2003–04 Hertha BSC season

During the 2003–04 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.

Hertha BSC
2003–04 season
ManagerHuub Stevens (until 4 December)
Andreas Thom (interim, between 4 and 17 December)
Hans Meyer (from 20 December)
Bundesliga12th
UEFA CupFirst round
DFB-PokalRound of 16
DFB-LigapokalPreliminary round

Season summary

After five seasons of finishing in the European places, Hertha slumped to 12th, seven points clear of relegation. Manager Huub Stevens had paid for the poor form with his job in December, and his replacement Hans Meyer failed to continue Hertha's streak of European qualification. Meyer left at the end of the season, with Falko Götz - a former Hertha BSC II manager and Hertha caretaker manager - appointed as his replacement.

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HUN Gábor Király
3 DF  GER Arne Friedrich
4 DF  NED Dick van Burik
5 MF  CRO Niko Kovač[notes 1]
7 MF  POL Bartosz Karwan
8 MF  BEL Bart Goor
10 MF  BRA Marcelinho
11 FW  POL Artur Wichniarek
12 GK  GER Christian Fiedler
13 FW  GER Fredi Bobic[notes 2]
14 DF  CRO Josip Šimunić[notes 3]
15 FW  GER Giuseppe Reina
16 MF  GER Roberto Pinto
17 DF  GER Alexander Madlung
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  HUN Pál Dárdai
19 MF  GER Andreas Schmidt
20 MF  GER Andreas Neuendorf
21 MF  GER Michael Hartmann
22 DF  GER Denis Lapaczinski
23 DF  DEN Dennis Cagara[notes 4]
24 FW  ANG Nando Rafael[notes 5]
25 MF  GER Alexander Ludwig
27 MF  BUL Aleksandar Mladenov
28 DF  GER Sofian Chahed[notes 6]
29 DF  GER Malik Fathi
32 MF  GER Thorben Marx
33 DF  GER Marko Rehmer
40 GK  POL Tomasz Kuszczak

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  BRA Luizão (to Botafogo)

Hertha BSC II

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  GER René Tretschok
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 FW  CMR Joël Tchami

Transfers

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF  ISL Eyjólfur Sverrisson (retired)
15 DF  BRA Nenê (to Vitória)
22 MF  GER Stefan Beinlich (to Hamburg)
35 MF  GER Benjamin Köhler (to Rot-Weiss Essen)
25 MF  NED Rob Maas (to Duisburg)
28 MF  MKD Nderim Nexhipi (to Wolfsburg)
11 FW  GER Michael Preetz (retired)
24 FW  NOR Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (to Bodø/Glimt)
17 FW  BIH Sead Zilić[notes 7] (to Drava Ptuj)
7 FW  BRA Alex Alves (to Atlético Mineiro)

Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 VfL Bochum 34 13 6 15 49 50 −1 45
9 Borussia Dortmund 34 12 8 14 41 43 −2 44
10 Hertha BSC 34 12 8 14 50 55 −5 44
11 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 41 50 −9 44
12 Arminia Bielefeld 34 11 9 14 47 49 −2 42
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches
Bundesliga match details
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
12 August 200315:30Werder BremenHome0–340,152[2]
210 August 200317:30VfB StuttgartAway0–035,000[3]
316 August 200315:30SC FreiburgHome0–032,508[4]
423 August 200315:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway0–022,500[5]
513 September 200315:30Hannover 96Home2–3Bobic 14', 21'30,000[6]
620 September 200315:30VfL BochumAway2–2Neuendorf 6', 66'21,999[7]
728 September 200317:30Hamburger SVHome1–1Friedrich 32'36,876[8]
84 October 200315:30Bayern MunichAway1–4Kovač 65'63,000[9]
918 October 200315:30Bayer LeverkusenHome1–4Bobic 47'36,638[10]
1025 October 200315:30Hansa RostockAway1–0Luizão 32'22,000[11]
111 November 200315:30VfL WolfsburgAway0–321,325[12]
128 November 200315:30Borussia MönchengladbachHome2–1Luizão 17', Madlung 85'32,963[13]
1323 November 200317:301. FC KaiserslauternAway2–4Rafael 37', Knavs 45' (o.g.)33,200[14]
1430 November 200317:30Schalke 04Home1–3Lapaczinski 37'37,325[15]
156 December 200315:30Borussia DortmundAway1–1Madlung 79'77,000[16]
1613 December 200315:301860 MunichHome1–1Costa 53' (o.g.)27,112[17]
1716 December 200320:001. FC KölnAway0–335,000[18]
1831 January 200415:30Werder BremenAway0–434,500[19]
198 February 200417:30VfB StuttgartHome1–0Bobic 87'39,153[20]
2014 February 200415:30SC FreiburgAway3–2Friedrich 22', Neuendorf 44', Reina 62'22,950[21]
2122 February 200417:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome1–2Rafael 62'37,389[22]
2229 February 200417:30Hannover 96Away3–1Marcelinho 41', 81', Reina 78'21,755[23]
236 March 200415:30VfL BochumHome1–1Marcelinho 20'31,600[24]
2413 March 200415:30Hamburger SVAway0–244,181[25]
2520 March 200415:30Bayern MunichHome1–1Marcelinho 42' (pen.)60,800[26]
2627 March 200415:30Bayer LeverkusenAway1–4Marcelinho 7'22,500[27]
273 April 200415:30Hansa RostockHome1–1Rasmussen 65'47,305[28]
2810 April 200415:30VfL WolfsburgHome1–0Rafael 22'33,970[29]
2917 April 200415:30Borussia MönchengladbachAway1–1Pinto 9'34,500[30]
3024 April 200415:301. FC KaiserslauternHome3–0Marcelinho 2', Wichniarek 16', Bobic 24'45,292[31]
312 May 200417:30Schalke 04Away0–361,266[32]
328 May 200415:30Borussia DortmundHome6–2Kehl 7' (o.g.), Marcelinho 19', Bobic 37', Wichniarek 58', Neuendorf 86', Rafael 90+2'56,307[33]
3315 May 200415:301860 MunichAway1–1Madlung 81'48,000[34]
3422 May 200415:301. FC KölnHome3–1Marcelinho 51' (pen.), Bobic 63', Rafael 78'56,083[35]

DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round30 August 200315:00SSV Reutlingen 05Away6–1Madlung 15', 66', Friedrich 44', Wichniarek 48', Šimunić 51', Karwan 56'2,687[36]
Second round28 October 200319:30Hansa RostockAway2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Luizão 19', Rafael 120'10,100[37]
Round of 163 December 200319:30Werder BremenAway1–6Marcelinho 89'22,100[38]

DFB-Ligapokal
DFB-Ligapokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Preliminary round17 July 200320:30Hamburger SVNeutral1–2Bobic 37'12,100[39]

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round, first leg24 September 200317:30Dyskobolia GrodziskHome0–023,142[40]
First round, second leg15 October 200317:30Dyskobolia GrodziskAway0–14,200[41]

References
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  3. "VfB Stuttgart - Hertha BSC 0:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  4. "Hertha BSC - SC Freiburg 0:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  5. "Eintracht Frankfurt - Hertha BSC 0:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 4. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  6. "Hertha BSC - Hannover 96 2:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 5. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  7. "VfL Bochum - Hertha BSC 2:2 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 6. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  8. "Hertha BSC - Hamburger SV 1:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 7. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  9. "Bayern München - Hertha BSC 4:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  10. "Hertha BSC - Bayer Leverkusen 1:4 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 9. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  11. "Hansa Rostock - Hertha BSC 0:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 10. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  12. "VfL Wolfsburg - Hertha BSC 3:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 11. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  13. "Hertha BSC - Bor. Mönchengladbach 2:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 12. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  14. "1. FC Kaiserslautern - Hertha BSC 4:2 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 13. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  15. "Hertha BSC - FC Schalke 04 1:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 14. Round)". worldfootball.net.
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  20. "Hertha BSC - VfB Stuttgart 1:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 19. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  21. "SC Freiburg - Hertha BSC 2:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 20. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  22. "Hertha BSC - Eintracht Frankfurt 1:2 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  23. "Hannover 96 - Hertha BSC 1:3 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 22. Round)". worldfootball.net.
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  25. "HSV siegt gegen neun Herthaner". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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  27. "Bayer Leverkusen - Hertha BSC 4:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 26. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  28. "Hertha BSC - Hansa Rostock 1:1 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 27. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  29. "Rafael-Tor reicht gegen zahnlose "Wölfe"". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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  31. "Hertha BSC - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 30. Round)". worldfootball.net.
  32. "FC Schalke 04 - Hertha BSC 3:0 (Bundesliga 2003/2004, 31. Round)". worldfootball.net.
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  40. "Hertha zeigt bei Nullnummer keinen Biss". kicker.
  41. "Rasiak schießt Hertha aus dem UEFA-Cup". kicker.

Notes
  1. Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in December 1996.
  2. Bobic was born in Maribor, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia), but also was raised in West Germany (now Germany) from a few months after birth and made his international debut for Germany in 1994.
  3. Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  4. Cagara was born in Glostrup, Denmark, and represented Denmark at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Philippines in October 2011.
  5. Rafael was born in Luanda, Angola, but was raised in the Netherlands from the age of 8, later gained German citizenship, and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Angola in 2012.
  6. Chahed was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented Germany at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his debut for Tunisia in October 2009.
  7. Zilić was born in Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia, but at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro), but also holds Bosnian and Slovenian citizenship.
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