2003–04 Atlético Madrid season
Atlético de Madrid firmly re-established itself in La Liga, thanks to a seventh-place finish. The season saw Fernando Torres taking another step towards superstardom, scoring 19 goals in the season during which he turned 20 years, which led to a call-up to the Spain national team for UEFA Euro 2004. The finish was still not enough to satisfy the owner family Gil, resulting in coach Gregorio Manzano unexpectedly getting the sack.
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Germán Burgos
- Sergio Aragoneses
- Juanma
- Ismael Falcón
Defenders
- Cosmin Contra
- García Calvo
- Santi
- Sergi
- Matías Lequi
- Gaspar Gálvez
- Iván Romero
Midfielders
- Gonzalo de los Santos
- Kiki Musampa
- Jorge Larena
- Rubén Olivera
- Diego Simeone
- Juan Carlos Aguilera
- Nano
- Ariel Ibagaza
- Rodrigo Fabri
- Álvaro Novo
- Diego Rivas
- Juanma Ortiz
- Gabi
Attackers
- Fernando Torres
- Veljko Paunović
- Demis Nikolaidis
- Toché
- Arizmendi
Competitions
La Liga
League table
- Sevilla-Atlético Madrid 1-0
- 1-0 Júlio Baptista
- Atlético Madrid-Albacete 1-0
- 1-0 Jorge Larena
- Osasuna-Atlético Madrid 1-0
- 1-0 Pablo García
- Atlético Madrid-Valencia 0-3
- 0-1 Vicente
- 0-2 Mista
- 0-3 Mista
- Atlético Madrid-Barcelona 0-0
- Deportivo-Atlético Madrid 5-1
- 1-0 Fran
- 1-1 Matías Lequi
- 2-1 Enrique Romero
- 3-1 Sergio
- 4-1 Walter Pandiani
- 5-1 Lionel Scaloni
- Atlético Madrid-Mallorca 2-1
- 1-0 Fernando Torres
- 1-1 Samuel Eto'o
- 2-1 Jorge Larena
- Real Murcia-Atlético Madrid 1-3
- 0-1 Fernando Torres
- 0-2 Demis Nikolaidis
- 1-2 David Karanka
- 1-3 Fernando Torres
- Atlético Madrid-Real Sociedad 4-0
- 1-0 Demis Nikolaidis
- 2-0 Fernando Torres
- 3-0 Fernando Torres
- 4-0 Diego Simeone
- Betis-Atlético Madrid 1-2
- 1-0 Marcos Assunção
- 1-1 Fernando Torres
- 1-2 Fernando Torres
- Atlético Madrid-Villareal 1-0
- 1-0 Álvaro Novo
- Valladolid-Atlético Madrid 3-1
- 0-1 Kiki Musampa
- 1-1 Ariza Makukula
- 2-1 Víctor Zapata
- 3-1 Francisco Sousa
- Atlético Madrid-Málaga 2-0
- 1-0 Gonzalo de los Santos
- 2-0 Demis Nikolaidis
- Real Madrid-Atlético Madrid 2-0
- 1-0 Ronaldo
- 2-0 Raúl
- Atlético Madrid-Espanyol 2-0
- 1-0 Fernando Torres
- 2-0 Fernando Torres
- Celta Vigo-Atlético Madrid 2-2
- 0-1 Diego Simeone
- 1-1 Peter Luccin
- 2-1 Savo Milošević
- 2-2 Matías Lequi
- Atlético Madrid-Racing Santander 2-2
- 0-1 Sergio Matabuena
- 1-1 Veljko Paunović
- 2-1 Kiki Musampa
- 2-2 Jonatan Valle
- Real Zaragoza-Atlético Madrid 0-0
- Atlético Madrid-Athletic Bilbao 3-0
- 1-0 Fernando Torres
- 2-0 Fernando Torres
- 3-0 Veljko Paunović
- Atlético Madrid-Sevilla 2-1
- 1-0 Fernando Torres
- 2-0 Demis Nikolaidis
- 2-1 José Antonio Reyes
- Albacete-Atlético Madrid 1-1
- 0-1 Nano
- 1-1 Matías Lequi
- Atlético Madrid-Osasuna 1-1
- 0-1 Valdo
- 1-1 Demis Nikolaidis
- Valencia-Atlético Madrid 3-0
- 1-0 Mista
- 2-0 Vicente
- 3-0 Mista
- Barcelona-Atlético Madrid 3-1
- 1-0 Javier Saviola
- 1-1 Demis Nikolaidis
- 2-1 Ronaldinho
- 3-1 Luis García Sanz
- Atlético Madrid-Deportivo 0-0
- Mallorca-Atlético Madrid 0-1
- 0-1 Fernando Torres
- Atlético Madrid-Real Murcia 1-1
- 0-1 Luis García Fernández
- 1-1 Nano
- Real Sociedad-Atlético Madrid 2-1
- 1-0 Valeri Karpin
- 2-0 Diego Simeone
- 2-1 Veljko Paunović
- Atlético Madrid-Betis 2-1
- 1-0 Veljko Paunović
- 1-1 Joaquín
- 2-1 Fernando Torres
- Villareal-Atlético Madrid 0-0
- Atlético Madrid-Valladolid 2-1
- 1-0 Fernando Torres
- 2-0 Veljko Paunović
- 2-1 Pablo Richetti
- Málaga-Atlético Madrid 3-1
- 1-0 Ivan Leko
- 2-0 Diego Alonso
- 2-1 Nano
- 3-1 Diego Alonso
- Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 1-2
- 0-1 Santiago Solari
- 1-1 Veljko Paunović
- 1-2 Iván Helguera
- Espanyol-Atlético Madrid 3-1
- 1-0 Fredson
- 2-0 Claudiu Răducanu
- 3-0 Claudiu Răducanu
- 3-1 Fernando Torres
- Atlético Madrid-Celta Vigo 3-2
- 1-0 Nano
- 2-0 Fernando Torres
- 2-1 Savo Milošević
- 3-1 García Calvo
- 3-2 Edu
- Racing Santander-Atlético Madrid 2-2
- 0-1 Ariel Ibagaza
- 1-1 Cristian Álvarez
- 1-2 Gonzalo de los Santos
- 2-2 Omri Afek
- Atlético Madrid-Real Zaragoza 1-2
- 1-0 Nano
- 1-1 Delio Toledo
- 1-2 Delio Toledo
- Athletic Bilbao-Atlético Madrid 3-4
- 1-0 Andoni Iraola
- 1-1 Ariel Ibagaza
- 1-2 Gonzalo de los Santos
- 1-3 Fernando Torres
- 2-3 Joseba Arriaga
- 2-4 Fernando Torres
- 3-4 Joseba Arriaga
Top scorers
La Liga
- Fernando Torres 19
- Veljko Paunović 6
- Demis Nikolaidis 6
- Nano 5