2003–04 Primeira Liga
The 2003–04 Primeira Liga was the 70th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started 16 August 2003 with an opening game between Académica de Coimbra and Sporting Clube de Portugal, and ended on 9 May 2004. It was contested by 18 teams. FC Porto were the defending champions and became champions again, winning the Portuguese title in two consecutive seasons.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2003 – 9 May 2004 |
| Champions | Porto 20th title |
| Relegated | Alverca Paços de Ferreira Estrela da Amadora |
| Champions League | Porto Benfica |
| UEFA Cup | Sporting CP Nacional Braga Marítimo |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 726 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Benni McCarthy (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gil Vicente 5–1 Estrela da Amadora (23 September 2003) Nacional 5–1 Braga (25 January 2004) |
| Biggest away win | Académica 0–5 Belenenses (21 February 2004) |
| Highest scoring | Gil Vicente 4–4 Nacional (7 December 2003) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The first goal of the season was scored by Académica's Filipe Alvim in the opening game against Sporting CP. The first red card of the season was given to Paços de Ferreira's Portuguese midfielder Pedrinha in the 3rd game of the season against Nacional and the first yellow card was given to Sporting's Portuguese midfielder Custódio in the opening game of the season. Porto's Benni McCarthy was the top scorer of the season, scoring 20 goals.
Porto qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Benfica, who qualified for the third round. Sporting, Nacional, Braga and Marítimo qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Alverca, Paços de Ferreira and Estrela da Amadora were relegated to the Segunda Liga.