2003–04 VfL Osnabrück season
VfL Osnabrück 2003–04 football season
| 2003–04 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frank Pagelsdorf (until 7 April) Thorsten Haas (from 8 April) |
| Stadium | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 2. Bundesliga | 18th (relegated)[1] |
| DFB-Pokal | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcel Schied (12)[2] All: Marcel Schied (12) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The 2003–04 VfL Osnabrück season is the club's 105th season in existence and the first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Osnabrück will participate in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  | TBD | 1 July 2003 |
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | | TBD | 1 July 2003 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
TuS Haste 
v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 6 July 2003 Friendly | TuS Haste | 0–8 | VfL Osnabrück |
SV Holdorf v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 8 July 2003 Friendly | SV Holdorf | 0–12 | VfL Osnabrück |
Arminia Hannover v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 12 July 2003 Friendly | Arminia Hannover | 0–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
Hannover 96 v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 12 July 2003 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
SC Lüstringen v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 13 July 2003 Friendly | SC Lüstringen | 0–17 | VfL Osnabrück |
Hamburger SV (A) v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 15 July 2003 Friendly | Hamburger SV (A) | 0–4 | VfL Osnabrück |
Kickers Emden v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 16 July 2003 Friendly | Kickers Emden | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
Werder Bremen (A) v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 18 July 2003 Friendly | Werder Bremen (A) | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
Bayern Munich (A) v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 20 July 2003 Friendly | Bayern Munich (A) | 6–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
SV Meppen v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 22 July 2003 Friendly | SV Meppen | 2–5 | VfL Osnabrück |
Hansa Rostock v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 23 July 2003 Friendly | Hansa Rostock | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
Maccabi Haifa 
v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 27 July 2003 Friendly | Maccabi Haifa | 2–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
VfL Osnabrück v 
ADO Den Haag
v 
ADO Den Haag | 5 September 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | ADO Den Haag |
VfL Osnabrück v Borussia Dortmund
v Borussia Dortmund | 9 September 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
VfL Osnabrück v Uwe-Brunn-Allstars
v Uwe-Brunn-Allstars | 10 October 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 8–1 | Uwe-Brunn-Allstars |
TV 01 Bohmte v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 21 October 2003 Friendly | TV 01 Bohmte | 0–12 | VfL Osnabrück |
VfL Osnabrück v RKC Waalwijk
v RKC Waalwijk | 14 November 2003 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 | RKC Waalwijk |
Hannover 96 (A) v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 19 November 2003 Friendly | Hannover 96 (A) | 4–4 | VfL Osnabrück |
TSG Burg Gretesch v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 11 January 2004 Friendly | TSG Burg Gretesch | 0–24 | VfL Osnabrück |
BW Hollage v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 14 January 2004 Friendly | BW Hollage | 0–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
SF Oesede v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 16 January 2004 Friendly | SF Oesede | 0–6 | VfL Osnabrück |
VfL Osnabrück v VfB Stuttgart
v VfB Stuttgart | 18 January 2004 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart |
FC Schüttorf v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 21 January 2004 Friendly | FC Schüttorf | 2–2 | VfL Osnabrück |
Borussia Dortmund v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 24 January 2004 Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
Hamburger SV v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 14 April 2004 Friendly | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück |
Nordkreisauswahl v VfL Osnabrück
v VfL Osnabrück | 12 May 2004 Friendly | Nordkreisauswahl | 0–6 | VfL Osnabrück |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2003 | 23 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 020.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 31 August 2003 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 020.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 43 | |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga[a] |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 39 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 33 | |
| 18 | VfL Osnabrück (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ VfB Lübeck, 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Osnabrück were relegated to Regionalliga Nord. Jahn Regensburg was relegated to Regionalliga Süd.
