2003–04 Sporting CP season
| 2003–04 season | ||
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| 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.
Season overview
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.
Sporting began the season with a 2-1 away victory over Academica Coimbra, thanks to a last minute winning goal from Beto. Sporting then had irregular form for the next 6 matchdays, but then went on an 18-match unbeaten run. Sporting's form started to decline towards the end of the season, starting with a heavy 4-0 loss to Rio Ave on 27 March 2004. Sporting won their next three matches after that to bounce back from the heavy loss, but then lost matches to Boavista, União Leiria, and then lost the Lisbon derby to Benfica thanks to a late goal by Geovanni in the penultimate round of the season, which ended their hopes of qualifying to the Champions League the following season.
In the Portuguese Cup, the club was eliminated in the fifth round, by Vitoria Guimaraes, 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[a] |
| 4 | Nacional | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 56 | |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 54 |
Source: Foradejogo
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:
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 the Champions League.
Matches
| 16 August 2003 1 | Académica Coimbra | 1–2 | Sporting | |
Filipe Alvim  52' |
Luis Lourenço 67' Beto 90+2' |
| 23 August 2003 2 | Sporting | 4–2 | Belenenses | |
| Fábio Rochemback (15 p) Toñito 29' 60' Luis Lourenço 57' |
Sousa 30' Leonardo 46' |
| 2 September 2003 3 | Porto | 4–1 | Sporting | |
| Derlei 3' E. Jankauskas 51' Maniche 64' Benni McCarthy (89 p) |
Fabio Rochemback 79' |
| 14 September 2003 4 | Sporting | 2–0 | Nacional | |
| Fábio Rochemback 20' Toñito 34' |
| 20 September 2003 5 | Moreirense | 1–0 | Sporting | |
| Manoel 90+3' |
| 29 September 2003 6 | Sporting | 1–0 | Gil Vicente | |
| Rodrigo Tello 90+5' |
| 4 October 2003 7 | Maritimo | 2–1 | Sporting | |
| 20 October 2003 8 | Sporting | 3–1 | Beira-Mar | |
| 26 October 2003 9 | Alverca | 1–2 | Sporting | |
| 1 November 2003 10 | Sporting | 1–1 | Rio Ave | |
| 10 November 2003 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 1–2 | Sporting | |
| 1 December 2003 12 | Sporting | 2–0 | Braga | |
| 7 December 2003 13 | Estrela Amadora | 1–4 | Sporting | |
| 13 December 2003 14 | Sporting | 1–0 | Boavista | |
| 20 December 2003 15 | Sporting | 2–0 | UD Leiria | |
| 4 January 2004 16 | Benfica | 1–3 | Sporting | |
| 9 January 2004 17 | Sporting | 2–1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| 17 January 2004 18 | Sporting | 2–0 | Academica | |
| 24 January 2004 19 | Belenenses | 1–3 | Sporting | |
| 31 January 2004 20 | Sporting | 1–1 | Porto | |
| 7 February 2004 21 | Nacional | 3–3 | Sporting | |
| 13 February 2004 22 | Sporting | 1–0 | Moreirense | |
| 22 February 2004 23 | Gil Vicente | 1–1 | Sporting | |
| 28 February 2004 24 | Sporting | 1–0 | Maritimo | |
| 6 March 2004 25 | Beira-Mar | 0–2 | Sporting | |
| 15 March 2004 26 | Sporting | 2–0 | Alverca | |
| 20 March 2004 27 | Rio Ave | 4–0 | Sporting | |
| 27 March 2004 28 | Sporting | 1–0 | Pacos de Ferreira | |
| 4 April 2004 29 | Braga | 2–3 | Sporting | |
| 10 April 2004 30 | Sporting | 4–0 | Estrela da Amadora | |
| 17 April 2004 31 | Boavista | 2–1 | Sporting | |
| 24 April 2004 32 | União Leiria | 1–0 | Sporting | |
| 2 May 2004 33 | Sporting | 0–1 | Benfica | |
| 9 May 2004 34 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0–2 | Sporting | |
- 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
Fourth Round
| 23 November 2003 | 1º Dezembro | 0–2 | Sporting CP | Sintra, Portugal |
| Liedson 46' Clayton  66' (o.g.) |
Fifth Round
| 17 December 2003 | Sporting CP | 0–1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Lisbon |
| Orestes 7' |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
UEFA Cup
Matches
First Round
| 24 September 2003 First leg | Sporting | 2–0 | Malmo | Lisbon |
| Luís Lourenço 15' Liedson 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
| 15 October 2003 second leg | Malmo | 0–1 (0–3 agg.) | Sporting | Malmo |
| Report | Liedson 49' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Second Round
| 6 November 2003 first leg | Gençlerbirliği | 1–1 | Sporting CP | Ankara |
| V. Cihan 55' |
Report | Liedson 50' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium |
| 27 November 2003 second leg | Sporting CP | 0–3 (1–4 agg.) | Gençlerbirliği | Lisbon |
| Report | A. Tandogan 44' Mário Sérgio 45' (o.g.) V. Cihan 48' |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade |
Player statistics
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
 Liédson |
15 |
| Fábio Rochemback |
7 |
| Silva |
5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} João Pinto |
5 |