The 2003–04 VfL Osnabrück season is the club's 105th season in existence and the first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Osnabrück will participate in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.
| 2003–04 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frank Pagelsdorf (until 7 April) Thorsten Haas (from 8 April) |
| Stadium | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 2. Bundesliga | 18th (relegated)[1] |
| DFB-Pokal | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcel Schied (12)[2] All: Marcel Schied (12) |
Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 
|
TBD | 1 July 2003 |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
|
TBD | 1 July 2003 |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 6 July 2003 Friendly | TuS Haste  | 0–8 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 8 July 2003 Friendly | SV Holdorf | 0–12 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 12 July 2003 Friendly | Arminia Hannover | 0–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 12 July 2003 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 13 July 2003 Friendly | SC Lüstringen | 0–17 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 15 July 2003 Friendly | Hamburger SV (A) | 0–4 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 16 July 2003 Friendly | Kickers Emden | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 18 July 2003 Friendly | Werder Bremen (A) | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 20 July 2003 Friendly | Bayern Munich (A) | 6–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 22 July 2003 Friendly | SV Meppen | 2–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 23 July 2003 Friendly | Hansa Rostock | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 27 July 2003 Friendly | Maccabi Haifa  | 2–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 5 September 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 |  ADO Den Haag |
| 9 September 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 10 October 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 8–1 | Uwe-Brunn-Allstars |
| 21 October 2003 Friendly | TV 01 Bohmte | 0–12 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 14 November 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 19 November 2003 Friendly | Hannover 96 (A) | 4–4 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 11 January 2004 Friendly | TSG Burg Gretesch | 0–24 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 14 January 2004 Friendly | BW Hollage | 0–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 16 January 2004 Friendly | SF Oesede | 0–6 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 18 January 2004 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 21 January 2004 Friendly | FC Schüttorf | 2–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 24 January 2004 Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 14 April 2004 Friendly | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 12 May 2004 Friendly | Nordkreisauswahl | 0–6 | VfL Osnabrück |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2003 | 23 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 20.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 31 August 2003 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 20.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
2. Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 43 | |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga[a] |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 39 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 33 | |
| 18 | VfL Osnabrück (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ VfB Lübeck, 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Osnabrück were relegated to Regionalliga Nord. Jahn Regensburg was relegated to Regionalliga Süd.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 33 | −24 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 3 August 2003 1 | LR Ahlen | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Ahlen |
| Stadium: Wersestadion |
| 10 August 2003 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 17 August 2003 3 | Wacker Burghausen | 4–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Burghausen |
| Stadium: Wacker-Arena |
| 24 August 2003 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 14 September 2003 5 | Energie Cottbus | 3–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Cottbus |
| Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft |
| 21 September 2003 6 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 28 September 2003 7 | Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Fürth |
| Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion |
| 3 October 2003 8 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | MSV Duisburg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 17 October 2003 9 | VfB Lübeck | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Lübeck |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle |
| 26 October 2003 10 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–1 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 2 November 2003 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Regensburg |
| Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg |
| 7 November 2003 12 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Eintracht Trier | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 21 November 2003 13 | Union Berlin | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Berlin |
| Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 28 November 2003 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 7 December 2003 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Nuremberg |
| Stadium: Frankenstadion |
| 12 December 2003 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Bielefeld |
| Stadium: Bielefelder Alm |
| 16 December 2003 17 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 1 February 2004 18 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | LR Ahlen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 6 February 2004 19 | Karlsruher SC | 3–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 13 February 2004 20 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Wacker Burghausen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 20 February 2004 21 | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Mainz |
| Stadium: Bruchwegstadion |
| 29 February 2004 22 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Energie Cottbus | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 7 March 2004 23 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Aue |
| Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion |
| 14 March 2004 24 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 19 March 2004 25 | MSV Duisburg | 3–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Duisburg |
| Stadium: Wedaustadion |
| 26 March 2004 26 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | VfB Lübeck | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 4 April 2004 27 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Unterhaching |
| Stadium: Generali Sportpark |
| 11 April 2004 28 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 18 April 2004 29 | Eintracht Trier | 0–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Unterhaching |
| Stadium: Moselstadion |
| 23 April 2004 30 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 30 April 2004 31 | Alemannia Aachen | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Aachen |
| Stadium: Old Tivoli |
| 7 May 2004 32 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 16 May 2004 33 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 23 May 2004 34 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 3–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Oberhausen |
| Stadium: Niederrheinstadion |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 31 August 2003 First round | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Hansa Rostock | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Source: [3]
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
References edit
- ^ Muras, Udo (May 1, 2004). "Osnabrück ist endgültig abgestiegen" – via www.welt.de.
- ^ "VfL Osnabrück - Appearances 2. Bundesliga 2003/2004". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Spieltag/Tabelle". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. March 11, 2014.