# 2003–04 Albacete Balompié season

The 2003–04 season was the 63rd season in Albacete Balompié's history.

## Squad

Retrieved on 30 December 2020
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 | ESP | Manuel Almunia (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Óscar Montiel |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Miquel Buades |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Laurent Viaud |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Pedro |
| 6 | MF | ESP | José Simeón |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Líbero Parri (on loan from Valencia) |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Abass Lawal |
| 9 | DF | ESP | Fernando Navarro (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Iván Díaz |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fabiano |
| 12 | DF | ARG | Gustavo Siviero |
| 13 | GK | ARG | Carlos Roa |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Carlos Aranda |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Unai (on loan from Villarreal) |
| 16 | MF | ESP | David Sánchez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Cătălin Munteanu (on loan from Atlético Madrid) |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Rubio |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Paco Peña |
| 20 | FW | URU | Antonio Pacheco (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Mikel |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Pablo Ibáñez |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Ludovic Delporte |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Basti |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Joaquín Moso |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Pablo García López |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Pablo Redondo |
| 31 | FW | ESP | Manuel Gato |
| — | DF | ARG | Christian Díaz |
| — | FW | ARG | Gabriel Amato |
| — | FW | BRA | Cacá |

### 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 |
| — | MF | ESP | Manolo (on loan at Levante) |

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 1 | GK | Manuel Almunia | Celta Vigo | Loan |
| 8 | FW | Abass Lawal | Leganés | |
| 14 | FW | Carlos Aranda | Numancia | |
| 15 | DF | Unai | Villarreal | Loan |
| 16 | MF | David Sánchez | Barcelona B | |
| 20 | FW | Antonio Pacheco | Internazionale | Loan |
| 25 | GK | Joaquín Moso | SD Eibar | Loan return |
| 27 | MF | Pablo Redondo | Valencia Mestalla | |
| | DF | Christian Díaz | Levante | |
| | MF | Manolo | Atlético Madrid B | |
| | FW | Gabriel Amato | Levante | |
| | FW | Cacá | Mirassol | |
| Winter |||||
| 9 | DF | Fernando Navarro | Barcelona | Loan |
| 11 | MF | Fabiano | Al-Ettifaq | |

#### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 1 | GK | Carlos Cano | Almería | |
| 3 | DF | José Antonio Padilla | Terrassa | |
| 7 | MF | Pablo Sierra | Racing Santander | Loan return |
| 9 | FW | Carlos Duré | Olimpo | |
| 14 | MF | Dani Ruiz | Alcorcón | |
| 15 | FW | Jesús Perera | Real Mallorca | |
| 17 | MF | Martín Irazoki | Cartagena FC | |
| 20 | MF | Rodri | Castellón | |
| 25 | MF | Jandro | Celta Vigo | Loan return |
| | MF | Manolo | Levante | Loan |
| | MF | Pruden | Toledo | |
| Winter |||||
| | DF | Christian Díaz | Ciudad de Murcia | |
| | FW | Gabriel Amato | Banfield | |
| | FW | Cacá | Académica | Loan |

## Squad stats

Last updated on 29 December 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Manuel Almunia | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Óscar Montiel | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Miquel Buades | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Laurent Viaud | 33 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Pedro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | José Simeón | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Líbero Parri | 29 | 6 | 21+8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Abass Lawal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | ESP | Fernando Navarro | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Iván Díaz | 15 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fabiano | 12 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ARG | Gustavo Siviero | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ARG | Carlos Roa | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Carlos Aranda | 25 | 8 | 19+6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Unai | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | David Sánchez | 30 | 1 | 16+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ROU | Cătălin Munteanu | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Rubio | 24 | 0 | 13+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Paco Peña | 32 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | URU | Antonio Pacheco | 34 | 7 | 29+4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Mikel | 29 | 5 | 8+21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Pablo Ibáñez | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Ludovic Delporte | 22 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Basti | 14 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Joaquín Moso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Pablo García López | 15 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Pablo Redondo | 19 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ESP | Manuel Gato | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| | DF | ARG | Christian Díaz | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Gabriel Amato | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Cacá | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Final position |
| La Liga | 14th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 64 |

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Zaragoza | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 13 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 48 | |
| 14 | Albacete | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 46 | |
| 16 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
* 1 2 OSA 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 OSA
* ↑ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
| Match | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 1 | Osasuna | H | 0–2 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | A | 0–1 |
| 3 | Barcelona | H | 1–2 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | A | 0–3 |
| 5 | Real Mallorca | H | 2–0 |
| 6 | Real Murcia | A | 0–1 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | H | 3–1 |
| 8 | Real Betis | A | 2–3 |
| 9 | Villarreal | H | 2–0 |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | A | 0–2 |
| 11 | Málaga | H | 0–1 |
| 12 | Real Madrid | A | 1–2 |
| 13 | Espanyol | H | 2–1 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | A | 2–2 |
| 15 | Racing Santander | H | 4–0 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | A | 1–0 |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 1–1 |
| 18 | Sevilla | A | 0–2 |
| 19 | Valencia | H | 0–1 |
| Match | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 20 | Osasuna | A | 1–1 |
| 21 | Atlético Madrid | H | 1–1 |
| 22 | Barcelona | A | 0–5 |
| 23 | Deportivo La Coruña | H | 0–2 |
| 24 | Real Mallorca | A | 0–0 |
| 25 | Real Murcia | H | 1–0 |
| 26 | Real Sociedad | A | 1–0 |
| 27 | Real Betis | H | 1–0 |
| 28 | Villarreal | A | 1–2 |
| 29 | Real Valladolid | H | 2–0 |
| 30 | Málaga | A | 1–1 |
| 31 | Real Madrid | H | 1–2 |
| 32 | Espanyol | A | 1–1 |
| 33 | Celta Vigo | H | 0–2 |
| 34 | Racing Santander | A | 2–0 |
| 35 | Real Zaragoza | H | 3–1 |
| 36 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1–1 |
| 37 | Sevilla | H | 1–4 |
| 38 | Valencia | A | 1–0 |

### Copa del Rey

Win  Draw  Loss
| Round | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| Round of 64 | Cultural Leonesa | A | 0–1 |