The 2003–04 season in Dutch football saw Ajax regain their title in the Eredivisie. Zwolle were relegated to the First Division.
Johan Cruyff Shield
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Eredivisie
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year
- 2003–04 — Maxwell (Ajax)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
- 2003 — Dirk Kuyt (Utrecht)
- 2004 — Maxwell (Ajax)
Ajax squad 2003–04
;Goal
- Sander Boschker
- Bogdan Lobonț
- Maarten Stekelenburg
;Defence
- Jelle Van Damme
- Julien Escudé
- Zdeněk Grygera
- John Heitinga
- Nigel de Jong
- John O'Brien
- Petri Pasanen
- Hatem Trabelsi
- Thomas Vermaelen
- Fronio Walker
- Abubakari Yakubu
;Midfield
- Tomáš Galásek
- Cedric van der Gun
- Jari Litmanen
- Maxwell
- Anthony Obodai
- Steven Pienaar
- Stefano Seedorf
- Wesley Sneijder
- Rafael van der Vaart
;Attack
- Jamal Akachar
- Yannis Anastasiou
- Ryan Babel
- Nourdin Boukhari
- Jason Culina
- Zlatan Ibrahimović
- Nicolae Mitea
- Tom De Mul
- Daniël de Ridder
- Victor Sikora
- Tom Soetaers
- Wesley Sonck
- Wamberto
;Management
- Ronald Koeman (Coach)
- Ruud Krol (Assistant)
- Tonny Bruins Slot (Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Position
!Team
!Points
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!For
!Against
!Difference
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|FC Den Bosch
|bgcolor="gold"|74
|bgcolor="gold"|36
|bgcolor="gold"|22
|bgcolor="gold"|8
|bgcolor="gold"|6
|bgcolor="gold"|85
|bgcolor="gold"|48
|bgcolor="gold"|+37
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|2
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|Excelsior
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|74
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|22
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|8
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|6
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|70
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|39
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+31
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|3
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|Sparta Rotterdam
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|69
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|21
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|6
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|9
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|76
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|43
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+33
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|4
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|Heracles Almelo
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|67
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|19
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|10
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|7
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|71
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|42
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+29
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|5
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|Helmond Sport
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|65
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|19
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|8
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|9
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|66
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|42
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+24
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|6
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|De Graafschap
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|64
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|18
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|10
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|8
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|63
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|43
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+20
|-
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|7
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|VVV-Venlo
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|61
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|36
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|19
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|4
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|13
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|76
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|62
|bgcolor="CCFFCC"|+14
|-
| 8
|Emmen
| 61
| 36
| 17
| 10
| 9
| 65
| 54
| +11
|-
| 9
|Go Ahead Eagles
| 53
| 36
| 15
| 8
| 13
| 79
| 63
| +16
|-
| 10
|AGOVV Apeldoorn
| 50
| 36
| 14
| 8
| 14
| 63
| 54
| +9
|-
| 11
|TOP Oss
| 45
| 36
| 12
| 9
| 15
| 57
| 60
| -3
|-
| 12
|Stormvogels Telstar
| 44
| 36
| 10
| 9
| 17
| 55
| 62
| -7
|-
| 13
|HFC Haarlem
| 39
| 36
| 10
| 9
| 17
| 41
| 63
| -22
|-
| 14
|BV Veendam
| 36
| 36
| 7
| 15
| 14
| 46
| 71
| -25
|-
| 15
|Dordrecht
| 30
| 36
| 5
| 15
| 16
| 33
| 60
| -27
|-
| 16
|FC Eindhoven
| 30
| 36
| 6
| 12
| 18
| 40
| 69
| -26
|-
| 17
|Cambuur
| 28
| 36
| 6
| 10
| 20
| 35
| 65
| -30
|-
| 18
|MVV Maastricht
| 28
| 36
| 6
| 10
| 20
| 32
| 70
| -38
|-
| 19
|Fortuna Sittard
| 19
| 36
| 3
| 10
| 23
| 38
| 81
| -43
|}
- <span style="font-size:90%">Promoted : FC Den Bosch</span>
- <span style="font-size:90%">Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): Excelsior, Sparta, Heracles, Helmond Sport, De Graafschap and VVV Venlo</span>
Topscorers
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Position
!style="width: 15em"|Player
!Nationality
!Club
!Goals
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
|bgcolor="gold"|
|bgcolor="gold"|AGOVV Apeldoorn
|bgcolor="gold"|26
|-
| 2
|Stefan Jansen
|
|FC Den Bosch
| 25
|-
| 3
|Yuri Rose
|
|Heracles Almelo
| 22
|-
| 4
|Ronald Hamming
|
|BV Veendam
| 21
|-
| 5
|Uğur Yıldırım
|
|Go Ahead Eagles
| 19
|-
| 6
|Mounir El Hamdaoui
|
|Excelsior
| 17
|-
|
|Ricky van den Bergh
|
|Sparta Rotterdam
| 17
|}
Promotion and relegation
Group A
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Position
!align="left" style="width: 15em"|Team
!Points
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!For
!Against
!Difference
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|Vitesse
|bgcolor="gold"|14
|bgcolor="gold"|6
|bgcolor="gold"|4
|bgcolor="gold"|2
|bgcolor="gold"|0
|bgcolor="gold"|14
|bgcolor="gold"|4
|bgcolor="gold"|+10
|-
| 2
|VVV-Venlo
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 10
| +1
|-
| 3
|Sparta Rotterdam
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 10
| -2
|-
| 4
|Helmond Sport
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 16
| -9
|}
Group B
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Position
!align="left" style="width: 15em"|Team
!Points
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!For
!Against
!Difference
|-
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|De Graafschap
|bgcolor="gold"|13
|bgcolor="gold"|6
|bgcolor="gold"|4
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|1
|bgcolor="gold"|10
|bgcolor="gold"|4
|bgcolor="gold"|+6
|-
| 2
|Heracles Almelo
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 6
| +5
|-
| 3
|Excelsior
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 0
|-
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|4
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|Volendam
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|1
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|6
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|0
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|1
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|5
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|4
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|15
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|-11
|}
- <span style="font-size:90%">Stayed / Promoted : Vitesse Arnhem and De Graafschap</span>
- <span style="font-size:90%">Relegated: Volendam</span>
KNVB Cup
Netherlands national team
See also
- Sparta Rotterdam season 2003–04
References
- Voetbal International
- RSSSF Archive