2003–04 OGC Nice season

The 2003–04 season was the 100th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's second consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Nice

2003–04 season
President	Maurice Cohen
Head coach	Gernot Rohr
Stadium	Stade du Ray
Ligue 1	11th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Lilian Laslandes (10) All: Christophe Meslin (11)
Average home league attendance	11,912

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	2 August 2003	23 May 2004	Matchday 1	2nd	38	11	17	10	42	39	+3	028.95
Coupe de France	3 January 2004	25 January 2004	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	28 October 2003	14 January 2004	Third round	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	033.33
UEFA Intertoto Cup	5 July 2003	26 July 2003	Second round	Third round	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	025.00
Total					47	14	20	13	50	48	+2	029.79

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Rennes	38	14	10	14	56	44	+12	52
10	Lille	38	14	9	15	41	41	0	51	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
11	Nice	38	11	17	10	42	39	+3	50	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
12	Bordeaux	38	13	11	14	40	43	−3	50
13	Strasbourg	38	10	13	15	43	50	−7	43

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	11	17	10	42	39	+3	50	8	7	4	24	13	+11	3	10	6	18	26	−8

Source: Ligue 1

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	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	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position	2	1	2	5	6	4	3	4	6	7	7	12	8	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	8	7	9	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	11

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Auxerre v Nice

2 August 2003 1	Auxerre	1–2	Nice	Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Nice v Sochaux

9 August 2003 2	Nice	1–0	Sochaux	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Le Mans v Nice

16 August 2003 3	Le Mans	1–1	Nice	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée

Nice v Ajaccio

23 August 2003 4	Nice	2–2	Ajaccio	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lens v Nice

31 August 2003 5	Lens	1–0	Nice	Le Mans
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Lens

Nice v Nantes

13 September 2003 6	Nice	1–0	Nantes	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nice v Lille

20 September 2003 7	Nice	2–0	Lille	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Marseille v Nice

27 September 2003 8	Marseille	2–1	Nice	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Nice v Strasbourg

4 October 2003 9	Nice	0–0	Strasbourg	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Rennes v Nice

18 October 2003 10	Rennes	0–0	Nice	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Nice v Bordeaux

25 October 2003 11	Nice	0–0	Bordeaux	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lyon v Nice

1 November 2003 12	Lyon	5–0	Nice	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nice v Bastia

8 November 2003 13	Nice	2–0	Bastia	Nice
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

23 November 2003 14	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Nice	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Nice v Metz

29 November 2003 15	Nice	1–1	Metz	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nice v Montpellier

7 December 2003 17	Nice	2–1	Montpellier	Nice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Toulouse v Nice

13 December 2003 18	Toulouse	1–1	Nice	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Toulouse

Nice v Guingamp

20 December 2003 19	Nice	2–0	Guingamp	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Sochaux v Nice

10 January 2004 20	Sochaux	0–0	Nice	Sochaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Nice v Le Mans

17 January 2004 21	Nice	0–1	Le Mans	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Monaco v Nice

21 January 2004 16	Monaco	1–1	Nice	Monaco
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Ajaccio v Nice

31 January 2004 22	Ajaccio	1–1	Nice	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty

Nice v Lens

7 February 2004 23	Nice	4–0	Lens	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nantes v Nice

14 February 2004 24	Nantes	3–1	Nice	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lille v Nice

21 February 2004 25	Lille	1–2	Nice	Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Nice v Marseille

29 February 2004 26	Nice	0–0	Marseille	Nice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Strasbourg v Nice

6 March 2004 27	Strasbourg	2–2	Nice	Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Nice v Rennes

13 March 2004 28	Nice	3–1	Rennes	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bordeaux v Nice

20 March 2004 29	Bordeaux	1–1	Nice	Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Nice v Lyon

27 March 2004 30	Nice	0–1	Lyon	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bastia v Nice

3 April 2004 31	Bastia	2–1	Nice	Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Claude Colombo

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

10 April 2004 32	Nice	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Metz v Nice

24 April 2004 33	Metz	1–0	Nice	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nice v Monaco

30 April 2004 34	Nice	1–2	Monaco	Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Montpellier v Nice

8 May 2004 35	Montpellier	2–2	Nice	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Nice v Toulouse

12 May 2004 36	Nice	1–1	Toulouse	Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Guingamp v Nice

15 May 2004 37	Guingamp	1–2	Nice	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Nice v Auxerre

23 May 2004 38	Nice	1–1	Auxerre	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Moulins v Nice

3 January 2004 Round of 64	Moulins	0–1	Nice	Moulins
18:30 CET (UTC+1)			Traoré 15'	Stadium: Hector-Rolland stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dominique Fraise

Toulouse v Nice

25 January 2004 Round of 32	Toulouse	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Nice	Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Toulouse Attendance: 11,410 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

Ajaccio v Nice

28 October 2003 Third round	Ajaccio	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Nice	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diomède 2' (pen.) Moracchini 115'		Meslin 60' Bigné 113'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Nice v Metz

17 December 2003 Round of 16	Nice	1–0	Metz	Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meslin 78'			Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Saint-Étienne v Nice

14 January 2004 Quarter-finals	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Nice	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jau 32' Lilian 53' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard Attendance: 15,194 Referee: Alain Sars