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 |
| 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 33 | −24 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
LR Ahlen v VfL Osnabrück
| 3 August 2003 1 | LR Ahlen | 0–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Ahlen |
| Stadium: Wersestadion |
VfL Osnabrück v Karlsruher SC
| 10 August 2003 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Wacker Burghausen v VfL Osnabrück
| 17 August 2003 3 | Wacker Burghausen | 4–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Burghausen |
| Stadium: Wacker-Arena |
VfL Osnabrück v Mainz 05
| 24 August 2003 4 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Energie Cottbus v VfL Osnabrück
| 14 September 2003 5 | Energie Cottbus | 3–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Cottbus |
| Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft |
VfL Osnabrück v Erzgebirge Aue
| 21 September 2003 6 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Greuther Fürth v VfL Osnabrück
| 28 September 2003 7 | Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Fürth |
| Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion |
VfL Osnabrück v MSV Duisburg
| 3 October 2003 8 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 | MSV Duisburg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
VfB Lübeck v VfL Osnabrück
| 17 October 2003 9 | VfB Lübeck | 1–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Lübeck |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle |
VfL Osnabrück v SpVgg Unterhaching
| 26 October 2003 10 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–1 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Jahn Regensburg v VfL Osnabrück
| 2 November 2003 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Regensburg |
| Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg |
VfL Osnabrück v Eintracht Trier
| 7 November 2003 12 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Eintracht Trier | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Union Berlin v VfL Osnabrück
| 21 November 2003 13 | Union Berlin | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Berlin |
| Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
VfL Osnabrück v Alemannia Aachen
| 28 November 2003 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück
| 7 December 2003 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Nuremberg |
| Stadium: Frankenstadion |
Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Osnabrück
| 12 December 2003 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Bielefeld |
| Stadium: Bielefelder Alm |
VfL Osnabrück v Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
| 16 December 2003 17 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
VfL Osnabrück v LR Ahlen
| 1 February 2004 18 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | LR Ahlen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Karlsruher SC v VfL Osnabrück
| 6 February 2004 19 | Karlsruher SC | 3–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
VfL Osnabrück v Wacker Burghausen
| 13 February 2004 20 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Wacker Burghausen | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Mainz 05 v VfL Osnabrück
| 20 February 2004 21 | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Mainz |
| Stadium: Bruchwegstadion |
VfL Osnabrück v Energie Cottbus
| 29 February 2004 22 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Energie Cottbus | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Erzgebirge Aue v VfL Osnabrück
| 7 March 2004 23 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Aue |
| Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion |
VfL Osnabrück v Greuther Fürth
| 14 March 2004 24 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
MSV Duisburg v VfL Osnabrück
| 19 March 2004 25 | MSV Duisburg | 3–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Duisburg |
| Stadium: Wedaustadion |
VfL Osnabrück v VfB Lübeck
| 26 March 2004 26 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | VfB Lübeck | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
SpVgg Unterhaching v VfL Osnabrück
| 4 April 2004 27 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Unterhaching |
| Stadium: Generali Sportpark |
VfL Osnabrück v Jahn Regensburg
| 11 April 2004 28 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Eintracht Trier v VfL Osnabrück
| 18 April 2004 29 | Eintracht Trier | 0–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Unterhaching |
| Stadium: Moselstadion |
VfL Osnabrück v Union Berlin
| 23 April 2004 30 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Alemannia Aachen v VfL Osnabrück
| 30 April 2004 31 | Alemannia Aachen | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Aachen |
| Stadium: Old Tivoli |
VfL Osnabrück v 1. FC Nürnberg
| 7 May 2004 32 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
VfL Osnabrück v Arminia Bielefeld
| 16 May 2004 33 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen v VfL Osnabrück
| 23 May 2004 34 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 3–2 | VfL Osnabrück | Oberhausen |
| Stadium: Niederrheinstadion |
DFB-Pokal
VfL Osnabrück v Hansa Rostock
| 31 August 2003 First round | VfL Osnabrück | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Hansa Rostock | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Source: [3]
