2003–04 Olympique Lyonnais season

Lyon 2003–04 football season

Lyon

2003–04 season

Owner

OL Groupe

President

Jean-Michel Aulas

Head coach

Paul Le Guen

Stadium

Stade de Gerland

Ligue 1

1st (champions)

Coupe de France

Round of 16

Coupe de la Ligue

Round of 32

Trophée des Champions

Winners

Champions League

Quarter-finals

Top goalscorer

League:
Péguy Luyindula (16)
All:
Péguy Luyindula (19)

Average home league attendance

36,022^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2002–03

2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 105th season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions and UEFA Champions League.^[2]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Grégory Coupet
2	DF	BEL	Eric Deflandre
3	DF	BRA	Edmílson
4	DF	GHA	Michael Essien
5	DF	BRA	Caçapa
7	MF	MLI	Mahamadou Diarra
8	MF	BRA	Juninho Pernambucano
9	FW	BRA	Giovane Élber
10	MF	FRA	Eric Carrière
11	MF	FRA	Florent Malouda
12	DF	FRA	Anthony Réveillère
14	MF	FRA	Sidney Govou
15	DF	BEL	Christophe Delmotte


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	FRA	Peguy Luyindula
20	DF	SUI	Patrick Müller (captain)
22	DF	FRA	Romain Sartre
23	DF	FRA	Jérémy Berthod
24	MF	FRA	Vikash Dhorasoo
25	GK	FRA	Rémy Vercoutre
27	FW	FRA	Julien Viale
29	MF	FRA	Yohan Gomez
30	GK	FRA	Nicolas Puydebois
31	MF	FRA	Bryan Bergougnoux
32	DF	FRA	François Clerc
35	GK	FRA	Fabian Caballero
36	MF	FRA	Jérémy Clément

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	FRA	Philippe Violeau (to Auxerre)
13	DF	FRA	Jérémie Bréchet (to Inter Milan)
26	DF	FRA	Gaël Genevier (on loan to Perugia)

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	1 August 2003	23 May 2004	Matchday 1	Winners	38	24	7	7	64	26	+38	063.16
Coupe de France	3 January 2004	11 February 2004	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	28 October 2003		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Trophée des Champions	26 July 2003		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
UEFA Champions League	17 September 2003	7 April 2004	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	5	2	3	11	11	+0	050.00
Total					53	32	10	11	88	43	+45	060.38

Source: Competitions

Trophée des Champions

Lyon v Auxerre

26 July 2003 Final	Lyon	2–1	Auxerre	Lyon
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Essien 5' Diarra 9'	Report	Kapo 83'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 18,254 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	38	24	7	7	64	26	+38	79	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	38	22	10	6	50	28	+22	76	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Monaco	38	21	12	5	59	30	+29	75	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Auxerre	38	19	8	11	60	34	+26	65	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Sochaux	38	18	9	11	54	42	+12	63	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

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

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	24	7	7	64	26	+38	79	13	4	2	39	8	+31	11	3	5	25	18	+7

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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

Matches

Lille v Lyon

1 August 2003 1	Lille	1–0	Lyon	Lille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Lyon v Monaco

9 August 2003 2	Lyon	3–1	Monaco	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Montpellier v Lyon

16 August 2003 3	Montpellier	0–2	Lyon	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Lyon v Toulouse

23 August 2003 4	Lyon	0–0	Toulouse	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Guingamp v Lyon

30 August 2003 5	Guingamp	2–0	Lyon	Guingamp
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Lyon v Auxerre

13 September 2003 6	Lyon	1–1	Auxerre	Lyon
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Le Mans v Lyon

21 September 2003 7	Le Mans	0–2	Lyon	Le Mans
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée

Lyon v Lens

27 September 2003 8	Lyon	4–0	Lens	Lyon
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Ajaccio v Lyon

4 October 2003 9	Ajaccio	2–4	Lyon	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty

Lyon v Sochaux

18 October 2003 10	Lyon	1–1	Sochaux	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nantes v Lyon

25 October 2003 11	Nantes	0–1	Lyon	Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lyon v Nice

1 November 2003 12	Lyon	5–0	Nice	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Marseille v Lyon

9 November 2003 13	Marseille	1–4	Lyon	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Lyon v Strasbourg

21 November 2003 14	Lyon	1–0	Strasbourg	Lyon
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Rennes v Lyon

29 November 2003 15	Rennes	3–1	Lyon	Rennes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Lyon v Metz

5 December 2003 17	Lyon	2–1	Metz	Lyon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Bastia v Lyon

13 December 2003 18	Bastia	0–0	Lyon	Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

19 December 2003 19	Lyon	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Monaco v Lyon

9 January 2004 20	Monaco	3–0	Lyon	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Lyon v Montpellier

17 January 2004 21	Lyon	3–0	Montpellier	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Lyon v Bordeaux

28 January 2004 16	Lyon	3–0	Bordeaux	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Toulouse v Lyon

31 January 2004 22	Toulouse	0–1	Lyon	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Lyon v Guingamp

7 February 2004 23	Lyon	0–1	Guingamp	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Auxerre v Lyon

15 February 2004 24	Auxerre	1–2	Lyon	Auxerre
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Lyon v Le Mans

21 February 2004 25	Lyon	2–0	Le Mans	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Lens v Lyon

28 February 2004 26	Lens	1–1	Lyon	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert

Lyon v Ajaccio

5 March 2004 27	Lyon	4–0	Ajaccio	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Sochaux v Lyon

13 March 2004 28	Sochaux	1–2	Lyon	Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Lyon v Nantes

20 March 2004 29	Lyon	1–0	Nantes	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nice v Lyon

27 March 2004 30	Nice	0–1	Lyon	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lyon v Marseille

3 April 2004 31	Lyon	1–2	Marseille	Lyon
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Strasbourg v Lyon

11 April 2004 32	Strasbourg	0–1	Lyon	Strasbourg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Lyon v Rennes

24 April 2004 33	Lyon	3–0	Rennes	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Bordeaux v Lyon

2 May 2004 34	Bordeaux	1–1	Lyon	Bordeaux
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Metz v Lyon

8 May 2004 35	Metz	1–2	Lyon	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Lyon v Bastia

12 May 2004 36	Lyon	1–0	Bastia	Lyon
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

15 May 2004 37	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Lyon	Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Lyon v Lille

23 May 2004 38	Lyon	3–0	Lille	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lyon	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bayern Munich	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9	Advance to knockout stage
3	Celtic	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Anderlecht	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7

Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

References

^ "Ligue 1 2003/2004 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Lyon 2003/2004". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Lyon - 2003/04". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final) Coupe de la Ligue (Final) Trophée des Champions
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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