2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took take place between 16 September and 10 December 2003. The group stage featured teams qualified by their league positions and others who had come through qualifying.
Draw
The 32 teams were divided into four pots.[1] Pot 1 comprised the previous year's title holders Milan and the top seven clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 contained the following eight clubs in the rankings and likewise for Pots 3 and 4. Each group contained one team from each pot. A team's seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[2]
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the first knockout round |
| Third-placed teams entered the UEFA Cup at the third knockout round |
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Format
During the group stage, each team plays the other three teams in their group twice (home and away or at an alternative venue). The top two teams with the most points or who meet the tie-break criteria progress to the first knockout round. The third placed side entered the UEFA Cup in 2004.
Tiebreakers
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Teams that progressed to the first knockout round are indicated in bold type |
| Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics |
| Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics |
All kick-off times Central European Time (UTC+1)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lyon |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
 Bayern Munich |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 |
 Celtic |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Anderlecht |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arsenal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
 Lokomotiv Moscow |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
 Internazionale |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 |
 Dynamo Kyiv |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
25 November 2003 18:30 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
3–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
Buznikin  28' Ignashevitch 45' (pen.)Parks 89' |
Report | Belkevich 37' Shatskikh 65' |
25 November 2003 20:45 |
| Internazionale |
1–5 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Vieri 32' |
Report | Henry 25', 85' Ljungberg 49' Edu 87' Pirès 89' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
 Deportivo La Coruña |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
 PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
 AEK Athens |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 2 |
5 November 2003 20:45 |
| Monaco |
8–3 | Deportivo La Coruña |
|---|---|---|
| Rothen 2' Giuly 11'Pršo 26', 30', 45+2', 49'Plašil 47'Cissé 67' |
Report | Tristán 39', 52' Scaloni 45' |
10 December 2003 20:45 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña |
|---|---|---|
| De Jong 14', 90+4' Robben 48' |
Report | Luque 59' Pandiani 83' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| Real Sociedad |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
 Galatasaray |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 |
| Olympiacos |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
21 October 2003 20:45 |
| Juventus |
4–2 | Real Sociedad |
|---|---|---|
| Trezeguet 3', 63' Di Vaio 7', 45+1' |
Report | Tudor 67' (o.g.) De Pedro 80' |
25 November 2003 20:45 |
| Olympiacos |
2–2 | Real Sociedad |
|---|---|---|
| Stoltidis 59' Castillo 71' |
Report | Gabilondo 31' Schürrer 74' |
(*) originally scheduled for November 25, delayed for security reasons due to the Istanbul terrorist bombings of November 15 and November 20
10 December 2003 20:45 |
| Juventus |
7–0 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Trezeguet 14', 25' Miccoli 19'Maresca 28'Di Vaio 62'Del Piero 67'Zalayeta 79' |
Report |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 |
| Stuttgart |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 |
| Panathinaikos |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 |
| Rangers |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
16 September 2003 20:45 |
| Manchester United |
5–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Silvestre 13' Fortune 14'Solskjær 33'Butt 40'Djemba-Djemba 83' |
Report |
1 October 2003 20:45 |
| Stuttgart |
2–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Szabics 51' Kurányi 52' |
Report | Van Nistelrooy 67' (pen.) |
4 November 2003 20:45 |
| Panathinaikos |
1–3 | Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou 60' |
Report | Fyssas 68' (o.g.) Kurányi 75'Hinkel 77' |
9 December 2003 20:45 |
| Rangers |
1–3 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Mols 28' |
Report | Žutautas 32' Basinas 62'Konstantinou 80' |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 |
 Porto |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 |
| Marseille |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 |
 Partizan |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
16 September 2003 20:45 |
| Real Madrid |
4–2 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Carlos 29' Ronaldo 34', 57'Figo 61' (pen.) |
Report | Drogba 26' Van Buyten 83' |
22 October 2003 20:45 |
| Marseille |
2–3 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Drogba 24' Marlet 84' |
Report | Maniche 31' Derlei 35'Alenichev 81' |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
 Sparta Prague |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Beşiktaş |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
| Lazio |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 |
| Celta Vigo |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| Club Brugge |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| Ajax |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
4 November 2003 20:45 |
| Celta Vigo |
3–2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Luccin 25' (pen.) Milošević 39'Vágner 63' |
Report | Sonck 53' Van der Vaart 82' |
References
- ↑ "Variety packed into seeding groups". UEFA.com. 28 August 2003.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Ranking 2003". Bert Kassies.