2003–04 Divizia A
| Season | 2003–04 |
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| Champions | Dinamo Bucureşti[1] |
| Relegated | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ Petrolul Ploieşti Bihor Oradea |
| Champions League | Dinamo Bucureşti |
| UEFA Cup | Steaua Bucureşti Oţelul Galaţi |
| Intertoto Cup | Gloria Bistriţa |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 633 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ionel Dănciulescu (21) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo 7–0 Ceahlăul |
| Biggest away win | Politehnica 1–8 Steaua |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo 7–3 Bacău |
| Longest winning run | Dinamo (8) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Steaua (14) |
| Longest losing run | Naţional (6) |
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The 2003–04 Divizia A was the eighty-sixth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2003 and ended in June 2004. Dinamo Bucureşti became champions on 3 June 2004.
Contents
Team changes
Relegated
The teams that were relegated to the Divizia B at the end of the previous season (note that although Oţelul Galaţi lost the relegation play–off, they remained in Divizia A, after they bought the first division place from the promoted team Petrolul Ploieşti, which merged with Astra Ploieşti):
Promoted
The teams that were promoted from the Divizia B at the start of the season:
Stadiums by capacity and locations
| Poli AEK Timișoara | Steaua Bucureşti | Universitatea Craiova | Rapid Bucureşti | Apulum Alba Iulia | Bihor Oradea |
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| Dan Păltinișanu | Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Valentin Stănescu | Cetate | Municipal |
| Capacity: 32,972 | Capacity: 27,063 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 19,100 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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| FCM Bacău | Argeş Piteşti | Farul Constanţa | Dinamo Bucureşti | Naţional Bucureşti | Oţelul Galaţi |
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| Dumitru Sechelariu | Nicolae Dobrin | Gheorghe Hagi | Dinamo | Cotroceni | Oţelul |
| Capacity: 17,500 | Capacity: 16,500 | Capacity: 15,520 | Capacity: 15,167 | Capacity: 14,542 | Capacity: 13,932 |
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| Ceahlăul | Petrolul Ploieşti | FC Braşov | Gloria Bistriţa |
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| Ceahlăul | Astra | Tineretului | Gloria |
| Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,800 |
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League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo București (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 70 | 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Steaua București | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 64 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round | |
| 3 | Rapid București | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 55 | ||
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 44 | ||
| 5 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 43 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup First qualifying round | |
| 6 | Apulum Alba Iulia | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 41 | ||
| 7 | Național București | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 | TIM 0-0 PRO PRO 0-0 TIM |
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| 8 | Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 39 | ||
| 9 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 36 | ARG 2-0 BRA BRA 1-2 ARG |
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| 11 | Brașov | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 36 | ||
| 12 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 35 | 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round | |
| 13 | Bacău | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 31 | ||
| 14 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 30 | Relegation to Divizia B | |
| 15 | Petrolul Ploiești (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 27 | ||
| 16 | Bihor Oradea (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 24 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Positions by round
| Team \ 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 |
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| Apulum Alba Iulia | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Argeș Pitești | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Bacău | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Bihor Oradea | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Brașov | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dinamo București | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Farul Constanța | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Oțelul Galați | 12 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Național București | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Rapid București | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Steaua București | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
Results
| Home ╲ Away | AAI | ARG | BAC | BHO | BRA | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | GBI | OȚE | PET | NAT | RAP | STE | TIM |
| Apulum Alba Iulia | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Argeș Pitești | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bacău | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bihor Oradea | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
| Brașov | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dinamo București | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Farul Constanța | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Național București | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Rapid București | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Steaua București | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–8 |
Source: LT (Romanian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionel Dănciulescu | Dinamo Bucureşti | 21 |
| 2 | Nicolae Dică | Argeş Piteşti / Steaua Bucureşti | 18 |
| 3 | Claudiu Niculescu | Dinamo Bucureşti | 16 |
| 4 | Bogdan Vrăjitoarea | Bihor Oradea | 14 |
| 5 | Sabin Ilie | Rapid Bucureşti | 13 |
| Adrian Neaga | Steaua Bucureşti |
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