2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2003–04 season
Chairman Ken Bates
(until March 2004)
Bruce Buck
Owner Roman Abramovich
Manager Claudio Ranieri
FA Premier League 2nd
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13)
All:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s1st competitive season, 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea finished second to the unbeaten Arsenal in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against AS Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.

Chelsea supporter Mark Worrall chronicled the 2003–04 season in his critically acclaimed book "Over Land and Sea", which was first published in September 2004 and documented the takeover of Chelsea F.C. by Roman Abramovich and the departure of manager Claudio Ranieri.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the center. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit.

First team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Glen Johnson
3 Nigeria DF Celestine Babayaro
4 France DF Claude Makélélé[1]
6 France DF Marcel Desailly
7 Romania FW Adrian Mutu
8 England MF Frank Lampard
9 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 England MF Joe Cole
11 Republic of Ireland MF Damien Duff
12 Croatia MF Mario Stanić
13 France DF William Gallas
14 Cameroon MF Geremi
15 Netherlands DF Mario Melchiot
17 France MF Emmanuel Petit
No. Position Player
18 England DF Wayne Bridge
19 England MF Scott Parker
20 Argentina MF Juan Sebastián Verón
21 Argentina FW Hernán Crespo
22 Iceland FW Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 Italy GK Carlo Cudicini
26 England DF John Terry
27 Cyprus MF Alexis Nicolas
28 Portugal MF Filipe Oliveira
29 Germany DF Robert Huth
30 Denmark MF Jesper Grønkjær
31 Italy GK Marco Ambrosio
32 Finland FW Mikael Forssell[2]
34 Scotland GK Neil Sullivan

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
33 England DF Joel Kitamirike
35 Austria GK Jurgen Macho
36 England MF Joe Keenan
37 Germany FW Sebastian Kneißl
38 Italy DF Valerio Di Cesare
39 England FW Carlton Cole
40 England GK Lenny Pidgeley
41 England MF Craig Rocastle
42 England DF Ben Hudell
43 England MF Danny Jeffreys
44 Portugal MF Filipe Morais
45 England MF Billy Sentance
No. Position Player
47 England DF Sam Tillen
48 Scotland DF Steven Watt
49 England DF Danny Woodards
50 Belgium GK Yves Ma-Kalambay[3]
England DF Ed Brand
England DF Adrian Pettigrew
England DF Dean Smith
Netherlands DF Winston Bogarde
Brazil DF Gustavo Lazzaretti
England MF Danny Hollands[4]
Netherlands MF Mbark Boussoufa

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
N/A GKAustria Jürgen Macho England Sunderland Free[5] 1 July 2003
31 GKItaly Marco Ambrosio Italy Chievo Verona Free 1 July 2003
2 DFEngland Glen Johnson England West Ham United £6,000,000[6] 15 July 2003
14 MFCameroon Geremi Spain Real Madrid £7,000,000[7] 16 July 2003
18 DFEngland Wayne Bridge England Southampton £7,000,000[8] 21 July 2003
11 MFRepublic of Ireland Damien Duff England Blackburn Rovers £17,000,000[9] 21 July 2003
10 MFEngland Joe Cole England West Ham United £6,600,000[10] 6 August 2003
20 MFArgentina Juan Sebastián Verón England Manchester United £15,000,000[11] 6 August 2003
7 FWRomania Adrian Mutu Italy Parma £15,800,000[12] 12 August 2003
5 MFRussia Alexey Smertin France Bordeaux £3,450,000[13] 25 August 2003
21 FWArgentina Hernán Crespo Italy Inter Milan £16,800,000[14] 26 August 2003
34 GKScotland Neil Sullivan England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000[15] 29 August 2003
4 MFFrance Claude Makélélé Spain Real Madrid £16,000,000[16] 31 August 2003
19 MFEngland Scott Parker England Charlton Athletic £10,000,000[17] 30 January 2004

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
18 DFSpain Albert Ferrer Unattached Released 03-06-2003
25 FWItaly Gianfranco Zola Italy Cagliari Free[18] 2 July 2003
20 MFEngland Jody Morris England Leeds United Free[19] 18 July 2003
14 DFEngland Graeme Le Saux England Southampton £500,000[8] 21 July 2003
1 GKNetherlands Ed de Goey England Stoke City [20] 1 August 2003

