# 2003–04 FC Porto season

FC Porto became the 12th club to win multiple European Cup/Champions League titles in a fairytale 2003–04 season. For the first time since 1995, a club outside the big four leagues won the trophy, and it was widely attributed to charismatic coach José Mourinho. The title was clinched in an emphatic 3–0 victory against Monaco in the final in Gelsenkirchen.
Following the success, Mourinho departed the club for Chelsea, bringing key defenders Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho with him. Playmaker Deco also departed, in his case for Barcelona. Elsewhere, it got to keep midfield duo Maniche and Costinha intact, and strikers Derlei and Benni McCarthy stayed at the club.

## Squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | POR | Bruno Vale |
| 2 | DF | POR | Jorge Costa |
| 3 | DF | POR | Pedro Emanuel |
| 4 | DF | POR | Ricardo Carvalho |
| 5 | DF | POR | Ricardo Costa |
| 6 | MF | POR | Costinha |
| 7 | DF | POR | Carlos Secretário |
| 8 | DF | POR | Nuno Valente |
| 9 | FW | LTU | Edgaras Jankauskas |
| 10 | MF | POR | Deco |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Derlei |
| 13 | GK | POR | Nuno |
| 14 | MF | POR | Sérgio Conceição |
| 15 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Alenichev |
| 16 | DF | POR | César Peixoto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | POR | José Bosingwa |
| 18 | MF | POR | Maniche |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Carlos Alberto |
| 20 | MF | POR | Marco Ferreira |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Maciel |
| 22 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira |
| 23 | MF | POR | Pedro Mendes |
| 25 | MF | POR | Ricardo Fernandes |
| 28 | FW | BRA | Bruno Moraes |
| 29 | FW | POR | Hugo Almeida |
| 30 | DF | POR | Mário Silva |
| 39 | MF | POR | André Vilas Boas (on loan from Rio Ave) |
| 77 | FW | RSA | Benni McCarthy |
| 99 | GK | POR | Vítor Baía |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | POR | Hugo Almeida (on loan to União de Leiria) |
| 66 | MF | POR | Tiago (on loan to União de Leiria) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 92 | FW | BRA | Serginho Baiano (on loan to Nacional) |

## Results
### Primeira Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 73 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Nacional | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Maritimo qualified for the UEFA Cup because Benfica, the Portuguese Cup winners qualified for Champions League

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Partizan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |

#### Knockout stage

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

#### Final
## Top scorers
### Primeira Liga

* Benni McCarthy 20
* Derlei 13
* Maniche 6