2003–04 AS Roma season

Associazione Sportiva Roma had a tremendous season in the league, scoring most goals and conceding the fewest goals of all teams, but despite this, A.C. Milan were able to run away with the title, due to a greater efficiency in winning their matches.

Roma
2003–04 season
PresidentFranco Sensi
ManagerFabio Capello
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Francesco Totti (20)

All:
Francesco Totti (20)
Average home league attendance55,413[1]

In Fabio Capello's last season as Roma's coach, the squad did not manage to win any titles whatsoever, even though the results showed a resurgence from the anticlimactic 2002–03 season, in which Roma dipped to eighth in the league standings.

Financial worries forced the club to sell Emerson to Juventus and Walter Samuel to Real Madrid following the season's end. Capello controversially signed for Juventus as well, but key players such as Francesco Totti, Antonio Cassano and Cristian Chivu remained.

Players

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Squad information

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Last updated on 16 May 2004
Appearances include league matches only
No.NameNatPosition(s)Date of birth (Age at end of season)Signed fromSigned inApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Cristiano Lupatelli GK (1978-06-21)21 June 1978 (aged 26) Chievo200300
12Carlo Zotti GK (1982-09-03)3 September 1982 (aged 21) Palermo200140
22Ivan Pelizzoli GK (1980-11-18)18 November 1980 (aged 23) Atalanta2001550
Defenders
2Christian Panucci (Vice-Captain) RB / CB (1973-04-12)12 April 1973 (aged 31) Monaco2001844
4Cristian Chivu LB / CB (1980-10-26)26 October 1980 (aged 23) Ajax2003222
5Jonathan Zebina CB / RB (1978-07-19)19 July 1978 (aged 25) Cagliari2000881
19Walter Samuel CB (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 26) Boca Juniors20001229
26Gianluca Galasso CB (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 20) Youth Sector200310
29Giuseppe Scurto CB (1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 20) Youth Sector200400
31Traianos Dellas CB (1976-01-31)31 January 1976 (aged 28) Perugia2002241
32Vincent Candela LB / LWB (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 30) Guingamp199720214
Midfielders
8Francisco Lima DM / CM (1971-04-17)17 April 1971 (aged 33) Bologna2001880
11Emerson DM / CM (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 28) Bayer Leverkusen200010513
15Olivier Dacourt AM / CM (1974-09-25)25 September 1974 (aged 29) Leeds United2003451
17Damiano Tommasi DM / CM (1974-05-17)17 May 1974 (aged 30) Hellas Verona199623612
21Gaetano D'Agostino CM / AM (1982-06-03)3 June 1982 (aged 22) Bari2003160
27Daniele De Rossi DM / CM (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 20) Youth Sector2001212
28Adewale Wahab CM (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 19) Reggiana200110
30Mancini LW / RW / AM (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 23) Venezia2003338
33Akande Ajide CM (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 (aged 18) Youth Sector200410
37Raffaele De Martino CM (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 18) Youth Sector200300
Forwards
9Vincenzo Montella CF / ST (1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 30) Sampdoria199911858
10Francesco Totti (Captain) AM / LW / SS / CF / ST (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 27) Youth Sector199227286
18Antonio Cassano ST / SS (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 21) Bari20018228
23John Carew CF / ST (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 24) Valencia2003206
24Marco Delvecchio CF / ST (1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 31) Internazionale199522762
25Alessio Cerci RW / SS (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 16) Youth Sector200310
34Daniele Corvia CF / ST (1984-11-22)22 November 1984 (aged 19) Youth Sector200330
Players transferred during the season
20Luigi Sartor LB / RB / CB (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 29) Parma2002120

Transfers

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Winter

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In
Pos.NameToType
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Out
Pos.NameToType
DFLuigi SartorA.C. Anconaloan

Competitions

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Overall

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CompetitionStarted roundFinal positionFirst matchLast match
Serie AMatchday 1Runners-up31 August 200316 May 2004
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16Quarter-finals4 December 200322 January 2004
UEFA CupFirst roundFourth round24 September 20038 December 2004

Last updated: 16 May 2004

Serie A

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Milan (C)3425726524+4182Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Roma3421856819+4971
3Juventus3421676742+2569Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Internazionale3417895937+2259
5Parma34161085746+1158Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker for relevant positions 3) head-to-head points and goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3421856819 +497113134512 +33872237 +16

Last updated: 16 May 2004.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWDWWWWWWWLWWDLWDWWWDLWWWDWLLD
Position5111333322111111122222222322222222

Matches

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31 August 2003 1 Udinese 1–2 Roma Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Krøldrup 26'ReportDelvecchio 13'
Montella 70'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 17,054
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
14 September 2003 2 Roma 5–0 Brescia Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Montella 11'
Chivu 16'
Totti 23', 58'
Carew 88' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,931
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
21 September 2003 3 Juventus 2–2 Roma Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Di Vaio 21', 35'ReportChivu 25'
Zebina 87'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 43,042
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
28 September 2003 4 Roma 3–0 Ancona Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Montella 48'
Totti 78'
Delvecchio 86'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,150
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
5 October 2003 5 Siena 0–0 Roma Siena
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportStadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 13,310
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
19 October 2003 6 Roma 2–0 Parma Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Samuel 28'
Cassano 61'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 54,531
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
26 October 2003 7 Internazionale 0–0 Roma Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportStadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,641
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
2 November 2003 8 Roma 2–0 Reggina Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Montella 17'
Carew 81'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 52,050
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
9 November 2003 9 Roma 2–0 Lazio Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Mancini 81'
Emerson 86'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 72,844
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
23 November 2003 10 Bologna 0–4 Roma Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportTotti 16'
Montella 34'
Panucci 38'
Cassano 49'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 27,495
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
30 November 2003 11 Roma 3–1 Lecce Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Mancini 18'
Carew 45'
Totti 77'
ReportChevantón 89'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,619
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
7 December 2003 12 Chievo 0–3 Roma Verona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportTotti 67'
Mancini 70'
Cassano 72'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 19,023
Referee: Paolo Bertini
14 December 2003 13 Roma 1–0 Modena Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Totti 8' (pen.)ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 47,046
Referee: Domenico Messina
20 December 2003 14 Empoli 0–2 Roma Empoli
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportTotti 23' (pen.), 45+1'Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
6 January 2004 15 Roma 1–2 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Cassano 45+3'ReportShevchenko 24', 63'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,383
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
11 January 2004 16 Perugia 0–1 Roma Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportMancini 3'Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 18,796
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
18 January 2004 17 Roma 3–1 Sampdoria Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Carew 10'
Totti 60', 67'
ReportBazzani 6'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,813
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
25 January 2004 18 Roma 1–1 Udinese Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Panucci 15'ReportJankulovski 88'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,882
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
31 January 2004 19 Brescia 1–0 Roma Brescia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Bachini 43' (pen.)ReportStadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 15,005
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
8 February 2004 20 Roma 4–0 Juventus Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Dacourt 13'
Totti 53' (pen.)
Cassano 70', 85'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,325
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
15 February 2004 21 Ancona 0–0 Roma Ancona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportStadium: Stadio del Conero
Attendance: 20,850
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
22 February 2004 22 Roma 6–0 Siena Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Cassano 19', 24', 70'
Mancini 30'
Delvecchio 81'
Totti 86'
ReportStadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,579
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
29 February 2004 23 Parma 1–4 Roma Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Gilardino 30'ReportCassano 44'
Emerson 52'
Totti 70'
Mancini 77'
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 19,031
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
7 March 2004 24 Roma 4–1 Internazionale Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Cassano 45'
Mancini 63', 90+4'
Totti 89' (pen.)
ReportVieri 73'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,508
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
14 March 2004 25 Reggina 0–0 Roma Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportStadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 21,286
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
28 March 2004 27 Roma 1–2 Bologna Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Cassano 33'ReportPecchia 26'
Tare 78'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Paolo Bertini
4 April 2004 28 Lecce 0–3 Roma Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportEmerson 50'
D'Agostino 54'
Totti 90+4' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 16,266
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
10 April 2004 29 Roma 3–1 Chievo Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Carew 29'
Cassano 60'
Frezzolini 77' (o.g.)
ReportCossato 32'Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
18 April 2004 30 Modena 0–1 Roma Modena
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportTotti 55'Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 15,690
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
21 April 2004 26 Lazio 1–1 Roma Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Corradi 40'ReportTotti 61' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,590
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
25 April 2004 31 Roma 3–0 Empoli Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Totti 41', 89'
Carew 65'
ReportStadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
2 May 2004 32 Milan 1–0 Roma Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Shevchenko 2'ReportStadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,911
Referee: Domenico Messina
9 May 2004 33 Roma 1–3 Perugia Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Cassano 12'ReportZé Maria 19', 24' (pen.)
Ravanelli 83'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
16 May 2004 34 Sampdoria 0–0 Roma Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,152
Referee: Alberto Castellani

