2003–04 SC Bastia season

French football club SC Bastia's 2003–04 season. Finished 17th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 9 goals in 8 league matches have been Florian Maurice. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 16 teams.

SC Bastia

2003–04 season
Chairman	François Nicolaï
Manager	Gérard Gili
Stadium	Stade Armand Cesari
Ligue 1	17th
Coupe de France	End of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	End of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Florian Maurice (8) All: Florian Maurice (9)
Highest home attendance	8,910 vs Metz (9 August 2003)
Lowest home attendance	4,746 vs Rennes (3 December 2003)
Average home league attendance	5,896
Home colours Away colours

Transfers

In

Summer

• Youssouf Hadji from Nancy
• Frédéric Née from Lyon
• Niša Saveljić from Sochaux
• Benoît Cauet from Calcio Como 1907
• Alou Diarra from Le Havre
• Angelo Hugues from Wisła Kraków
• Pascal Chimbonda from Le Havre

Winter

• Bartholomew Ogbeche from Paris SG
• Philippe Delaye from Rennes
• Vitorino Hilton from Servette

Out

Summer

• Hassan Ahamada to Nantes
• Philippe Billy to Lecce
• Grégory Vignal to Liverpool
• Ali Boumnijel to Rouen
• Samir Beloufa to Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz
• Nicolas Alnoudji to Sedan
• Michael Essien to Lyon
• Lilian Laslandes to Nice
• Franck Silvestre to Sturm Graz

Winter

• Niša Saveljić to Guingamp
• Laurent Batlles to Marseille
• Demetrius Ferreira to Marseille

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Ajaccio	38	10	10	18	33	55	−22	40
16	Toulouse	38	9	12	17	31	44	−13	39
17	Bastia	38	9	12	17	33	49	−16	39
18	Guingamp (R)	38	10	8	20	36	58	−22	38	Relegation to Ligue 2
19	Le Mans (R)	38	9	11	18	35	57	−22	38

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

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	9	12	17	33	49	−16	39	8	6	5	22	18	+4	1	6	12	11	31	−20

Source: LFP

Matches

Date	Opponent	H / A	Result	Goal(s)	Attendance
2 August 2003	Paris SG	A	0 - 0	-	33,991
9 August 2003	Metz	H	0 - 2	-	8,910
16 August 2003	AS Monaco	A	2 - 0	-	11,595
23 August 2003	Montpellier	H	1 - 0	Maurice  88' (pen.)	6,236
30 August 2003	Toulouse	A	0 - 2	Maurice  34', Ben Saada  39'	14,152
13 September 2003	Guingamp	H	4 - 2	A. Diarra  16', Ben Saada  36', Née  51', 86'	5,689
20 September 2003	Auxerre	A	4 - 1	A. Diarra  30'	10,067
27 September 2003	Sochaux	H	2 - 0	Hadji  7', Flachez  21' (o.g.)	5,844
5 October 2003	Marseille	A	3 - 1	Née  49'	50,148
18 October 2003	Lens	H	3 - 1	Saveljić  8', Hadji  25', Née  49'	5,514
25 October 2003	Le Mans	A	1 - 1	Maurice  19'	11,135
1 November 2003	Ajaccio	H	1 - 1	Maurice  44'	6,756
8 November 2003	Nice	A	2 - 0	-	10,194
22 November 2003	Nantes	H	1 - 3	Chimbonda  6'	5,488
30 November 2003	Bordeaux	A	1 - 1	Hadji  87'	20,378
3 December 2003	Rennes	H	3 - 1	Maurice  35' (pen.), Cauet  62'  86', Hadji  80'	4,746
6 December 2003	Strasbourg	A	4 - 2	Hadji  39', 70'	9,747
13 December 2003	Lyon	H	0 - 0	-	5,492
20 December 2003	Lille	H	0 - 2	-	4,921
10 January 2004	Metz	A	1 - 0	Ferreira  76'	12,428
17 January 2004	AS Monaco	H	0 - 0	-	6,068
31 January 2004	Montpellier	A	1 - 1	Cauet  65', Uras  77'	13,799
7 February 2004	Toulouse	H	1 - 0	Ogbeche  28'	5,320
14 February 2004	Guingamp	A	1 - 0	-	13,266
21 February 2004	Auxerre	H	0 - 0	-	5,256
29 February 2004	Sochaux	A	2 - 1	Maurice  50' (pen.)	15,930
7 March 2004	Marseille	H	4 - 1	Maurice  22', A. Diarra  27', Ben Saada  49', Ogbeche  56'	6,803
13 March 2004	Lens	A	0 - 0	-	33,421
20 March 2004	Le Mans	H	0 - 0	-	5,565
27 March 2004	Ajaccio	A	1 - 0	Delaye  65'	5,442
3 April 2004	Nice	H	2 - 1	A. Diarra  28', Maurice  37'	5,749
10 April 2004	Nantes	A	1 - 1	Gourvennec  80'	30,095
24 April 2004	Bordeaux	H	0 - 2	-	5,595
1 May 2004	Rennes	A	4 - 0	Hilton  75'	20,634
8 May 2004	Strasbourg	H	0 - 0	Uras  86'	4,850
12 May 2004	Lyon	A	1 - 0	Cauet  65'	38,723
15 May 2004	Lille	A	2 - 0	-	14,161
23 May 2004	Paris SG	H	0 - 1	-	7,216

Coupe de France

Date	Opponent	H / A	Result	Goal(s)	Attendance
4 January 2004	Besançon	A	2 - 0		4,000

Coupe de la Ligue

Date	Opponent	H / A	Result	Goal(s)	Attendance
29 October 2003	Toulouse	H	1 - 0	Ben Saada  6'	3,963
17 December 2003	Gueugnon	A	3 - 1	Maurice  15'	6,238

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 May 2012[1]

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Total
1	FW		Florian Maurice	8	0	1	9
2	FW		Youssouf Hadji	6	0	0	6
3	MF		Alou Diarra	4	0	0	4
=	FW		Frédéric Née	4	0	0	4
=	MF		Chaouki Ben Saada	3	0	1	4
6	FW		Bartholomew Ogbeche	2	0	0	2
=	MF		Benoît Cauet	2	0	0	2
8	MF		Jocelyn Gourvennec	1	0	0	1
=	DF		Niša Saveljić	1	0	0	1
=	DF		Pascal Chimbonda	1	0	0	1

League top assists

As of 28 May 2012[2]

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Assists
1	MF		Laurent Batlles	6
2	FW		Florian Maurice	5
3	FW		Bartholomew Ogbeche	3
=	FW		Youssouf Hadji	3
5	MF		Jocelyn Gourvennec	2
=	DF		Pascal Chimbonda	2
7	MF		Chaouki Ben Saada	1
=	DF		Demetrius Ferreira	1
=	MF		Alou Diarra	1
=	MF		Benoît Cauet	1
=	MF		Sébastien Piocelle	1

References

1. Bastia 2003-04 buts, LFP, Retrieved 28 May 2012.
2. Bastia 2003-04, stat2foot, Retrieved 28 May 2012.