2003–04 SS Lazio season
| 2003–04 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ugo Longo | |||
| Manager | Roberto Mancini | |||
| Stadium | Olimpico | |||
| Serie A | 6th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bernardo Corradi (10) All: Stefano Fiore (16)  | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Milan 5–2 vs Siena  | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Chelsea | |||
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The 2003–04 season was the 104th season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Despite financial problems, Lazio attained a respectable 6th place in Serie A and won the Coppa Italia, defeating Juventus in the two-legged final.
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.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| MF | Sérgio Conçeicão | Internazionale | |
| MF | Ousmane Dabo | Atalanta | |
| DF | Luciano Zauri | Atalanta | |
| MF | Demetrio Albertini | Atletico Madrid | |
| FW | Roberto Muzzi | Udinese | |
| DF | Duccio Innocenti | Bari | |
| MF | Claudio De Sousa | Lodigiani | |
| GK | Matteo Sereni | Ipswich Town | |
| GK | Fabrizio Casazza | Sampdoria | |
| DF | Juan Pablo Sorín | Cruzeiro | loan ended | 
| FW | Christian Manfredini | Osasuna | loan ended | 
| MF | Gaizka Mendieta | Barcelona | loan ended | 
| MF | Roberto Baronio | Perugia | loan ended | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| GK | Luca Marchegiani | Chievo | |
| FW | Enrico Chiesa | Siena | |
| GK | Emanuele Concetti | Perugia | |
| MF | Diego Simeone | Atletico Madrid | |
| MF | Nikola Lazetic | Genoa | |
| DF | Duccio Innocenti | Atalanta | loan | 
| MF | Claudio De Sousa | Lodigiani | loan | 
| DF | Juan Pablo Sorin | Cruzeiro | loan ended | 
| FW | Christian Manfredini | Fiorentina | loan | 
| MF | Lucas Castroman | Udinese | loan | 
| MF | Dino Baggio | Blackburn Rovers | loan | 
| MF | Gaizka Mendieta | Middlesbrough | loan | 
| MF | Roberto Baronio | Chievo | loan | 
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| MF | Dejan Stankovic | Internazionale | €4,000,000 | 
| MF | Sergio Conceicao | Porto | loan | 
| MF | Dino Baggio | Ancona | loan | 
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Internazionale | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 5 | Parma | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 6 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 56 | |
| 7 | Udinese[a] | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 50 | |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 46 | 
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
- ^ Udinese gained entry to the 2004–05 UEFA Cup as Coppa Italia because both finalists Lazio and Juventus qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League through league position, respectively.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 2004–05 UEFA Cup; = 2004–05 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 2004–05 UEFA Cup; = 2004–05 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 2003 1 | Lazio | 4–1 | Lecce | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Albertini  Corradi Fiore Oddo  | 
Report | Konan  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 7,760 Referee: Paolo Bertini  | 
| 13 September 2003 2 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Lazio | Genoa | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bazzani  | 
Report | S. Inzaghi  Albertini  | 
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,476 Referee: Domenico Messina  | 
| 21 September 2003 3 | Lazio | 2–3 | Parma | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Stam  S. Inzaghi  | 
Report | Bresciano  Adriano  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 28 September 2003 4 | Empoli | 2–2 | Lazio | Empoli | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Di Natale  Tavano  | 
Report | Stanković  Fiore  | 
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 5,816 Referee: Marco Gabriele  | 
| 5 October 2003 5 | Lazio | 1–0 | Chievo | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mihajlović  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 46,160 Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 19 October 2003 6 | Milan | 1–0 | Lazio | Milan | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pirlo  | 
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 62,122 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 26 October 2003 7 | Lazio | 2–1 | Bologna | Rome | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | S. Inzaghi  Corradi  | 
Report | Dabo  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,338 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 1 November 2003 8 | Udinese | 1–2 | Lazio | Udine | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Iaquinta  | 
Report | Corradi  S. Inzaghi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,422 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni  | 
| 9 November 2003 9 | Roma | 2–0 | Lazio | Rome | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mancini  Emerson  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 72,844 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni  | 
| 23 November 2003 10 | Lazio | 3–1 | Perugia | Rome | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stanković  Corradi S. Inzaghi  | 
Report | Grosso  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,937 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 29 November 2003 11 | Siena | 3–0 | Lazio | Siena | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Taddei  Menegazzo  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 13,022 Referee: Paolo Bertini  | 
