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)

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 Argentina ARG Pablo Cavallero
2 DF Spain ESP Juan Velasco
3 DF Brazil BRA Sylvinho
4 DF Spain ESP Fernando Cáceres
5 MF Brazil BRA Everton Giovanella
6 DF Argentina ARG Eduardo Berizzo
7 MF Brazil BRA Vágner
8 MF Spain ESP Ángel
9 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Savo Milosevic (on loan from Parma)
10 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Mostovoi
11 MF Argentina ARG Gustavo López
13 GK Spain ESP José Manuel Pinto
14 DF Spain ESP Juanfran
15 DF Chile CHI Pablo Contreras
16 MF Spain ESP José Ignacio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Argentina ARG Sebastián Méndez
18 FW Chile CHI Mauricio Pinilla (on loan from Internazionale)
19 MF Brazil BRA Edu
20 MF Spain ESP Jesuli
21 MF Spain ESP Jandro
22 MF France FRA Peter Luccin
23 DF Spain ESP Sergio
25 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Saša Ilić (on loan from Partizan Belgrade)
26 GK Spain ESP José Juan
27 DF Spain ESP Jorge Eugenio Rodríguez
28 MF Spain ESP Borja Oubiña
29 MF Spain ESP Jonathan Aspas
30 FW Spain ESP Nacho Franco
31 DF Spain ESP Iago Bouzón
36 DF Spain 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 Spain ESP Manolo (on loan to Tenerife)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Spain 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 Spain 3–0 Czech Republic Slavia Praha Spain
Mostovoi 17'
Jesuli 50'
Edu 54'
27 August 2003 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–0 Spain Celta Vigo Prague, Czech Republic
Dostálek 18'
Hrdlička 30'

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

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

Top scorers

La Liga

Copa del Rey

Champions League

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Celta Vigo - 2003/04".
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