SV Werder Bremen won its first ever German double, clinching both Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. Following a club record-breaking league season, Werder won the title six points clear of Bayern Munich, with Aílton hitting 28 goals, the most ever from a Werder Bremen player. The cup victory was clinched following a 3–2 win against Alemannia Aachen, with defensive midfielder Tim Borowski the unexpected hero, hitting Alemannia with a brace. The title successes were Thomas Schaaf's first in his managerial career. Werder, however, lost both Aílton and defensive senior talisman Mladen Krstajić to FC Schalke 04, since both refused to sign new contracts with the club.
| 2003–04 season | ||||
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| Manager | Thomas Schaaf | |||
| Bundesliga | 1st | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Winners | |||
| Intertoto Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aílton (28) All: Aílton (34) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season edit
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Werder Bremen II edit
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Youth team edit
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Competitions edit
Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Werder Bremen (C) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 68 | |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 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 |
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
| 2 August 2003 1 | Hertha BSC | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 15:30 | Aílton  18', 65'Micoud 21' |
Stadium: Berlin Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,152 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
| 9 August 2003 2 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 64' (pen) |
Van Hout 81' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Stefan Trautmann |
| 16 August 2003 3 | Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Kaiserslautern |
| 15:30 | Micoud 66' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Franz–Xaver Wack |
| 23 August 2003 4 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | Schalke 04 | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Charisteas 4' Borowski 28'Aílton 35'Valdez 81' |
Agali 82' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Edgar Steinborn |
| 13 September 2003 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Dortmund |
| 15:30 | Ewerthon 17' Ismaël 70' (o.g.) |
Lisztes 41' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 80,500 Referee: Lutz Wagner |
| 20 September 2003 6 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | 1860 Munich | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 48' (pen) Micoud 66' |
Schroth 57' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
| 27 September 2003 7 | Köln | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| 15:30 | Scherz 79' |
Micoud 11' Klasnić 40'Stalteri 70'Charisteas 90+2' |
Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 5 October 2003 8 | Werder Bremen | 5–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 17:30 | Aílton 2', 21' Stalteri 41'Micoud 57'Klasnić 58' |
Biliskov 40' Streit 54'Karhan 64' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Jürgen Jansen |
| 18 October 2003 9 | Werder Bremen | 1–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Charisteas 60' |
Szabics 29' Kurányi 34'Tiffert 90' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,100 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 25 October 2003 10 | SC Freiburg | 2–4 | Werder Bremen | Freiburg |
| 15:30 | Iashvili 60', 90' |
Aílton 14', 28' Micoud 37'Klasnić 65' |
Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Edgar Steinborn |
| 1 November 2003 11 | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 18' Baumann 25'Klasnić 71' |
Chris 67' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 34,600 Referee: Hermann Albrecht |
| 8 November 2003 12 | Hannover 96 | 1–5 | Werder Bremen | Hanover |
| 15:30 | Stajner 55' |
Valdez 8', 38' Klasnić 41', 79'Ernst 87' |
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 25,900 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 22 November 2003 13 | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 6', 15', 50' (pen) |
Fahrenhorst 75' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 34,298 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 29 November 2003 14 | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Rahn 50' |
Ernst 27' |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
| 6 December 2003 15 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 58' (pen) |
Pizarro 79' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 13 December 2003 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 | Nowotny 72' |
Aílton 42' Krstajić 44'Lisztes 90' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Uwe Kemmling |
| 16 December 2003 17 | Werder Bremen | 3–0 | Hansa Rostock | Bremen |
| 20:00 | Aílton 3' Ismaël 78'Lisztes 89' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich |
| 31 January 2004 18 | Werder Bremen | 4–0 | Hertha BSC | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Aílton 18', 30' Micoud 34'Valdez 90+1' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 7 February 2004 19 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 | Sverkos 51' |
