2003–04 FC Rouen season

The 2003–04 season was the 105th season in the existence of FC Rouen and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Rouen participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

FC Rouen

2003–04 season
Head coach	Yves Brécheteau
Stadium	Stade Robert Diochon
Ligue 2	20th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Coupe de la Ligue	First round

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	2 August 2003	22 May 2004	Matchday 1	20th	38	5	14	19	27	50	−23	013.16
Coupe de France	22 November 2003		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	24 September 2003		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					40	5	15	20	27	51	−24	012.50

Last updated: 22 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2003–04 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Gueugnon	38	9	15	14	40	43	−3	42
17	Laval	38	10	12	16	51	55	−4	42
18	Valence (R)	38	9	13	16	45	56	−11	40	Relegation to Championnat National [fr]
19	Besançon (R)	38	8	14	16	37	45	−8	38
20	Rouen (R)	38	5	14	19	27	50	−23	29

Source: Ligue 2
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	5	14	19	27	50	−23	29	4	7	8	19	23	−4	1	7	11	8	27	−19

Last updated: 22 May 2004.
Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D
Position	12	11	11	6	7	4	9	9	12	14	17	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Clermont v Rouen

2 August 2003 1	Clermont	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Laval

9 August 2003 2	Rouen	1–1	Laval
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Grenoble v Rouen

16 August 2003 3	Grenoble	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Angers

19 August 2003 4	Rouen	3–1	Angers
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Rouen

23 August 2003 5	Istres	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Niort

30 August 2003 6	Rouen	2–1	Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Gueugnon v Rouen

5 September 2003 7	Gueugnon	2–1	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Nancy

13 September 2003 8	Rouen	1–1	Nancy
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Le Havre v Rouen

20 September 2003 9	Le Havre	2–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Châteauroux

27 September 2003 10	Rouen	1–4	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Saint-Étienne v Rouen

3 October 2003 11	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Créteil

18 October 2003 12	Rouen	1–1	Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Lorient v Rouen

25 October 2003 13	Lorient	4–1	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Sedan

1 November 2003 14	Rouen	0–1	Sedan
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Valence v Rouen

8 November 2003 15	Valence	2–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Besançon

29 November 2003 16	Rouen	1–1	Besançon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Amiens v Rouen

3 December 2003 17	Amiens	2–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Caen v Rouen

7 December 2003 18	Caen	1–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Troyes

20 December 2003 19	Rouen	0–1	Troyes
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Laval v Rouen

10 January 2004 20	Laval	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Grenoble

17 January 2004 21	Rouen	0–2	Grenoble
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Angers v Rouen

31 January 2004 22	Angers	0–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Istres

7 February 2004 23	Rouen	1–3	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Rouen

14 February 2004 24	Niort	2–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Gueugnon

21 February 2004 25	Rouen	0–0	Gueugnon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Rouen

28 February 2004 26	Nancy	2–1	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Le Havre

6 March 2004 27	Rouen	4–0	Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Rouen

13 March 2004 28	Châteauroux	2–0	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Saint-Étienne

20 March 2004 29	Rouen	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Créteil v Rouen

27 March 2004 30	Créteil	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Rouen v Lorient

3 April 2004 31	Rouen	0–1	Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Sedan v Rouen

10 April 2004 32	Sedan	0–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Valence

24 April 2004 33	Rouen	1–1	Valence
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Besançon v Rouen

1 May 2004 34	Besançon	3–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Amiens

8 May 2004 35	Rouen	2–1	Amiens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Caen

12 May 2004 36	Rouen	1–2	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Troyes v Rouen

16 May 2004 37	Troyes	3–0	Rouen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rouen v Clermont

22 May 2004 38	Rouen	0–0	Clermont
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue