# 2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea finished the season as runners-up in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against AS Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.

## Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the centre. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit.

## First team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Claude Makélélé |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Marcel Desailly |
| 7 | FW | ROU | Adrian Mutu |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard |
| 9 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff |
| 12 | MF | CRO | Mario Stanić |
| 13 | DF | FRA | William Gallas |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Geremi |
| 15 | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Emmanuel Petit |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Juan Sebastián Verón |
| 21 | FW | ARG | Hernán Crespo |
| 22 | FW | ISL | Eiður Guðjohnsen |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry |
| 27 | MF | CYP | Alexis Nicolas |
| 28 | MF | POR | Filipe Oliveira |
| 29 | DF | GER | Robert Huth |
| 30 | MF | DEN | Jesper Grønkjær |
| 31 | GK | ITA | Marco Ambrosio |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Mikael Forssell |
| 34 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan |

## Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Joel Kitamirike |
| 35 | GK | AUT | Jürgen Macho |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Joe Keenan |
| 37 | FW | GER | Sebastian Kneißl |
| 38 | DF | ITA | Valerio Di Cesare |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Carlton Cole |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Lenny Pidgeley |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Craig Rocastle |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Ben Hudell |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Danny Jeffreys |
| 44 | MF | POR | Filipe Morais |
| 45 | MF | ENG | Billy Sentance |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Sam Tillen |
| 48 | DF | SCO | Steven Watt |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Danny Woodards |
| 50 | GK | BEL | Yves Ma-Kalambay |
| — | DF | ENG | Ed Brand |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pettigrew |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Smith |
| — | DF | NED | Winston Bogarde |
| — | DF | BRA | Gustavo Lazzaretti |
| — | MF | ENG | Danny Hollands |
| — | MF | NED | Mbark Boussoufa |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Jürgen Macho | Sunderland | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 31 | GK | Marco Ambrosio | Chievo Verona | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 2 | DF | Glen Johnson | West Ham United | £6,000,000 | 15 July 2003 |
| 14 | MF | Geremi | Real Madrid | £7,000,000 | 16 July 2003 |
| 18 | DF | Wayne Bridge | Southampton | £7,000,000 | 21 July 2003 |
| 11 | MF | Damien Duff | Blackburn Rovers | £17,000,000 | 21 July 2003 |
| 10 | MF | Joe Cole | West Ham United | £6,600,000 | 6 August 2003 |
| 20 | MF | Juan Sebastián Verón | Manchester United | £15,000,000 | 6 August 2003 |
| 7 | FW | Adrian Mutu | Parma | £15,800,000 | 12 August 2003 |
| 5 | MF | Alexey Smertin | Bordeaux | £3,450,000 | 25 August 2003 |
| 21 | FW | Hernán Crespo | Inter Milan | £16,800,000 | 26 August 2003 |
| 34 | GK | Neil Sullivan | Tottenham Hotspur | £500,000 | 29 August 2003 |
| 4 | MF | Claude Makélélé | Real Madrid | £16,000,000 | 31 August 2003 |
| 19 | MF | Scott Parker | Charlton Athletic | £10,000,000 | 30 January 2004 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 17 | DF | Albert Ferrer | Unattached | Released | 3 June 2003 |
| 25 | FW | Gianfranco Zola | Cagliari | Free | 2 July 2003 |
| 20 | MF | Jody Morris | Leeds United | Free | 18 July 2003 |
| 14 | DF | Graeme Le Saux | Southampton | £500,000 | 21 July 2003 |
| 1 | GK | Ed de Goey | Stoke City | Undisclosed | 1 August 2003 |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 November 2014. Source: ESPN

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SPP | BES | LAZ |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | Lazio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Semi-finals
### FA Cup
### League Cup
## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Champions League | Champions League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson | 31 | 4 | 17+2 | 3 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro | 14 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Claude Makélélé | 46 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Marcel Desailly | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ROU | Adrian Mutu | 36 | 10 | 21+4 | 6 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard | 58 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 13+1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 44 | 18 | 22+8 | 13 | 4+4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole | 50 | 3 | 18+17 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Damien Duff | 37 | 6 | 17+6 | 5 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CRO | Mario Stanić | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA | William Gallas | 45 | 1 | 23+6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CMR | Geremi | 39 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot | 33 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Emmanuel Petit | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge | 48 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 11+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker | 17 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Juan Sebastián Verón | 14 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ARG | Hernán Crespo | 31 | 12 | 13+6 | 10 | 7+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ISL | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 41 | 13 | 17+9 | 6 | 8+2 | 3 | 2+2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini | 40 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 51 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CYP | Alexis Nicolas | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Filipe Oliveira | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | GER | Robert Huth | 20 | 1 | 8+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | DEN | Jesper Grønkjær | 48 | 3 | 19+12 | 2 | 6+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ITA | Marco Ambrosio | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Mikael Forssell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Statistics taken from Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine and . Squad details and shirt numbers from Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine and .