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total					42	21	10	11	5	3	+2	050.00

Last updated: May 2004
Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Saint-Étienne (C, P)	38	22	7	9	44	29	+15	73	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Caen (P)	38	20	11	7	56	31	+25	71
3	Istres (P)	38	19	9	10	44	26	+18	66
4	Lorient	38	17	10	11	57	45	+12	61
5	Sedan	38	15	15	8	42	31	+11	60

Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	19	9	10	44	26	+18	66	14	3	2	29	10	+19	5	6	8	15	16	−1

Last updated: 22 May 2004.
Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	L
Position	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Istres v Sedan

2 August 2003 1	Istres	2–0	Sedan
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Istres

9 August 2003 2	Besançon	0–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Caen

16 August 2003 3	Istres	3–1	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Amiens v Istres

19 August 2003 4	Amiens	0–0	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Rouen

23 August 2003 5	Istres	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Troyes v Istres

30 August 2003 6	Troyes	0–2	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Clermont

5 September 2003 7	Istres	2–0	Clermont
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Grenoble v Istres

13 September 2003 8	Grenoble	0–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Laval

20 September 2003 9	Istres	2–1	Laval
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Lorient

28 September 2003 10	Istres	1–0	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Angers v Istres

4 October 2003 11	Angers	1–0	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Nancy

18 October 2003 12	Istres	2–0	Nancy
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Niort v Istres

26 October 2003 13	Niort	2–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Gueugnon

1 November 2003 14	Istres	2–1	Gueugnon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Saint-Étienne v Istres

7 November 2003 15	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Le Havre

29 November 2003 16	Istres	2–0	Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Istres

3 December 2003 17	Châteauroux	1–0	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Créteil

7 December 2003 18	Istres	2–0	Créteil
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Valence v Istres

20 December 2003 19	Valence	0–0	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Besançon

10 January 2004 20	Istres	0–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Caen v Istres

17 January 2004 21	Caen	2–1	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Amiens

1 February 2004 22	Istres	1–0	Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Istres

7 February 2004 23	Rouen	1–3	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Troyes

14 February 2004 24	Istres	0–0	Troyes
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Clermont v Istres

21 February 2004 25	Clermont	1–1	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Grenoble

28 February 2004 26	Istres	2–0	Grenoble
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Laval v Istres

8 March 2004 27	Laval	0–0	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Lorient v Istres

13 March 2004 28	Lorient	2–1	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Istres v Angers

20 March 2004 29	Istres	1–0	Angers
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Istres

28 March 2004 30	Nancy	2–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Niort

5 April 2004 31	Istres	2–2	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Gueugnon v Istres

10 April 2004 32	Gueugnon	1–0	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Saint-Étienne

23 April 2004 33	Istres	0–2	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Le Havre v Istres

1 May 2004 34	Le Havre	0–0	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Châteauroux

8 May 2004 35	Istres	2–1	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Créteil v Istres

12 May 2004 36	Créteil	0–2	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Valence

16 May 2004 37	Istres	3–1	Valence
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Sedan v Istres

22 May 2004 38	Sedan	3–1	Istres
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue