2003–04 La Liga


The 2003–04 La Liga season was the 73rd since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2003, and concluded on 23 May 2004. Valencia were crowned champions for the sixth time in club history.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Murcia, Zaragoza and Albacete, returning to the top flight after an absence of fourteen, one and seven years respectively. They replaced Recreativo, Alavés, and Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the top flight for one, five, and four years respectively.
Promoted to 2003–04 La Liga Relegated from 2002–03 La Liga
Murcia
Zaragoza
Albacete		Recreativo
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano

TeamStadiumCapacity
Albacete*Carlos Belmonte18,000
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
Murcia*La Condomina16,000
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
ValenciaMestalla55,000
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Zaragoza*La Romareda34,596

Promoted from Segunda División.

League table


Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Fair Play award

Valencia was the winner of the Fair-play award with 99 points.

Pedro Zaballa award

Joan Laporta and José María Alanís

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate

Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2003-04 edition of La Liga.