| 6 December 2003 12 | Lazio | 2–0 | Juventus | Rome | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Corradi  Fiore  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,929 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 14 December 2003 13 | Ancona | 0–1 | Lazio | Ancona | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Liverani  | 
Stadium: Stadio del Conero Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 21 December 2003 14 | Lazio | 2–1 | Internazionale | Rome | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Corradi  Zauri  | 
Report | Vieri  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 58,636 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni  | 
| 6 January 2004 15 | Reggina | 2–1 | Lazio | Reggio Calabria | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Di Michele  Cozza  | 
Report | Liverani  | 
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 19,858 Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 11 January 2004 16 | Lazio | 0–1 | Brescia | Rome | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Di Biagio  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,929 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli  | 
| 17 January 2004 17 | Modena | 1–1 | Lazio | Modena | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Campedelli  | 
Report | C. López  | 
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 13,937 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 25 January 2004 18 | Lecce | 0–1 | Lazio | Lecce | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | César  | 
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 10,834 Referee: Paolo Dondarini  | 
| 1 February 2004 19 | Lazio | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Rome | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fiore  | 
Report | Bazzani  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 46,243 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani  | 
| 8 February 2004 20 | Parma | 0–3 | Lazio | Parma | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | C. López  Corradi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,208 Referee: Antonio Dattilo  | 
| 14 February 2004 21 | Lazio | 3–0 | Empoli | Rome | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Couto  Zauri Stam  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,511 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 22 February 2004 22 | Chievo | 0–0 | Lazio | Verona | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 11,706 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni  | 
| 29 February 2004 23 | Lazio | 0–1 | Milan | Rome | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Ambrosini  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 54,632 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta  | 
| 14 March 2004 25 | Lazio | 2–2 | Udinese | Rome | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Muzzi  S. Inzaghi  | 
Report | Castromán  Iaquinta  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,296 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni  | 
| 25 March 2004 24 | Bologna | 2–1 | Lazio | Bologna | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Signori  C. Amoroso  | 
Report | Fiore  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 19,187 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| Note: Match rescheduled from 7 March 2004 due to snow. | ||||
| 28 March 2004 27 | Perugia | 1–2 | Lazio | Perugia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Brienza  | 
Report | Fiore  Giannichedda  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 9,096 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 4 April 2004 28 | Lazio | 5–2 | Siena | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | César  Fiore Corradi  | 
Report | Guigou  Taddei  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 54,350 Referee: Paolo Dondarini  | 
| 10 April 2004 29 | Juventus | 1–0 | Lazio | Turin | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Trezeguet  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 31,190 Referee: Paolo Bertini  | 
| 18 April 2004 30 | Lazio | 4–2 | Ancona | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Couto  Fiore Zauri  | 
Report | Bucchi  D. Andersson  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,044 Referee: Roberto Rosetti  | 
| 21 April 2004 26 | Lazio | 1–1 | Roma | Rome | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Corradi  | 
Report | Totti  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 51,590 Referee: Roberto Rosetti  | 
| Note: Rescheduled. Match suspended on 21 March 2004 at 47’ with 0-0 score due to fake news about a child killed by Police. | ||||
| 25 April 2004 31 | Internazionale | 0–0 | Lazio | Milan | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,967 Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 2 May 2004 32 | Lazio | 1–1 | Reggina | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | C. López  | 
Report | Cozza  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,598 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino  | 
| 9 May 2004 33 | Brescia | 2–1 | Lazio | Brescia | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mauri  R. Baggio  | 
Report | César  | 
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto  | 
| 16 May 2004 34 | Lazio | 2–1 | Modena | Rome | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Corradi  César  | 
