2003–04 OGC Nice season

Nice

2003–04 season
President	Maurice Cohen
Head coach	Gernot Rohr
Stadium	Stade du Ray
Ligue 1	11th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Lilian Laslandes (10) All: Christophe Meslin (11)
Average home league attendance	11,912

The 2003–04 season was the 100th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's second consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	2 August 2003	23 May 2004	Matchday 1	2nd	38	11	17	10	42	39	+3	028.95
Coupe de France	3 January 2004	25 January 2004	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	28 October 2003	14 January 2004	Third round	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	033.33
UEFA Intertoto Cup	5 July 2003	26 July 2003	Second round	Third round	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	025.00
Total					47	14	20	13	50	48	+2	029.79

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Rennes	38	14	10	14	56	44	+12	52
10	Lille	38	14	9	15	41	41	0	51	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
11	Nice	38	11	17	10	42	39	+3	50	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
12	Bordeaux	38	13	11	14	40	43	−3	50
13	Strasbourg	38	10	13	15	43	50	−7	43

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
38	11	17	10	42	39	+3	50	8	7	4	24	13	+11	3	10	6	18	26	−8

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position	2	1	2	5	6	4	3	4	6	7	7	12	8	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	8	7	9	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	11

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Auxerre v Nice

2 August 2003 1	Auxerre	1–2	Nice	Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Nice v Sochaux

9 August 2003 2	Nice	1–0	Sochaux	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Le Mans v Nice

16 August 2003 3	Le Mans	1–1	Nice	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée

Nice v Ajaccio

23 August 2003 4	Nice	2–2	Ajaccio	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lens v Nice

31 August 2003 5	Lens	1–0	Nice	Le Mans
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Lens

Nice v Nantes

13 September 2003 6	Nice	1–0	Nantes	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nice v Lille

20 September 2003 7	Nice	2–0	Lille	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Marseille v Nice

27 September 2003 8	Marseille	2–1	Nice	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Nice v Strasbourg

4 October 2003 9	Nice	0–0	Strasbourg	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Rennes v Nice

18 October 2003 10	Rennes	0–0	Nice	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Nice v Bordeaux

25 October 2003 11	Nice	0–0	Bordeaux	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lyon v Nice

1 November 2003 12	Lyon	5–0	Nice	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nice v Bastia

8 November 2003 13	Nice	2–0	Bastia	Nice
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

23 November 2003 14	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Nice	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Nice v Metz

29 November 2003 15	Nice	1–1	Metz	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nice v Montpellier

7 December 2003 17	Nice	2–1	Montpellier	Nice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Toulouse v Nice

13 December 2003 18	Toulouse	1–1	Nice	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Toulouse

Nice v Guingamp

20 December 2003 19	Nice	2–0	Guingamp	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Sochaux v Nice

10 January 2004 20	Sochaux	0–0	Nice	Sochaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Nice v Le Mans

17 January 2004 21	Nice	0–1	Le Mans	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Monaco v Nice

21 January 2004 16	Monaco	1–1	Nice	Monaco
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Ajaccio v Nice

31 January 2004 22	Ajaccio	1–1	Nice	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty

Nice v Lens

7 February 2004 23	Nice	4–0	Lens	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nantes v Nice

14 February 2004 24	Nantes	3–1	Nice	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lille v Nice

21 February 2004 25	Lille	1–2	Nice	Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Nice v Marseille

29 February 2004 26	Nice	0–0	Marseille	Nice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Strasbourg v Nice

6 March 2004 27	Strasbourg	2–2	Nice	Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Nice v Rennes

13 March 2004 28	Nice	3–1	Rennes	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bordeaux v Nice

20 March 2004 29	Bordeaux	1–1	Nice	Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Nice v Lyon

27 March 2004 30	Nice	0–1	Lyon	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bastia v Nice

3 April 2004 31	Bastia	2–1	Nice	Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Claude Colombo

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

10 April 2004 32	Nice	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Metz v Nice

24 April 2004 33	Metz	1–0	Nice	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Nice v Monaco

30 April 2004 34	Nice	1–2	Monaco	Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Montpellier v Nice

8 May 2004 35	Montpellier	2–2	Nice	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Nice v Toulouse

12 May 2004 36	Nice	1–1	Toulouse	Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Guingamp v Nice

15 May 2004 37	Guingamp	1–2	Nice	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Nice v Auxerre

23 May 2004 38	Nice	1–1	Auxerre	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Moulins v Nice

3 January 2004 Round of 64	Moulins	0–1	Nice	Moulins
18:30 CET (UTC+1)			Traoré 15'	Stadium: Hector-Rolland stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dominique Fraise

Toulouse v Nice

25 January 2004 Round of 32	Toulouse	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Nice	Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Toulouse Attendance: 11,410 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

Ajaccio v Nice

28 October 2003 Third round	Ajaccio	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Nice	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diomède 2' (pen.) Moracchini 115'		Meslin 60' Bigné 113'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Nice v Metz

17 December 2003 Round of 16	Nice	1–0	Metz	Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meslin 78'			Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Saint-Étienne v Nice

14 January 2004 Quarter-finals	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Nice	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jau 32' Lilian 53' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard Attendance: 15,194 Referee: Alain Sars