2003–04 Beşiktaş J.K. season

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Beşiktaş J.K.
2003–04 season
PresidentTurkey Serdar Bilgili
ManagerRomania Mircea Lucescu
StadiumBJK İnönü Stadium
Turkish Super League3rd
Turkish CupSecond Round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stages (3rd)
UEFA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerEgyptTurkey Ahmed Hassan (14)

The 2003–04 season was the club's 46th season in the Turkish Super League and their 101st year in existence. Beşiktaş finished the Super League 3rd, behind Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor. By finishing 1st last year the club qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. They, along with Galatasaray represented Turkey in the competition. They finished third, thereby proceeded the UEFA Cup where they lost in the Second Round to FC Valencia 5-2 on aggregate.

Süper Lig[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fenerbahçe (C) 34 23 7 4 82 41 +41 76 Qualification to Champions League group stage[a]
2 Trabzonspor 34 22 6 6 60 38 +22 72 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Beşiktaş 34 18 8 8 65 45 +20 62 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Gaziantepspor 34 18 3 13 52 51 +1 57
5 Denizlispor 34 17 4 13 52 43 +9 55
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Porto, winner of 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage by their league position, so the title holder spot couldn't be used and this spot goes to best excluded champions, champions of Turkey, originally qualified for the third qualifying round.