2003–04 First Division (Guinea-Bissau)

The 2003–04 First Division season was the 26th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau.[1] The season began on 27 December 2003 and finished on 17 June 2004, this was their next in two years. SC Bissau won their eleventh title and finished with 39 points and to financial reasons did not qualify and competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. Mavegro won the 2004 Guinea-Bissau Cup and did not participate in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup the following season also to financial concerns.

First Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsSporting Bissau
PromotedEstrela Negra de Bolama
Bula Futebol Clube
RelegatedFlamengo Futebol Clube
Futebol Clube de Bijagos
UDI Bissau
Matches played162
Goals scored227 (1.4 per match)
← 2002–03

Originally a 22 match season and would be 232 matches, instead as FC Bijagos and UDI Bissau withdrew and were excluded, an 18 match season took place and thus relegated to the second division in the following season. Flamengo Bissau was last place with 13 points and the only club who competed relegated.

UDI Bissau was the defending team of the title. SC Bissau finished with 39 points. Atlético Bissorã scored the most goals numbering 28.

Participating clubs

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Overview

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The league was contested by 10 teams with SC de Bissau winning the championship.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sporting Clube de Bissau 18 12 3 3 26 7 +19 39
2 Sport Bissau e Benfica 18 8 4 6 16 18 -2 28
3 Mavegro Futebol Clube 18 8 4 6 16 18 -2 28
4 Futebol Clube de Cantchungo 18 6 9 3 26 18 -2 27
5 CF Os Balantas 18 7 5 6 21 21 0 26
6 Sporting Clube de Bafatá 18 6 7 5 19 17 +2 25
7 Atlético Clube de Bissorã 18 6 5 7 28 31 -3 23
8 Bula Futebol Clube 18 5 5 8 20 22 -3 23
9 Estrela Negra de Bolama 18 4 4 10 24 37 -13 16
10 Flamengo Bissau 18 3 4 11 18 35 -17 13
- Futebol Clube de Bijagos Excluded from competition
- UDI Bissau
National Champion
Relegation to the Second Division
Excluded from competition
First Division 2003-04
Champions
SC de Bissau
11th title

See also

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Footnotes

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