2003–04 SV Werder Bremen season

SV Werder Bremen won its first ever German double, clinching both Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. Following a club record-breaking league season, Werder won the title six points clear of Bayern Munich, with Aílton hitting 28 goals, the most ever from a Werder Bremen player. The cup victory was clinched following a 3–2 win against Alemannia Aachen, with defensive midfielder Tim Borowski the unexpected hero, hitting Alemannia with a brace. The title successes were Thomas Schaaf's first in his managerial career. Werder, however, lost both Aílton and defensive senior talisman Mladen Krstajić to FC Schalke 04, since both refused to sign new contracts with the club.

Werder Bremen
2003–04 season
ManagerThomas Schaaf
Bundesliga1st
Intertoto CupSemi-final
DFB-PokalWinners
Top goalscorerAílton (28)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Andreas Reinke
4 DF  GER Fabian Ernst
5 DF  TUR Ümit Davala[notes 1] (on loan from Inter Milan)
6 MF  GER Frank Baumann
7 DF  CAN Paul Stalteri
8 MF  HUN Krisztián Lisztes
9 FW  GRE Angelos Charisteas
10 MF  FRA Johan Micoud
11 MF  CRO Ivica Banović
15 MF  FIN Pekka Lagerblom
16 GK  GER Pascal Borel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  CRO Ivan Klasnić[notes 2]
18 FW  GER Markus Daun
19 DF  UKR Viktor Skrypnyk
20 DF  SCG Mladen Krstajić[notes 3]
21 MF  GER Holger Wehlage
23 DF   SUI Ludovic Magnin
24 MF  GER Tim Borowski
25 DF  FRA Valérien Ismaël
27 DF  GER Christian Schulz
32 FW  BRA Ailton
38 FW  PAR Nelson Valdez

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
22 MF  GER Marco Reich (to Derby County)
34 DF  GER Manuel Friedrich (to Mainz 05)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF  GER Christian Lenze (to VfL Osnabrück)

Werder Bremen II

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  GER Simon Rolfes
31 GK  GER Alexander Walke
35 MF  GER Marco Stier
36 MF  GER Stefan Beckert
DF  GER Danny Fütterer
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  BIH Damir Memišević
DF  GER Björn Schierenbeck
MF  GER Aaron Hunt
MF  CAN Maycoll Cañizalez[notes 4]
FW  GER Ahmet Kuru

Youth team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  GER Jérome Polenz
MF  GER Kevin Schindler
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  GER Norman Theuerkauf
MF  BRA Thiago Rockenbach

Results

Bundesliga

Statistics

Topscorers

Sources

Results & Fixtures for W Bremen – soccerbase.com

References

  1. "FootballSquads - Werder Bremen - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

  1. Davala was born in Mannheim, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1996.
  2. Klasnić was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and represented Croatia at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Croatia in February 2004.
  3. Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
  4. Cañizalez was born in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, but was raised in Canada and represented Canada at U-17, U-20, and U-23 level before making his international debut for Canada in January 2003.
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