2003–04 FC Dinamo București season
| 2003-04 season | |||
| Manager | Ioan Andone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liga I | 1st | ||
| Romanian Cup | Winner | ||
| UEFA Cup | 2nd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Ionel Dănciulescu (21 goals) | ||
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The 2003-04 season was FC Dinamo Bucureşti's 55th season in Divizia A. After building up a team again in 2003-04, Dinamo eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round of the UEFA Cup 2003-04 season. They went on to lose to Spartak Moscow in the second round.
In the Romanian League, against all odds, Dinamo won everything: the championships, the Romanian Cup, and the top goalscorer (Ionel Dănciulescu). Seen as the third favourite in the battle, after Rapid and Steaua, Dinamo had an excellent second part of the season, and two strikers, Dănciulescu and Claudiu Niculescu that scored together 37 goals. Dinamo had 14 wins at home, out of 15 games, the only defeat in front of their own fans being registered at the beginning of the season, against Rapid. Dinamo won the title with a game in hand, beating in the 29th round Apulum Alba Iulia, at home.
In the Romanian Cup final, Dinamo defeated Oţelul Galaţi at Cotroceni.
Results
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 9 August 2003 | FC Argeș | A | 1-2 |
| 2 | 17 August 2003 | FC Bihor | H | 1-0 |
| 3 | 23 August 2003 | Steaua Bucureşti | A | 0-1 |
| 4 | 31 August 2003 | Naţional Bucureşti | H | 4-1 |
| 5 | 13 September 2003 | Oţelul Galaţi | A | 0-0 |
| 6 | 19 September 2003 | FCM Bacău | H | 7-3 |
| 7 | 28 September 2003 | U Craiova | A | 1-0 |
| 8 | 4 October 2003 | Farul Constanţa | H | 3-2 |
| 9 | 19 October 2003 | FC Brașov | A | 4-3 |
| 10 | 26 October 2003 | Rapid Bucureşti | H | 3-4 |
| 11 | 31 October 2003 | Gloria Bistriţa | A | 1-1 |
| 12 | 9 November 2003 | Petrolul Ploieşti | A | 1-0 |
| 13 | 22 November 2003 | Poli Timişoara | H | 4-2 |
| 14 | 30 November 2003 | Apulum Alba Iulia | A | 1-0 |
| 15 | 7 December 2003 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | H | 7-0 |
| 16 | 13 March 2004 | FC Argeș | H | 3-0 |
| 17 | 20 March 2004 | FC Bihor | A | 3-2 |
| 18 | 27 March 2004 | Steaua Bucureşti | H | 2-1 |
| 19 | 3 April 2004 | Naţional Bucureşti | A | 0-2 |
| 20 | 10 April 2004 | Oţelul Galaţi | H | 2-0 |
| 21 | 14 April 2004 | FCM Bacău | A | 0-0 |
| 22 | 17 April 2004 | U Craiova | H | 2-1 |
| 23 | 24 April 2004 | Farul Constanţa | A | 2-1 |
| 24 | 1 May 2004 | FC Brașov | H | 1-0 |
| 25 | 9 May 2004 | Rapid Bucureşti | A | 3-2 |
| 26 | 12 May 2004 | Gloria Bistriţa | H | 3-0 |
| 27 | 15 May 2004 | Petrolul Ploieşti | H | 5-0 |
| 28 | 22 May 2004 | Poli Timişoara | A | 2-1 |
| 29 | 28 May 2004 | Apulum Alba Iulia | H | 5-1 |
| 30 | 3 June 2004 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | A | 0-0 |
| Divizia A 2003-04 Winners |
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| Dinamo Bucureşti 17th Title |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 1 October 2003 | Inter Gaz Bucureşti | Bucureşti | 5-2 |
| Last 16 | 22 October 2003 | CS Otopeni | Bucureşti | 5-1 |
| QF-1st leg | 3 December 2003 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Bucureşti | 7-0 |
| QF-2nd leg | 17 March 2004 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Ploiești | 2-1 |
| SF-1st leg | 7 April 2004 | FC Argeş | Piteşti | 0-1 |
| SF-2nd leg | 21 April 2004 | FC Argeş | Bucureşti | 2-0 |
| Final | 6 June 2004 | Oţelul Galaţi | Bucureşti | 2-0 |
| Cupa României 2003-04 Winners |
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| Dinamo Bucureşti 11th Title |
UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
14 August 2003 20:00 |
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 5 – 2 |  Liepājas Metalurgs |
|---|---|---|
Dănciulescu  17', 88'Fl.Petre 30', 73'Bărcăuan 78' |
Dobrekovs 42' (pen.) Šafranko 58' |
First round
15 October 2003 19:00 |
Shakhtar Donetsk  |
2 – 3 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Aghahowa 18', 45' |
Niculescu 29' Marica 75'Dănciulescu 87' |
Second round
6 November 2003 18:00 |
Spartak Moscow  |
4 – 0 | Dinamo Bucureşti |
|---|---|---|
| Pjanović 21', 62' Kalinchenko 58'Pavlenko 73' |
37 November 2003 20:00 |
| Dinamo Bucureşti | 3 – 1 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Dănciulescu 29', 73' (pen.) Iordache 59' |
Parfenov 85' (pen.) |
Squad
Goalkeepers: Gregory Delwarte (10/0), Vladimir Gaev (2/0), Cristian Munteanu (9/0), Ştefan Preda (11/0).
Defenders: Angelo Alistar (11/0), Cosmin Bărcăuan (28/5), Ovidiu Burcă (22/0), Alexandru Marius Dragomir (1/0), Sorin Iodi (1/0), Adrian Iordache (25/2), Xavier Meride (6/0), Samuel Okunowo (2/0), Szabolcs Perenyi (15/0), Dorin Semeghin (28/1).
Midfielders: Dan Alexa (23/1), Ionuț Badea (16/0), Mugur Bolohan (1/0), Cristian Ciubotariu (7/0), Ştefan Grigorie (25/8), Vlad Munteanu (18/1), Leonard Naidin (8/0), Florentin Petre (24/4), Flavius Stoican (8/1), Iulian Tameş (27/1).
Forwards: Cristian Cigan (1/0), Ionel Dănciulescu (29/21), Claudiu Drăgan (8/0), Ciprian Marica (10/3), Claudiu Niculescu (28/16), Ianis Zicu (13/6).
Transfers
New players: Gaev (FC Gomel), Alistar (Ceahlăul), Naidin (FC Oradea), Cigan (FC Oradea)
Left team: Cr.Munteanu (FC Național), Okunowo and Meride (contracts cancelled), Gregory Delwarte (Belgium), Bolohan (Universitatea Craiova), Iodi (Gloria Bistrița), Zicu (AC Parma), Marica (Shakhtar Donetsk)