2003-04 UEFA Champions League
Mourinho's Porto beat Monaco 3–0 in Gelsenkirchen.
The 2003–04 season was the 49th edition of UEFA's top club competition and the 12th under the Champions League name. It was the first to use a 16-team knockout round in place of a second group stage. Porto won, beating Monaco 3–0 at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen.
Quick Facts
- Dates
- Qualifying:
- 16 July – 27 August 2003
- Competition proper:
- 16 September 2003 – 26 May 2004
- Teams
- Competition proper: 32; Total: 72
- Champion other
- POR Porto
- Second other
- FRA, 1974 Monaco
- Matches
- 125
- Attendance
- 4540677
- Top scorer
- Fernando Morientes (Monaco); 9 goals
Lore & Background
It was Portugal's first win since 1987 and Porto's second European trophy in two seasons after the previous year's UEFA Cup, both under coach José Mourinho. Monaco were coached by Didier Deschamps, who had won the competition twice as a player. As winners, Porto went on to the 2004 Intercontinental Cup.
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