Overall transfer activity

Total Spending

Summer: Decrease £111,150,000

Winter: Steady £10,000,000

Total: Decrease £121,150,000

Income

Summer: Increase £500,000

Winter: Steady £0,000,000

Total: Increase £500,000

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease £110,650,000

Winter: Decrease £10,000,000

Total: Decrease £120,650,000

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 26 12 0 73 26+47 90 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 7 7 67 30+37 79 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 64 35+29 75 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 55 37+18 60

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 24 7 7 67 30  +37 79 12 4 3 34 13  +21 12 3 4 33 17  +16

Last updated: 10 November 2014.
Source: ESPN

Matches

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Chelsea 641193+613
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 62225508
Turkey Beşiktaş 621357–27
Italy Lazio 6123610–45

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semi-finals

FA Cup

Main article: FA Cup 2003–04

League Cup

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Champions League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Glen Johnson 32 4 17+2 3 8+1 1 1 0 3 0
3 DF Nigeria Celestine Babayaro 14 1 5+1 1 3 0 2 0 3 0
4 MF France Claude Makélélé 46 0 26+4 0 11 0 3 0 1+1 0
6 DF France Marcel Desailly 25 0 15 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW Romania Adrian Mutu 36 10 21+4 6 6+1 1 3 3 0+1 0
8 MF England Frank Lampard 58 15 38 10 13+1 4 4 1 1+1 0
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 44 18 22+8 13 4+4 2 3 1 3 2
10 MF England Joe Cole 50 3 18+17 1 3+6 0 2+1 0 2+1 2
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 37 6 17+6 5 7+4 1 0+1 0 2 0
12 MF Croatia Mario Stanić 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
13 DF France William Gallas 45 1 23+6 0 11 1 4 0 1 0
14 MF Cameroon Geremi 39 1 19+6 1 7+3 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF Netherlands Mario Melchiot 33 2 20+3 2 4+1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF France Emmanuel Petit 7 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England Wayne Bridge 48 3 33 1 11+2 2 2 0 0 0
19 MF England Scott Parker 17 1 7+4 1 4+1 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón 14 1 5+2 1 5+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 31 12 13+6 10 7+3 2 0 0 1+1 0
22 FW Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 41 13 17+9 6 8+2 3 2+2 2 1 2
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 38 0 26 0 9 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF England John Terry 49 3 33 2 11 0 3 1 2 0
27 MF Cyprus Alexis Nicolas 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Portugal Filipe Oliveira 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 DF Germany Robert Huth 20 1 8+8 0 0+2 1 0+1 0 1 0
30 MF Denmark Jesper Grønkjær 48 3 19+12 2 6+4 1 4 0 2+1 0
31 GK Italy Marco Ambrosio 15 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
32 FW Finland Mikael Forssell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Scotland Neil Sullivan 8 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0

Statistics taken from and . Squad details and shirt numbers from and .

References

  1. ↑ Makélélé was born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
  2. ↑ Forssell was born in Steinfurt, West Germany.
  3. ↑ Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and has represented Belgium internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo and made his full international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.
  4. ↑ Hollands previously wore the #41 jersey, until it was given to Rocastle.
  5. ↑ "Macho to join Chelsea". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 2003-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Johnson seals Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 12 July 2003. Retrieved 2003-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Geremi signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 2003-07-16.
  8. 1 2 "Bridge signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 2003-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Duff completes Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2003. Retrieved 2003-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Cole completes Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-06.
  11. ↑ "Veron signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-07.
  12. ↑ "Mutu completes Chelsea switch". BBC Sport. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-12.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea bag Smertin". BBC Sport. 25 August 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-25.
  14. ↑ "Chelsea sign Crespo". BBC Sport. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 September 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-26.
  15. ↑ "Chelsea sign Sullivan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-29.
  16. ↑ "Chelsea sign Makelele". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2 September 2003. Retrieved 2003-09-01.
  17. ↑ "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  18. ↑ "Zola quitting Chelsea". BBC News. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  19. ↑ "Morris completes Leeds move". BBC News. 19 July 2003.
  20. ↑ "Stoke sign De Goey". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. Retrieved 2003-08-01.

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