2003–04 Villarreal CF season

The 2003–04 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 81st season in existence and the club's 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Villarreal

2003–04 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Benito Floro (until 24 February) Paquito García
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Sonny Anderson (12) All: Sonny Anderson (19)
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Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	30 August 2003	23 May 2004	Matchday 1	8th	38	15	9	14	47	49	−2	039.47
Copa del Rey	8 October 2003	15 January 2004	Round of 64	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	075.00
UEFA Cup	19 July 2003	26 August 2003	First round	Semi-final	12	5	4	3	16	9	+7	041.67
UEFA Intertoto Cup	19 July 2003	26 August 2003	Third round	Winners	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5	050.00
Total					60	26	16	18	77	65	+12	043.33

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Sevilla	38	15	10	13	56	45	+11	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Atlético Madrid	38	15	10	13	51	53	−2	55	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8	Villarreal	38	15	9	14	47	49	−2	54	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9	Betis	38	13	13	12	46	43	+3	52
10	Málaga	38	15	6	17	50	55	−5	51

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:

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	15	9	14	47	49	−2	54	10	5	4	28	19	+9	5	4	10	19	30	−11

Source: BDFutbol

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L
Position	13	15	6	8	5	5	9	11	12	9	12	10	9	10	9	7	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	6	8	9	10	8	9	9	10	10	10	8	9	7	6	8

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

Matches

Málaga v Villarreal

30 August 2003 1	Málaga	0–0	Villarreal	Málaga
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Villarreal v Real Madrid

2 September 2003 2	Villarreal	1–1	Real Madrid	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 70'		Núñez 85'	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Espanyol v Villarreal

14 September 2003 3	Espanyol	1–2	Villarreal	Barcelona
CEST (UTC+2)	Rodríguez 13'		Víctor 24' Riquelme 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

21 September 2003 4	Villarreal	1–1	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Jesús Téllez Sánchez

Racing Santander v Villarreal

28 September 2003 5	Racing Santander	0–2	Villarreal	Santander
CEST (UTC+2)			Anderson 68' Riquelme 88'	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

Villarreal v Zaragoza

4 October 2003 6	Villarreal	1–1	Zaragoza	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)	Víctor 5'		Villa 23'	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

19 October 2003 7	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Villarreal	Bilbao
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: San Mamés

Villarreal v Sevilla

26 October 2003 8	Villarreal	3–3	Sevilla	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Albacete v Villarreal

29 October 2003 9	Albacete	2–0	Villarreal	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Villarreal v Osasuna

2 November 2003 10	Villarreal	1–0	Osasuna	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

9 November 2003 11	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Villarreal	Madrid
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Villarreal v Barcelona

22 November 2003 12	Villarreal	2–1	Barcelona	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal

30 November 2003 13	Deportivo La Coruña	0–1	Villarreal	A Coruña
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Riazor

Villarreal v Mallorca

3 December 2003 14	Villarreal	0–2	Mallorca	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Murcia v Villarreal

7 December 2003 15	Murcia	1–1	Villarreal	Murcia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nueva Condomina

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

13 December 2003 16	Villarreal	2–0	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Betis v Villarreal

21 December 2003 17	Real Betis	1–3	Villarreal	Seville
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Valencia v Villarreal