Klasnić 54' Baumann 90' |
Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 28,650 Referee: Torsten Koop |
| 15 February 2004 20 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Kaiserslautern | Bremen |
| 17:30 | Aílton 90' (pen) |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 36,900 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 21 February 2004 21 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 61,266 Referee: Franz–Xaver Wack |
| 28 February 2004 22 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Ismaël 57' Aílton 86' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner |
| 7 March 2004 23 | 1860 Munich | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Munich |
| 17:30 | Klasnić 38' Charisteas 79' |
Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen |
| 13 March 2004 24 | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | Köln | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Micoud 16' Aílton 37', 43' |
Schröder 57' Lottner 70' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 39,600 Referee: Edgar Steinborn |
| 21 March 2004 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| 17:30 | Klasnić 75' Micoud 85' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 28 March 2004 26 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–4 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 | Bordon 3', 24', 50' Streller 59' |
Klasnić 13', 35' Aílton 43', 70' |
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
| 4 April 2004 27 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | SC Freiburg | Bremen |
| 17:30 | Aílton 18' |
Kruppke 1' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Jörg Keßler |
| 10 April 2004 28 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 | Ismaël 80' (pen) |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen |
| 18 April 2004 29 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Hannover 96 | Bremen |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Hermann Albrecht |
| 25 April 2004 30 | VfL Bochum | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | Bochum |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 32,600 Referee: Helmut Fleischer |
| 1 May 2004 31 | Werder Bremen | 6–0 | Hamburger SV | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Barbarez 17' (o.g.) Ismaël 22'Klasnić 39'Aílton 48'Valdez 80'Skrypnyk 84' (pen) |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich |
| 8 May 2004 32 | Bayern Munich | 1–3 | Werder Bremen | Munich |
| 15:30 | Makaay 56' |
Klasnić 19' Micoud 26'Aílton 35' |
Stadium: Munich Olympic Stadium Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Edgar Steinborn |
| 15 May 2004 33 | Werder Bremen | 2–6 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Krstajić 50' Aílton 54' |
França 7', 21', 61' Bierofka 13'Berbatov 65'Neuville 80' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 22 May 2004 34 | Hansa Rostock | 3–1 | Werder Bremen | Rostock |
| 15:30 | Prica 30' Krstajić 47' (o.g.)Lantz 72' (pen) |
Krstajić 38' |
Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jürgen Jansen |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 30 August 2003 First round | Ludwigsfelder FC | 1–9 | Werder Bremen | Ludwigsfelde |
| 15:30 | Fricke 80' |
Borowski 8', 27', 81' Aílton 31' (pen), 50', 58' (pen)Klasnić 67', 89'Banović 73' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Robert Hoyzer |
| 28 October 2003 Second round | Werder Bremen | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 19:30 | Aílton 55' Micoud 95'Charisteas 101' |
Thiam 6' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 3 December 2003 Round of 16 | Werder Bremen | 6–1 | Hertha BSC | Bremen |
| 19:30 | Klasnić 19', 37' Micoud 26'Ismaël 47'Aílton 78'Charisteas 85' |
Marcelinho 89' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Jürgen Jansen |
| 3 February 2004 Quarter-finals | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2–3 | Werder Bremen | Fürth |
| 20:30 | Ismaël 74' (o.g.) Feinbier 76' |
Stalteri 18' Micoud 90'Klasnić 90' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 16 March 2004 Semi-finals | Werder Bremen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | VfB Lübeck | Bremen |
| 20:30 | Micoud 54' Aílton 111'Valdez 114' |
Krstajić 11' (o.g.) Zandi 94' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 38,700 Referee: Lutz–Michael Fröhlich |
| 29 May 2004 Final | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | Alemannia Aachen | Berlin |
| 20:00 | Borowski 31', 84' Klasnić 45' |
Blank 52' Meijer 90' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 71,682 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
Statistics edit
Topscorers edit
Aílton 28
Ivan Klasnić 13
Johan Micoud 10
Nelson Valdez 5
Sources edit
References edit
- ^ "FootballSquads - Werder Bremen - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
Notes edit
- ^ Davala was born in Mannheim, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1996.
- ^ Klasnić was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and represented Croatia at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Croatia in February 2004.
- ^ Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
- ^ Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, but was raised in Canada and represented Canada at U-17, U-20, and U-23 level before making his international debut for Canada in January 2003.