2003–04 Celta de Vigo season

Celta de Vigo contested La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League in the 2003–04 season. The side reached the last 16 of the Champions League in their competition debut, going out to Arsenal, but at the same time the league form suffered and Celta dropped beneath the relegation zone, from which the team could not recover, and having finished in the top half of the standings for the better part of a decade, Celta found themselves in Segunda División, which rendered several key players leaving.

Celta de Vigo
2003–04 season
ManagerMiguel Ángel Lotina
Radomir Antić
Ramón Carnero
La Liga19th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerSavo Milošević (14)

Three Managers in Europe Four Years Since Atletico Madrid in 2000. was relegated

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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  ARG Pablo Cavallero
2 DF  ESP Juan Velasco
3 DF  BRA Sylvinho
4 DF  ESP Fernando Cáceres
5 MF  BRA Everton Giovanella
6 DF  ARG Eduardo Berizzo
7 MF  BRA Vágner
8 MF  ESP Ángel
9 FW  SCG Savo Milosevic (on loan from Parma)
10 MF  RUS Aleksandr Mostovoi
11 MF  ARG Gustavo López
13 GK  ESP José Manuel Pinto
14 DF  ESP Juanfran
15 DF  CHI Pablo Contreras
16 MF  ESP José Ignacio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ARG Sebastián Méndez
18 FW  CHI Mauricio Pinilla (on loan from Internazionale)
19 MF  BRA Edu
20 MF  ESP Jesuli
21 MF  ESP Jandro
22 MF  FRA Peter Luccin
23 DF  ESP Sergio
25 MF  SCG Saša Ilić (on loan from Partizan Belgrade)
26 GK  ESP José Juan
27 DF  ESP Jorge Eugenio Rodríguez
28 MF  ESP Borja Oubiña
29 MF  ESP Jonathan Aspas
30 FW  ESP Nacho Franco
31 DF  ESP Iago Bouzón
36 DF  ESP Israel

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
12 MF  ESP Manolo (on loan to Tenerife)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW  ESP Catanha (on loan to Krylia Sovetov)

Results summary

La Liga
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 12 17 48 68  −20 39 4 4 11 16 38  −22 5 8 6 32 30  +2

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2003–04 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Espanyol 38 13 4 21 48 64 −16 43
17 Racing Santander[lower-alpha 1] 38 11 10 17 48 63 −15 42
18 Valladolid (R) 38 10 11 17 46 56 −10 41 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Celta de Vigo (R) 38 9 12 17 48 68 −20 39
20 Murcia (R) 38 5 11 22 29 57 −28 26
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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Racing Santander were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Osasuna on 14 December 2003.

