# 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.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Andreas Reinke |
| 4 | DF | GER | Fabian Ernst |
| 5 | DF | TUR | Ümit Davala (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 |
| 18 | FW | GER | Markus Daun |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Viktor Skrypnyk |
| 20 | DF | SCG | Mladen Krstajić |
| 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 |
| — | 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 |

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Werder Bremen (C) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

### DFB-Pokal
## Statistics
### Topscorers

* Aílton 28
* Ivan Klasnić 13
* Johan Micoud 10
* Nelson Valdez 5

## Sources

Results & Fixtures for W Bremen – soccerbase.com