2003–04 FC Metz season

Metz 2003–04 football season

Metz
2003–04 season
President	Charles Molinari
Head coach	Jean Fernandez
Ligue 1	14th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Toifilou Maoulida (12) All: Toifilou Maoulida (13)
Average home league attendance	18,052^[1]
Biggest win	Metz 5–0 Le Mans
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 FC Metz season was the club's 72nd season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football after one season of absence. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Players

Squad

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	2 August 2003	23 May 2004	Matchday 1	14th	38	11	9	18	34	42	−8	028.95
Coupe de France	4 January 2004		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	28 October 2003	17 December 2003	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					41	12	9	20	37	45	−8	029.27

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Bordeaux	38	13	11	14	40	43	−3	50
13	Strasbourg	38	10	13	15	43	50	−7	43
14	Metz	38	11	9	18	34	42	−8	42
15	Ajaccio	38	10	10	18	33	55	−22	40
16	Toulouse	38	9	12	17	31	44	−13	39

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	11	9	18	34	42	−8	42	6	3	10	18	22	−4	5	6	8	16	20	−4

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Metz v Ajaccio

2 August 2003 1	Metz	0–1	Ajaccio	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Bastia v Metz

9 August 2003 2	Bastia	0–2	Metz	Furiani
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Metz v Paris Saint-Germain

16 August 2003 3	Metz	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Lille v Metz

23 August 2003 4	Lille	1–1	Metz	Villeneuve d'Ascq
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole

Monaco v Metz

31 August 2003 5	Monaco	1–0	Metz	Monaco
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Louis II

Metz v Montpellier

13 September 2003 6	Metz	2–1	Montpellier	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Toulouse v Metz

20 September 2003 7	Toulouse	1–0	Metz	Toulouse
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Metz v Guingamp

27 September 2003 8	Metz	1–1	Guingamp	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Lens v Metz

4 October 2003 9	Lens	0–2	Metz	Lens
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert

Metz v Nantes

18 October 2003 10	Metz	1–3	Nantes	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Strasbourg v Metz

25 October 2003 11	Strasbourg	0–2	Metz	Strasbourg
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Metz v Sochaux

1 November 2003 12	Metz	0–1	Sochaux	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Le Mans v Metz

8 November 2003 13	Le Mans	2–0	Metz	Le Mans
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: MMArena

Metz v Auxerre

22 November 2003 14	Metz	0–2	Auxerre	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nice v Metz

29 November 2003 15	Nice	1–1	Metz	Nice
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lyon v Metz

5 December 2003 17	Lyon	2–1	Metz	Lyon
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Metz v Rennes

13 December 2003 18	Metz	1–1	Rennes	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Bordeaux v Metz

20 December 2003 19	Bordeaux	2–0	Metz	Bordeaux
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Metz v Bastia

10 January 2004 20	Metz	1–0	Bastia	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Paris Saint-Germain v Metz

17 January 2004 21	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Metz	Paris
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parc des Princes

Metz v Marseille

27 January 2004 16	Metz	1–1	Marseille	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Metz v Lille

31 January 2004 22	Metz	0–1	Lille	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Metz v Monaco

7 February 2004 23	Metz	0–2	Monaco	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Montpellier v Metz

14 February 2004 24	Montpellier	0–1	Metz	Montpellier
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Metz v Toulouse

21 February 2004 25	Metz	0–2	Toulouse	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Metz v Lens

6 March 2004 27	Metz	0–2	Lens	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nantes v Metz

13 March 2004 28	Nantes	2–2	Metz	Nantes
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Metz v Strasbourg

20 March 2004 29	Metz	1–0	Strasbourg	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Sochaux v Metz

27 March 2004 30	Sochaux	2–0	Metz	Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Metz v Le Mans

3 April 2004 31	Metz	5–0	Le Mans	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Auxerre v Metz

10 April 2004 32	Auxerre	2–1	Metz	Auxerre
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Guingamp v Metz

16 April 2004 26	Guingamp	1–1	Metz	Montpellier
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Roudourou

Metz v Nice

24 April 2004 33	Metz	1–0	Nice	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Marseille v Metz

1 May 2004 34	Marseille	0–1	Metz	Marseille
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Metz v Lyon

8 May 2004 35	Metz	1–2	Lyon	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Bertrand Layec

Rennes v Metz

12 May 2004 36	Rennes	0–0	Metz	Rennes
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Metz v Bordeaux

15 May 2004 37	Metz	3–1	Bordeaux	Metz
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Ajaccio v Metz

23 May 2004 38	Ajaccio	3–1	Metz	Ajaccio
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade François Coty

Coupe de France

Metz v Monaco

4 January 2004 Round of 64	Metz	0–2	Monaco	Metz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)			Zikos 60' Giuly 86'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de la Ligue

Metz v Guingamp

28 October 2003 Round of 32	Metz	3–0	Guingamp	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 23' (pen.) Maoulida 39' (pen.) Borbiconi 81'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 10,286 Referee: Olivier Thual

Nice v Metz

17 December 2003 Round of 16	Nice	1–0	Metz	Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meslin 78'			Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Damien Ledentu

References

^ "Ligue 1 2003/2004 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

Official website

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Domestic leagues	Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National
Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final) Coupe de la Ligue (Final) Trophée des Champions
European	Champions League Men Women UEFA Cup

Club seasons
Ligue 1	Ajaccio Auxerre Bastia Bordeaux Guingamp Le Mans Lens Lille Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Montpellier Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Sochaux Strasbourg Toulouse
Ligue 2	Amiens Angers Besançon Caen Châteauroux Clermont Créteil Grenoble Gueugnon Istres Laval Le Havre Lorient Nancy Niort Rouen Saint-Étienne Sedan Troyes Valence