During the 2003–04 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Dortmund failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage, and followed that up with a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga. The club's poor form was mainly a result of playmaker Tomáš Rosický's absence through virtually half of the season. The poor form led to the dismissal of coach Matthias Sammer, while the club's economy got ever more strained.

Players

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK GER Roman Weidenfeller 2 DF BRA Evanílson (on loan from Parma) 4 DF GER Christian Wörns 5 MF GER Sebastian Kehl 6 MF BRA Flávio Conceição (on loan from Real Madrid) 7 DF GER Stefan Reuter 8 MF GER Torsten Frings 9 FW CZE Jan Koller 10 MF CZE Tomáš Rosický 11 FW GER Heiko Herrlich 12 FW BRA Ewerthon 14 DF CIV Guy Demel 15 DF DEN Niclas Jensen 16 MF BRA Leandro (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 17 DF BRA Dedê 18 MF GER Lars RickenNo. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF GHA Otto Addo 20 DF GER Malte Metzelder 21 DF GER Christoph Metzelder 23 DF MAR Ahmed Reda Madouni 24 MF GER David Odonkor 25 FW GER Sahr Senesie 26 GK FRA Guillaume Warmuz 27 DF GER Deniz Şahin 28 DF NOR André Bergdølmo 30 FW BRA Thiago 31 MF GER Stefan Hoffmann 33 MF GER Salvatore Gambino 34 MF ISR Amos Sassi 35 DF GER Markus Brzenska 39 DF GER Benjamin Knoche
1GKGERRoman Weidenfeller
2DFBRAEvanílson (on loan from Parma)
4DFGERChristian Wörns
5MFGERSebastian Kehl
6MFBRAFlávio Conceição (on loan from Real Madrid)
7DFGERStefan Reuter
8MFGERTorsten Frings
9FWCZEJan Koller
10MFCZETomáš Rosický
11FWGERHeiko Herrlich
12FWBRAEwerthon
14DFCIVGuy Demel
15DFDENNiclas Jensen
16MFBRALeandro (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
17DFBRADedê
18MFGERLars Ricken
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19MFGHAOtto Addo
20DFGERMalte Metzelder
21DFGERChristoph Metzelder
23DFMARAhmed Reda Madouni
24MFGERDavid Odonkor
25FWGERSahr Senesie
26GKFRAGuillaume Warmuz
27DFGERDeniz Şahin
28DFNORAndré Bergdølmo
30FWBRAThiago
31MFGERStefan Hoffmann
33MFGERSalvatore Gambino
34MFISRAmos Sassi
35DFGERMarkus Brzenska
39DFGERBenjamin Knoche

Left club during 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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF ARG Juan Fernández (on loan to River Plate) 13 FW GER Giuseppe Reina (to Hertha BSC)No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW BRA Márcio Amoroso (released)
3DFARGJuan Fernández (on loan to River Plate)
13FWGERGiuseppe Reina (to Hertha BSC)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22FWBRAMárcio Amoroso (released)

Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeamvtePldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4VfB Stuttgart34181065224+2864Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5VfL Bochum34151185739+1856
6Borussia Dortmund34167115948+1155Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7Schalke 04341311104942+750
8Hamburger SV34147134760−1349

Matches

Champions League

Third qualifying round

13 August 2003Club Brugge Belgium2–1Germany Borussia DortmundJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:30Čeh 33' Verheyen 44'[dead link]Amoroso 53'Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
27 August 2003Borussia Dortmund Germany2–1(a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (2–4 p)Belgium Club BruggeWestfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:30Amoroso 3' Ewerthon 86'Mendoza 26'Referee: Mike RIley (England)
Penalties
Amoroso Bergdølmo Koller FernándezSimons Čeh De Cock Mendoza

UEFA Cup

First round

  • Dortmund 2-1 Austria Wien
  • Austria Wein 0-1 Dortmund

Second round

  • Dortmund 2-2 Sochaux
  • Sochaux 4-0 Dortmund

Top scorers

Bundesliga

Notes