Matches
31 August 2003 1 Celta Vigo 1–1 Real Murcia
20:00 CEST Milošević  31' Luis García  74' (pen.)
2 September 2003 2 Real Sociedad 1–1 Celta Vigo
20:45 CEST Kovačević  37' Milošević  63'
13 September 2003 3 Celta Vigo 0–2 Real Betis
21:30 CEST Assunção  37'
Fernando  86' (pen.)
21 September 2003 4 Villarreal 1–1 Celta Vigo
17:00 CEST Berizzo  76' (o.g.) Mostovoi  74'
27 September 2003 5 Celta Vigo 3–2 Real Valladolid
19:30 CEST Jesuli  56'
Milošević  72'
Mostovoi  82'		 Makukula  3', 49'
5 October 2003 6 Málaga 2–1 Celta Vigo
17:00 CEST Sanz  14'
Miguel Ángel  79'		 Milošević  70'
18 October 2003 7 Celta Vigo 0–2 Real Madrid
19:30 CEST Ronaldo  24'
R. Carlos  65'
26 October 2003 8 Espanyol 0–4 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Luccin  16' (pen.)
Milošević  59'
Mostovoi  77'
Jandro  89'
29 October 2003 9 Valencia 2–2 Celta Vigo
21:00 CET Aimar  41'
Canobbio  67'		 Berizzo  56'
Jesuli  65'
1 November 2003 10 Celta Vigo 0–1 Racing Santander
19:30 CET Benayoun  2'
8 November 2003 11 Real Zaragoza 1–1 Celta Vigo
19:30 CET Ponzio  7' José Ignacio  4'
23 November 2003 12 Celta Vigo 0–2 Athletic Bilbao
17:00 CET Lacruz  58'
Iraola  90'
29 November 2003 13 Sevilla 0–1 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Jesuli  34'
3 December 2003 14 Celta Vigo 2–2 Albacete
20:00 CET José Ignacio  19'
Contreras  60'		 Pacheco  45'
Aranda  54'
6 December 2003 15 Osasuna 3–2 Celta Vigo
19:30 CET Aloisi  28', 49'
Bakayoko  74'		 José Ignacio  37'
Catanha  90+2'
13 December 2003 16 Celta Vigo 2–2 Atlético Madrid
21:30 CET Luccin  37'
Milošević  40'		 Simeone  17'
Lequi  82'
21 December 2003 17 Barcelona 1–1 Celta Vigo
21:00 CET Cocu  70' Jesuli  17'
3 January 2004 18 Celta Vigo 0–5 Deportivo
21:30 CET Luque  15'
Víctor  42', 71', 79'
Tristán  87'
10 January 2004 19 Mallorca 2–4 Celta Vigo
19:30 CET Bruggink  12', 45' (pen.) José Ignacio  16'
Jesuli  71'
Luccin  85' (pen.)
Milošević  90+4'
17 January 2004 20 Real Murcia 2–2 Celta Vigo
19:30 CET Quintana  68'
Karanka  81'		 Luccin  7'
Milošević  45'
25 January 2004 21 Celta Vigo 2–5 Real Sociedad
17:00 CET G. López  1'
Luccin  51' (pen.)		 Kovačević  23'
Milošević  43' (o.g.)
Alonso  60'
Nihat  70', 72'
31 January 2004 22 Real Betis 1–0 Celta Vigo
21:30 CET Lembo  35'
8 February 2004 23 Celta Vigo 2–1 Villarreal
Milošević  19', 48' Anderson  84'
15 February 2004 24 Real Valladolid 0–2 Celta Vigo
Mostovoi  46'
Jesuli  87'
21 February 2004 25 Celta Vigo 0–2 Málaga
Salva  15' (pen.)
D. Alonso  90 + 3'
29 February 2004 26 Real Madrid 4–2 Celta Vigo
19:00 CET Ronaldo  54'
Zidane  64', 90+3'
Figo  73'		 Ilić  17'
Milošević  90'
6 March 2004 27 Celta Vigo 1–5 Espanyol
Edu  90+2' Tamudo  30', 65' (pen.)
Hadji  43'
Sergio  81' (o.g.)
Vignal  87'
14 March 2004 28 Celta Vigo 0–2 Valencia
21:00 CET Rufete  39', 90+3'
21 March 2004 29 Racing Santander 4–4 Celta Vigo
Álvarez  18' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Javi Guerrero  38', 85'		 Milošević  28', 72' (pen.)
Mostovoi  46', 61'
28 March 2004 30 Celta Vigo 0–2 Real Zaragoza
Álvaro  76'
Yordi  90+1'
4 April 2004 31 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Celta Vigo
10 April 2004 32 Celta Vigo 0–0 Sevilla
22:00 CEST
18 April 2004 33 Albacete 0–2 Celta Vigo
Juanfran  21'
G. López  46'		 Referee: Pérez Lasa
25 April 2004 34 Celta Vigo 1–0 Osasuna
Muñoz  48' (o.g.)
1 May 2004 35 Atlético Madrid 3–2 Celta Vigo
Nano  1'
Torres  5'
García Calvo  38'		 Milošević  31'
Edu  68'
8 May 2004 36 Celta Vigo 1–0 Barcelona
Edu  42'
15 May 2004 37 Deportivo 3–0 Celta Vigo
Sylvinho  12' (o.g.)
Pandiani  23'
Munitis  24'
22 May 2004 38 Celta Vigo 1–2 Mallorca
Jandro  90+2' Nenê  89'
Perera  90+1'

Round of 32
8 October 2003 Pontevedra CF 1-1* Celta Vigo
Manu Busto  6' Jandro  41'

Round of 16
17 December 2003 Celta Vigo 3-1 RCD Espanyol
Jandro  50'
Jesuli  77'
Milošević  94'		 Álex Fernández  71'

Round of 8
7 January 2004 First leg Málaga CF 0-1 Celta Vigo
Vagner  34'
14 January 2004 Second leg Celta Vigo 2-2 Málaga CF
Vagner  60, 69' Juanito  3'
Salva  68'

Quarter-finals
21 January 2004 First leg Deportivo Alavés 4-2 Celta Vigo
Rubén Navarro  21, 38, 51'
Magno  54'		 Pinilla  8, 49'
28 January 2004 Second leg Celta Vigo 1-0 Deportivo Alavés
Gustavo López  68'

Qualifying round
12 August 2003 Celta Vigo 3–0 Slavia Praha Spain
Mostovoi  17'
Jesuli  50'
Edu  54'
27 August 2003 Slavia Prague 2–0 Celta Vigo Prague, Czech Republic
Dostálek  18'
Hrdlička  30'

Group stage
16 September 2003 1 Club Brugge 1–1 Celta Vigo Bruges, Belgium
Sæternes  83' Juanfran  50' Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
1 October 2003 2 Celta Vigo 0–0 Milan Spain
22 October 2003 3 Ajax 1–0 Celta Vigo Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ibrahimović  53' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
5 November 2003 4 Celta Vigo 3–2 Ajax Spain
Luccin  25' (pen.)
Milošević  39'
Vágner  63'		 Sonck  53'
van der Vaart  82'
26 November 2003 5 Celta Vigo 1–1 Club Brugge Spain
Mostovoi  73' Lange  90'
9 December 2003 6 Milan 1–2 Celta Vigo Milan, Italy
Kaká  41' Jesuli  42'
José Ignacio  71'		 Stadium: San Siro

Round of 16
24 February 2004 Celta Vigo 2–3 Arsenal Spain
Edu Schmidt  27'
José Ignacio  64'		 Edu  18', 58'
Pires  80'
10 March 2004 Arsenal 2–0 Celta Vigo London, England
Henry  14', 34' Stadium: Highbury

Top scorers

La Liga

Copa del Rey

Champions League

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2003-2004/laliga/celta.htm
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