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2003–04 Atlético Madrid season

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Atlético de Madrid
2003–04 season
PresidentEnrique Cerezo
Head coachGregorio Manzano
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerFernando Torres (19)

Atlético de Madrid firmly re-established itself in La Liga, thanks to a seventh-place finish. The season saw Fernando Torres taking another step towards superstardom, scoring 19 goals in the season during which he turned 20 years, which led to a call-up to the Spain national team for UEFA Euro 2004. The finish was still not enough to satisfy the owner family Gil, resulting in coach Gregorio Manzano unexpectedly getting the sack.

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sevilla 38 15 10 13 56 45 +11 55[a]
7 Atlético Madrid 38 15 10 13 51 53 −2 55[a] 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 Real Betis 38 13 13 12 46 43 +3 52
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:
  1. ^ a b SEV 2–0 ATM; ATM 2–1 SEV

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Position Number Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 19 2 21
2 MF 20 Serbia and Montenegro Veljko Paunović 6 1 7
3 FW 21 Greece Demis Nikolaidis 6 0 6
4 DF 17 Spain Nano 5 0 5
5 MF 3 Uruguay Gonzalo de los Santos 3 0 3
MF 8 Netherlands Kiki Musampa 2 1 3
7 MF 10 Spain Jorge Larena 2 0 2
MF 14 Argentina Diego Simeone 2 0 2
DF 16 Argentina Matías Lequi 2 0 2
MF 18 Argentina Ariel Ibagaza 2 0 2
MF 23 Brazil Rodrigo Fabri 0 2 2
12 DF 5 Spain García Calvo 1 0 1
MF 24 Spain Álvaro Novo 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 51 6 57