| 2003–04 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Fernando Santos | |
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | |
| UEFA Cup | Second Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Liédson (15) All: Liédson (19)  | |
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The 2003–04 season was Sporting CP's 97th season in existence and 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.
The club had a disappointing season in the wake of teenage starlet Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United and Mario Jardel's transfer to Bolton Wanderers in August 2003. In the league, they finished one point behind arch rivals Benfica, who clinched the final spot for the Champions League thanks to a late goal by Geovanni in the penultimate round of the season during the Lisbon derby.[1] In the Portuguese Cup, the club was eliminated in the fifth round after entering in the fourth round. In the UEFA Cup, the club was eliminated at home in the second round with three goals in less than ten minutes by Turkish club Gençlerbirliği after having drawn the first leg.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Competitions
Primeira Liga
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage | 
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 73 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 4 | Nacional | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 56 | |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 54 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League
 
Matches
| 16 August 2003 1 | Academica | 1–2 | Sporting | |
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| 23 August 2003 2 | Sporting | 4–2 | Belenenses | |
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| 2 September 2003 3 | Porto | 4–1 | Sporting | |
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| 14 September 2003 4 | Sporting | 2–0 | Nacional | |
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| 20 September 2003 5 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Sporting | |
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| 29 September 2003 6 | Sporting | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | |
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| 4 October 2003 7 | Maritimo | 2–1 | Sporting | |
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| 20 October 2003 8 | Sporting | 3–1 | Beira-Mar | |
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| 26 October 2003 9 | Alverca | 1–2 | Sporting | |
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| 1 November 2003 10 | Sporting | 1–1 | Rio Ave | |
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| 10 November 2003 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 1–2 | Sporting | |
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| 1 December 2003 12 | Sporting | 2–0 | Braga | |
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| 7 December 2003 13 | Estrela Amadora | 1–4 | Sporting | |
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| 13 December 2003 14 | Sporting | 1–0 | Boavista | |
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| 20 December 2003 15 | Sporting | 2–0 | UD Leiria | |
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| 4 January 2004 16 | Benfica | 1–3 | Sporting | |
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| 9 January 2004 17 | Sporting | 2–1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
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| 17 January 2004 18 | Sporting | 2–0 | Academica | |
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| 24 January 2004 19 | Belenenses | 1–3 | Sporting | |
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| 31 January 2004 20 | Sporting | 1–1 | Porto | |
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| 7 February 2004 21 | Nacional | 3–3 | Sporting | |
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| 13 February 2004 22 | Sporting | 1–0 | Moreirense | |
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| 22 February 2004 23 | Gil Vicente | 1–1 | Sporting | |
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| 28 February 2004 24 | Sporting | 1–0 | Maritimo | |
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| 6 March 2004 25 | Beira-Mar | 0–2 | Sporting | |
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| 15 March 2004 26 | Sporting | 2–0 | Alverca | |
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| 20 March 2004 27 | Rio Ave | 4–0 | Sporting | |
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| 27 March 2004 28 | Sporting | 1–0 | Pacos de Ferreira | |
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| 4 April 2004 29 | Braga | 2–3 | Sporting | |
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| 10 April 2004 30 | Sporting | 4–0 | Estrela Amadora | |
