The 2003–04 La Liga season was the 73rd since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2003, and concluded on 23 May 2004. Valencia were crowned champions for the sixth time in club history.
As of 2026, this is most recent season in which the title went to a team other than Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid.
Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Murcia, Zaragoza and Albacete, returning to the top flight after an absence of fourteen, one and seven years respectively. They replaced Recreativo, Alavés, and Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the top flight for one, five, and four years respectively.
Promoted to 2003–04 La Liga Relegated from 2002–03 La Liga MurciaZaragozaAlbacete RecreativoAlavésRayo Vallecano
Team Stadium CapacityAlbacete*Carlos Belmonte18,000Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044MallorcaSon Moix23,142Murcia*La Condomina16,000OsasunaEl Sadar19,553Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354Real SociedadAnoeta32,200SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500ValenciaMestalla55,000ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000Zaragoza*La Romareda34,596
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
Personnel and sponsors TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorAlbacete César FerrandoViatorIV Centenario Don Quijote de La ManchaCaja Castilla-La Mancha/Arcos CuchillosNonePeriódico El Pueblo de AlbaceteAthletic Bilbao Ernesto Valverde100% AthleticBizkaia (in UEFA matches)NoneNoneNoneAtlético Madrid Gregorio ManzanoNikeColumbia PicturesNoneNoneNoneBarcelona Frank RijkaardNikeNoneNoneForum Barcelona 2004NoneBetis Víctor FernándezKappaAndalucía/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua MineralFont Lys Agua MineralNoneNoneCelta de Vigo Ramón CarneroUmbroCitroënNoneNoneNoneDeportivo de La Coruña Javier IruretaJomaFadesaNoneNoneNoneEspanyol Luis FernandezUmbroConservas DaniInterapuestas.comForum Barcelona 2004Grup TarradellasMálaga Juande RamosUmbroUnicajaNoneNoneNoneMallorca Luis AragonésReialSpanairNoneNoneIlles BalearsMurcia John ToshackNikeCajamurcia/Polaris WorldNoneNoneNoneOsasuna Javier AguirreAstoreCaja NavarraNoneNoneNoneRacing de Santander Lucas AlcarazDiadoraOrganización Impulsora de DiscapacitadosCantabriaCantabriaSantanderReal Madrid Carlos QueirozAdidasSiemens MobileNoneNoneNoneReal Sociedad Raynald DenoueixAstoreFIATC SegurosNGS EuropeNGS EuropeFIATC Seguros, NGS EuropeSevilla Joaquín CaparrósJomaLocco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua MineralLocco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua MineralLocco tu marcaLocco tu marca/La Gitana/Font Lys Agua MineralValencia Rafael BenítezNikeToyotaNoneNoneNoneValladolid Antonio Sánchez SantosUmbroAsómate a Valladolid/Grupo Helios/Banco Gallego/Castilla y León Cambia tus Vacaciones/AgroinnovaNoneNoneNoneVillarreal Paquito GarcíaKelmeTerra Mitica/Aeroport CastellóNoneNoneNoneZaragoza Víctor MuñozLottoPikolinNoneNoneNone
League table
Results
Overall Most wins – Valencia (23) Fewest wins – Murcia (5) Most draws – Osasuna (15) Fewest draws – Espanyol (4) Most losses – Murcia (22) Fewest losses – Valencia (7) Most goals scored – Real Madrid (72) Fewest goals scored – Murcia (29) Most goals conceded – Celta de Vigo (68) Fewest goals conceded – Valencia (27)
Awards Individual Awards Individual Awards Award Recipient Club Pichichi Trophy Ronaldo Real Madrid Zamora Trophy Santiago Cañizares Valencia CF Trofeo EFE Ronaldinho FC Barcelona Don Balón Spanish Player of the Year Vicente Rodríguez Valencia CF Don Balón Foreign Player of the Year Ronaldinho FC Barcelona Don Balón Young Player of the Year Júlio Baptista Sevilla FC Don Balón Coach of the Year Javier Irureta Deportivo de La Coruña Don Balón Referee of the Year César Muñiz Fernández — Guruceta Trophy Manuel Mejuto González — Team of the Season
La Liga Team of the Season 2003–04 Goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares (Valencia) Defenders Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) Jorge Andrade (Deportivo La Coruña) Roberto Ayala (Valencia) Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid) Midfielders Luís Figo (Real Madrid) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) Víctor Sánchez del Amo (Deportivo La Coruña) Joaquín (Real Betis) Forwards Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Javier Saviola (Barcelona)
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ronaldo Real Madrid242 Júlio Baptista Sevilla203 Mista Valencia19 Raúl Tamudo Espanyol Fernando Torres Atlético Madrid6 Salva Málaga187 Samuel Eto'o Mallorca17 David Villa Zaragoza
Fair Play award
Valencia was the winner of the Fair-play award with 99 points.
Pedro Zaballa award Joan Laporta (Barcelona president) and José María Alanís (CD Siempre Alegres footballer)
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate RaúlReal MadridValladolid 7–2 (H) Ricardo OliveiraValenciaMallorca 5–0 (A) SalvaMálagaBarcelona 5–1 (H) VíctorDeportivo La CorunaCelta Vigo 5–0 (A) Javi GuerreroRacing SantanderMurcia 3–2 (H) Ricardo OliveiraValenciaMálaga 6–1 (A) Júlio BaptistaSevillaMurcia 3–1 (A) MistaValenciaMallorca 5–1 (H) Júlio Baptista4SevillaRacing Santander 5–2 (H) David Villa4ZaragozaSevilla 4–4 (H) 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances
FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2003-04 edition of La Liga.
See also 2003–04 Segunda División 2003–04 Copa del Rey
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