Coppa Italia

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Round of 16

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4 December 2003 First leg Roma 1–0 Palermo Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Delvecchio 41'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
17 December 2003 Second leg Palermo 1–2
(1–3 agg.)
Roma Palermo
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Pepe 30'Tommasi 69'
Delvecchio 80'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Referee: Emidio Morganti

Quarter-finals

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14 January 2004 First leg Milan 2–1 Roma Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Tomasson 40'
Ambrosini 90'
Carew 33'Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Domenico Messina
22 January 2004 Second leg Roma 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Milan Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Mancini 81'Nesta 49'
Tomasson 57'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

UEFA Cup

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First round

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v Vardar
24 September 2003 First leg Roma 4–0 Vardar Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Lima  7'
Dellas 13'
De Rossi 21'
Dacourt  32'
Carew 54'
Delvecchio 90+2'
ReportBranković  36'
Ristovski  66'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Second round

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v Hajduk Split
6 November 2003 First leg Roma 1–0 Hajduk Split Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Montella  75'
Cassano 90+1'
ReportVejić  47'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
v Roma
27 November 2003 Second leg Hajduk Split 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Roma Split, Croatia
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Bule  14', 33'
Neretljak  31'
Miladin  87'
ReportSamuel  37'
Zebina  76'
Tommasi  79'
Cassano 85'
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Third round

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v Gaziantepspor
3 March 2004 Second leg Roma 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Gaziantepspor Rome, Italy
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Cassano  5', 43'
Emerson 23',  51'
Carew  45'
ReportJohnson  82'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Fourth round

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v Villarreal
25 March 2004 Second leg Roma 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Villarreal Rome, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Emerson 10'
Cassano 50'
ReportMartí  33'
Belletti  42'
Anderson 66'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,100
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalSerie ACoppaUEFA
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
22GK  ITAPelizzoli31-1431-14
5DF  FRAZebina23122+11
2DF  ITAPanucci242242
19DF  ARGSamuel301301
4DF  ROUChivu222222
30MF  BRAMancini338338
11MF  BRAEmerson333333
15MF  FRADacourt271271
8MF  BRALima320320
10FW  ITATotti31203120
18FW  ITACassano33143314
12GK  ITAZotti3-53-5
23FW  NORCarew20610+106
32DF  FRACandela1208+40
17MF  ITATommasi2007+130
31DF  GREDellas1407+70
21MF  ITAD'Agostino1616+101
9FW  ITAMontella1155+65
27MF  ITADe Rossi1704+130
24FW  ITADelvecchio1633+133
34FW  ITACorvia301+20
28MF  NGAWahab1010
26DF  ITAGalasso1010
33MF  NGAAjide100+10
3GK  ITALupatelli0000
29DF  ITAScurto0000
37MF  ITADe Martino0000
25FW  ITACerci0000
35GK  ITACurci0000
41DF  ITAServi0000
40MF  ITAVirga0000
42DF  ITAPiva0000
Players transferred out during the season
20DF  ITALuigi Sartor0000

Goalscorers

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RankNo.PosNatNameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CupTotal
110FW Francesco Totti200020
218FW Antonio Cassano140418
330MF Mancini81110
423FW John Carew6118
524FW Marco Delvecchio3216
69FW Vincenzo Montella5005
11MF Emerson3025
82DF Christian Panucci2000
13DF Cristian Chivu2002
105DF Jonathan Zebina1001
15MF Olivier Dacourt1001
16MF Daniele De Rossi0011
17MF Damiano Tommasi0101
19DF Walter Samuel1001
21MF Gaetano D'Agostino1001
31DF Traianos Dellas0011
Own goal1001
Totals6851184

Last updated: 16 May 2004

Clean sheets

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RankNo.PosNatNameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CupTotal
122GK Ivan Pelizzoli200121
212GK Carlo Zotti0123
Totals201324

Last updated: 16 May 2004

Disciplinary record

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No.Pos Nat NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CupTotal
       
Totals000000000000

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2003-2004 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2003-2004".