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| 17 April 2004 31 | Boavista | 2–1 | Sporting | |
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| 24 April 2004 32 | Uniao Leiria | 1–0 | Sporting | |
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| 2 May 2004 33 | Sporting | 0–1 | Benfica | |
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| 9 May 2004 34 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0–2 | Sporting | |
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- Académica-Sporting 1-2
 - 1-0 Filipe Alvim 
 52' - 1-1 Lourenço 
 67' - 1-2 Beto 
 90 + 2' - Sporting-Belenenses 4-2
 - 1-0 Fábio Rochemback 
 15' (pen.) - 2-0 Toñito 
 29' - 2-1 Sousa 
 30' - 2-2 Leonardo 
 46' - 3-2 Lourenço 
 57' - 4-2 Toñito 
 60' - Porto-Sporting 4-1
 - 1-0 Derlei 
 3' - 2-0 Edgaras Jankauskas 
 51' - 3-0 Maniche 
 64' - 3-1 Fábio Rochemback 
 79' - 4-1 Benni McCarthy 
 89' (pen.) - Sporting-Nacional 2-0
 - 1-0 Fábio Rochemback 
 20' - 2-0 Toñito 
 34' - Moreirense-Sporting 1-0
 - 1-0 Manoel 
 90 + 3' - Sporting-Gil Vicente 1-0
 - 1-0 Rodrigo Tello 
 90 + 5' - Marítimo-Sporting 2-1
 - 0-1 Liédson 
 23' - 1-1 Marcelo Carioca 
 62' - 2-1 Alan 
 90 + 6' - Sporting-Beira-Mar 3-1
 - 1-0 Liédson 
 9' - 1-1 Sandro 
 25' - 2-1 João Pinto 
 45' - 3-1 Liédson 
 73' - Alverca-Sporting 1-2
 - 1-0 Torrão 
 8' - 1-1 Fábio Rochemback 
 29' (pen.) - 1-2 Liédson 
 53' - Sporting-Rio Ave 1-1
 - 0-1 Evandro 
 45' - 1-1 Silva 
 84' - Paços de Ferreira-Sporting 1-2
 - 0-1 Pedro Barbosa 
 19' - 1-1 Zé Manuel 
 52' - 1-2 Pedro Barbosa 
 75' (pen.) - Sporting-Braga 2-0
 - 1-0 João Pinto 
 29' - 2-0 Silva 
 59' - Estrela Amadora-Sporting 1-4
 - 0-1 Fábio Rochemback 
 16' - 1-1 Júlio César 
 35' - 1-2 Pedro Barbosa 
 40' - 1-3 Liédson 
 67' - 1-4 Liédson 
 89' - Sporting-Boavista 1-0
 - 1-0 Silva 
 32' - Benfica-Sporting 1-3
 - 0-1 Fábio Rochemback 
 8' (pen.) - 0-2 Silva 
 33' - 1-2 Luisão 
 56' - 1-3 Sá Pinto 
 90 + 2' - Sporting-Vitória Guimarães 2-1
 - 0-1 Romeu 
 21' - 1-1 João Pinto 
 31' - 2-1 Pedro Barbosa 
 42' - Sporting-Académica 2-0
 - 1-0 Liédson 
 42' - 2-0 Pedro Barbosa 
 90 + 1' - Belenenses-Sporting 1-3
 - 1-0 Marco Paulo 
 30' - 1-1 Sá Pinto 
 33' - 1-2 João Pinto 
 67' - 1-3 Liédson 
 90 + 3' - Sporting-Porto 1-1
 - 0-1 Jorge Costa 
 9' - 1-1 Pedro Barbosa 
 69' (pen.) - Nacional-Sporting 3-3
 - 0-1 Sá Pinto 
 39' - 1-1 Gouveia 
 42' - 2-1 Adriano 
 49' - 2-2 Marius Niculae 
 62' - 2-3 Lourenço 
 73' - 3-3 Carlos Álvarez 
 87' - Sporting-Moreirense 1-0
 - 1-0 Fábio Rochemback 
 34' - Gil Vicente-Sporting 1-1
 - 1-0 Luís Loureiro 
 18' (pen.) - 1-1 Carlos Martins 
 70' - Sporting-Marítimo 1-0
 - 1-0 Beto 
 81' - Beira-Mar-Sporting 0-2
 - 0-1 Pedro Barbosa 
 9' (pen.) - 0-2 Fábio Rochemback 
 11' - Sporting-Alverca 2-0
 - 1-0 Carlos Martins 
 31' - 2-0 Liédson 
 89' - Rio Ave-Sporting 4-0
 - 1-0 Evandro 
 16' - 2-0 Jaime 
 25' - 3-0 Paulo César 
 45' - 4-0 Evandro 
 77' - Sporting-Paços de Ferreira 1-0
 - 1-0 Liédson 
 88' - Braga-Sporting 2-3
 - 0-1 Silva 
 11' - 0-2 Liédson 
 31' - 0-3 Pedro Barbosa 
 67' (pen.) - 1-3 Henrique 
 75' - 2-3 Henrique 
 85' - Sporting-Estrela Amadora 4-0
 - 1-0 Liédson 
 33' - 2-0 Liédson 
 58' - 3-0 Marius Niculae 
 78' - 4-0 Liédson 
 82' - Boavista-Sporting 2-1
 - 0-1 Liédson 
 59' - 1-1 Frechaut 
 83' - 2-1 Fary Faye 
 88' - União Leiria-Sporting 1-0
 - 1-0 Alhandra 
 50' - Sporting-Benfica 0-1
 - 0-1 Geovanni 
 88' - Vitória Guimarães-Sporting 0-2
 - 0-1 Marius Niculae 
 73' - 0-2 João Pinto 
 83' 
Taca de Portugal
Matches
Fourth Round
| 23 November 2003 | 1º Dezembro | 0–2 | Sporting CP | Sintra, Portugal | 
| Report | Liedson  Clayton  | 
Fifth Round
| 17 December 2003 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon | 
| Report | Orestes  | 
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade | 
UEFA Cup
Matches
First Round
| 24 September 2003 First leg | Sporting | 2–0 | Malmo | Lisbon | 
| Luís Lourenço  Liedson  | 
Report | Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade | 
| 15 October 2003 second leg | Malmo | 0–1 (0–3 agg.)  | Sporting | Malmo | 
| Report | Liedson  | 
Stadium: Malmö Stadion | 
Second Round
| 6 November 2003 first leg | Gençlerbirliği | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Ankara | 
| V. Cihan  | 
Report | Liedson  | 
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium | 
| 27 November 2003 second leg | Sporting CP | 0–3 (1–4 agg.)  | Gençlerbirliği | Lisbon | 
| Report | A. Tandogan  Mário Sérgio V. Cihan  | 
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade | 
Player Statistics
| Player | Goals | 
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 7 | |
| 5 | |
| 5 | 
References
- ↑ "Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003–04". Zerozero. Retrieved 24 April 2020.