Report | Amoruso  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,347 Referee: Domenico Messina  | 
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
| 3 December 2003 First leg | Modena | 0–2 | Lazio | Modena | 
| 18:00 CET | S. Inzaghi  Muzzi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Domenico Messina  | 
| 17 December 2003 Second leg | Lazio | 1–0 (3–0 agg.)  | Modena | Rome | 
| 21:00 CET | Liverani  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Stefano Cassarà  | 
Quarter-finals
| 14 January 2004 First leg | Lazio | 2–0 | Parma | Rome | 
| 18:00 CET | Muzzi  Stanković  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino  | 
| 20 January 2004 Second leg | Parma | 1–1 (3–1 agg.)  | Lazio | Parma | 
| 17:30 CET | Bresciano  | 
Stanković  | 
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 5,493 Referee: Emidio Morganti  | 
Semi-finals
| 5 February 2004 First leg | Milan | 1–2 | Lazio | Milano | 
| 21:00 CET | F. Inzaghi  | 
Report | Fiore  Couto  | 
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,907 Referee: Roberto Rosetti  | 
| 11 February 2004 Second leg | Lazio | 4–0 (6–1 agg.)  | Milan | Rome | 
| 21:00 CET | César  Liverani Fiore  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
Final
| 17 March 2004 First leg | Lazio | 2–0 | Juventus | Rome | 
| 21:00 CEST | Fiore  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,204 Referee: Pierluigi Collina  | 
| 12 May 2004 Second leg | Juventus | 2–2 (2–4 agg.)  | Lazio | Turin | 
| 21:00 CEST | Trezeguet  Del Piero  | 
Corradi  Fiore  | 
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 38,849 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta  | 
Top scorers
 Bernardo Corradi 10
 César 6
 Simone Inzaghi 6
 Stefano Fiore 6
 Claudio López 4 (1)
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 13 August 2003 First leg |  Lazio  | 3–1 |   | Rome, Italy | 
| 21:00 | Corradi  Fiore Mihajlović  | 
Report | Simão  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 57,996 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)  | 
| 27 August 2003 Second leg |  Benfica  | 0–1 (1–4 agg.)  |   | Porto, Portugal | 
| 22:00 | Report | César  | 
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,974 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)  | 
Group stage
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SPP | BES | LAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 
Source: RSSSF
| 16 September 2003 1 |  Beşiktaş  | 0–2 |   | Istanbul, Turkey | 
| 20:45 | Report | Stam  Fiore  | 
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)  | 
| 1 October 2003 2 |  Lazio  | 2–2 |   | Rome, Italy | 
| 20:45 | Inzaghi  | 
Report | Sionko  Poborský  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)  | 
| 22 October 2003 3 |  Chelsea  | 2–1 |   | London, England | 
| 20:45 | Lampard  Mutu  | 
Report | Inzaghi  | 
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,400 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)  | 
| 4 November 2003 4 |  Lazio  | 0–4 |   | Rome, Italy | 
| 20:45 | Report | Crespo  Guðjohnsen Duff Lampard  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)  | 
| 26 November 2003 5 |  Lazio  | 1–1 |   | Rome, Italy | 
| 20:45 | Muzzi  | 
Report | Pancu  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)  | 
| 9 December 2003 6 |  Sparta Prague  | 1–0 |   | Prague, Czech Republic | 
| 20:45 | Kincl  | 
Report | Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)  | 
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Champions League | Coppa Italia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Peruzzi | 34 | -33 | 27 | -26 | 7 | -7 | |||
| 22 | DF | Oddo | 44 | 1 | 22+9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Stam | 42 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | DF | Mihajlovic | 37 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Favalli | 43 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Fiore | 47 | 16 | 30+2 | 8 | 6+2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 20 | MF | Liverani | 39 | 4 | 21+5 | 2 | 1+5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 16 | MF | Giannichedda | 32 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | César | 20 | 8 | 11+3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Corradi | 46 | 12 | 27+5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Claudio | 36 | 4 | 20+7 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | Sereni | 18 | -20 | 7+2 | -12 | 1 | -4 | 8 | -4 | |
| 24 | DF | Couto | 31 | 4 | 19+4 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Dabo | 24 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Albertini | 35 | 2 | 15+8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Stankovic | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 18 | FW | Muzzi | 34 | 4 | 14+8 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Zauri | 30 | 3 | 12+8 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Inzaghi | 33 | 10 | 9+15 | 6 | 4+1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Negro | 17 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 53 | MF | Conceicao | 16 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 41 | FW | Delgado | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Gottardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | E. Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | GK | Casazza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Colonnese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | MF | Melara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||