4 January 2004 18	Valencia	4–2	Villarreal	Valencia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mestalla

Villarreal v Valladolid

11 January 2004 19	Villarreal	3–1	Valladolid	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Villarreal v Málaga

18 January 2004 20	Villarreal	2–0	Málaga	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Madrid v Villarreal

24 January 2004 21	Real Madrid	2–1	Villarreal	Madrid
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

Villarreal v Espanyol

1 February 2004 22	Villarreal	0–1	Espanyol	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

8 February 2004 23	Celta Vigo	2–1	Villarreal	Vigo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 18,000

Villarreal v Racing Santander

15 February 2004 24	Villarreal	6–3	Racing Santander	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000

Zaragoza v Villarreal

22 February 2004 25	Zaragoza	4–1	Villarreal	Zaragoza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 29,000

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

29 February 2004 26	Villarreal	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,500

Sevilla v Villarreal

7 March 2004 27	Sevilla	2–0	Villarreal	Seville
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000

Villarreal v Albacete

14 March 2004 28	Villarreal	2–1	Albacete	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000

Osasuna v Villarreal

21 March 2004 29	Osasuna	2–1	Villarreal	Pamplona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,354

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

28 March 2004 30	Villarreal	0–0	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 9,000

Barcelona v Villarreal

3 April 2004 31	Barcelona	0–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 50,000

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña

11 April 2004 32	Villarreal	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Mallorca v Villarreal

18 April 2004 33	Mallorca	1–2	Villarreal	Palma
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 20,000

Villarreal v Murcia

25 April 2004 34	Villarreal	1–0	Murcia	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 13,000

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

2 May 2004 35	Real Sociedad	2–2	Villarreal	San Sebastián
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,143

Villarreal v Real Betis

9 May 2004 36	Villarreal	1–0	Real Betis	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000

Villarreal v Valencia

14 May 2004 37	Villarreal	2–1	Valencia	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,000

Valladolid v Villarreal

23 May 2004 38	Valladolid	3–0	Villarreal	Valladolid
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 15,000

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey

Alicante v Villarreal

8 October 2003 Round of 64	Alicante	1–2	Villarreal	Alicante
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Antonio Solana

Algeciras v Villarreal

16 December 2003 Round of 32	Algeciras	0–1	Villarreal	Algeciras
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nuevo Mirador

Villarreal v Sevilla

8 January 2004 Round of 16 First leg	Villarreal	1–3	Sevilla	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

Sevilla v Villarreal

15 January 2004 Round of 16 Second leg	Sevilla	0–2 (3 (a)–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Seville
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

First round

Villarreal v Trabzonspor

24 September 2003 First leg	Villarreal	0–0	Trabzonspor	Villarreal, Spain
22:00		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Trabzonspor v Villarreal

15 October 2003 Second leg	Trabzonspor	2–3 (2–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Trabzon, Turkey
19:00	Gökdeniz 72' Tekke 82'	Report	Anderson 60' José Mari 66', 90'	Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Markus Nobs (Switzerland)

Second round

Villarreal v Torpedo Moscow

6 November 2003 First leg	Villarreal	2–0	Torpedo Moscow	Villarreal, Spain
20:00	Riquelme 51', 68'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)

Torpedo Moscow v Villarreal

27 November 2003 Second leg	Torpedo Moscow	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Moscow, Russia
17:30	Semshov 73'	Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Third round

Galatasaray v Villarreal

26 February 2004 First leg	Galatasaray	2–2	Villarreal	Istanbul, Turkey
19:30	Erdoğan 26' César Prates 51'	Report	Anderson 6' Riquelme 21'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Villarreal v Galatasaray

3 March 2004 Second leg	Villarreal	3–0 (5–2 agg.)	Galatasaray	Villarreal, Spain
21:30	Anderson 48' Roger García 52' Riquelme 88'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Fourth round

Villarreal v Roma

11 March 2004 First leg	Villarreal	2–0	Roma	Vilarreal, Spain
21:30	Anderson 29' José Mari 35'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Roma v Villarreal

25 March 2004 Second leg	Roma	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Rome, Italy
20:45	Emerson 10' Cassano 50'	Report	Anderson 66'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Quarter-finals

Celtic v Villarreal

8 April 2004 First leg	Celtic	1–1	Villarreal	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00	Larsson 64'	Report	Josico 9'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,493 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Villarreal v Celtic

14 April 2004 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Celtic	Villarreal, Spain
20:00	Anderson 6' Roger 68'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,964 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Semi-finals

Villarreal v Valencia

22 April 2004 First leg	Villarreal	0–0	Valencia	Villarreal, Spain
21:45		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Valencia v Villarreal

6 May 2004 Second leg	Valencia	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Villarreal	Valencia, Spain
21:45	Mista 16' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Third round

Villarreal v Brescia

19 July 2003 First leg	Villarreal	2–0	Brescia	Villarreal, Spain
	Calleja 15' Víctor 81'			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Uriah Rennie (England)

Brescia v Villarreal

26 July 2003 Second leg	Brescia	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Brescia, Italy
	Petruzzi 88'		Guayre 52'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Semi-finals

Brno v Villarreal

30 July 2003 First leg	Brno	1–1	Villarreal	Brno, Czech Republic
20:00	Došek 53'	Report	José Mari 45'	Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská Attendance: 10,506 Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Villarreal v Brno

6 August 2003 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Brno	Villarreal, Spain
21:45	J. López 22' Anderson 90+'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)

Finals

Heerenveen v Villarreal

12 August 2003 First leg	Heerenveen	1–2	Villarreal	Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:00	Ballesteros 25' (o.g.)	Report	Calleja 13' Víctor 45'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Villarreal v Heerenveen

26 August 2003 Second leg	Villarreal	0–0 (2–1 agg.)	Heerenveen	Villarreal, Spain
21:45		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)